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February 19, 2009
9:55 am
New York Times: Do We Need a New Internet?
The New York Times has published an interesting musing on the question, “Do we need a new Internet” in order to solve mushrooming online security [...]
9:54 am
Poll: Majority Want Investigations on Warrantless Wiretapping
A new USA Today/Gallup poll finds that a clear majority of Americans favor at least some kind of investigation into whether Bush administration officials and [...]
9:54 am
Apple Says iPhone Jailbreaking is Illegal
Jailbreaking an iPhone constitutes copyright infringement and a DMCA violation, says Apple in comments filed with the Copyright Office as part of the 2009 DMCA [...]
9:52 am
EFF Re-Launches Legal Guide for Bloggers
It has been almost four years since EFF first published our Legal Guide for Bloggers to help bloggers understand their rights and, when necessary, [...]
9:52 am
Stolen Wallets, Not Hacks, Cause the Most ID Theft? Debunked
A new report from Javelin Research is getting attention for its extraordinary claim that data breaches are responsible for only a tiny minority of identity [...]
9:51 am
Copyright Fight Brewing Over Amazon’s Kindle 2
The Authors Guild warned Thursday that Amazon’s newest digital e-book reader’s voice function is likely violating writers’ copyrights — an assertion intellectual property experts said [...]
February 18, 2009
12:06 am
Facebook: “We Can Do Anything We Want With Your Content. Forever.”
Facebook published a brand new terms of service which says anything you put on facebook belongs to them, FOREVER. Great. Before now they claimed that [...]
February 4, 2009
12:43 pm
New Tool Will Help Online Advertisers Develop Stronger Privacy Practices
CDT today released a new assessment tool to help online advertising companies develop strong, appropriate privacy protections for the users they serve. Released to [...]
12:42 pm
Obama’s Quick Response to Privacy Concerns
he incoming Obama administration has impressed advocates of open government, first by making a clear commitment to answer FOIA requests with a presumption of openness, [...]
12:41 pm
Obama Sides With Bush in Spy Case
The Obama administration fell in line with the Bush administration Thursday when it urged a federal judge to set aside a ruling in a closely [...]
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