Court Protects Web Site Operators From Acting in 'Noxious' Oversight RoleSan Francisco - The Illinois Court of Appeals today overturned a lower court ruling that had ordered the disclosure of the identity of an anonymous online critic of a po... Read more »
This Week in Internet Censorship: SOPA, UAE Bloggers on Hunger Strike, Chilean Sites Attacked
International Community Rallies Against SOPA This week the House of Representatives opens hearings on the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), a bill that EFF--along with a number of prominent organizations and other actors--has opposed loudly and vigorously... Read more »
Who’s Missing From Today’s SOPA Hearing? A Short List
The House Judiciary Committee will meet today for a hearing on the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). What could have been an opportunity for the committee to hear from a variety of stakeholders has devolved into a parade of pro-SOPA partisan... Read more »
What’s On the Blacklist? Three Sites That SOPA Could Put at Risk
Proponents of the latest disastrous IP bill , the “Stop Online Piracy Act” (SOPA) insist it only targets the “worst of the worst”: so-called “rogue” foreign websites that profit from pirating U.S. intellectual property. But the broad defini... Read more »
Bloomberg News Poll: Four-Way Republican Dead Heat in Iowa Caucuses – Cain 20%, Paul 19%, Romney 18%, Gingrich 17%
Nope, this is not an online poll, lol. This poll was conducted by the same company that does the Des Moines Register poll. Herman Cain, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are in a dead heat as the top choices for Iowans likely to attend the Jan.... Read more »
The DAA’s Self-Regulatory Principles Fall Far Short of Do Not Track
Last week, the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA), as association of 6 online advertising groups1, published a set of Self-Regulatory Principles for Multi-Site Data. These principles are designed to cover data collection above and beyond the standards ... Read more »
Members-Only Speakeasy: Chicago
Join Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Staff Attorney Julie Samuels for drinks next Monday, November 21st in Chicago! Discover EFF's latest work in intellectual property from our resident patent expert, and learn more about the continuing fight to d... Read more »
Video: Ron Paul’s 89 Seconds in the CBS News GOP Presidential Debate
Thanks to SaveOurSovereignty(3) for the video. Ron Paul got a total of 89 Seconds in the TV portion of the CBS "debate." Campaign Blasts CBS News over their disgraceful treatement of Dr. Paul. The Veteran's Day Moneybomb rolls on http://youtu.... Read more »
Privacy Loses in Twitter/Wikileaks Records Battle
Ruling Allows U.S. Government Warrantless Access to Users' DataSan Francisco - A district court judge in Virginia ruled against online privacy today, allowing U.S federal investigators to collect private records of three Twitter users as part of i... Read more »
Privacy Loses in Twitter/Wikileaks Records Battle
Ruling Allows U.S. Government Warrantless Access to Users' DataSan Francisco - A district court judge in Virginia ruled against online privacy today, allowing U.S federal investigators to collect private records of three Twitter users as part of i... Read more »
