< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> This post was co-written by EFF legal intern Gowri Nayar. X’s lawsuit against the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate is intended to stifle criticism and punish…
Category: Deeplinks
The 2024 U.S. Election is Over. EFF is Ready for What’s Next.
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> The dust of the U.S. election is settling, and we want you to know that EFF is ready for whatever’s next. Our mission to ensure that technology serves you—rather than silencing,…
AI in Criminal Justice Is the Trend Attorneys Need to Know About
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into our criminal justice system is one of the most worrying developments across policing and the courts, and EFF has been…
EFF Lawsuit Discloses Documents Detailing Government’s Social Media Surveillance of Immigrants
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Despite rebranding a federal program that surveils the social media activities of immigrants and foreign visitors to a more benign name, the government agreed to spend more…
Judge’s Investigation Into Patent Troll Results In Criminal Referrals
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> In 2022, three companies with strange names and no clear business purpose beyond patent litigation filed dozens of lawsuits in Delaware federal court, accusing businesses of all…
The Human Toll of ALPR Errors
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> This post was written by Gowri Nayar, an EFF legal intern. Imagine driving to get your nails done with your family and all of a sudden, you…
“Is My Phone Listening To Me?”
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> The short answer is no, probably not! But, with EFF’s new site, Digital Rights Bytes, we go in–depth on this question—and many others. Whether you’re just starting to…
EFF Launches Digital Rights Bytes to Answer Tech Questions that Bug Us All
New Site Dishes Up Byte-Sized, Yummy, Nutritious Videos and Other Information About Your Online Life SAN FRANCISCO—The Electronic Frontier Foundation today launched “Digital Rights Bytes,” a new website with short videos offering quick, easily digestible answers to the technology questions…
Sorry, Gas Companies – Parody Isn’t Infringement (Even If It Creeps You Out)
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Activism comes in many forms. You might hold a rally, write to Congress, or fly a blimp over the NSA. Or you might use a darkly hilarious…
The Frightening Stakes of this Halloween’s Net Neutrality Hearing
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> The future of the open internet is in danger this October 31st, not from ghosts and goblins, but from the broadband companies that control internet access in…