EFF Statement on Glenn Greenwald Charges
EFF is dismayed to learn of the decision by Brazilian prosecutors to charge journalist Glenn Greenwald under the country’s computer crime law. EFF has long warned that cybersecurity laws in …
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Hearing Wednesday: EFF Urges Court To Rule That Blogger’s Opinion of Open Source Licensing Agreement is Protected by the First Amendment
Patch Maker Sued For Defamation To Shut Down Critic San Francisco, California—On Wednesday, January 22, at 9 am, EFF Staff Attorney Jamie Williams will tell a federal appeals court that …
A Tool That Removes Copyrighted Works Is Not a Substitute for Fair Use
YouTube, which has become essential for video creators to build an audience, has a new tool that’s supposed to help users respond to its copyright filter. Is it something that …
ICANN Needs To Ask More Questions About the Sale of .ORG
Over 21,000 people, 660 organizations, and now six Members of Congress have asked ICANN, the organization that regulates the Internet’s domain name system, to halt the $1.135 billion deal that …
EFF Asks the Supreme Court to Put a Stop to Dangerously Broad Interpretations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
At EFF, we have spent years fighting the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). The law was aimed at computer crime, but it is both vague and draconian—putting people at …
Tuesday Hearing: EFF Argues in New Jersey Supreme Court That Defendant Can’t Be Forced to Turn Over Password to Encrypted iPhone
U.S. Constitution Protects Rights Against Self-Incrimination Trenton, New Jersey—On Tuesday, January 21, at 1 pm., EFF Senior Staff Attorney Andrew Crocker will ask the New Jersey Supreme Court to rule …
Rights Groups to European Commission: Prioritize Users’ Rights, Get Public Input For Article 17 Application Guidelines
The implementation of Art 17 (formerly Article 13) into national laws will have a profound effect on what users can say and share online. The controversial rule, part of the …
Strange Bedfellows: EFF Sides with PTO in Trademark Battle Over ‘Booking.com’
EFF often criticizes the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) for granting bad patents, but a case in the Supreme Court has us on the same side. On Monday, EFF filed …
Top Apps Invade User Privacy By Collecting and Sharing Personal Data, New Report Finds
A new year often starts with good resolutions. Some resolve to change a certain habit, others resolve to abandon an undesired trait. Mobile app makers, too, claim to have user …
Bay Staters Continue to Lead in Right to Repair, and EFF Is There to Help
Massachusetts has long been a leader in the Right to Repair movement, thanks to a combination of principled lawmakers and a motivated citizenry that refuses to back down when well-heeled …