Beyond Platforms: Private Censorship, Parler, and the Stack
By Jillian C. York, Corynne McSherry, and Danny O’Brien Last week, following riots that saw supporters of President Trump breach and sack parts of the…
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The Slow-Motion Tragedy of Ola Bini’s Trial
By Danny O’Brien EFF has been tracking the arrest, detention, and subsequent investigation of Ola Bini since its beginnings over 18 months ago. Bini, a…
Orders from the Top: The EU’s Timetable for Dismantling End-to-End Encryption
By Danny O’Brien The last few months have seen a steady stream of proposals, encouraged by the advocacy of the FBI and Department of Justice, to…
Dodging Bullets on the Path to a Decentralized Future: 2019 in Review
By Danny O’Brien The Internet’s decentralized nature has historically been its greatest super-power, granting it the ability to shrug off censors and spies and redistribute…
The Ecuadorean Authorities Have No Reason to Detain Free Software Developer Ola Bini
By Danny O’Brien Hours after the ejection of Julian Assange from the London Ecuadorean embassy last week, police officers in Ecuador detained the Swedish citizen…
EU’s Parliament Signs Off on Disastrous Internet Law: What Happens Next?
By Danny O’Brien In a stunning rejection of the will of five million online petitioners, and over 100,000 protesters this weekend, the European Parliament has…
Massive Database Leak Gives Us a Window into China’s Digital Surveillance State
By Danny O’Brien Earlier this month, security researcher Victor Gevers found and disclosed an exposed database live-tracking the locations of about 2.6 million residents of…
In the New Fight for Online Privacy and Security, Australia Falls: What Happens Next?
By Danny O’Brien With indecent speed, and after the barest nod to debate, the Australian Parliament has now passed the Assistance and Access Act, unopposed…