Electronic Frontier Foundation
The EFF Wants to Help You Avoid Pesky Online Advertisers
The digital rights group is working privacy activists to develop better standards for online advertising tracking.
Alleged Patent Troll Thinks it Can Patent the Laws of Physics
More than 20 video game companies are being sued for lip syncing.
The Emanuel AME Church Wikipedia Page Matters
The Wikipedia page of the site of Wednesday's massacre went from nonexistent to vibrant in a matter of hours.
One of the Biggest Privacy Wins in Recent Memory Has Been Reversed
Cops don't need a warrant to get your cellphone location, court rules in "disappointing" decision.
The Legal Fight to Put Whatever You Want In a 3D Printer
A 3D printing company is trying to deny legal protection to hobbyists.
Justice Dept: Trust Us to Not Abuse the CFAA, a Hacking Law We've Always Abused
An update of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act could criminalize some types of computer research, but the government is telling academics not to worry.
South African Plaintiffs Are Using an 18th Century Law to Take IBM to Task For Allegedly Facilitating Apartheid
In a lawsuit that has dragged out for more than a decade, plaintiffs accuse IBM and Ford of aiding and abetting human rights abuses committed by the South African government under apartheid rule.
The FBI Says It Doesn’t Need a Warrant to Track Your Cell Phone in Public
The FBI recently started requiring agents to obtain a warrant before using Stingray tracking technology, but privacy advocates say exceptions to the rules leave plenty of room for abuse.
It's a Big Day in Court for Privacy and Surveillance
Privacy advocates are asking a judge to rule that NSA internet data collection is a violation of the Fourth Amendment without deciding what that means for the future of the program.
The ACLU Is Fighting to Keep Revenge Porn Safe and Legal for Pervs
Your vagina has less of a right to privacy than your credit card numbers or medical records. That's objectively fucked-up.
Law Enforcement Is Using 'Sneak and Peek' Patriot Act Power, but Not to Bust Terrorists
Of more than 11,000 sneak and peak search warrants requested in 2013, only 51 were for terror investigations.