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The civil war to save classic video games

The business, the Library of Congress, and the battle to preserve video games.

On Apr 9, 2015 by Dennis Scimeca

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U.S. government sued for spying on billions of American phone calls

Virtually all calls to as many as 116 countries were targeted.

On Apr 8, 2015 by Dell Cameron

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Ron Wyden, the Internet’s senator

After two decades in the Senate, privacy hawk Ron Wyden is still going strong.

On Mar 24, 2015 by Eric Geller

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Privacy groups rally to block controversial cybersecurity bill

Why civil liberties groups are uniting against the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015.

On Mar 5, 2015 by Dell Cameron

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If you report Instagram theft, you could lose your anonymity

It's not as straightforward as you might think.

On Feb 21, 2015 by Selena Larson

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Hollywood is lobbying to put you in prison for file-sharing

Wonder why the Internet's so concerned about the TPP? Because it could put you behind bars.

On Feb 16, 2015 by Maira Sutton

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New site protects you from government surveillance

Tracking service helps users know which websites have received secret warrants, subpoenas.

On Feb 3, 2015 by Tim Sampson

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Celebrating Aaron Swartz at the Internet Archive hackathon

They came, they hacked, they remembered their fallen friend.

On Nov 11, 2014 by Kate Conger

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Controversial anonabox is back, raises $14,000 on Indiegogo in 2 days

Can it make good on its broken promises?

On Nov 10, 2014 by Rob Price

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The fight over EFF’s Secure Messaging Scorecard

Did Skype deserve any praise at all?

On Nov 5, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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A copyright exemption could extend the lives of defunct online games

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has asked for an exemption to keep online games from going extinct. 

On Nov 4, 2014 by Dennis Scimeca

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Verizon Wireless secretly tracks every site customers visit

You can't turn it off.

On Oct 28, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Are Republicans a better bet for NSA-spying and patent reform?

Or will Congress never accomplish anything ever again?

On Oct 10, 2014 by Aaron Sankin

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EFF fights against FBI’s use of secretive national security letters

The use of national security letters has already been ruled unconstitutional. The question is, will they stay that way?

On Oct 8, 2014 by Dell Cameron

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Twitter takes U.S. to court over government transparency

The company says its free speech rights are being violated.

On Oct 7, 2014 by Dell Cameron