Collaborate Disseminate
Friday “would have been his 38th birthday,” writes the EFF, remembering Aaron Swartz as “a digital rights champion who believed deeply in keeping the internet open…” And they add that today the official web site for Aaron Swartz Day honored his memor… Continue reading Aaron Swartz Day Commemorated With ‘Those Carrying on the Work’
In 2004 Alaa Abd El Fattah answered questions from Slashdot’s readers about organizing the first-ever Linux installfest in Egypt.
In 2014 he was arrested for organizing poltical protests without requesting authorization, according to Wikipedia, and t… Continue reading Egyptian Blogger/Developer Still Held in Prison 28 Days After His Release Date
An anonymous Slashdot reader shared the EFF’s “Deeplink” blog post:
EFF, along with the ACLU and the ACLU of Mississippi, filed an amicus brief on Thursday asking a federal appellate court to continue to block Mississippi’s HB 1126 — a bill that… Continue reading EFF and ACLU Urge Court to Maintain Block on Mississippi’s ‘Age Verification’ Law
An EFF article calls out a “brazen attempt to privatize” a wireless frequency band (900 MHz) which America’s FCC’s left ” as a commons for all… for use by amateur radio operators, unlicensed consumer devices, and industrial, scientific, and medical e… Continue reading EFF Decries ‘Brazen Land-Grab’ Attempt on 900 MHz ‘Commons’ Frequency Used By Amateur Radio
Digital rights activists want device manufacturers to disclose a “guaranteed minimum support time” for devices — and federal regulations ensuring a product’s core functionality will work even after its software updates stop.
Influential groups … Continue reading FTC Urged To Stop Tech Makers Downgrading Devices After You’ve Bought Them
CrowdStrike has published a technical root cause analysis of what went wrong when a content update pushed to its Falcon sensors borked over 8.5 million Windows machines around the world on July 19, and has confirmed that it has hired two unnamed third-… Continue reading CrowdStrike engages external experts, details causes of massive outage
The EFF has issued a warning over the use of automated license plate readers following the discovery of serious vulnerabilities.
The post EFF Issues New Warning After Discovery of Automated License Plate Reader Vulnerabilities appeared first on Securi… Continue reading EFF Issues New Warning After Discovery of Automated License Plate Reader Vulnerabilities
Automated license plate readers “pose risks to public safety,” argues the EFF, “that may outweigh the crimes they are attempting to address in the first place.”
When law enforcement uses automated license plate readers (ALPRs) to document the comings … Continue reading EFF: New License Plate Reader Vulnerabilties Prove The Tech Itself is a Public Safety Threat
Long-time Slashdot reader v3rgEz shared this report from MuckRock:
Founded in 2003, Appin has been described as a cybersecurity company and an educational consulting firm. Appin was also, according to Reuters reporting and extensive marketing material… Continue reading EFF Challenges ‘Legal Bullying’ of Sites Reporting on Alleged Appin ‘Hacking-for-Hire’
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Register: For a country that prides itself on being free, America does seem to have an awful lot of spying going on, as the new Street Surveillance Hub from the Electronic Frontier Foundation shows. The Hub … Continue reading EFF Adds Street Surveillance Hub So Americans Can Check Who’s Checking On Them