Showing posts with label eff. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eff. Show all posts

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Obama doesn't want you to have privacy using a cellphone

The Obama administration is arguing in court that there is no expectation of privacy while using a cell phone. That is, the administration wants to track you without probable cause or a warrant. As usual, the EFF and the ACLU seem to be the only people that care...

Thursday, March 22, 2007

What a great day!

No, really. For once, I'm being sincere. How has my day been great? Let me count the ways:
  1. Music sales, especially CD sales plunge Take that, RIAA! Your demise is imminent!
  2. News Corp and NBC announce plans for YouTube clone File this under "We're a bit late to the party" and "We don't get this community-driven thing... this service will work, right?"
  3. University of Nebraska asks RIAA to pay its processing fees Take that, RIAA! Although they did ask rather politely, don't you think?
  4. Child Online Protection Act struck down No censorship in the guise of anti-porn filters! Yay!
  5. EFF sues Viacom over DMCA YouTube request The EFF, always fighting the good fight.
  6. It's California weather in DC... time to go outside!

Friday, December 01, 2006

There is a 6.5% chance that you are a terrorist

According to CNN, every American and person travelling through America gets assigned a score when travelling corresponding to how likely they are to be a terrorist. Never mind that it's a massive privacy invasion, of questionable value to law enforcement, and according to an EFF lawyer " probably the most invasive system the government has yet deployed in terms of the number of people affected"... at least people will now have something to talk about at airports: threat score comparison! Mine is a .072, what's yours?