Collaborate Disseminate
The controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership can’t go into effect without U.S. approval, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has acknowledged. Yet despite president-elect Trump’s promise to withdraw from the agreement — Friday Japan’s parliament voted to… Continue reading Why Did Japan Just Ratify The TPP?
EFF is dismayed by the cavalier attitude by law enforcement over warrantless searches of trillions of phone records and its refusal to turn over documents. Continue reading EFF Blasts DEA in Ongoing Secret ‘Super Search Engine’ Lawsuit
Opponents of the controversial Rule 41 say they are committed to fighting the government’s expanded powers. Continue reading Rule 41 Opponents Vow to Fight Government’s New Hacking Powers
The EFF is describing it as “a break for your brain.” An anonymous reader writes:
Humble Bundle has announced a special “pay what you want” sale for four ebooks about LEGO from No Starch Press, with proceeds going to the Electronic Frontier Foundation,… Continue reading Humble Bundle Supports The EFF With A LEGO eBook Sale
For years, the DMCA has been used to stifle legitimate research into the security of embedded systems. Finally, the research exemption to the DMCA is in effect (for two years, but we can hope it’ll be extended forever)…. Continue reading Research into IoT Security Is Finally Legal
For years, the DMCA has been used to stifle legitimate research into the security of embedded systems. Finally, the research exemption to the DMCA is in effect (for two years, but we can hope it’ll be extended forever)…. Continue reading Research into IoT Security Is Finally Legal
“This weekend you have the chance to add to Aaron Swartz’s legacy by boosting tools for whistleblowers,” the EFF writes. An anonymous reader quotes their report.
The 2016 Aaron Swartz International Hackathon — held in honor of the late Internet and p… Continue reading Aaron Swartz Remembered With Annual Hackathon In San Francisco
The privacy rights organization’s got you covered, from a facial recognition algorithm grid to a privacy badger. We had a few ideas too! Continue reading Scary security: Halloween costume ideas from the EFF and us
Yahoo wrote DNI James Clapper asking the government to confirm and declassify an order to scan email for intelligence surveillance purposes. Continue reading Yahoo Asks DNI to De-Classify Email Scanning Order
An anoymous Slashdot reader reports:
“I was dead for about 8 mins. on Wed. eve,” EFF co-founder John Perry Barlow posted last year on Facebook. “total cardiac arrest…sad to report, no Ascending Light.” The cyber-rights activist told the San Francisco… Continue reading EFF Co-Founder Announces Benefit Concert to Pay His Medical Bills