POSTED 8:29 PM, OCTOBER 27, 2014, SEATTLE — The Seattle Times said Monday night it was “outraged” to learn that the FBI in Seattle created a fake news story on a bogus Seattle Times Web page to plant software in… Read More ›
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‘Elite’ hacking operation ‘The Mask’ targeted govts, diplomats for 7 years
Published time: February 10, 2014 23:05 Image by Kaspersky Labs Researchers recently detected a highly sophisticated cyber spying operation, active since 2007, that targeted governments, diplomats, and embassies before it was razed last month. Kaspersky Labs in Russia identified the… Read More ›
Forced Decryption Fought as Self-Incrimination
By JACK BOUBOUSHIAN (CN) – Forcing a criminal defendant to decrypt personal electronic data compels him to testify against himself in violation of the Fifth Amendment, two nonprofits said in a joint amicus brief. The American Civil Liberties… Read More ›
Hacker’s Appeal Paints Him as Whistle-Blower
By ROSE BOUBOUSHIAN (CN) – A hacker who is serving 3 1/2 years in prison for publicizing an AT&T server security flaw has appealed what he calls a “remarkable and unprecedented” felony conviction. Andrew “Weev” Auernheimer, now… Read More ›
Google MUST hand over sensitive details for thousands of users to FBI – even without a warrant
By Daily Mail Reporter and Associated Press PUBLISHED: 09:06 EST, 1 June 2013 | UPDATED: 09:06 EST, 1 June 2013 Google must comply with the FBI’s warrantless demands for large amounts of customer data, a federal judge has ruled…. Read More ›
FAA Releases New Drone List—Is Your Town on the Map?
View EFF’s updated Map of Domestic Drone Authorizations in a larger window. (Clicking this link will serve content from Google.) The Federal Aviation Administration has finally released a new drone authorization list. This list, released in response to EFF’s Freedom… Read More ›
FBI ordered to disclose “Going Dark” surveillance program: “police can place surveillance cameras on private property without a search warrant “
Posted by Mohit Kumar on 11/03/2012 05:47:00 AM | A federal judge ordered the FBI to disclose more information about its “Going Dark” surveillance program, an initiative to extend its ability to wiretap virtually all forms of electronic communications. …. Read More ›
Megaupload and the Government’s Attack on Cloud Computing: Gov’t Claims Mr. Goodwin lost his property rights in his data by storing it on a cloud computing service
October 31, 2012 | By Cindy Cohn and Julie Samuels Megaupload and the Government’s Attack on Cloud Computing Yesterday, EFF, on behalf of its client Kyle Goodwin, filed a brief proposing a process for the Court in the Megaupload case… Read More ›
New Philippines law bans ‘cybersex’
By Stephen C. Webster Wednesday, September 19, 2012 13:01 EDT Topics: EFF ♦ electronic frontier foundation ♦ New Philippines law bans The president of the Philippines signed a cyber crime bill into law on Tuesday that, much to the chagrin… Read More ›
Keeping Your Site Alive
In Appreciation to our Friends at the EFF…Engineering Evil Denial of service (DoS) and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are increasingly common phenomena, used by a variety of actors—from activists to governments—to temporarily or indefinitely prevent a site from functioning efficiently. Often, the… Read More ›
Members of Congress Demand Answers for Homeland Security’s Unjust Domain Name Seizures
August 31, 2012 | By Trevor Timm This morning, a bipartisan group of Representatives, led by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), sent a pointed letter to Attorney General Eric Holder and the Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napalitano protesting the recent… Read More ›
EFF Sues for Answers About Illegal Government Email and Phone Call Surveillance
August 30, 2012 Government Withholding Information About Unconstitutional Spying at NSA Washington, D.C. – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) sued the Department of Justice (DOJ) today, demanding answers about illegal email and telephone call surveillance at the National Security Agency… Read More ›
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