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Deeplinks Blog by Trevor Timm | May 18, 2012

Local Governments Have the Power to Restrict Drone Surveillance in the US

A series of events in the last two weeks have set the stage for how surveillance drones will be operated by local law enforcement in the United States and how citizens can demand privacy protections as domestic use escalates.
As EFF has previously reported, Congress passed a bill...

Deeplinks Blog by Rebecca Bowe | May 17, 2012

EFF Joins Coalition Denouncing Secretive WCIT Planning Process

Civil Society Seeks Access to Planning Documents for Secret Negotiations Around Internet Regulation
An upcoming treaty renegotiation process could prove to have dire implications for digital civil rights. As we have explained, the World Conference on International Telecommunications – "WCIT" for short, pronounced “wicket” by insiders –...

Event | June 14, 2012

Speakeasy: London with the Open Rights Group & Tor Project

Speakeasy: LondonEFF-ORG-Tor Happy Hour
Thursday, 14 June, 2012, 6-8 PM

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is proud to host our next Speakeasy with the Open Rights Group (ORG) and the Tor Project in London! Join representatives from digital rights allies ORG, anonymity advocates from...

Deeplinks Blog by rainey Reitman | May 17, 2012

With New Privacy Policy, Twitter Commits to Respecting Do Not Track

Under a new policy announced today, Twitter will be suggesting accounts for Twitter users to follow based on data collected from an individual’s browsing habits on websites that have embedded Twitter buttons. While this is sure to garner scrutiny from the press and public, Twitter is also taking...

Event | June 7, 2012

Members-Only Speakeasy: Bay Area

Speakeasy: Bay AreaEFF Members-Only Happy Hour
Thursday, June 7, 2012 from 6-8 PM

Join the Electronic Frontier Foundation staff for a drink on Thursday, June 7th at a secret location in San Francisco! Raise a glass with EFF attorneys, technologists, and activists and discover our latest...

Event | May 22, 2012

Internet at Liberty 2012

Katitza Rodriguez, EFF's International Rights Director, will join activists and experts from throughout the world for the Internet at Liberty 2012 conference at Newseum in Washington, D.C. Participants will explore the most pressing dilemmas and exciting opportunities around free expression in the digital age.
Sponsored by...

Deeplinks Blog by Gwen Hinze | May 16, 2012

U.S. Law Professors Cast Further Doubt on ACTA's Constitutionality - State Department Confirms No ACTA Pre-Review

Fifty leading U.S. legal scholars cast fresh doubt on the constitutionality of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement in an open letter to the Senate Finance Committee today. (Press Release). At issue is whether the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) had authority to enter into the controversial...

Event | June 23, 2012

ALA Anaheim 2012

IS THE USA PATRIOT ACT OUR NEW STANDARD?
Special Session of the Washington Update on Cybersecurity and Open Government
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Saturday, June 23, 2012 in
Description:
Could recent cybersecurity bills erode our civil liberties as well as our right to know...

Event | June 6, 2012

Health Privacy Summit 2012

Join EFF Senior Staff Attorney Lee Tien at the 2nd International Summit on the Future of Health Privacy as he discusses technical solutions to health privacy and security problems. Lee will also be speaking at the issue session titled "How do Social Media, Mobile Devices, Medical...

Event | July 2, 2012

Global Voices Summit

Event | June 11, 2012

Citizen Empowerment Against Censorship

Event | May 31, 2012

Rights Con Rio

Deeplinks Blog by Eva Galperin | May 15, 2012

This Week in Internet Censorship: India, Iran, Brazil, Russia, and More

Iran Continues March Towards “Halal Internet”
This past weekend, Iran’s minister of telecommunications announced that domestic institutions including banks, telecom companies, insurance firms, and universities are now prohibited from dealing with emails that do not come from an “.ir” domain name. This means that customers who use foreign email...

Event | May 19, 2012

EFF at Maker Faire!

It's time for everybody's favorite DIY event, Maker Faire! It's for creative, resourceful people of all ages and backgrounds who like to tinker and love to make things. Swing by the EFF table in the Expo Hall where you can join us or support the cause by donating...

Legal Case

USA v. Pen Register (Cellphone Tracking Cases)

EFF fought the government's attempts to track the location of a mobile phone user without sufficient evidence. The government had argued that it did not need to show probably cause that a crime was being committed. Consistent with EFF's brief, a federal magistrate judge in New York rejected the government's...

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Local Governments Have the Power to Restrict Drone Surveillance in the US

EFF Joins Coalition Denouncing Secretive WCIT Planning Process

Speakeasy: London with the Open Rights Group & Tor Project

With New Privacy Policy, Twitter Commits to Respecting Do Not Track

Members-Only Speakeasy: Bay Area

Internet at Liberty 2012

U.S. Law Professors Cast Further Doubt on ACTA's Constitutionality - State Department Confirms No ACTA Pre-Review

ALA Anaheim 2012

Health Privacy Summit 2012

Global Voices Summit

Citizen Empowerment Against Censorship

Rights Con Rio

This Week in Internet Censorship: India, Iran, Brazil, Russia, and More

EFF at Maker Faire!

USA v. Pen Register (Cellphone Tracking Cases)

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