Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

An EU-funded project with the apparent aim of eradicating the Internet of terrorism will negatively affect online freedoms, says the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

After years of being one of the most progressive regions in the world in terms of balanced copyright policy, Latin America is unfortunately sliding into copyright maximalism, enacting increasingly restrictive copyright enforcement measures into their federal laws.

Judge Flavio Peren from the Brazilian state Mato Grosso do Sul ordered the arrest of Google Brazil’s president after the company refused to take down two videos that targeted a mayoral candidate. The critical videos, according to the judge, were insulting and defamatory, therefore violating Brazil’s severe election laws.

Over 30 human rights groups worldwide have appealed for charges to be dropped against two men charged with several offences after circulating a harmless cartoon on an internal mailing list.

The Global Network Initiative outlines serious concerns with the UK’s draft Communications Data Bill.

Despite the steady march toward expanded online snooping powers for law enforcement in Australia in the name of “national security”, recent Parliamentary submissions reflect strong public opposition to the proposed reforms.

The negotiation process around the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a powerful trade agreement, has shut out multi-stakeholder participation and is shrouded in secrecy.

The District Court for the Northern District of California issued a ruling that clarifies that the Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”) applies to online video. The court thereby confirmed what EFF has been arguing for quite some time: that this law protects users’ online watching habits.