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Censorship in America: 34 Civil Liberties Groups Speak Out Against CISPA in Lead Up to Hearings

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Action for Freedom — 1 Comment

Written by Mark M. Jaycox – Re-Published from eff.org (Creative Commons) On Monday, EFF and over 30 other Internet rights organizations sent a letter to members of Congress demanding they vote no on the “cybersecurity” bill known as CISPA. The…

Tagged with: Aaron Swartz, American Library Association, Censorship in America, CISPA, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Computer security, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Internet censorship, National Security Agency, Privacy, United States
Posted in Censorship, Internet Censorship, Privacy

The CISPA Government Access Loophole

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Action for Freedom — 2 Comments

Written by Kurt Opsahl – Re-Published from eff.org (Creative Commons) The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act—CIPSA, the so-called “cybersecurity” bill—is back in Congress. As we’ve written before, the bill is plagued with privacy problems and we’re urging concerned users to email their Representatives to…

Tagged with: Cayman Islands Society of Professional Accountants, censorship, Censorship in America, CISPA, Computer security, cyber threat, dangerous provision, EINSTEIN, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Government, Internet, Kurt Opsahl, Privacy, Privacy Act, Technology, vague definition, vague language
Posted in Internet Censorship, Privacy

Censorship 2012: New Year’s Resolution: Full Disk Encryption on Every Computer You Own

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Action for Freedom — 1 Comment

| By Seth Schoen | Sourced from EFF.org (Creative Commons License) | The New Year is upon us, and you might be partaking in the tradition of making a resolution for the coming year. This year, why not make a resolution to protect…

Tagged with: 2011 in Review, censorship, disk encryption, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Free Speech, Privacy, United States
Posted in Censorship

Censorship: 2011 in Review – Four Cases That Promoted Transparency in 2011

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Action for Freedom — Leave a comment

| By Jennifer Lynch and Mark Rumold | Sourced from EFF.org (Creative Commons License) | As the year draws to a close, EFF is looking back at the major trends influencing digital rights in 2011 and discussing where we are in the…

Tagged with: 2011 in Review, censorship, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Free Speech, Privacy, transparency, United States
Posted in Censorship, Corporate Censorship

Censorship: 2011 in Review – Patents Misused to Stifle Innovation

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Action for Freedom — Leave a comment

| By Julie Samuels | Sourced from EFF.org (Creative Commons License) | As the year draws to a close, EFF is looking back at the major trends influencing digital rights in 2011 and discussing where we are in the fight for a…

Tagged with: 2011 in Review, censorship, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Free Speech, Patent Trolls, Privacy, United States
Posted in Censorship, Corporate Censorship

Censorship: 2011 in Review – Search Incident to Arrest and Your Cell Phone

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 2 Comments

| By Hanni Fakhoury | Sourced from eff.org (Creative Commons) | As the year draws to a close, EFF is looking back at the major trends influencing digital rights in 2011 and discussing where we are in the fight for…

Tagged with: dial phone numbers, digital goodies, mark leno, mobile phone users, Privacy, search incident, Search Incident to Arrest, searches and seizures
Posted in Censorship, Internet Censorship

Censorship: 2011 in Review – Ever-Clearer Vulnerabilities in Certificate Authority System

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 1 Comment

| By Dan Auerbach | Sourced from EFF.org (Creative Commons License) | As the year draws to a close, EFF is looking back at the major trends influencing digital rights in 2011 and discussing where we are in the fight for…

Tagged with: 2011 in Review, Anonymity, censorship, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Free Speech, Privacy, Security, United States
Posted in Censorship, Internet Censorship

Censorship: 2011 in Review – Defending Location Privacy in Courts and Congress

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Action for Freedom — Leave a comment

| By Kevin Bankston | Sourced from EFF.org (Creative Commons License) | As the year draws to a close, EFF is looking back at the major trends influencing digital rights in 2011 and discussing where we are in the fight for…

Tagged with: 2011 in Review, Anonymity, Cell Tracking, censorship, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Free Speech, Location Privacy, Privacy, United States
Posted in Censorship, Internet Censorship

Censorship: 2011 in Review – Nymwars

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Action for Freedom — Leave a comment

Tagged with: 2011 in Review, Anonymity, censorship, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Free Speech, Privacy, United States
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Censorship: 2011 in Review – California Reader Privacy Upgrade

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Action for Freedom — Leave a comment

By Cindy Cohn | Sourced from EFF.org (Creative Commons License) | As the year draws to a close, EFF is looking back at the major trends influencing digital rights in 2011 and discussing where we are in the fight for…