Articles by Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
California district court confirms Video Privacy Protection Act applies to online video
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.
Pakistan’s Internet censorship worsens once again
While Pakistan has been censoring online content for a long time, the telecommunication authority’s focus has tended toward pornography and blasphemy, not political scandal.
Release Bahraini human rights activists now, say international groups
A group of 46 human rights organisations led by IFEX calls on member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council to urge Bahrain to release human rights defenders and peaceful opposition activists.
Media skeptical over Press Council Act amendments
The government plans to amend the 1973 act so that websites will be regulated by the same agency that regulates printed media.
Need for transparency on secret surveillance contracts
According to a July 16 press report, the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena) – the body that oversees Mexico’s Army and Air Force – awarded five surveillance contracts from March 2011 – 2012, without opening them up to bid.