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Twitter, ISP praised for protecting customer data 
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Twitter, ISP praised for protecting customer data
By Juha Saarinen | May 2, 2013 | Comment Now 
Prepared to fight to protect user data from snoops.
 
Want a software patent? Write some code 
Software
Want a software patent? Write some code
By Juha Saarinen | Feb 15, 2013 | Comment Now 
EFF proposes troll-slaying patent reform.
 
Pirates of Catalonia to sue FBI over Megaupload 
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Pirates of Catalonia to sue FBI over Megaupload
By Liam Tung | Jan 30, 2012 | Comment Now 
Class action brewing for legitimate Megaupload users.
 
EFF: Telcos over-disclose private data to FBI 
Security
EFF: Telcos over-disclose private data to FBI
By Ry Crozier | Feb 1, 2011 | 1 Comment 
Investigation violations.
 
EFF calls Nokia on Iran spying case 
Security
EFF calls Nokia on Iran spying case
By Liam Tung | Oct 15, 2010 | Comment Now 
But, your honour, we're incorporated.
 
Privacy group warns of web browser 'fingerprinting' 
Security
Privacy group warns of web browser 'fingerprinting'
By Rosalie Marshall | May 19, 2010 | 9 Comments 
Unique signatures that can track surfers.
 
EFF kicks off browser tracking project 
Software
EFF kicks off browser tracking project
By Shaun Nichols | Jan 30, 2010 | Comment Now 
Analyse traffic monitoring techniques.
 
Privacy at risk in location-based systems 
Security
Privacy at risk in location-based systems
By Rosalie Marshall | Aug 7, 2009 | Comment Now 
Calls to regulate technology that tracks people.
 
Apple backs down over iPhone forum censorship 
Hardware
Apple backs down over iPhone forum censorship
By Iain Thomson | Jul 23, 2009 | 1 Comment 
Legal action dropped after suit from EFF.
 
EFF launches new service to inform on T&C changes 
Telco/ISP
EFF launches new service to inform on T&C changes
By Iain Thomson | Jun 8, 2009 | Comment Now 
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has begun a new service that tracks changes in the terms and conditions users have to sign to access online services.
 
US still withholding key ACTA data 
Telco/ISP
US still withholding key ACTA data
By Iain Thomson | May 7, 2009 | Comment Now 
The US government has been accused of paying lip service to openness over the forthcoming Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) treaty.
 
Apple sued by EFF over gagging threats 
Software
Apple sued by EFF over gagging threats
By Iain Thomson | Apr 28, 2009 | Comment Now 
Apple is being sued by the Electronic Frontier Foundation because it has attempted to shut down online discussion forums about the iPhone.
 
EFF pushes for jailbreak rights 
Software
EFF pushes for jailbreak rights
By Shaun Nichols | Jan 16, 2009 | Comment Now 
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is pressing lawmakers to amend the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to provide protections for users who wish to change built-in ...
 
EFF presses Obama on policy 
Security
EFF presses Obama on policy
By Shaun Nichols | Nov 10, 2008 | Comment Now 
Just days after his election to the presidency, Barack Obama is being lobbied by privacy advocates for stricter protections.
 
Scientists find world's largest prime numbers 
Security
Scientists find world's largest prime numbers
By Iain Thomson | Sep 20, 2008 | Comment Now 
Scientists in the US and Germany have found the two largest prime numbers ever calculated in a discovery which could dramatically increase the effectiveness of cryptographic ...
 
EFF sues Bush, Cheney et al for AT&T spying 
Telco/ISP
EFF sues Bush, Cheney et al for AT&T spying
By Iain Thomson | Sep 19, 2008 | Comment Now 
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has filed a lawsuit on behalf of AT&T’s business and personal customers over the US government’s wiretapping of private telephone and ...
 
EFF releases ISP-checking tool 
Telco/ISP
EFF releases ISP-checking tool
By Shaun Nichols | Aug 2, 2008 | Comment Now 
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has released a new software tool to let users keep an eye on their ISPs.
 
EFF blasts Microsoft over DRM validation 
Software
EFF blasts Microsoft over DRM validation
By Shaun Nichols | May 1, 2008 | Comment Now 
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has taken Microsoft to task over plans to shut down its digital rights management validation servers..
 
EFF condemns music download lawsuits 
Software
EFF condemns music download lawsuits
By Shaun Nichols | Aug 30, 2007 | Comment Now 
The policy of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to sue users caught downloading music illegally has done nothing to slow the trade of copyrighted music on ...
 
Novell and EFF tackle software patent reform 
Software
Novell and EFF tackle software patent reform
By Robert Jaques | May 25, 2007 | Comment Now 
Novell to support Electronic Frontier Foundation's 'patent busting'initiative.
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