CircleCount helps you better understand Google+

2013-06-19 22:16:24 (5 comments, 14 reshares, 68 +1s)

Californians: a new anti-transparency measure must not pass. Tell Governor Jerry Brown to veto it right now.

2013-06-19 20:16:18 (10 comments, 10 reshares, 47 +1s)

The NSA spying eagle is back for more. Get the new EFF t-shirt when you become a member today!

2013-06-19 19:24:26 (4 comments, 2 reshares, 17 +1s)

Photographer Kai Eiselein sued BuzzFeed for $3.6 million over the inclusion of a photo in one of its lists. Here are three of the best reasons that he's not going to become a multi-millionaire. 

2013-06-19 18:50:12 (8 comments, 10 reshares, 63 +1s)

Why A Special Congressional Committee Must Be Created To Investigate NSA's Unconstitutional Domestic Spying: https://eff.org/r.5bV4

2013-06-19 00:07:18 (11 comments, 53 reshares, 194 +1s)

President Obama went on Charlie Rose last night to defend the NSA surveillance program. In his statement, the President curiously called the FISA court "transparent," despite the fact that it is inherently secret. This is our fact check of those comments.

2013-06-18 23:52:43 (6 comments, 28 reshares, 95 +1s)

The Internet companies holding your data must demand NSA accountability and transparency. Take action now: https://eff.org/r.1bT2

2013-06-18 19:21:01 (7 comments, 73 reshares, 201 +1s)

Angry and frustrated by Congress trying to brush NSA surveillance under the rug? Join EFF in fighting back: 

2013-06-18 01:45:13 (26 comments, 48 reshares, 131 +1s)

Dozens of companies know you're reading about those NSA leaks (and everything else you're doing on the web).

2013-06-17 21:25:06 (7 comments, 18 reshares, 89 +1s)

Our Takedown Hall of Shame makes sure that the groups that abuse copyright and trademark law to silence speech get the recognition they deserve. So ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our latest addition to the Takedown Hall of Shame: the Church of Scientology!

2013-06-17 20:00:41 (0 comments, 18 reshares, 39 +1s)

Academic publishers are pushing their own open access platform. Too bad it isn't actually open access.

2013-06-17 17:52:50 (1 comments, 12 reshares, 45 +1s)

An international perspective on US surveillance – part 3 in our "Spies Without Borders" series.

2013-06-17 16:43:24 (0 comments, 7 reshares, 40 +1s)

The former Tunisian dictator Ben Ali's house is now an Open Wireless hotspot, thanks to the Tunisian Internet Agency.

2013-06-14 23:13:34 (0 comments, 15 reshares, 73 +1s)

Transparency in California should not be optional. CA legislature to vote on gutting public-records law tomorrow.

2013-06-14 21:43:49 (20 comments, 84 reshares, 224 +1s)

Watch the Administration tie itself in knots over NSA spying.
Biden in 2006 debates Obama in 2013 over NSA spying program

2013-06-14 19:02:35 (1 comments, 7 reshares, 58 +1s)

The Yes Men declare victory over a bogus trademark suit from the US Chamber of Commerce. Updated post, featuring video from the Yes Men press conference on the steps of the Chamber.

2013-06-14 17:16:58 (2 comments, 20 reshares, 77 +1s)

The Patent Office has issued a landmark ruling striking an abstract software patent. Now EFF is joining a related brief.

2013-06-13 22:00:09 (10 comments, 39 reshares, 131 +1s)

As the dust settles, three things we still need to know about the NSA's PRISM program: https://eff.org/r.5bTJ

2013-06-13 20:58:27 (15 comments, 32 reshares, 129 +1s)

Great news for science! The Supreme Court unanimously rules that human genes cannot be patented.

2013-06-13 20:49:45 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 10 +1s)

Join us in congratulating +Fenwick & West for winning the 6th Annual EFF Cyberlaw Pub Quiz. EFF’s trivia night is an important opportunity for us to appreciate our friends in the legal community who help protect online freedom in the courts. Thanks to our sponsor, Ridder, Costa and Johnstone, and all the excellent competitors!

2013-06-13 15:31:12 (1 comments, 10 reshares, 46 +1s)

Chamber of Commerce cries uncle and abandons its spurious trademark lawsuit against the Yes Men.

2013-06-12 21:41:33 (23 comments, 9 reshares, 50 +1s)

Comcast unveils a new plan to share Wi-Fi among subscribers, but it's not the open wireless system we want.

2013-06-12 20:49:07 (9 comments, 15 reshares, 50 +1s)

How the US uses domestic networks to spy on the whole world—the first in our "Spies Without Borders" series.

2013-06-11 13:08:09 (18 comments, 49 reshares, 220 +1s)

Dozens of civil liberties orgs and Internet companies join EFF in demanding an end to NSA spying. Join us: https://eff.org/r.b7T3

2013-06-09 20:06:34 (163 comments, 344 reshares, 1215 +1s)

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden: "My sole motive is to inform the public as to that which is done in their name and that which is done against them."

2013-06-07 23:09:34 (18 comments, 80 reshares, 212 +1s)

EFF explains why metadata matters. Your telephone call records provide a window into your life and must be protected.

