March 19, 2020

NIST shared dataset of tattoos that’s been used to identify prisoners

The EFF got in touch with the institutions that have the dataset. Some deleted it, while one refused and others didn't bother to respond.

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February 28, 2020

Google has right to censor conservative nonprofit on YouTube

It's not a "state actor", so isn't subject to 1st Amendment scrutiny and can censor PragerU's videos on abortion, gun rights and terrorism.

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February 07, 2020

Facebook, Google, YouTube order Clearview to stop scraping faceprints

It's my First Amendment right to scrape publicly available face images, its CEO says. Besides, we're just doing what Google Search does.

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May 28, 2019

Redditor can stay anonymous, court rules

The Watch Tower sought to unmask a Jehovah's Witness who posted its content to show what data the organization collects and processes.

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January 09, 2019

Politicians who block social media users are violating First Amendment

The difference between a personal vs. an official social media account was at the crux of the case decided on Monday.

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October 13, 2017

Judge slaps down government’s dragnet trawl of 1.3m website users

DreamHost said the decision "will protect the constitutional rights of innocent internet users worldwide"

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September 14, 2017

DHS faces lawsuit over legality of forced warrantless device searches

Plaintiffs including a veteran, a NASA staffer and a journalist claim that their First and Fourth Amendment rights were breached by searches at the border

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August 25, 2017

Judge scales back data demand on inauguration riot-related web host

DreamHost says the narrowing of scope is a 'huge win' for online privacy

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July 24, 2017

Glassdoor pushes back against moves to identify anonymous reviewers

Would you contribute to sites like Glassdoor if law enforcement could demand that the company turned over your ID details?

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