Today, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its opinion in SCA Hygiene v. First Quality Baby Products, a case about adult diapers that had the potential to harm myriad small business owners and innovators. At issue in… Read More ›
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Tinkering Isn’t a Crime—But It’s Not Only Officials in Irving Acting Like it Is
It made me feel like I wasn’t human. It made me feel like a criminal. Those are the words of 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed, a smart young student who is also Muslim, and who was arrested just for bringing a home… Read More ›
EFF Applauds Apple’s Refusal of Government Demand for iMessage Backdoor
Earlier this summer, when FBI Director James Comey made his case for backdooring strong encryption, he told us that he wanted to hash out the policy considerations surrounding encryption, law enforcement, and security in public: “Democracies resolve such tensions through… Read More ›
Finally! DOJ Reverses Course and Requires Warrants for Stingrays!
At long last, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a slew of much-needed policy changes regarding the use of cell-cite simulators. Most importantly, starting today all federal law enforcement agencies—and all state and local agencies working with the… Read More ›