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Argentina Proposes a 100-Year-Plus Copyright Extension on Photography


A new front has opened in publishers' global war on the public domain. Lawmakers of Argentina's ruling party are proposing a vast extension of copyright terms on photography—from 20 years after publication to 70 years after the photographer's death. That means that the term of restriction of...

Defending Against Overreaching Surveillance in Ethiopia: Surveillance Self-Defense now Available in Amharic

From telecommunications infrastructure to TV and radio airwaves, the Ethiopian government’s controls over communications infrastructure in the country means that even the most private and personal conversations may be exposed to unwarranted surveillance. In some cases, where communications have escaped the government’s strict monitoring system, human informers have been planted,...

Forward and Back: Celebrating the 2015 Pioneer Awards

2015 Pioneer Award winners and presenters. Photo by Alex Schoenfeldt.

EFF's annual Pioneer Awards ceremony gives the digital civil liberties community a chance to honor the work of those who fight for online freedom through remarkable innovation, activism, journalism, or leadership. At this year's event...
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Tell President Obama: Save Crypto From Dangerous Backdoors

It's a critical moment in the global debate over privacy, security, and “backdoors” in encryption technology. Despite all that attention, President Obama has yet to come to a public position on backdoors—i.e., the government mandating, coercing, or pressuring companies to design their systems to give it special access to our...

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Taken Offline: Years in Prison for a Love of Technology


Writing a letter with a pen has an odd feeling in a digital age. You pick your words carefully, without a delete key. You urge your hands to recall their best handwriting. You ponder about forms of address and how much space to leave; should I fill...

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