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Event | March 22, 2017

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Facial Recognition Technology Review

EFF Senior Staff Attorney Jennifer Lynch will testify at a hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on the FBI’s use of facial recognition technology.
The FBI has amassed a facial recognition database of more than 30 million photographs from driver’s license,...

Press Release | March 21, 2017

Hearing Wednesday: EFF Testifying Before House Committee That Use of Facial Recognition by Law Enforcement Poses Critical Threat to Privacy

Washington, D.C.—On Wednesday, March 22, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Senior Staff Attorney Jennifer Lynch will testify at a hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform about the FBI's efforts to build up and link together massive facial recognition databases that may be used to track...

Event | April 11, 2017

Digital Privacy and Security: A Beginner-to-Intermediate Workshop

Join EFF's Lisa Wright and William Theaker at the San Francisco Public Library as they facilitate a hands-on workshop covering:
Secure passwords + a password manager
Keeping a working environment free of spyware and malware
Online tracking, HTTPS + helpful browser configuration &...

Event | April 18, 2017

Encryption Apps for your Phone: An Intermediate Workshop

Join EFF's Lisa Wright and William Theaker at the San Francisco Public Library as they lead an intermediate workshop on encryption apps for your mobile phone, including:
Voice
Text
Chat
Full-disk encryption
Please bring your mobile phone so you can...

Event | April 4, 2017

Encryption Apps for your Phone: An Intermediate Workshop

Event | March 28, 2017

Digital Privacy and Security: A Beginner-to-Intermediate Workshop

Event | March 21, 2017

Under the Radar: Research and Technology in an Age of Surveillance

How can researchers participate in community-engaged research in an era of heightened surveillance? What legal, practical, and theoretical tools allow us to navigate the challenges that surveillance presents to researchers, particularly those engaged with organizations, social movements, and targeted communities? Join us for Under the Radar: Research and Technology in...

Event | March 22, 2017

National Security Letter Hearing

EFF Staff Attorney Andrew Crocker will urge an appeals court to find that the FBI violates the First Amendment when it unilaterally gags recipients of national security letters (NSLs) and the law should be found unconstitutional. These letters allow the FBI to secretly demand data about...

Press Release | March 20, 2017

Border Agents Need A Warrant to Search Travelers’ Phones, EFF Tells Court

Richmond, Virginia—Border agents must obtain a warrant to search travelers’ phones, tablets, and laptops, which contain a vast trove of sensitive, highly personal information that is protected by the Fourth Amendment, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) told a federal appeals court today.
Searches of devices at the...

Press Release | March 20, 2017

Hearing Wednesday: National Security Letters Violate the First Amendment

San Francisco – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will urge an appeals court Wednesday to find that the FBI violates the First Amendment when it unilaterally gags recipients of national security letters (NSLs), and the law should therefore be found unconstitutional. The hearing is set for Wednesday, March 22, at...

Deeplinks Blog by Jeremy Gillula | March 19, 2017

Five Creepy Things Your ISP Could Do if Congress Repeals the FCC’s Privacy Protections

Why are we so worried about Congress repealing the FCC’s privacy rules for ISPs? Because we’ve seen ISPs do some disturbing things in the past to invade their users’ privacy. Here are five examples of creepy practices that could make a resurgence if we don’t stop Congress now.
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Deeplinks Blog by Jeremy Malcolm | March 17, 2017

Brazil Proposes New Digital Copyright Rules for the WTO

Copyright rules don't belong in trade agreements—so where do they belong? For the most part, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is probably the right place; it's a fully multilateral body that devotes its entire attention to copyright, patent, and other so-called intellectual property (IP) rules, rather...

Deeplinks Blog by Jeremy Malcolm | March 17, 2017

If the Government Can't Get Domain Seizures Right, Why Would Big Pharma Do Better?

So far we've seen no response from the Domain Name Association (DNA) to our criticisms from earlier this month about its self-styled Registry/Registrar Healthy Practices [PDF]. Part of its plan is that domain registries ought to yank online pharmacy domains from the Internet without due process on Big...

Deeplinks Blog by rainey Reitman | March 17, 2017

EFF, ACLU, and 45 Civil Rights, Immigration, and Health Advocacy Organizations Oppose AB 165, a California Bill Stripping Students and Teachers of Basic Privacy Protections

“Californians cannot afford to go back to the digital dark ages,” groups warn.
EFF and a diverse coalition of advocacy groups sent a letter to the California legislature urging elected officials to oppose A,B, 165. This bill would roll back privacy protections for students and teachers by exempting California...

Deeplinks Blog by Kerry Sheehan | March 17, 2017

One Step Closer to Reclaiming University Innovation From Trolls

Last year, EFF, along with our partner organizations, launched Reclaim Invention, a campaign to encourage universities across the country to commit to adopting patent policies that advance the public good. Reclaim Invention asks universities to focus on by bringing their inventions to the public, rather than...

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House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Facial Recognition Technology Review

Hearing Wednesday: EFF Testifying Before House Committee That Use of Facial Recognition by Law Enforcement Poses Critical Threat to Privacy

Digital Privacy and Security: A Beginner-to-Intermediate Workshop

Encryption Apps for your Phone: An Intermediate Workshop

Encryption Apps for your Phone: An Intermediate Workshop

Digital Privacy and Security: A Beginner-to-Intermediate Workshop

Under the Radar: Research and Technology in an Age of Surveillance

National Security Letter Hearing

Border Agents Need A Warrant to Search Travelers’ Phones, EFF Tells Court

Hearing Wednesday: National Security Letters Violate the First Amendment

Five Creepy Things Your ISP Could Do if Congress Repeals the FCC’s Privacy Protections

Brazil Proposes New Digital Copyright Rules for the WTO

If the Government Can't Get Domain Seizures Right, Why Would Big Pharma Do Better?

EFF, ACLU, and 45 Civil Rights, Immigration, and Health Advocacy Organizations Oppose AB 165, a California Bill Stripping Students and Teachers of Basic Privacy Protections

One Step Closer to Reclaiming University Innovation From Trolls

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