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Homeland Security faces lawsuit over details of domestic drone flights
SAN FRANCISCO — The Electronic Frontier Foundation said Wednesday it has sued the US Department of Homeland Security to obtain details about Predator drones on loan to domestic police departments. EFF Internet freedom and privacy champions contended that they filed suit in federal court in San Francisco because the DHS…
New Philippines law bans ‘cybersex’
The president of the Philippines signed a cyber crime bill into law on Tuesday that, much to the chagrin of Internet freedom activists, outlaws “cybersex,” bans “unsolicited commercial communications” online and imposes criminal penalties on people convicted of libel. Activists with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), an Internet policy group…
Internet ‘superheroes’ defend online freedom with ‘cat signal’
The Internet’s “superheroes” are rallying to defend online freedom, while taking a page from Hollywood’s playbook. The launch set Thursday of the Internet Defense League coincides with the US release of the new Batman film “The Dark Knight Rises,” and will use a bat — er, cat signal — to…
Electronic Frontier Foundation calls for U.S. patent reform
SAN FRANCISCO — Internet rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) on Tuesday launched a campaign to reform the US patent system, which it argued has been “weaponized” to attack inventors. “The software patent system is broken,” EFF staff attorney Julie Samuels said in a release. “Patents are supposed to help…
Protest targets U.S. cyber intelligence legislation known as CISPA
SAN FRANCISCO — Civil liberties groups on Monday launched protests targeting proposed US cyber intelligence law that they fear would let police freely dip into people’s private online information. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Reporters Without Borders were among organizations that signaled the start of a week of Internet…
Coalition of tech, rights groups demand u-turn in copyright debate
Should Congress mandate the disconnection of American citizens from the global communications infrastructure just because they download or link to copyrighted media? A coalition of 70 groups, comprised of tech companies, human rights organizations, entrepreneurs and activists are saying no, banding together this week to amplify their voices with an open letter…
Dept. of Transportation allegedly withholding data on domestic drone flights
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday for allegedly withholding records pertaining to the use of unmanned aircraft within the United States. “Drones give the government and other unmanned aircraft operators a powerful new surveillance tool to gather extensive and intrusive…
Judge rules that Twitter must hand over information on WikiLeaks supporters
A year ago this week, it was learned that a US grand jury had secretly issued subpoenas for the Twitter account information of several WikiLeaks supporters. The subpoenas have been held up by challenges from the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, but now U.S. District Judge…
Viacom faces lawsuit over ‘What What (In the Butt)’ South Party parody
After accusing YouTube of rampant copyright infringement, media giant Viacom has found an unusual ally in a fight over its own use of copyrighted material. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has filed an amicus brief in support of Viacom over a parody of a popular online video called “What What…
House stages cheerleading session for Internet censorship bill
A bill that would allow corporations and the U.S. government to create and maintain a massive blacklist of websites accused of copyright infringement got its first serious hearing before a House committee today, but it turned out to be little more than a cheerleading session for sponsors of the legislation.…
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