< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> This is the third post in a series highlighting flaws in the proposed UN Cybercrime Convention. Check out Part I, our detailed analysis on the criminalization of…
Category: Deeplinks
Courts Should Have Jurisdiction over Foreign Companies Collecting Data on Local Residents, EFF Tells Appeals Court
< 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 EFF legal intern Danya Hajjaji. Corporations should not be able to collect data from a state’s residents while evading the jurisdiction of…
Victory! EFF Supporters Beat USPTO Proposal To Wreck Patent Reviews
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> The U.S. patent system is broken, particularly when it comes to software patents. At EFF, we’ve been fighting hard for changes that make the system more sensible.…
Modern Cars Can Be Tracking Nightmares. Abuse Survivors Need Real Solutions.
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> The amount of data modern cars collect is a serious privacy concern for all of us. But in an abusive situation, tracking can be a nightmare. As…
Detroit Takes Important Step in Curbing the Harms of Face Recognition Technology
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> In a first-of-its-kind agreement, the Detroit Police Department recently agreed to adopt strict limits on its officers’ use of face recognition technology as part of a settlement in a lawsuit brought by…
EFF to FCC: SS7 is Vulnerable, and Telecoms Must Acknowledge That
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> It’s unlikely you’ve heard of Signaling System 7 (SS7), but every phone network in the world is connected to it, and if you have ever roamed networks…
Platforms Have First Amendment Right to Curate Speech, As We’ve Long Argued, Supreme Court Said, But Sends Laws Back to Lower Court To Decide If That Applies To Other Functions Like Messaging
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Social media platforms, at least in their most common form, have a First Amendment right to curate the third-party speech they select for and recommend to their…
Platforms Have First Amendment Right to Curate Speech, As We’ve Long Argued, Supreme Court Said Without Addressing Whether That Applies to Other Services Like Messaging
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Social media platforms, at least in their most common form, have a First Amendment right to curate the third-party speech they select for and recommend to their…
Decoding the Courts’ Digital Decisions | EFFector 36.9
Instead of relaxing for the summer, EFF is in first gear defending your rights online! Catch up on what we’re doing with the latest issue of our EFFector newsletter. This time we’re sharing updates regarding California law enforcement illegally sharing…
34 Years Supporting the Wild and Weird World Online
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Oh the stories I could tell you about EFF’s adventures anchoring the digital rights movement. Clandestine whistleblowers. Secret rooms. Encryption cracking. Airships over mass spying facilities. Even…