< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Technologists play a huge role in building alternative tools and resources when our right to privacy and security are undermined by governments and major corporations. This direct…
Category: Deeplinks
Site-Blocking Legislation Is Back. It’s Still a Terrible Idea.
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> More than a decade ago, Congress tried to pass SOPA and PIPA—two sweeping bills that would have allowed the government and copyright holders to quickly shut down entire websites based on…
Vote for “How to Fix the Internet” in the Webby Awards People’s Voice Competition!
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> EFF’s “How to Fix the Internet” podcast is a nominee in the Webby Awards 29th Annual People’s Voice competition – and we need your support to bring…
EFF Urges Third Circuit to Join the Legal Chorus: No One Owns the Law
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> Two appeals courts have recently rejected efforts by private parties to use copyright to restrict access to the laws that most directly affect ordinary citizens: regulations that ensure our homes, workplaces,…
Announcing EFF’s New Exhibit on Border Surveillance and Accompanying Events
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> EFF has created a traveling exhibit, “Border Surveillance: Places, People, and Technology,” which will make its debut at the Angel Island Immigration Station historical site this spring.…
EFF Installs Border Technology Exhibit at Angel Island Immigration Station
Exhibit Encourages Visitors to Consider the Past and Present of U.S. Border Policy < div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> SAN FRANCISCO—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has installed a photographic and informational exhibit on…
Congress Must Reject Transparent Efforts to Undermine the Courts
Earlier this week, the House Judiciary Committee passed H.R. 1526, a bill by Rep. Darrell Issa to prevent courts from issuing nationwide injunctions. This bill could receive a vote on the House floor as early as next week. Senator Josh…
A Congressional Bill to Limit Court Power Through Injunctions Is a Bad, Transparent Effort to Limit Court Power
Earlier this week, the House Judiciary Committee passed H.R. 1526, a bill by Rep. Darrell Issa to prevent courts from issuing nationwide injunctions. This bill could receive a vote on the House floor as early as next week. Senator Josh…
Online Tracking is Out of Control—Privacy Badger Can Help You Fight Back
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Every time you browse the web, you’re being tracked. Most websites contain invisible tracking code that allows companies to collect and monetize data about your online activity.…
A New Tool to Detect Cellular Spying | EFFector 37.3
Take some time during your Spring Break to catch up on the latest digital rights news by subscribing to EFF’s EFFector newsletter! This edition of the newsletter covers our new open source tool to detect cellular spying, Rayhunter; The Foilies…