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  • Lavabit encryption key ruling threatens Internet privacy, EFF argues

    A court order forcing former NSA contractor Edward Snowden's email provider to turn over its master encryption key undermines a critical security feature used by major Internet services, the Electronic Frontier Foundation said Thursday.

    Written by Jeremy Kirk25 Oct. 13 00:58
  • Organizers hope for big crowd at surveillance protest

    About 4,500 people have indicated they plan to attend a rally Saturday in Washington, D.C., to protest surveillance programs run by the U.S. National Security Agency.

    Written by Grant Gross24 Oct. 13 19:37
  • New patent reform bill targets so-called trolls

    New patent reform legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday aims to make it more difficult for so-called patent trolls to file infringement lawsuits.

    Written by Grant Gross23 Oct. 13 18:55
  • NSA surveillance revelations prompt EFF resignation from Global Network Initiative

    The reported participation of technology companies in the U.S. National Security Agency's surveillance programs has prompted digital rights watchdog the Electronic Frontier Foundation to resign from the Global Network Initiative, a multistakeholder group whose members include Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and Facebook and whose stated mission is to advance privacy and freedom of expression online.

    Written by Lucian Constantin11 Oct. 13 15:26
  • Tech firms push for NSA surveillance transparency bills

    The U.S. Congress must act quickly on legislation that would make electronic data collection efforts by the U.S. National Security Agency more public, a group of tech firms, civil liberties groups and other organizations said Monday.

    Written by Grant Gross30 Sept. 13 19:23
  • Rights groups plan anti-NSA surveillance rally in D.C.

    About 100 public advocacy and other groups plan to stage what they hope will be a big rally in Washington D.C. to protest the the controversial National Security Agency surveillance programs disclosed by document-leaker Edward Snowden in June.

    Written by Jaikumar Vijayan27 Sept. 13 20:57
  • Copyright guru claims 'fair use' to fight YouTube takedown notice

    Creative Commons co-founder Lawrence Lessig has filed a complaint in a U.S federal court after he was forced to take down a YouTube video of his lecture which included clips that depicted groups of people dancing to a copyrighted song.

    Written by John Ribeiro23 Aug. 13 06:31
  • Senators push for changes in NSA data collection

    Several U.S. senators will push for changes in the way the National Security Agency collects the telephone records of millions of U.S. residents, with lawmakers saying they will focus on making the NSA program more transparent to the public.

    Written by Grant Gross31 July 13 18:01
  • Some privacy advocates question mobile apps agreement

    A proposed code of conduct for mobile app developers intended to make them explain how user data is collected and used does not have a clear enforcement mechanism, one privacy advocate said.

    Written by Grant Gross26 July 13 16:15
  • Church, advocacy groups sue NSA over surveillance

    Nineteen organizations, including a church and gun ownership and marijuana legalization groups, have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. National Security Agency for a surveillance program that targets U.S. residents' phone records.

    Written by Grant Gross16 July 13 18:53
  • Free imprisoned AT&T hacker now, says EFF

    The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and a team of legal experts has called on the U.S. Court of Appeals to free Andrew Auernheimer, a computer hacker recently sentenced to 41 months in prison for illegally accessing data from AT&T's networks.

    Written by Jaikumar Vijayan02 July 13 18:55
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