Archiv: Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
EFF Statement on Glenn Greenwald Charges
21.1.2020
In free societies, journalists play an important role in challenging and criticizing governmental officials and scrutinizing their actions and policies. It is a threat to democracy when authorities use cybercrime laws to punish their critics, as the Brazilian government has done here with Glenn Greenwald, and it discourages journalists from using technology to best serve the public.
No Digital Surveillance of Iranians at the U.S. Border—Or Within the U.S.
Surveillance Self-Defense
Now, more than ever, it’s important to know your rights and understand what precautions you can take to protect yourself from digital surveillance by our government. EFF’s guides for Surveillance Self-Defense offer advice on how to protect your digital privacy in a number of situations, including online communications and at protests. If you plan to travel internationally, EFF has a guide on protecting your digital data at the border, as well as a printable pocket guide on border searches.
Court: Warrantless Searches of Phones Violate Fourth Amendment
A federal court in Boston has ruled that warrantless U.S. government searches of the phones and laptops of international travelers at airports and other U.S. ports of entry violate the Fourth Amendment.
Tuesday’s ruling in U.S. District Court came in a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation on behalf of 11 travelers whose smartphones and laptops were searched without individualized suspicion at U.S. ports of entry.
Antiwar.com Spendenaktion
(7.11.2019) In den letzten acht Jahren haben wir von Antiwar.com gegen das FBI gekämpft. Im Jahr 2011 fanden wir heraus, dass das FBI Antiwar.com wegen „Verbindungen zu ausländischen Unternehmen oder Terroristen“ untersuchte.
Vor einigen Wochen entschied das 9. Bundesberufungsgericht der USA einstimmig, dass diese Untersuchung unberechtigt war und dass die im Rahmen dieser Untersuchung gesammelten Unterlagen vernichtet werden müssen. Die Electronic Frontier Foundation bezeichnete es einen „Sieg“ für Journalisten und Aktivisten im ganzen Land. Sie haben Recht.
Weltweite Empörung über Verhaftung von WikiLeaks-Herausgeber Julian Assange
Die Verhaftung des Journalisten und WikiLeaks-Herausgebers Julian Assange in der ecuadorianischen Botschaft in London am Donnerstagmorgen stößt weltweit auf Empörung.
Secret Facebook-FBI ruling must be made public, ACLU and EFF say
On Wednesday, attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation filed a motion to unseal a secret court ruling in a case involving the Department of Justice and Facebook, stemming from a California case in which the FBI wanted to force the social network to wiretap phone calls on Messenger.
6. Aaron Swartz-Tag 2018: Freier und sicherer Zugang zu Informationen
Sichere Verbindungen und Datenbanken, Erkennen und Abwehr von Spionage-Software, freier Zugang zu Daten von mit staatlich finanzierten Publikationen: in San Francisco treffen sich ab heute über das Wochende Programmierer und Aktivisten zum „6th Annual Aaron Swartz Day 2018“