The following is the statement this blogger received from Cindy Cohn, Executive Director of EFF, in response to my request for their response to Carrie Goldberg’s tweets and allegations that appear in Part 1 of this series. Thanks for writing, and thanks for giving me a few days to respond and for the offer to…
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Is EFF defending corporations from people whose lives have been RUINED, like attorney Carrie Goldberg claims? Part 1
Attorney Carrie Goldberg has been making quite a name for herself over the past few years as someone who represents and advocates for victims of revenge porn and other privacy invasions. As part of her passionate advocacy, she (and others) have advocated for the repeal of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA). I…
Judge orders Facebook to turn over records on data privacy
Randall Chase reports: A Delaware judge is ordering Facebook to turn over internal records regarding data privacy and access to user data. Thursday’s ruling involves an investor lawsuit seeking company records to investigate potential wrongdoing and mismanagement by Facebook directors regarding data privacy breaches. The lawsuit followed reports that the data of more than 50…
Apple, Google, Microsoft, WhatsApp sign open letter condemning GCHQ proposal to listen in on encrypted chats
Natasha Lomas reports: An international coalition of civic society organizations, security and policy experts and tech companies — including Apple, Google, Microsoft and WhatsApp — has penned a critical slap-down to a surveillance proposal made last year by the UK’s intelligence agency, warning it would undermine trust and security and threaten fundamental rights. “The GCHQ’s…