Articles by Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
EFF sues police standards agency to obtain use of force training materials
Police group abusing copyright law to withhold documents, violate Public Records Act.
EFF tells California Court that forensic software source code must be disclosed to the defendant
EFF filed an amicus brief in State v. Alvin Davis in California, in support of Mr. Davis’s right to inspect the source code of STRMix, the forensic DNA software used at his trial.
Apple’s AppTrackingTransparency is upending mobile phone tracking
Apple’s long-awaited privacy update for iOS is out, and it’s a solid step in the right direction.
Proctoring tools and dragnet investigations rob students of due process
While many universities have used proctoring tools that purport to help educators prevent cheating, Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine has gone dangerously further.
Victory for fair use: The Supreme Court reverses the Federal Circuit in Oracle v. Google
In a win for innovation, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that Google’s use of certain Java Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) is a lawful fair use. The Court recognized that copyright only promotes innovation and creativity when it provides breathing room for those who are building on what has come before.
EFF: India’s strict rules for online intermediaries undermine freedom of expression
The Electronic Frontier Foundation said India’s 2021 Rules restrict companies’ discretion in moderating their own platforms and create new possibilities for government surveillance of citizens.
Dystopia Prime: Amazon subjects its drivers to biometric surveillance
Amazon, the company that brought you Ring doorbell cameras and Rekognition face surveillance, has a tenuous understanding of both privacy and consent.
Facebook treats punk rockers like crazy conspiracy theorists, kicks them offline
Facebook and the problem of ‘false positives’.