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EFF: Don't protect US telcos from spying lawsuits
News The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a US-based advocacy group for internet users, is expected to argue in a US court on Tuesday that it's unconstitutional to prevent Americans from suing the telecoms companies that allegedly helped the federal...
[December 2, 2008, 11:17]
EFF files free speech lawsuit against record labels
News The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed a lawsuit on Wednesday on behalf of a group of scientists, asking that they be allowed to publish research on anti-copying technology despite protests from the entertainment industry.
[June 7, 2001, 8:32]
US sued over 'massively illegal' comms surveillance
News The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the Bush administration on behalf of AT&T customers, to halt what it called the "massively illegal" surveillance of Americans' internet and telephone communications.
[September 19, 2008, 16:30]
Guide tells 'grey hats' how to avoid legal pitfalls
News The US-based Electronic Frontier Foundation has published a guide on how IT professionals can avoid falling foul of the law as a result of ethical hacking. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) 'Grey Hat' Guide ponders such questions as what a...
[November 25, 2008, 14:13]
Open Rights and digital freedom
News Will you work in conjunction with Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)? ORG will serve as a hub for other cyber-rights groups campaigning on similar digital rights issues and follows in the footsteps of the US group Electronic Frontier Foundation...
[September 12, 2005, 17:20]
Google pushes on with free Wi-Fi
News The Electronic Frontier Foundation released a report that found that among the original six proposals from bidders, the Google-EarthLink pitch was among the worst in addressing privacy concerns. Kurt Opsahl, staff attorney at the Electronic...
[June 8, 2006, 8:55]
EFF publishes guide to safe blogging
News In order to help would-be bloggers stay on the right side of the law - and their bosses - the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has now launched a guide for blogging in the workplace. As ex-Waterstone's and Google employees can testify, blogging...
[April 11, 2005, 17:50]
US VoIP wiretapping legality hazy, says EFF
Blog The Electronic Frontier Foundation has said the legality of US law enforcement wiretapping foreign internet telephony providers is unclear. US wiretapping law, called the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), does not make...
[August 5, 2009, 13:13]
eBay, Yahoo among most trusted for privacy
News While the list ranks the most trusted companies based on consumer brand perception, it does not necessarily translate to the list of the most trustworthy companies, Kevin Bankston, a senior staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation...
[September 17, 2009, 16:25]
Brief filed to reveal identity of Netizen
News On 13 October, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Public Citizen filed a brief on behalf of an individual, known as "Jane Doe," who posted comments to a Yahoo! Levy characterised the battle as a "fight over electronic documents".
[October 17, 2000, 15:53]
Test your ISP's net neutrality!
Blog The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has released a tool, dubbed 'Switzerland' (net neutrality - geddit? that's designed to help web users check if their ISPs are doing nasty things with traffic filtering, a la Comcast.
[August 5, 2008, 17:31]
Internet watchdog challenges 'bogus' VoIP patent
News The Electronic Frontier Foundation says it has discovered a bogus patent, and will take the newly found evidence to the US Patent and Trademark Office to have the patent invalidated. On Wednesday, the EFF, a civil liberties organisation that works...
[October 15, 2009, 10:33]
EFF appeals Apple trade secret decision
News The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) said Tuesday that it has appealed a court ruling that could force Apple fan sites to give up their confidential sources to the company. Apple is suing as-yet-unnamed parties who are alleged to have leaked...
[March 23, 2005, 11:55]
US gov't agencies sued over Facebook surveillance
News The Electronic Frontier Foundation sued the CIA, the US Department of Defense, Department of Justice and three other government agencies on Tuesday for allegedly refusing to release information about how they are using social networks in...
[December 2, 2009, 7:43]
ThinkSecret.com editor secures legal help for Apple battle
News Harvard undergraduate student Nicholas Ciarelli, who goes by the pseudonym Nick dePlume, said in an article on the site that he is being represented free of charge by Terry Gross, a lawyer who once represented the Electronic Frontier Foundation...
[January 20, 2005, 8:10]
File-swappers fight back
News The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), which has represented hackers, cryptographers and computer scientists in its push for digital rights, agreed to defend MusicCity against copyright infringement charges by movie studios and record labels.
[November 7, 2001, 14:22]
EFF sets its sights on 'frivolous' IT patents
News The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has called for assistance in its attempt to have 10 technology-related patents overturned. Other companies named in the EFF "most wanted" list are reported to have strongly rejected the foundation's claims...
[July 1, 2004, 16:15]
US hits legal turbulence over EU passenger data
News The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has issued a legal complaint against the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to force it to comply with an earlier request for information on how European passenger data is secured, shared, used and...
[November 23, 2006, 16:26]
Novell joins EFF for patent reform
News Facing criticism for its patent pact with Microsoft, Novell on Wednesday said it's supporting the Electronic Frontier Foundation's effort to challenge what it believes are bogus patents. Novell is providing funding for the EFF's "patent-busting...
[May 24, 2007, 10:29]
Software patents: 'A really bad idea'
News Before founding IP Justice in 2002, she was staff attorney for Intellectual Property with the Electronic Frontier Foundation and represented 2600 Magazine and Princeton scientists in litigation under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
[May 19, 2004, 16:50]
