Articles by Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
Where books are banned, the Internet can be a lifesaver
For individuals living in countries with high levels of censorship, the Internet has become a means for circumventing restrictions on book sales.
Banned Books Week: Celebrating free expression and the open flow of information
Banned Books Week is an annual event held in the last week of September, seeking to draw attention to books being banned or challenged in libraries and schools while promoting free and open access to knowledge.
Members of Freedom Online Coalition may be using FinFisher surveillance spyware
Documents recently released by WikiLeaks have brought new evidence to the public eye that the intrusive surveillance spyware FinFisher may be in use by several members of the Freedom Online Coalition, including Mongolia, Netherlands, and Estonia.
Bill introduced in U.S. Congress to allow people to own things, even if they contain software
On 19 September 2014, Representative Farenthold announced the introduction of the You Own Devices Act (YODA). If a computer program enables a device to operate, YODA would let you transfer ownership of a copy of that computer program along with the device.
UNHRC: Joint statement on privacy in the digital age
This week’s discussion of the report on surveillance by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights at the Human Rights Council is a critical moment in the global understanding of the human rights challenges raised by unlawful and arbitrary surveillance.
Towards an Internet Nation?
EFF generally focuses less of our time and attention on the evolution of institutional Internet governance, and more on fighting for substantive rights and freedoms through the structures that we already have. But this is not the same as to accept that existing governance structures are perfect, or that rights and freedoms on the global Internet might yet be best safeguarded by new models which did not directly proceed from the affairs and interests of nation states.
From reddit to Pornhub, websites slow down for net neutrality on 10 September
On 10 September, digital rights organisations, Internet companies and even major adult platforms will join an online protest calling for stronger protections for net neutrality.
Internet governance and the NETmundial initiative: A flawed attempt at turning words into action
EFF was amongst a handful of user representatives invited to attend the initial scoping meeting of a new global convening called the NETmundial Initiative, held in Geneva. It was not a promising start, EFF explains.