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Article | 19/05/2010 EFF: Forget cookies, your browser has fingerprints
Even without cookies, popular browsers such as Internet Explorer and Firefox give Web sites enough information to get a unique picture of their visito...
Article | 8/02/2010 Patent office to review VoIP patent
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has agreed to review a controversial patent issued in 2001 that is claimed to cover much of the technology underl...
Article | 1/02/2010 EFF: Browsers can leave a unique trail on the Web
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has created an on-line tool that details the wealth of information a Web browser reveals, which can pose privacy co...
Article | 3/12/2009 Lawsuit seeks information on federal surveillance of social networking sites
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the University of California, Berkeley's Samuelson Clinic have filed a lawsuit (PDF document) against six...
Article | 26/10/2009 Judge throws out Craigslist lawsuit
An Illinois judge this week dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Cook County Sheriff's Office charging Craigslist with facilitating prostitution.
Article | 9/09/2009 Group of authors opposes Google book settlement
More than two dozen authors and publishers have filed an objection to a proposed settlement that would allow Google to digitize and sell millions of b...
Article | 30/07/2009 EFF: Apple's claim that jailbroken iPhones can crash cell towers a 'hill of beans'
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) took exception today to Apple's claims that "jailbroken" iPhones could cripple a mobile carrier network, call...
Article | 24/07/2009 EFF urges members to pressure Google on books privacy
Digital liberties group the Electronic Frontier Foundation is urging its supporters to pressure Google to build significant privacy protections into i...
Article | 3/07/2009 When your phone rings, the copyright police may come calling
A digital rights group is contesting a U.S. music industry association's assertion that royalties are due each time a mobile phone ringtone is played ...
Article | 28/04/2009 Apple is sued after pressuring open-source iTunes project
The operator of a technology discussion forum has sued Apple, claiming that the company used U.S. copyright law to curb legitimate discussion of its i...
Article | 19/09/2008 EFF files surveillance lawsuit against NSA, Bush, Cheney
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has filed a lawsuit against the US National Security Agency (NSA), US President George Bush, Vice President D...

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