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Inside the Electronic Frontier Foundation

Posted by samzenpus on from the behind-the-scenes dept.

First time accepted submitter qwerdf writes "The Electronic Frontier Foundation's goal is 'defending your rights in the digital world', and its activities span the full gamut of freedom fighting: providing help with court cases; issuing white papers that explain current threats; running campaigns to spread awareness of various issues; and developing technologies that make our online activities safer from prying eyes. Here's a short history of how the EFF came together, what it has done so far, and how it's preparing for upcoming battles."

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  1. Money well spent by PopeRatzo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Send some dough to the EFF. Right this second. If there ever was a time we need those guys, it's now.

    I'm a tightwad, and if I can buy some cheaper beer for a few weeks so I can send them a few bucks, so can you, goddamit.

    This week, we found out that we've got a secret court that's acting as a "shadow Supreme Court" that's deciding the constitutionality of electronic snooping laws and then keeping their fucking rulings secret.

    http://boingboing.net/2013/07/07/secret-rulings-from-americas.html

    So before you curse the darkness, go light a fucking candle. Give to the EFF. I've got a paypal window open right now and am giving another twenty, which means I'll be drinking cheap beer for the rest of the month. But at least I'll know there's someone out there who's not completely focused on the reality tv show that is Edward Snowden instead of the fact that we've got a privatized police state that's grown up around us in only about a decade.

    And make no mistake: it's too late to start loading your shootin' iron unless you've decided your solution is to eat it.

    --
    You are welcome on my lawn.
  2. Re:EFFail by Aighearach · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Steve Jackson Games v. Secret Service Case Archive

    "EFF set one of the first precedents protecting computer communications from unwarranted government invasion."

    I guess you're too young to remember that, or to have had all your friends whining they aren't getting their game updates because the Secret Service thought role playing games were real.

    Plus grokster, broadcast flag, etc