Activism
EFF-Austin is back with our annual unofficial SXSW shindig, and this year we're throwing a house party and all the cyberpunks are invited! Come join us at our board member Chris Boyd's house in Travis Heights, easy Lyft, biking, or scooter distance from downtown but a
Events
Join us at the North Door on Wednesday, November 14th for this month’s Nerd Nite! Nerd Nite 108 – Hackers, Lawyers, and Cyberpunks: Adventures on the Electronic Frontier 7:00– Alley entrance open 7:20– Speed-dating starts 7:30– Seating area/main room open 8:00– Show starts SPEED DATING
Activism
EFF-Austin President, Kevin Welch, will be discussing the importance of Net Neutrality on June, 28th, 2018. Though a hot topic, it may help to freshen up on the who, what, when, where and why of the subject. Who/When/Where The idea of Net Neutrality was developed by American lawyer
Events
The Journal Of Law And Technology At Texas (JOLTT - http://jolttx.com) is proud to present the panel Unwarranted Surveillance, featuring Shahid Buttar of EFF and Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck of The UT School of Law. Shahid will be visiting Austin as a guest of EFF-Austin, a long-time
Free Speech
During last week’s day of action for net neutrality, I called, petitioned, and emailed my representatives. Then I switched my profile picture to a ninja cat on a unicorn with lasers for eyes. The picture above is terribly cliched. But that could be a good thing, in context. It
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"The US has confirmed it is finally ready to cede power of the internet’s naming system, ending the almost 20-year process to hand over a crucial part of the internet's governance." ~ Dave Lee, BBC News, http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37114313 Attorney Scott McCullough will
Activism
The FCC's classification of broadband internet under Title II of the Telecommunications Act has been upheld in U.S. Appeals Court. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/14/471286113/u-s-appeals-court-holds-up-net-neutrality-rules-in-full
Events
EFF-Austin board member Heather Barfield has conceived and directed a new play at The Vortex theater titled Privacy Settings. Based on the ancient Greek play of Prometheus Bound, Privacy Settings imagines Edward Snowden in the titular role of Prometheus, the titan whole stole fire from the gods and gifted it
Activism
"We shouldn’t waste so much breath on the idea of keeping the network completely neutral. It isn’t neutral now. What we should really be doing is looking for ways we can increase competition among ISPs — ways we can prevent the Comcasts and the AT&Ts from
Activism
EFF-Austin just received this press release from the Computer and Communications Industry Association: Contact: Heather Greenfield 202-783-0070 ext 113 hgreenfield@ccianet.org Ed Black 202-783-0070 ext 110 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 12, 2012 Washington - Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy has put out a statement may add a provision to
Free Speech
View "#BART Special Board Meeting re: Cellphone Shutdown & Protests" on Storify Earlier: BART’s Protest Position Does Not Withstand Legal Scrutiny
Creativity and Innovation
Thanks to everyone who came out last month to hear Jon Lebkowsky [ @JonL ] guide us through and to the past and future Internet. This month, we'll be hearing former EFF Austin Board member Michael Hathaway present information from the world of modernizing electric utilities and the regulatory bodies