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Press Release | December 7, 2012

EFF Urges Appeals Court to Bring Sanity to Patent Debate

San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) urged the full Federal Circuit today to throw out the dangerous patents it previously held valid in CLS Bank v. Alice Corp, arguing that the court's earlier decision goes against the law and helps foster the recent dramatic increase in patent litigation....

Press Release | December 6, 2012

Washington State Drops Defense of Unconstitutional Sex Trafficking Law

San Francisco - Today, Washington state officials announced that they have dropped their defense of a law aimed at combatting online sex trafficking ads by targeting Internet service providers, conceding that the statute was unconstitutional and violated federal law. After a challenge by the Internet Archive and Backpage.com, a permanent...

Press Release | November 7, 2012

ACLU and EFF Challenge Free Speech Restrictions in California's Proposition 35

San Francisco - Today the ACLU of Northern California (ACLU-NC) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a federal class-action lawsuit to block implementation of unconstitutional provisions of Proposition 35 – a ballot measure passed by California voters Tuesday that restricts the legal and constitutionally protected speech of all registered...

Press Release | October 31, 2012

EFF Demands Answers About Predator Drone Flights in the U.S.

San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed suit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Tuesday, demanding answers about how and why it loans out its Predator drones to other law enforcement agencies across the country.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) – a division of DHS –...

Press Release | October 30, 2012

New Project Promotes Shared Open Wi-Fi with Tips and How-Tos

San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and a coalition of nine other groups launched the Open Wireless Movement today – a new project to promote a landscape of shared, wireless Internet.
"We envision a world where sharing one's Internet connection is the norm," said EFF Activist Adi...

Press Release | October 23, 2012

Megaupload User Seeks to Unseal Documents Relating to Data Seizure

Alexandria, VA - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), on behalf of its client Kyle Goodwin, asked a federal court yesterday to unseal warrant-related documents surrounding the loss of access to Mr. Goodwin's data after the government shut down Megaupload.com. Goodwin used Megaupload's cloud-based storage system for his small business reporting...

Press Release | October 22, 2012

EFF and ERI Fight to Quash Speech-Chilling Subpoenas from Chevron

San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and EarthRights International (ERI) asked judges in California and New York today to quash subpoenas issued by Chevron Corporation to three email providers demanding identifying information about the users of more than 100 email accounts, including environmental activists, journalists, and attorneys. The...

Press Release | October 11, 2012

Dancing Baby Video Battle Back in Court Tuesday

San Jose, CA - On Tuesday, October 16, at 3 p.m., the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will urge a federal judge in San Jose, California to rule that Universal Music Corp. violated the law when it sent YouTube a takedown demand over a home movie of a toddler dancing to...

Press Release | September 27, 2012

EFF Fights for Cell Phone Users' Privacy in Tuesday Hearing

New Orleans - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will urge a federal appeals court Tuesday to recognize cell phone users' privacy rights and require that the government obtain a warrant before collecting cell phone location information. The oral argument is set for 9 a.m. on October 2nd in New Orleans.
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