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EFF: Twitter Has Your Back, Apple Not So Much When It Comes to Protecting User Data

EFF: Twitter Has Your Back, Apple Not So Much When It Comes to Protecting User Data

By Josh Wolford May 1, 2013

The Electronic Frontier Foundation, champions of the public interest in matters related to free speech and digital privacy, has just released their latest report on which companies actively help protect your data from the government. It’s called the “Who has …

EFF Fights Patents To Keep 3D Printing Open EFF Fights Patents To Keep 3D Printing Open
By · October 25, 2012

3D printing and access to said printers have grown exponentially in the last year as the technology becomes more affordable for all. That being said, there are those who would rather restrict the technology for their own profit instead of …

Technology
The Supreme Court Doesn't Care About Your Privacy The Supreme Court Doesn't Care About Your Privacy
By · October 10, 2012

After the September 11 terrorist attacks, the government began to implement programs that would “protect” the country and its citizens from future attacks. One of those plans was an amendment to FISA that would allow warrantless wiretapping of American citizens. …

Technology
Google Algorithm Change Immediately Raises Concerns Google Algorithm Change Immediately Raises Concerns
By · August 11, 2012 · 47 Comments

As previously reported, Google announced that it will implement a new ranking signal into its search algorithm next week. The search engine will start taking the number of “valid” copyright removal notices it receives for a site, into account when …

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Internet Defense League Crowd-Funding Cat Signals Internet Defense League Crowd-Funding Cat Signals
By · July 18, 2012 · 1 Comment

The Dark Knight Rises is the most anticipated superhero fim of the year. It’s kind of hard to believe that I’ll finally be able to see the end of Christopher Nolan’s excellent take on Batman this Friday. It’s going to …

Technology
Advocates to FCC: Forbid Cell Phone Jamming Advocates to FCC: Forbid Cell Phone Jamming
By · May 2, 2012

The Electronic Frontier Foundation, Public Knowledge, and the Center for Democracy and Technology have implored the Federal Communications Commission to prohibit federal, state, and local governments from resorting to cell phone shutdowns. The request stems an FCC inquiry from 2011 …

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EFF Thanks Reddit For Increased Donations EFF Thanks Reddit For Increased Donations
By · May 1, 2012

This week on the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s (EFF) Deeplinks blog, the organization put out a special thank you to redditors and friends for a recent surge in donations. Earlier this week a redditor named Hectorial posted a question to the …

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Noteworthy Videos
EFF Offers Embeddable Congressional Twitter Detector EFF Offers Embeddable Congressional Twitter Detector
By · April 19, 2012

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has been campaigning furiously over the past few days against the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, better known on the internet as CISPA. The EFF argues that CISPA, which would allow companies to share personal …

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EFF Discusses The Concerns Of CISPA EFF Discusses The Concerns Of CISPA
By · April 18, 2012

I think we can all agree that CISPA is pretty rotten. It’s just another attempt at ramming Internet regulation ala SOPA through the gates to give a limited few an advantage while the online civil liberties of everybody else suffers. …

Technology
In The Newsletter
#CongressTMI Hashtag Campaign Raises CISPA Awareness #CongressTMI Hashtag Campaign Raises CISPA Awareness
By · April 17, 2012

Twitter trends are sometimes the most intellectually bankrupt form of communication on the Web. It’s truly disheartening at the worst of times, but sometimes there comes along such a fantastic trend that it just restores my faith in humanity just …

New Middle East Web Legislation: Advocates Worry New Middle East Web Legislation: Advocates Worry
By · April 2, 2012

Proposed legislation on the table in both Iraq and Lebanon has free speech and human rights watch groups on alert. The proposed laws — which deals with press freedom and online publishing — could use draconian methods and punishments to …

Former Google Engineer Now Combats Tracking Former Google Engineer Now Combats Tracking
By · March 29, 2012

You might not realize just how many companies are collecting data about your online activity, nor just how much data they’re actually collecting. You might also not realize that this data is increasingly linked to the personal information you provide …

EFF Endorses FTC’s Final Privacy Report EFF Endorses FTC’s Final Privacy Report
By · March 27, 2012

The Electronic Frontier Foundation approved of the Federal Trade Commission’s final report on digital consumer privacy yesterday, although the privacy advocate did express some caution in giving the report its wholesale endorsement. The EFF supported the FTC’s recommendation of the …

EFF Action Alert Warns Against Videogame Labeling EFF Action Alert Warns Against Videogame Labeling
By · March 23, 2012

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) this week issued an “action alert” opposing a proposed bill making its way through congress that would slap warnings on videogame packaging. The warning would be similar to those on cigarette packages, reading: “WARNING: Exposure …

YouTube Decoy Targets Syrian Activists With Malware YouTube Decoy Targets Syrian Activists With Malware
By · March 15, 2012 · 1

Syrian activists, beware: in addition to avoiding arrest and murder, now the Syrian government is trying to attack activists with a fake YouTube site that’s infecting Windows machines with malware. The YouTube decoy attempted to get Syrian activists to visit …

SXSW 2012 Agenda For Electronic Frontier Foundation SXSW 2012 Agenda For Electronic Frontier Foundation
By · March 8, 2012

The Electronic Frontier Foundation team will be at SXSW 2012, of course. They have announced the panels their members will be appearing on at the Austin festival this weekend. From the EFF blog: EFF Intellectual Property Director Corynne McSherry will …

How Patents Hinder Technology & Impair Innovation How Patents Hinder Technology & Impair Innovation
By · March 7, 2012

The concept of patents have noble intentions, but like all good intentions it travels a fast and fiery road southbound. Look at the state of the patent turf wars lately. Spanning from tablets to train stations, patent lawsuits are sprouting …

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