Read the original article: Recognizing World Press Freedom Day During COVID-19 In the face of a global pandemic, there is an urgent need for reporting relating to the spread of the coronavirus and how governments are responding. But it is…
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.ORG Domain Registry Sale to Ethos Capital Rejected in Stunning Victory for Public Interest Internet
Read the original article: .ORG Domain Registry Sale to Ethos Capital Rejected in Stunning Victory for Public Interest Internet ICANN Withholds Consent, Says Deal Lacked ‘Meaningful Plan to Protect’ .ORG Community San Francisco—In an important victory for thousands of public…
Victory! ICANN Rejects .ORG Sale to Private Equity Firm Ethos Capital
Read the original article: Victory! ICANN Rejects .ORG Sale to Private Equity Firm Ethos Capital In a stunning victory for nonprofits and NGOs around the world working in the public interest, ICANN today roundly rejected Ethos Capital’s plan to transform…
COVID-19 and Technology: Commonly Used Terms
Read the original article: COVID-19 and Technology: Commonly Used Terms New technical proposals to track, contain, and fight COVID-19 are coming out nearly every day, and the distinction between public health strategies, technical approaches, and other terms can be confusing.…
As Coronavirus Sweeps Through Jails and Prisons, Officials Crack Down on Inmate Speech
Read the original article: As Coronavirus Sweeps Through Jails and Prisons, Officials Crack Down on Inmate Speech Jails and prisons now account for many of the largest clusters of confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States. Two prisons in Ohio…
Frontier’s Bankruptcy Reveals Why Big ISPs Choose to Deny Fiber to So Much of America
Read the original article: Frontier’s Bankruptcy Reveals Why Big ISPs Choose to Deny Fiber to So Much of America Even before it announced that it would seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Frontier had a well-deserved reputation for mismanagement and abusive conduct.…
The Dangers of COVID-19 Surveillance Proposals to the Future of Protest
Read the original article: The Dangers of COVID-19 Surveillance Proposals to the Future of Protest Many of the new surveillance powers now sought by the government to address the COVID-19 crisis would harm our First Amendment rights for years to…
Who’s A Patent Troll, and Who’s An Inventor?
Read the original article: Who’s A Patent Troll, and Who’s An Inventor? Two Congressmen recently introduced a bill that would create a special type of patent called an “Inventor-Owned Patent.” Having classified a group of “inventors,” the Inventor Rights Act…
The “Inventor Rights Act” is an Attack on True Invention
Read the original article: The “Inventor Rights Act” is an Attack on True Invention Certain patent owners just can’t get enough of the monopoly power patents bestow. That’s why they keep trying to make it easier to get and sue…
Teleconference About .ORG Sale: Thursday, April 30, 9 am ET/12 pm PT: EFF and Partners Discuss Future of .ORG as ICANN Decision Nears
Read the original article: Teleconference About .ORG Sale: Thursday, April 30, 9 am ET/12 pm PT: EFF and Partners Discuss Future of .ORG as ICANN Decision Nears Nonprofits Oppose Sale, Which Is Under Scrutiny by State Attorneys General San Francisco—The…
Apple and Google’s COVID-19 Exposure Notification API: Questions and Answers
Read the original article: Apple and Google’s COVID-19 Exposure Notification API: Questions and Answers Apple and Google are undertaking an unprecedented team effort to build a system for Androids and iPhones to interoperate in the name of technology-assisted COVID-19 contact…
Supreme Court Affirms That No One Owns the Law
Read the original article: Supreme Court Affirms That No One Owns the Law In a major victory for open government and fundamental due process, the Supreme Court ruled today that the annotations in a state’s official legal code—summaries of court…
Not a Hoax: The Very Real Threat of Political ‘Deepfakes’ Laws
Read the original article: Not a Hoax: The Very Real Threat of Political ‘Deepfakes’ Laws “The coronavirus, this is their new hoax.” That’s what Donald Trump says—or at least appears to say—in a new political ad airing in states across…
Hearing Tuesday: EFF, ACLU, and Cybersecurity Expert Ask Court to Unseal Ruling Denying DOJ Effort to Break Encryption
Read the original article: Hearing Tuesday: EFF, ACLU, and Cybersecurity Expert Ask Court to Unseal Ruling Denying DOJ Effort to Break Encryption Government Sought Facebook Messenger Voice Calls Seattle, Washington—On Tuesday, April 28, at 9 am, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF),…
Judge Dismisses Twitter’s Lawsuit Over Its Rights to Publish Information About Government Surveillance Orders
Read the original article: Judge Dismisses Twitter’s Lawsuit Over Its Rights to Publish Information About Government Surveillance Orders A federal judge dismissed Twitter’s long-pending lawsuit last week over its right to share information about secret government surveillance orders for its…
EFF Testifies Today on Law Enforcement Use of Face Recognition Before Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice
Read the original article: EFF Testifies Today on Law Enforcement Use of Face Recognition Before Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice The Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice invited EFF to testify on…
Copyright and Crisis: Filters Are Not the Answer
Read the original article: Copyright and Crisis: Filters Are Not the Answer It’s been a joke for years now, from the days when Facebook was just a website where you said you were eating a sandwich and Instagram was just…
Winding Down the STARTTLS Everywhere Project, and the Future of Secure Email
Read the original article: Winding Down the STARTTLS Everywhere Project, and the Future of Secure Email This is an overview of the STARTTLS Everywhere project. If your mailserver is affected by these changes, check out our technical deep-dive to securing…
Technical Deep-Dive: Winding Down the STARTTLS Policy List
Read the original article: Technical Deep-Dive: Winding Down the STARTTLS Policy List This is a technical guide for administrators affected by the STARTTLS Everywhere project. Check out our overview post of the project! The STARTTLS policy list started off as…
ICYMI: Watch “At Home With EFF,” A Virtual Discussion of COVID-19 and Digital Rights
Read the original article: ICYMI: Watch “At Home With EFF,” A Virtual Discussion of COVID-19 and Digital Rights We’re excited to announce our next virtual At Home With EFF event this Wednesday at noon (PT), with special guests Jeff Deutch of Syrian…
Yes, Section 215 Expired. Now What?
Read the original article: Yes, Section 215 Expired. Now What? On March 15, 2020, Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act—a surveillance law with a rich history of government overreach and abuse—expired. Along with two other PATRIOT Act provisions, Section 215…
EFF, Other Nonprofits, and California’s Attorney General Tell ICANN To Stop The Private Equity Takeover of .ORG
Read the original article: EFF, Other Nonprofits, and California’s Attorney General Tell ICANN To Stop The Private Equity Takeover of .ORG ICANN, the organization at the top of the Internet’s domain name system, may be close to deciding whether the…
Telling Police Where People With COVID-19 Live Erodes Public Health
Read the original article: Telling Police Where People With COVID-19 Live Erodes Public Health In some areas of the United States, local governments are sharing the names and addresses of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 with police and…
Open Innovation in Medical Technology Will Save Lives
Read the original article: Open Innovation in Medical Technology Will Save Lives Experts from the world’s top engineering programs have come together to share knowledge about medical technology, hoping to make life-saving treatments more widely available. Importantly, they’re ensuring that…