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As part of its “Year in Review” series, the EFF shares their dramatic behind-the-scenes details about 2020’s fight over the future of .org domains. It begins when the Internet Society (ISOC) announced plans to sell the Public Interest Registry — … Continue reading EFF Reveals Behind-the-Scenes Account of the Fight to Save<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.ORG→

In October, Edward Snowden was granted permanent residency in Russia. A new web page by the EFF applauds his past activities as a U.S. whistleblower. “His revelations about secret surveillance programs opened the world’s eyes to a new level of governme… Continue reading Edward Snowden Urges Donations to the EFF→

The California Bar released data last week confirming that during its use of ExamSoft for the October Bar exam, over one-third of the nearly nine-thousand online examinees were flagged by the software. The Electronic Frontier Foundation is concerned th… Continue reading ExamSoft Flags One-Third of California Bar Exam Test Takers For Cheating→

The MacRumors site writes:
Facebook’s recent criticism directed at Apple over an upcoming tracking-related privacy measure is “laughable,” according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a non-profit organization that defends civil liberties in … Continue reading Facebook’s Criticism of Apple’s Tracking Change Called ‘Laughable’ by EFF→

Saturday saw 2020’s virtual observation of the annual Aaron Swartz Day and International Hackathon, which the EFF describes as “a day dedicated to celebrating the continuing legacy of activist, programmer, and entrepreneur Aaron Swartz.”

Its official… Continue reading Aaron Swartz’s Memory Honored with Virtual Hackathon→

“EFF is launching How to Fix the Internet, a new podcast mini-series to examine potential solutions to six ills facing the modern digital landscape,” announces EFF.org:

Over the course of 6 episodes, we’ll consider how current tech policy isn’t workin… Continue reading EFF Launches New Podcast: How to Fix the Internet→

In a new essay at EFF.org, Cory Doctorow re-visits HP’s anti-consumer “security updates” that disabled third-party ink cartridges (while missing real vulnerabilities that could actually bypass network firewalls).

Doctorow writes that it was just the … Continue reading HP Replaces ‘Free Ink for Life’ Plan With ’99 Cents a Month Or Your Printer Stops Working’→

While the RIAA has objected to a tool for downloading online videos, EFF senior activist Elliot Harmon responds with this question. “Who died and put them in charge of YouTube?”

He asks the question in a new video “explainer” on the controversy, and … Continue reading EFF Argues RIAA is ‘Abusing DMCA’ to Take Down YouTube-DL→

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Electronic Frontier Foundation: This is not a drill. Red alert: The police surveillance center in Jackson, Mississippi, will be conducting a 45-day pilot program to live stream the Amazon Ring cameras of par… Continue reading Police Will Pilot a Program To Live-Stream Amazon Ring Cameras→