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Google removed a vital privacy feature in Android and the EFF is pissed
2013-12-15 17:33:23| MobileTechNews
Earlier this week Google released a privacy control app which was widely hailed as a big step forward for user privacy, only to later say that the app was release by accident.
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Cisco, EFF call on Congress to target patent-troll demand letters
2013-11-07 21:13:00| InfoWorld: Top News
The U.S. Congress should take action to slow a skyrocketing number of "deceptive" patent infringement demand letters sent from patent licensing firms to small businesses, witnesses told a Senate committee.
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Lavabit encryption key ruling threatens Internet privacy, EFF argues
2013-10-25 14:00:06| InfoWorld: Top News
A court order forcing former NSA contractor Edward Snowden's email provider to turn over its master encryption key undermines a critical security feature used by major Internet services, the Electronic Frontier Foundation said Thursday. The EFF, a digital rights watchdog, filed a brief on Thursday in support of the email provider, Lavabit, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
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AT&T Next Plan; EFF Sues NSA; Google Maps the Eiffel Tower
2013-07-17 19:35:34| PC Magazine Cell Phones Product Guide
Topping tech headlines Tuesday, AT&T unveils its fast-upgrade 'Next' plan, Yahoo PRISM documents will be published, and Intel acquires gesture-recognition developer Omek Interactive.
AT&T Next Plan; EFF Sues NSA; Google Maps the Eiffel Tower
2013-07-17 19:35:34| PC Magazine Security Product Guide
Topping tech headlines Tuesday, AT&T unveils its fast-upgrade 'Next' plan, Yahoo PRISM documents will be published, and Intel acquires gesture-recognition developer Omek Interactive.