2013-06-07 21:37:54 (10 comments, 28 reshares, 116 +1s)

+Larry Page +David Drummond If you want to deny being part of mass surveillance, then put rounded FISA #s in your transparency report: https://eff.org/r.b9K5

2013-06-07 20:25:00 (9 comments, 24 reshares, 80 +1s)

Confirmed: Google's Transparency Report DOES NOT include data about secret FISA court orders.  https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/03/new-statistics-about-national-security-letters-google-transparency-report

2013-06-07 17:22:31 (1 comments, 12 reshares, 78 +1s)

New York is considering a bill giving public access to taxpayer-funded research. Amid a deceptive campaign by publishers, this bill needs your support.

2013-06-07 15:53:00 (8 comments, 67 reshares, 204 +1s)

Wake-up call to Congress—we need a full, public investigation into NSA spying. In other words, we need a new Church Commission.

2013-06-07 01:56:25 (42 comments, 116 reshares, 291 +1s)

The National Security Agency is spying on millions. Join @EFF in stopping them. #NSA

2013-06-06 17:28:14 (3 comments, 8 reshares, 72 +1s)

Our campaign to fight the bad podcasting patent is underway, and we couldn't have done it without your help.

2013-06-05 23:20:14 (1 comments, 45 reshares, 112 +1s)

Check out our animated video about the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement and how it threatens your digital rights.

2013-06-04 20:56:26 (6 comments, 40 reshares, 111 +1s)

The UN puts 2+2 together: Internet surveillance chills free speech. 

2013-06-04 16:28:57 (1 comments, 13 reshares, 45 +1s)

Jeremy Hammond just pleaded to one count of violating the CFAA, which could lead to a prison sentence longer than all three of his co-defendants tried in the UK combined.

2013-06-04 15:45:39 (7 comments, 45 reshares, 111 +1s)

Obama gets serious on patent trolls with five executive actions and seven legislative proposals aimed at fixing the problem. Here's our take on the great news coming out of the White House today.

2013-06-03 23:41:25 (6 comments, 17 reshares, 72 +1s)

The Aerospace States Association asked us for guidance on drone legislation. We boiled it down to three key principles.

2013-06-03 23:18:34 (3 comments, 11 reshares, 30 +1s)

2013-06-03 19:15:22 (1 comments, 10 reshares, 51 +1s)

Taiwan’s intellectual property office proposed a new Internet blacklist law that would have targeted websites for their alleged use in copyright infringement. In the face of massive online opposition and a planned Internet blackout, the IP office has now backed down and abandoned support for the law.

2013-06-03 18:36:44 (0 comments, 11 reshares, 32 +1s)

Jordan implements ban on "unlicensed" news sites. Find out how to circumvent the blocks. 

2013-06-03 13:20:45 (0 comments, 6 reshares, 23 +1s)

"...while the Tunisian Internet Agency and Ministry of ICT are to be commended for their efforts in promoting online speech, other elements of the Tunisian government have yet to catch up.  Right now, a man is being tried in a military court in the southeastern city of Sfax for criticizing a military hospital for its treatment of patients.  Charged with “undermining the reputation of the army,” “defamation of a public official,” and “disturbing others through public communication networks” for the criticisms made on his blog, Warakat Tounsia, Hakim Ghanmi faces up to three years in prison plus a fine."

2013-05-31 21:33:33 (7 comments, 16 reshares, 119 +1s)

Thank you, Bitcoin community, for the 726 BTC donation.

2013-05-31 19:38:21 (3 comments, 23 reshares, 73 +1s)

Next week, the Senate will hold a hearing to confirm Michael Froman as the next US Trade Rep. Sign our petition to tell him to stop secret trade negotiations that lead to agreements like TPP and ACTA.

2013-05-30 23:56:08 (18 comments, 20 reshares, 50 +1s)

Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE go from bad to worse.

2013-05-30 22:24:19 (5 comments, 25 reshares, 84 +1s)

EFF is representing dozens of computer scientists who are urging an appeals court to block the copyright claims over application programming interfaces (APIs) in the Oracle v. Google court battle.  The 32 scientists argue that APIs that are open are critical to innovation and interoperability in computers and computer systems. 

2013-05-30 21:35:03 (0 comments, 10 reshares, 30 +1s)

Success! California's open access bill just passed through the State Assembly 50 to 3. Next stop, the Senate.

2013-05-30 20:46:37 (10 comments, 28 reshares, 65 +1s)

Buried in his national security speech last week, President Obama alluded to White House support of CALEA II—a dangerous proposal which would force companies like Google and Facebook to install government-friendly backdoors into communications.

2013-05-30 19:02:35 (1 comments, 56 reshares, 98 +1s)

We need your help! Join EFF in fighting a stupid patent that's threatening podcasters.

2013-05-30 14:35:12 (2 comments, 5 reshares, 34 +1s)

EFF's Director for International Freedom of Expression spoke with activists in Jordan and Palestine fighting back against censorship.

"As we noted recently, support for free speech in the Arab world is strong, but political pressure to block and control is as strong as ever.  It takes constant local vigilance to fight off overt regulation or covert intimidation. Journalists, technologists and online activists are standing their ground in the region, but to hold the line they will need all the support that they can get."

2013-05-30 02:03:06 (11 comments, 23 reshares, 86 +1s)

EFF and Public.Resource.Org called a copyright bully's bluff - but the bully is now refusing to defend itself. EFF asked a federal court today to stop the shenanigans and allow Public Resource to continue its important work of publishing federal law without wrongheaded legal threats getting in the way. 

2013-05-29 21:52:53 (13 comments, 54 reshares, 149 +1s)

A draft proposal from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3c) could stymie Web innovation and block access to content for people across the globe -- potentially hard-wiring the requirements of DRM vendors into the HTML standard.  So EFF has filed a formal objection to DRM in HTML 5.