The First Amendment guarantees a broad right of access to court records. EFF is asking the California Court of Appeal to make clear that this right allows the public to access wiretap applications and court orders after the underlying investigations have closed. As EFF has argued in court, this right...
One of the nation’s most prolific patent trolls is finally dead. After more than a decade of litigation and more than 500 patent suits, Shipping & Transit LLC (formerly known as Arrivalstar) has filed for bankruptcy. As part of its bankruptcy filing [PDF], Shipping & Transit was required...
Wget is not a crime – an overview of hackers’ rights in Latin AmericaEFF invites hackers and security researchers for a happy hour and open talk with Kurt Opsahl, EFF’s Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel, about rights and risks involved in security research. The conversation will build on EFF's...
Media has the power to influence minds, ideas, behaviors, and attitudes of the masses. Come out as TechActivist.Org discusses the difference between corporate media and media made by the people for the people.
The Brazilian Internet Forum brings together participants from civil society, academia, government, and the private sector to discuss issues central to creating a diverse, universal, and innovative Internet in Brazil. Put on by the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br), the 8th annual Brazilian Internet Forum uses the human rights guidelines...
How User Rights Survive the PanopticonMonday, November 5, 2018 at 7-8:30 PMWe're excited to announce our fall EFF Members' Speakeasy. We'll be hosting a panel discussion in San Francisco featuring EFF staff and our Executive Director Cindy Cohn.The panel discussion will focus on the issues around how tech companies permeate...
Panel discussion relating to emergency service provision of broadband service, bandwidth throttling issues, and network neutrality.Scheduled panelists:Tony Bowden, Fire Chief, Santa Clara County Fire DepartmentErnesto Falcon, Legislative Counsel, Electronic Frontier FoundationDavid Hickey, Vice President of Business Sales, Verizon WirelessJesus G. Roman, Associate General Counsel for Public Policy and Regulatory Matters...
EFF's Shahid Buttar will address the BSides RDU cybersecurity conference. His keynote address will explain why privacy has constitutional significance, and how it stands in for other values including autonomy, agency, and ultimately, democracy. [Update: video of his remarks is available online]
All this month, the European Union's "trilogue" is meeting behind closed doors to hammer out the final wording of the new Copyright Directive, a once-noncontroversial regulation that became a hotly contested matter when, at the last minute, a set of extremist copyright proposals were added and voted through.One of...
We’re pleased to announce that the Library of Congress and the Copyright Office have expanded the exemptions to Section 1201 of the DMCA, a dangerous law that inhibits speech, harms competition, and threatens digital security. But the exemptions are still too narrow and too complex for most technology...
Washington, D.C.—The Electronic Frontier Foundation won petitions submitted to the Library of Congress that will make it easier for people to legally remove or repair software in the Amazon Echo, in cars, and in personal digital devices, but the library refused to issue the kind of broad, simple and robust...
Legislators across the country are writingnewlaws to protect your data privacy. One tool in the toolbox could be “information fiduciary” rules. The basic idea is this: When you give your personal information to an online company in order to get a service, that company should...
A coalition of civil rights and public interest groups issued recommendations today on policies they believe Internet intermediaries should adopt to try to address hate online. While there’s much of value in these recommendations, EFF does not and cannot support the full document. Because we deeply respect these organizations,...
Security Education 101The need for robust personal digital security is growing every day. Individuals, grassroots groups, and civil society organizations are voicing a need for accessible security education. Whether you’re new to computer security concepts or you’re new to teaching, there’s an important role you can play in addressing...
