Electronic Frontier Foundation

Media Minutes: May 20, 2011

Stevie Converse — Thu, 19 May 2011 17:37:50 -0400

FCC Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker’s announcement that she’s taking a lucrative job with Comcast-NBC has struck a chord of frustration nationwide. And Righthaven, a company notorious for shaking down small bloggers on questionable copyright claims, is now in the hotseat.

Could P2P Blocking Be Legalized by New Net Neutrality Rules?

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:58:20 -0500

Full article: Ars Technica
Nate Anderson
The net neutrality rulemaking is ongoing, and the FCC isn't willing to comment its interpretations of the draft rules. However, FCC sources did say, in their view, the draft rules would not lead to P2P blocking being legalized, as the Electronic Frontier Foundation has claiming.

Twitter Tapping

Stevie Converse — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:21:10 -0500

Full article: New York Times
The government is increasingly monitoring Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites for tax delinquents, copyright infringers and political protesters. A public interest group has filed a lawsuit to learn more about this monitoring, in the hope of starting a national discussion and modifying privacy laws as necessary for the online era.

Don't Let Google Close the Book on Reader Privacy

Stevie Converse — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:14:26 -0400

Full article: Electronic Frontier Foundation
Hugh D'Andrade
As Google expands its Google Book Search service, adding millions of titles, it will dramatically increase the public's access to books. But Google may be leaving out the privacy we have come to expect, with systems that monitor the digital books you search, the pages you read, how long you spend on various pages, and even what you write down in the margins.

Apple Bans EFF RSS Feed Display-App from iPhone Store

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:34:58 -0400

Full article: Boing Boing
Cory Doctorow
Consumers are not saying that Apple has to carry apps it doesn't like in its App Store. But iPhone owners who don't want Apple playing the role of language police for their software should have the freedom to go elsewhere. It's none of Apple's business if consumers want an app that lets them read RSS feeds or use Sling Player over 3G.

EFF Launches Copyright Curriculum to Counter RIAA Propaganda Being Handed Out to Schools

Stevie Converse — Thu, 28 May 2009 11:31:16 -0400

Full article: TechDirt
Mike Masnick
For years various schools have simply accepted propaganda and totally inaccurate "teaching materials" from the recording and motion picture industries about copyright and used them to teach students. The Electronic Frontier Foundation has launched a much more accurate and reasonable curriculum that was actually created by those who know the subject matter, rather than corporate execs and lobbyists.

YouTube's January Fair Use Massacre

Stevie Converse — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:51:18 -0500

Full article: Electronic Frontier Foundation
Fred von Lohmann
This is what it's come to. Teenagers singing "Winter Wonderland" being censored off YouTube. In the past several weeks, things are much worse for those who want to sing a song, post a tribute, or set machinima to music. And EFF wants to hear from those who want to fight back.

FreeYourPhone.org Launches, Pushes for New DMCA Exemption

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:31:47 -0500

Full article: Ars Technica
Jacqui Cheng
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has begun a new campaign to get the public to complain to lawmakers about the limitations of locked mobile phones. The new site, FreeYourPhone.org, encourages citizens to sign a petition going to the US Copyright Office.

Activist Newspaper Sues FBI over Wrongful Computer Raid

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:55:43 -0500

Full article: Ars Technica
Ryan Paul
The FBI, Alameda County, and the Regents of the University of California are named in a lawsuit filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation on behalf of two activist newspaper groups that claim that their computers and records were wrongfully seized in a recent police raid.

With Technology Like This, Who Needs the Law?

Stevie Converse — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:44:44 -0500

Full article: ACLU
The FBI now has technology that allows the agency to track cell phones without the help of a cell phone service provider. This raises the risk that they will do so without bothering to go to a court for permission first, since they no longer need to compel the provider to cooperate.