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Students Re-Launch Open Access Button App to Find Free Access to Scientific and Scholarly Research
Millions of people use research everyday. From students, medical professionals, to curious hobbyists, we all benefit from being able to access, read, and cite reliable, tested information. But getting the research we need can be hard and costly when it’s… Read More ›
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EFF Relaunches Surveillance Self-Defense
We’re thrilled to announce the relaunch of Surveillance Self-Defense (SSD), our guide to defending yourself and your friends from digital surveillance by using encryption tools and developing appropriate privacy and security practices. The site launches today in English, Arabic, and… Read More ›
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Research Is Just the Beginning: A Free People Must Have Open Access to the Law
The open access movement has historically focused on access to scholarly research, and understandably so. The knowledge commons should be shared with and used by the public, especially when the public helped create it. But that commons includes more than… Read More ›
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Where Copyright Fails, Open Licenses Help Creators Build Towards a Future of Free Culture
One of the convictions that drew law professor and former EFF board member, Lawrence Lessig, to co-found Creative Commons was that a narrow and rigid application of copyright law made no sense in the digital age. Copying digital information over… Read More ›
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Protect Yourself from Electronic Spying with ‘Surveillance Self-Defense’
EFF Releases Updated Guide to Privacy and Security for Internet Users Worldwide San Francisco – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) launched its updated “Surveillance Self-Defense” report today, a comprehensive how-to guide to protecting yourself from electronic spying for Internet users… Read More ›
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Snowden’s Motivation: What the Internet Was Like Before It Was Being Watched, and How We Can Get There Again
Laura Poitras’ riveting new documentary about mass surveillance gives an intimate look into the motivations that guided Edward Snowden, who sacrificed his career and risked his freedom to expose mass surveillance by the NSA. CITIZENFOUR, which debuts on Friday, has… Read More ›