When the government tries to convict you of a crime, you have a right to challenge its evidence. This is a fundamental principle of due process, yet prosecutors and technology vendors have routinely argued against disclosing how forensic technology works…. Read More ›
Tag Archive for ‘Transparency’
EFF joins Dozens of Organizations Urging More Government Transparency
EFF has joined 42 other organizations, including the ACLU, the Knight Institute, and the National Security Archive calling for the new Biden administration to fulfill its promise to “bring transparency and truth back to government.” Specifically, these organizations are asking… Read More ›
Victory! EFF Scores Another Win for the Public’s Right of Access against Patent Owner Fighting for Secrecy
Patents generate profits for private companies, but their power comes from the government, and in this country, the government’s power comes from the people. That means the rights patents confer, regardless of who exercises them, are fundamentally public in nature…. Read More ›
No Secret Evidence in Our Courts
If you’re accused of a crime, you have a right to examine and challenge the evidence used against you. In an important victory, an appeals court in New Jersey agreed with EFF and the ACLU of NJ that a defendant… Read More ›
Victory! Federal Appeals Court Confirms FOIA Requests Requiring a Database Query are Allowed Under the Law
At a time when the federal government is collecting and creating massive amounts of digital data that can implicate people’s privacy and free speech rights, it is crucial that the public know what the government is doing with that information…. Read More ›
Facebook’s Election-Week War on Accountability is Wrong, Wrong, Wrong
A legacy of the 2016 U.S. election is the controversy about the role played by paid, targeted political ads, particularly ads that contain disinformation or misinformation. Political scientists and psychologists disagree about how these ads work, and what effect they… Read More ›
EFF to Supreme Court: American Companies Complicit in Human Rights Abuses Abroad Should Be Held Accountable
For years EFF has been calling for U.S. companies that act as “repression’s little helpers” to be held accountable, and now we’re telling the U.S. Supreme Court. Despite all the ways that technology has been used as a force for… Read More ›
EFF and ACLU Ask Ninth Circuit to Overturn Government’s Censorship of Twitter’s Transparency Report
Citing national security concerns, the government is attempting to infringe on Twitter’s First Amendment right to inform the public about secret government surveillance orders. For more than six years, Twitter has been fighting in court to share information about law… Read More ›
Victory! Court Orders CA Prisons to Release Race of Parole Candidates
In a win for transparency, a state court judge ordered the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to disclose records regarding the race and ethnicity of parole candidates. This is also a win for innovation, because the plaintiffs will… Read More ›
OTF's Work Is Vital for a Free and Open Internet
Keeping the internet open, free, and secure requires eternal vigilance and the constant cooperation of freedom defenders all over the web and the world. Over the past eight years, the Open Technology Fund (OTF) has fostered a global community and… Read More ›