Press Releases: July 2012

Press Release | July 27, 2012

Judge Grants Internet Archive's Motion and Blocks Enforcement of New Washington Statute

Seattle - Today, a federal district court judge granted a motion by the Internet Archive to block enforcement of an overbroad Washington state anti-sex trafficking statute that could make online service providers criminally liable for providing access to third parties' offensive materials.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is representing...

Press Release | July 16, 2012

EFF to Testify at Senate Hearing on Risks of Facial Recognition Technology

Washington, D.C. - Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Staff Attorney Jennifer Lynch will testify this week at a Senate hearing on facial recognition technology and the privacy and civil liberties risks associated with rapidly growing biometric databases. The hearing is set for Wednesday, July 18, at 2:30 p.m.
Facial recognition...

Press Release | July 3, 2012

Charles Carreon Drops Bogus Lawsuit Against The Oatmeal Creator

San Francisco - Attorney Charles Carreon dropped his bizarre lawsuit against The Oatmeal creator Matthew Inman today, ending his strange legal campaign against Inman's humorous and creative public criticism of a frivolous cease and desist letter that Carreon wrote on behalf of his client Funny Junk.
The Electronic Frontier...

Press Release | July 2, 2012

Three NSA Whistleblowers Back EFF's Lawsuit Over Government's Massive Spying Program

San Francisco - Three whistleblowers – all former employees of the National Security Agency (NSA) – have come forward to give evidence in the Electronic Frontier Foundation's (EFF's) lawsuit against the government's illegal mass surveillance program, Jewel v. NSA.
In a motion filed today, the three former intelligence analysts...