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EFF kicks off browser tracking project

EFF kicks off browser tracking project

Analyse traffic monitoring techniques.
Shaun Nichols Jan 30 2010 7:02AM Software
Privacy at risk in location-based systems

Privacy at risk in location-based systems

Calls to regulate technology that tracks people.
Rosalie Marshall Aug 7 2009 7:02AM Security
Apple backs down over iPhone forum censorship

Apple backs down over iPhone forum censorship

Legal action dropped after suit from EFF.
Iain Thomson Jul 23 2009 6:43AM Hardware
EFF launches new service to inform on T&C changes

EFF launches new service to inform on T&C changes

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.
Iain Thomson Jun 8 2009 7:37AM Telco/ISP
US still withholding key ACTA data

US still withholding key ACTA data

The US government has been accused of paying lip service to openness over the forthcoming Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) treaty.
Iain Thomson May 7 2009 1:15PM Telco/ISP
Apple sued by EFF over gagging threats

Apple sued by EFF over gagging threats

Apple is being sued by the Electronic Frontier Foundation because it has attempted to shut down online discussion forums about the iPhone.
Iain Thomson Apr 28 2009 3:45PM Software
EFF pushes for jailbreak rights

EFF pushes for jailbreak rights

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 carrier settings or software locks on their phones.
Shaun Nichols Jan 16 2009 2:09PM Software
EFF presses Obama on policy

EFF presses Obama on policy

Just days after his election to the presidency, Barack Obama is being lobbied by privacy advocates for stricter protections.
Shaun Nichols Nov 10 2008 3:16PM Security
Scientists find world's largest prime numbers

Scientists find world's largest prime numbers

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 systems.
Iain Thomson Sep 20 2008 12:20PM Security
EFF sues Bush, Cheney et al for AT&T spying

EFF sues Bush, Cheney et al for AT&T spying

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 internet records.
Iain Thomson Sep 19 2008 4:05PM Telco/ISP
EFF releases ISP-checking tool

EFF releases ISP-checking tool

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has released a new software tool to let users keep an eye on their ISPs.
Shaun Nichols Aug 2 2008 7:26PM Telco/ISP
EFF blasts Microsoft over DRM validation

EFF blasts Microsoft over DRM validation

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has taken Microsoft to task over plans to shut down its digital rights management validation servers..
Shaun Nichols May 1 2008 3:34PM Software
EFF condemns music download lawsuits

EFF condemns music download lawsuits

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 peer-to-peer networks, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation(EFF).
Shaun Nichols Aug 30 2007 7:07PM Software
Novell and EFF tackle software patent reform

Novell and EFF tackle software patent reform

Novell to support Electronic Frontier Foundation's 'patent busting'
initiative.
Robert Jaques May 25 2007 5:00PM Software
EFF cries foul over YouTube takedowns

EFF cries foul over YouTube takedowns

Viacom not justified in demanding removal of 100,000 videos, says advocacy
group.
Shaun Nichols Feb 19 2007 9:52AM Software
EFF puts the squeeze on government spying

EFF puts the squeeze on government spying

Project aims to uncover electronic surveillance in the U.S..
Shaun Nichols Sep 15 2006 1:50PM Security
EFF, AT&T look to next month's court battle

EFF, AT&T look to next month's court battle

Fresh off a federal court victory last week in which a judge ruled it could maintain ownership of documents it plans to use in a class-action lawsuit against AT&T, the nonprofit Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is looking forward to another day in court next month.
Dan Kaplan May 24 2006 9:49PM Security
EFF not a fan of Google Desktop

EFF not a fan of Google Desktop

The Electronic Frontier Foundation today warned against using the new version of Google Desktop, which has a feature that the watchdog group believes could be a target for malicious hackers.
Dan Kaplan Feb 10 2006 10:18PM Security

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