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EFF files legal challenge against company that claims to ‘own’ podcasting

The EFF says it's found two podcasts that are three years older than Personal Audio's patent claim.

On Oct 17, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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SecureDrop, Aaron Swartz’s secure software for whistleblowers, gets a reboot

SecureDrop uses four different servers to keep communications between whistleblowers and reporters private.

On Oct 17, 2013 by Dell Cameron

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Government shutdown won’t delay lawsuit over NSA phone spying

A federal judge rules that if the NSA has the money to spy on Americans then it has the money to defend the program in court.

On Oct 10, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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Meet the religious leaders ready to take on the NSA

The National Security Agency will soon meet an unexpected foe in court.

On Oct 10, 2013 by Aaron Sankin

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Expect new revelations about NSA spying to arrive Dec. 20

We finally set a date for when the next NSA revelation arrives. And it has nothing to do with Snowden.

On Sep 29, 2013 by Kevin Morris

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Did redditors uncover a small-town conspiracy, or are they guilty of libel?

Redditors think they've uncovered a conspiracy between a well-connected newspaper owner and local politicans. But things are not as cut and dry as they seem.

On Sep 17, 2013 by Aaron Sankin

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Gems mined from the NSA documents and FISA court opinions released this week

The EFF covers the highlights from the NSA documents they just obtained in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.

On Sep 11, 2013 by [email protected]

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NSA broke privacy rules because its phone data system was too ‘complex’

Hundreds of pages of formerly top secret documents reveal constant privacy violations between 2006 and 2009.

On Sep 10, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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DOJ to release hundreds of pages of documents on NSA spying

After a two-year court battle, a judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Justice to release documents elucidating its secret justifications for NSA spying.

On Sep 5, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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Industry groups want to copyright the law—this website is fighting them

Public.Resource.org just struck a major blow in favor of making U.S. laws freely available to read.

On Aug 23, 2013 by Aaron Sankin

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Reddit’s LGBT ‘gaymers’ nix legal battle over their name

Defeated gaymer.org founder pulled the plug on his website.

On Aug 22, 2013 by Miles Klee

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Activists forced courts to declassify NSA docs, even if U.S. won’t admit it

The EFF won the right to that court opinion that finds evidence of NSA misconduct. So why is the government claiming it's releasing it "in the interest of increased transparency"?

On Aug 22, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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All proceeds from YACHT’s new single go to fight the NSA

The electro-pop band YACHT released an NSA protest song and is using 100 percent of the proceeds to combat government surveillance.

On Aug 15, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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Protesters arrested at trade meeting that could determine Internet’s fate

The latest round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, an international agreement that could bog down the Internet with intellectual property regulations, is on now in Malaysia.

On Jul 22, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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EFF, Unitarian Church, gun groups suing NSA over illegal surveillance

Nineteen organizations filed suit against the National Security Agency (NSA) today.

On Jul 16, 2013 by [email protected]

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