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8 Feb 2024, 12:37 pm by Ashley Belanger
Enlarge (credit: moodboard | moodboard / Getty Images Plus) Dozens of California police agencies are still sharing automated license plate reader (ALPR) data with out-of-state authorities without a warrant, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has revealed. [read post]
7 Feb 2024, 7:57 am by Karen Gullo
Statement to be submitted by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, accredited under operative paragraph No. 9 of UN General Assembly Resolution 75/282, on behalf of 124 signatories. [read post]
31 Jan 2024, 11:56 am by Josh Richman
Civil Liberties Groups Urge Attorney General Bonta to Enforce California's Automated License Plate Reader LawsSAN FRANCISCO—California Attorney General Rob Bonta should crack down on police agencies that still violate Californians’ privacy by sharing automated license plate reader information with out-of-state government agencies, putting abortion seekers and providers at particular risk, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the state’s… [read post]
26 Jan 2024, 12:37 pm by Guest Author
Next month, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in constitutional challenges to a pair of laws from Florida and Texas that would force social media sites to disseminate a wide range of third-party speech that they do not wish to carry. [read post]
19 Jan 2024, 6:20 am by Phil Dixon
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (or “EFF”) released its Street Level Surveillance Hub this week, which aims to inform the public about the various methods of surveillance technology being used by law enforcement across the country. [read post]
10 Jan 2024, 8:00 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
“The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today unveiled its new Street Level Surveillance hub, a standalone website featuring expanded and updated content on various technologies that law enforcement agencies commonly use to invade Americans’ privacy. [read post]
10 Jan 2024, 10:56 am by Josh Richman
The Updated and Expanded Hub Sheds New Light on the Digital Surveillance Dragnet that Law Enforcement Deploys Against EveryoneSAN FRANCISCO—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today unveiled its new Street Level Surveillance hub, a standalone website featuring expanded and updated content on various technologies that law enforcement agencies commonly use to invade Americans’ privacy. [read post]
5 Jan 2024, 11:21 am by Josh Richman
These Dragnet Searches Violate the Privacy of Millions of Americans SAN FRANCISCO—Keyword warrants that let police indiscriminately sift through search engine databases are unconstitutional dragnets that target free speech, lack particularity and probable cause, and violate the privacy of countless innocent people, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and other organizations argued in a brief filed today to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. [read post]
22 Dec 2023, 11:03 am by José Martinez
The Electronic Frontiers track at the sci-fi, fantasy, and comic book-oriented Dragon*Con in Atlanta was produced in coordination with EFA member Electronic Frontiers Georgia and garnered some fantastic conversations. [read post]
22 Dec 2023, 6:55 am by e.koltonski
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA’s Secure Our World program includes recommendations for securing your home and work computers. link Clio 2023 Law Firm Data Security Guide: How to Keep Your Law Firm Secure link Android Police Facebook Marketplace’s Dirty Dozen: The 14 Most Common Scams and How to Avoid Them link Electronic Frontier Foundation Victory: Utah Supreme Court Upholds Right to Refuse to Tell Cops Your Passcode link — The ABA… [read post]
21 Dec 2023, 9:01 am by Josh Richman
First Amendment Bars Coercive Censorship Demands But Some Communications Are PermissibleWASHINGTON, DC—The Supreme Court should clarify standards for determining if the government permissibly advised or convinced social media companies to censor content from 2020 to 2022, or impermissibly coerced or threatened sites in violation of the First Amendment, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) said in a brief filed today. [read post]
21 Dec 2023, 8:14 am by Aaron Jue
It's not fair to trade in your dignity or safety, and that’s why people like you stand with the Electronic Frontier Foundation. [read post]
15 Dec 2023, 9:30 am by Josh Richman
Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Morrison Foerster on the Archive’s behalf explains that the Archive’s Controlled Digital Lending (CDL) program is a lawful fair use that preserves traditional library lending in the digital world. [read post]
7 Dec 2023, 3:05 pm by Karen Gullo
—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and five organizations defending free speech today urged the Supreme Court to strike down laws in Florida and Texas that let the states dictate certain speech social media sites must carry, violating the sites’ First Amendment rights to curate content they publish—a protection that benefits users by creating speech forums accommodating their diverse interests, viewpoints, and beliefs.The court’s decisions… [read post]
4 Dec 2023, 2:21 am by INFORRM
On 1 December 2023, Mr Justice Jay handed down judgement in favour of the defendant in the case of Dyson v MGN Limited [2023] EWHC 3092 (KB). [read post]
26 Nov 2023, 6:52 am by Rob Robinson
The consistent share and steady growth in spending on IaaS reflect the foundational role that infrastructure services play in supporting the entire eDiscovery process, from data storage to processing and analysis. [read post]
24 Nov 2023, 7:41 am by Jillian C. York
York, Director for International Freedom of Expression, Electronic Frontier Foundation Daniel Gorman, Director, English PEN Wadih Al Asmar, President, EuroMed Rights James Lynch, Co-Director, FairSquare Ruth Kronenburg, Executive Director, Free Press Unlimited Khalid Ibrahim, Executive Director, Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) Adam Coogle, Deputy Middle East Director, Human Rights Watch Mostafa Fouad, Head of Programs, HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement Sarah… [read post]
16 Nov 2023, 1:16 pm by Karen Gullo
—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today asked the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling undermining Fifth Amendment protections against self-incrimination and find that constitutional safeguards prevent police from forcing people to provide or use passcodes for their cell phones so officers can access the tremendous amount of private information on phones.At stake is the fundamental principle that the government can’t force people to testify against… [read post]
14 Nov 2023, 10:02 am by Josh Richman
SAN FRANCISCO—The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) must act to halt sales by Amazon, AliExpress, and other resellers of Android television set-top boxes and mobile devices manufactured by AllWinner and RockChip that have been pre-infected with malware before ever reaching consumers, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) urged Tuesday in a letter to FTC commissioners. [read post]
7 Nov 2023, 10:09 am by Holly
  On the other hand, PERA has received criticism from groups such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) for empowering patent trolls and inhibiting scientific innovation[8]. [read post]