EFF's longtime friend and sometimes client Avi Rubin has written a terrific book about his adventures in e-voting. I admit that I'm not a particularly objective reviewer, since both EFF and I personally were deeply involved in the events in the book and Avi treats us both as heros. But...

If adopted, the WIPO Broadcasting Treaty would lockdown your digital media devices and grant to broadcasters and cablecasters broad new IP-like rights over anything they transmit. That's bad enough, but some countries at WIPO have also supported expanding the treaty to cover various Internet transmissions.
While many...

A federal judge in Oregon today rejected [PDF] the government's attempt to block a lawsuit against the NSA's massive and illegal spying program. This is a huge victory -- like Judge Walker in our case against AT&T and Judge Diggs Taylor in the ACLU's case in Michigan,...

Yesterday, the AP reported on a tool called TrackMeNot, which promises to protect "web-searchers against surveillance and data-profiling." While we certainly appreciate the intentions of TrackMeNot's developers, it is wholly ineffective at serving its stated purpose. EFF recommends you follow these tips to keep your search history private.
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AOL Goes From Badware to WorsewareAs AOL's servers give out your search terms, its client takes control of your computer without permission. What's not to like?
Barney's Last GaspNew York Times sees our case as the final straw for the purple dinosaur.
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BBC News recently recorded a debate about P2P between MPAA President Dan Glickman and EFF Co-Founder John Perry Barlow. Watch the whole thing here, and don't miss another classic Barlow quote:
"The good news is that you guys have managed to buy every major legislative body...

RIAA Deposes Dead Defendant's ChildrenLawyers allow 60 days for grieving process...
Demonstrates an "Abundance of Sensitivity" to the Press Outrage...backing out when the case is publicized.
You typed "Verb." Did you mean: Registered Trademark?Google(TM) decides that it's not such an everyday word,...