Privacy
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, which is the state supreme court for criminal cases, issued its long-awaited ruling in Texas v. Granville today. The wait was well worth it. The CCA ruled that Texas police can no longer search someone's cell phone without a warrant after
Privacy
Last night, I represented EFF-Austin on a panel discussion hosted by America’s Future Foundation and Google. The topic for the evening was the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 and a good time was had by all. Fonda San Miguel proved itself a wonderful location for technology and
Privacy
Our Restore the Fourth friends were promoting a screening of this documentary in Austin a few months ago. Here's the website for the film: https://tacma.net/ And here's the film: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/tacma
Events
“Open Access” to information – the free, immediate, online access to the results of scholarly research, and the right to use and re-use those results as you need – has the power to transform the way research and scientific inquiry are conducted. Research funding agencies, universities, and the general public are
Events
As anyone who has been keeping up with the news lately can tell you, there are a number of ways the American (and global) public is non-consensually forking over data to government surveillance agencies. While warrantless surveillance is an extremely important topic of discussion, we should also consider our
Events
Albert Einstein is credited with coming up with the observation that "The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." He didn't really say that, but actually said something better in 1946 as part
Activism
Gregory Foster of EFF-Austin speaks at the Restore the Fourth event in Austin, Texas (July 4, 2013) on the secret USPS Mail Isolation Control and Tracking program, the Edward Snowden NSA leaks, general warrants, and the Fourth Amendment. Restore the Fourth * National - website, @Restore_the4th, #RestoreThe4th, #RT4 * Austin - Facebook
Events
EFF-Austin's Jon Lebkowsky and Gregory Foster were interviewed by Mark Boyden on KOOP Radio's "Reflections of Community Outreach" program on June 17, 2013. The conversation ranged across the history of EFF-Austin, the 2013 Texas Legislature session, and NSA domestic spying. http://www.
Privacy
TxEPC Action! This Thursday May 9th, the Texas House of Representatives votes on HB1608 to determine whether our state will respect the privacy of your mobile phone geolocation data. Mobile phones are designed to track everywhere they go, and we think law enforcement should have to demonstrate probable cause to
Privacy
Hearings at the Texas Legislature were live tweeted by Gregory Foster for EFF-Austin and TxEPC. [View the story "Public Hearing: Texas SB786 and HB1608" on Storify] Public Hearing: Texas SB786 and HB1608 Cellphone tracking legislation. Storified by Jon Lebkowsky· Wed, Mar 27 2013 08:47:46 #HB1608
Privacy
Law enforcement agencies have been allowed, even encouraged, to follow the actions and movements of citizens more closely at a time when digital technologies have amplified their ability to do so, and laws to protect privacy and ensure that the wheels of justice are not rolling over our rights haven&
Government 2.0
"Freedom of Speech" by Norman Rockwell (1943) One of the most important moments in a piece of legislation's lifecycle is its public hearing. This is the opportunity for a bill to be formally considered by its assigned committee, and a decision made as to whether the