Articles by Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
International Cybercrime Convention’s second protocol requires civil society’s input
Nearly 100 rights groups asked the Council of Europe to engage civil society in their negotiation of a second cybercrime convention protocol, which is aimed at setting the terms for data access by law enforcement to servers outside their geographic authority.
Thinking about what you need in a secure messenger
The goal of this post is not to assess which messenger provides the best “security” features by certain technical standards, but to help you think about precisely the kind of security you need.
USA: How Congress censored the Internet
In passing SESTA/FOSTA, lawmakers failed to separate their good intentions from bad law.
The Foilies 2018: Recognizing the year’s worst in government transparency
In its fourth year, The Foilies, given out by EFF, recognizes the worst responses to records requests, outrageous efforts to stymie transparency and the most absurd redactions.
Geek Squad’s relationship with FBI is cozier than we thought
Documents relating to a Kentucky investigation indicate that the FBI treated Geek Squad employees as informants, identifying them as “CHS,” which is shorthand for confidential human sources.
Fair use protects so much more than many realize
With copyright being abused to shut down innovation and speech, and copyright terms lasting for generations, fair use is more important than ever.
Companies must be accountable to all users: The story of Egyptian activist Wael Abbas
How Egyptian journalist Wael Abbas managed to be censored by four Silicon Valley giants…and why that should worry you.
Private censorship is not the best way to fight hate or defend democracy: Here are some better ideas
YouTube’s summer LGTBQ restrictions. The Facebook files. CloudFlare taking down the Daily Stormer. There are much better ideas than this when it comes to fighting hate and defending democracy