EFF has petitioned a federal appeals court to reconsider its flawed ruling in our national security letter case on behalf of CREDO Mobile and Cloudflare. In July, the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco upheld the NSL statute against our First Amendment… Read More ›
Tag Archive for ‘Transparency’
Update: EFF Lawsuit Results in Release of More FISC Opinions
The government has released eleven secret court orders and opinions as a result of an EFF lawsuit seeking to make significant decisions by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) public. The documents, which you can read here, primarily deal with… Read More ›
One Last Chance for Police Transparency in California
As the days wind down for the California legislature to pass bills, transparency advocates have seen landmark measures fall by the wayside. Without explanation, an Assembly committee shelved legislation that would have shined light on police use of surveillance technologies,… Read More ›
Innovative Police Transparency Measure Dies in California
We are deeply disappointed to learn that a powerful surveillance transparency reform bill in California has died in the Assembly Appropriations committee today. S.B. 21 sought to hold police departments accountable by giving the public a voice in how law… Read More ›
It’s Time to Strengthen California’s Public Records Law
Update: On Sept. 7, 2017, we changed our position from supporting the bill to neutral. Read our update here. In 2015, the Center for Public Integrity undertook a major investigation aimed at grading all 50 states to ascertain their transparency… Read More ›
Misused Espionage Act Targets Governnent Whistleblowers
This week we celebrated National Whistleblower Appreciation Day—an appropriate time to speak out against the U.S. government’s continued use of the Espionage Act to prosecute government leakers, and in so doing, restrict the flow of important information to the press…. Read More ›
Why the Ninth Circuit Got It Wrong on National Security Letters and How We’ll Keep Fighting
In a disappointing opinion issued on Monday, the Ninth Circuit upheld the national security letter (NSL) statute against a First Amendment challenge brought by EFF on behalf of our clients CREDO Mobile and Cloudflare. We applaud our clients’ courage as… Read More ›
EFF to Minnesota Supreme Court: Sheriff Must Release Emails Documenting Biometric Technology Use
A Minnesota sheriff’s office must release emails showing how it uses biometric technology so that the community can understand how invasive it is, EFF argued in a brief filed in the Minnesota Supreme Court on Friday. The case, Webster v…. Read More ›
NY City Council Measure Would Require Transparency for NYPD Electronic Surveillance
Two members of the New York City Council introduced a bill on Wednesday, March 1 to enact long overdue transparency rules for the NYPD’s procurement and deployment of electronic surveillance technology. It is the latest in a series of similar… Read More ›
California Supreme Court Rules Public Records Act Covers Government Communications on Private Email and Personal Devices
In a major victory for transparency, the California Supreme Court ruled today that when government officials conduct public business using private email or personal devices, those communications may be subject to disclosure under the California Public Record Acts (CPRA). In… Read More ›