It’s time for Congress to follow the Sixth Circuit’s lead and update one of the main online privacy laws—the Electronic…
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The only thing standing in the way of patent reform is the United States Senate. The House passed the Innovation…
The Federal District Court in Maryland this week dismissed Du Daobin v. Cisco Systems, a case brought by Chinese dissidents…
It’s an old legal adage that bad facts lead to bad legal decisions, and today we’ve got a classic example…
In a win for online fair use and the free speech it makes possible, a federal district court judge has…
Open Letter to Tech Companies Includes 10 Principles to Protect Users From NSA Sabotage In the past nine months, our…
Nearly three months since his arrest, the Egyptian blogger, software developer and activist Alaa Abd El Fattah remains imprisoned. Charged…
In the latest blow to patent trolls, 42 state and territorial attorneys general—that’s right, 42!—wrote a letter today calling on…
The U.S. Trade Rep announced last week that it will create a new “Public Interest Trade Advisory Committee,” in an…
FBI agents arrested a Mexican tycoon named Jose Susumo Azano Matsura at his Coronado, Calif. home on Wednesday as part…
In July 2012, the United Nations Human Rights Council issued the first-ever UN resolution affirming that human rights in the…
The NSA appears to have been involved in the surveillance of privileged attorney-client communications, and the legal community is not…
The White House updated the nation on its commitment to curtail the patent troll problem and tie up some egregious…
For the last month, Venezuela has been caught up in widespread protests against its government. The Maduro administration has responded…
The net neutrality fight is moving in new directions, and quickly. Today FCC Chair Tom Wheeler announced that the FCC…
The Intercept recently published an article and supporting documents indicating that the NSA and its British counterpart GCHQ surveilled and…
Senior Staff Technologist Seth Schoen Will Speak at Wednesday ConferenceWashington, D.C. – Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Senior Staff Technologist Seth…
EFF submitted a letter to the Oakland City Council opposing the Domain Awareness Center, a surveillance system that would aggregate…
Months of Electronic Espionage Put American Citizen and Family at RiskWashington, D.C. – An American citizen living in Maryland sued…
Another day, another stupid copyright claim silences a lawful use online. Copyright abuse is all too common, but some forms…