Tag: Electronic Frontier Foundation

  • Hacker News: Number of border searches of electronic devices increasing every year

    Source URL: https://www.eff.org/issues/border-searches Source: Hacker News Title: Number of border searches of electronic devices increasing every year Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the increasing number of border searches for electronic devices and the implications for travelers’ digital privacy. It highlights concerns about the adequacy of legal protections afforded…

  • Slashdot: Google’s 7-Year Slog To Improve Chrome Extensions Still Hasn’t Satisfied Developers

    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/02/07/2246202/googles-7-year-slog-to-improve-chrome-extensions-still-hasnt-satisfied-developers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google’s 7-Year Slog To Improve Chrome Extensions Still Hasn’t Satisfied Developers Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the challenges faced by developers of Chrome extensions, particularly ad blockers and privacy tools, due to Google’s recent overhaul of the Chrome extension architecture. It highlights frustrations…

  • Hacker News: US Bill Proposes Jail Time for People Who Download DeepSeek

    Source URL: https://www.404media.co/senator-hawley-proposes-jail-time-for-people-who-download-deepseek/ Source: Hacker News Title: US Bill Proposes Jail Time for People Who Download DeepSeek Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a proposed piece of legislation by Senator Josh Hawley that would criminalize the import and export of AI technology to and from China. The bill raises…

  • Hacker News: Federal Court (Finally) Rules Backdoor Searches of Data Unconstitutional

    Source URL: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/victory-federal-court-finally-rules-backdoor-searches-702-data-unconstitutional Source: Hacker News Title: Federal Court (Finally) Rules Backdoor Searches of Data Unconstitutional Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The federal district court’s recent ruling concerning the necessity of warrants for backdoor searches of databases containing Americans’ private communications marks a significant step toward civil liberties protection under the…

  • The Register: What happens when someone subpoenas Cloudflare to unmask a blogger? This…

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/09/uk_blog_cloudflare_subpoena/ Source: The Register Title: What happens when someone subpoenas Cloudflare to unmask a blogger? This… Feedly Summary: Ex-politician in UK claims he’s been defamed – and goes to court in US for answers A former deputy mayor in the UK has subpoenaed Cloudflare in the US to discover the identity of an…

  • Slashdot: Was the US Telecom Breach Inevitable, Proving Backdoors Can’t Be Secure?

    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/12/15/0023237/was-the-us-telecom-breach-inevitable-proving-backdoors-cant-be-secure Source: Slashdot Title: Was the US Telecom Breach Inevitable, Proving Backdoors Can’t Be Secure? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the security implications of the FBI’s reliance on encryption strategies that critics argue promote vulnerabilities, particularly in light of a cyber attack attributed to state-backed hackers. It…