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electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, EFF to Court: Trump Appointee’s Removal of Open Technology Fund Leadership Is Unlawful, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 1 day, 23 hours ago

Government Attempts Takeover of Private, Independent Nonprofit Protecting Internet FreedomSan Francisco—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today joined a group of 17 leading U.S.-based Internet freedom o […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, Mexico's new copyright law puts human rights in jeopardy, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 2 days, 2 hours ago

Today, the Electronic Frontier Foundation joins a coalition of international organizations in publishing an open letter of opposition to Mexico’s new copyright law; the letter lays out the threats that Mexico’s […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, EFF Joins HOPE 2020, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 2 days, 3 hours ago

EFF staff members will present some of our latest work at 2600 Magazine’s biennial Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE) conference beginning this weekend. HOPE is a diverse hacker event that has drawn thousands of […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, EFF and 45 Human Rights and Civil Liberties Groups Condemn Federal Law Enforcement Actions Against Protesters in Portland, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 2 days, 5 hours ago

EFF joined dozens of other groups in a letter condemning the behavior of federal law enforcement agencies in Portland, Oregon. Despite the wishes of local government officials, the federal government deployed law […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, EFF Welcomes Cybersecurity Expert Tarah Wheeler to Advisory Board, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 4 days, 23 hours ago

Cybersecurity policy expert. Security researcher. Women in tech advocate. Entrepreneur. Tarah Wheeler’s expertise and experience encompasses the most pressing issues in tech, and we’re honored to announce tha […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, The PACT Act’s Attempt to Help Internet Users Hold Platforms Accountable Will End Up Hurting Online Speakers, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 5 days, 3 hours ago

Recently, nearly every week brings a new effort to undercut or overhaul a key U.S. law—47 U.S.C. § 230 (“Section 230”)—that protects online services and allows Internet users to express themselves. Many of these […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, Appeals Court Decision Fails to Protect Privacy of Cryptocurrency Exchange Users, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 5 days, 3 hours ago

Financial records contain a trove of sensitive information about people’s personal lives, beliefs, and affiliations—which is why law enforcement should be required to get a warrant in order to obtain financial tra […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, After This Week’s Hack, It Is Past Time for Twitter to End-to-End Encrypt Direct Messages, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 1 week, 2 days ago

Earlier this week, chaos reigned supreme on Twitter as high-profile public figures—from Elon Musk to Jeff Bezos to President Barack Obama—started tweeting links to the same bitcoin scam.
Twitter’s public state […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, The American Federal Definition of Broadband Is Both Useless and Harmful, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 1 week, 2 days ago

Definitions matter. Especially when those definitions come from the federal government. In the case of “broadband,” the definition set by the federal government creates our standard of Internet living. Dep […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, EU Court Again Rules That NSA Spying Makes U.S. Companies Inadequate for Privacy, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 1 week, 2 days ago

The European Union’s highest court today made clear—once again—that the US government’s mass surveillance programs are incompatible with the privacy rights of EU citizens. The judgment was made in the latest […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, The International Trade Commission Is Opening the Door to Abusive Patent Owners and Endangering U.S. Businesses, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 1 week, 4 days ago

The International Trade Commission, or ITC, is a forum that’s meant to protect U.S. industries from unfair trade practices. But in recent years, the prime beneficiaries of the sprawling ITC haven’t been Am […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, EFF Launches Searchable Database of Police Agencies and the Tech Tools They Use to Spy on Communities, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 1 week, 6 days ago

Atlas of Surveillance Shines Light on Deployment of Cameras, Drones, and MoreSan Francisco—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), in partnership with the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of N […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, Join EFF's 30th Anniversary Livestream and Party Like It's 1990!, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 2 weeks, 2 days ago

On Friday, July 10, 1990, the Electronic Frontier Foundation was officially born. It’s safe to say that on that day, co-founders Mitch Kapor, John Perry Barlow, and John Gilmore, with critical help from Steve […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, Maine Broadband Privacy Law Passes Early First Amendment Test, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 2 weeks, 3 days ago

When you send an email or browse the web, your Internet Service Provider (ISP) may track what sites you visit and when, as well as any unencrypted information you read or send. So Maine requires ISPs to get their […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, Our EU Policy Principles: Platform Liability, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 2 weeks, 3 days ago

As the European Union is gearing up for a major reform of the current backbone of the EU’s Internet regulation—the e-Commerce Directive will be replaced by the Digital Services Act (DSA)—there are choices to be ma […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, EFF To Supreme Court: Violating Terms of Service Isn’t a Crime Under the CFAA, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 2 weeks, 4 days ago

Court Warned That CFAA Threatens Researchers Who Make Our Technologies More Secure Washington, D.C.—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and leading cybersecurity experts today urged the Supreme Court to r […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, Coalition Against Stalkerware Expands Membership, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 2 weeks, 5 days ago

Privacy and security are both team sports, and no one person or organization completely changes the landscape alone. This is why coalition-building is often at the heart of activism. In 2019, EFF was one of the […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, EFF Joins Coalition Calling On the EU to Introduce Interoperability Rules, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 2 weeks, 6 days ago

Today, EFF sent a joint letter to European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager, highlighting the enormous potential of interoperability to help achieve the EU’s goals for Europe’s digital fut […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, EFF Files Amicus Brief Arguing Geofence Warrants Violate the Fourth Amendment, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 3 weeks, 2 days ago

Should the police be able to force Google to turn over identifying information on every phone within a certain geographic area—potentially hundreds or thousands of devices—just because a crime occurred there? We […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, The New EARN IT Bill Still Threatens Encryption and Free Speech, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 3 weeks, 3 days ago

The day before a committee debate and vote on the EARN IT Act, the bill’s sponsors replaced their bill with an amended version. Here’s their new idea: instead of giving a 19-person federal commission, dom […]
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