Copyright safe harbors for Internet intermediaries are under attack from Big Media both in the United States and in Europe. Laying the blame for falling revenues on platforms such as YouTube and Facebook (despite that fact that revenues aren’t actually falling… Read More ›
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The New Laptop Ban Adds to Travelers' Lack of Privacy and Security
It can be difficult to understand the intent behind anti-terrorist security rules on travel and at the border. As our board member Bruce Schneier has vividly described, much of it can appear to be merely “security theater”—steps intended to increase… Read More ›
Brazil Proposes New Digital Copyright Rules for the WTO
Copyright rules don’t belong in trade agreements—so where do they belong? For the most part, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is probably the right place; it’s a fully multilateral body that devotes its entire attention to copyright, patent, and… Read More ›
Leaked Report Slams European Link Tax and Upload Filtering Plans
Earlier this week we explained how the tide is turning against the European Commission’s proposal for Internet platforms to adopt new compulsory copyright filters as part of its upcoming Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. As we explained,… Read More ›
EU Internet Advocates Launch Campaign to Stop Dangerous Copyright Filtering Proposal
In the wake of the European Commission’s dangerous proposal to require user-generated content platforms to filter user uploads for copyright infringement, European digital rights advocates are calling on Internet users throughout Europe to stand up for freedom of expression online… Read More ›
Kazakhstan’s Exploitation of Flawed U.S. Law To Censor Respublika Finally Ends, In Cautionary Tale About CFAA Abuse
The Republic of Kazakhstan’s harassing U.S. court case that it used to target the independent newspaper Respublika, and other fierce critics of the ruling regime, has finally come to an end. Kazakhstan employed the deeply flawed U.S. hacking statute called… Read More ›
Surveillance in Latin America: 2016 in Review
Throughout 2016, EFF and our civil society partners have been closely following digital rights developments throughout Latin America. You can see some of the results in Unblinking Eyes, our exhaustive survey of surveillance law and practice across the Americas, as… Read More ›
Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Wide Web): 2016 in Review
It’s been twenty years since John Perry Barlow declared cyberspace independent, but there continues to be a long line of not-so-weary giants aiming to expand their territory over the electronic frontier. Here is 2016’s roll call of national governments and courts who… Read More ›
Reporte anual evalúa cómo las telcos mexicanas protegen la privacidad de sus usuarios
Red en Defensa de los Derechos Digitales (R3D)—la principal organización mexicana de derechos digitales- lanzó su segundo informe anual ¿Quién defiende tus datos?, que evalúa qué tan protegida está la privacidad de los clientes de las compañías mexicanas de telecomunicaciones… Read More ›
Users Around the World Reject Europe's Upload Filtering Proposal
Users around the world have been outraged by the European Commission’s proposal to require websites to enter into Shadow Regulation agreements with copyright holders concerning the automatic filtering of user-generated content. This proposal, which some are calling RoboCopyright and others… Read More ›