Achievements : EFF Winnings Against Government Since the beginning of EFF in 1990, the organization has been fighting for numerous issues related to online freedom and has achieved many landmark victories. The EFF has sustained reputation during the lawsuits against the federal government, FCC, Tech giants, major entertainment companies and others. Below are some EFF achievement/victories in the field of privacy […]
EFF Privacy Issues Highlights [timeline] Here are the timeline of the pervious major Issues that found and get reacted by EFF 2018 August 31: EFF asked an appeal court to make sure that a click on URL isn’t enough to get a search warrant for a house. [Complete Text] August 30: The EFF and ALUC urged the state’s highest courts […]
Highlighted Security Issues By EFF [ 2018 – 2012 ] EFF (electronic frontier Foundation), is a digital rights organization and is fighting for users since its foundation. Here is the timeline of all the issues they rise and 2018 February 12: EFF released a report to highlight the use of face recognition by the law enforcement in San Francisco, California. [Complete text] January 26: EFF […]
Net Neutrality Rules and Current Bill Situation Here’s all you should know about ‘’Net Neutrality Rules and Current Bill’’ The US Federal Commission Communication had proposed net neutrality regulations during both the Bush and Obama administration. However, at times FCC had to come across certain obstacles and hurdles in the implementation of net neutrality. While things become extremely out of control after […]
Here’s how FCC played its role in ‘’Net Neutrality’’ Net neutrality is all about equally treating the internet traffic data. This also means that the internet service providers won’t be able to drop some network data into fast lanes. The service providers won’t be capable enough to block the user from accessing to various sites and Apps like Skype, or slowing down Netflix or […]
Mandatory Data Retention Laws in Italy Like other EU member state, the Italian government has passed and transferred the European Union’s data retention directives into a law. The Italian service providers are compelled to record and retain data like the users IP address, billing information, details about who send you emails, and the websites you visit. According to the data retention […]
California law Passed: Children Should Not be Exposed By DNA | EFF Victory The California Bill signed A.B. 1584 has been signed into law by the governor Jerry Brown according to which the law enforcement entities could not collect a DNA sample of a minor without getting judicial approval or consent from the minor and a parent, legal guardian, or attorney. Since the introduction of this bill by […]
Data Retention Laws in Serbia In Serbia, the Police, Military Security Agency (VBA) and Security Information Agency (BIA) have unrestricted access to the users of Internet Service Providers (ISP) and telecom companies. But it is difficult to decide if the access is based on law. It is usually observed that the police and intelligence agencies are thought to get court […]
Protect America Act of 2007 Protect America Act was an amendment to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The Act was signed by then-President George W. Bush on August 5, 2007.
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) 1978 The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) was enacted in 1978 which was introduced by Senator Ted Kennedy in 1977 and signed into law by President Carter on 25 October 1978.
