Hollywood Wants Vietnam to Slay the Piracy Hydra
Shutting down major piracy operations such as Fmovies and HiAnime means little if successors pop up within weeks. In their submissions to the USTR’s Section…
Tech and Internet
Twilight of the Gods
Contemporary proponents of law and economics claim to have abandoned the idea that law is an instrument for maximizing economic efficiency and wealth. Corporate law…
Google Is Censoring Reviews of ICE Detention Centers
In the past year, Google Maps was deleting all the reviews for dozens of ICE jails, a new study found.
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How to spot AI images: A fact-checker’s guide
Though artificial intelligence tools have improved, our team has developed more skills for detecting AI fakes.
FIFA World Cup Triggers a Global Anti-Piracy Crackdown
During the FIFA World Cup, law enforcement and private partners across multiple continents have seized or blocked well over a thousand pirate streaming domains, arrested…
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Every day, information professionals at libraries, archives, museums and research organizations all over the world work to ensure that knowledge remains available for future generations….
Victory! Flock Ends Rollout of Audio “Distress Detection” of Human Voices
Reversing course, Flock Safety—the surveillance technology vendor most known for its extensive network of automated license plate readers—has announced that it will end a pilot…
Your Vision. Your Legacy. Your Future.
This month, we celebrate 36 years of EFF and a mission that is bigger than any one of us. Thanks to EFF, communities around the…
How the Watch Dogs Video Game Series Mirrored and Predicted Real-World Digital Rights Issues
When Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs 2 was released in 2016, it was a headtrip for those of us working on digital-rights issues in the Bay Area….
Pirate Sites’ Domain Hopping Habit Undermines Belgium’s New Blocking Order
Belgium has added over 100 new domains to its ISP blocklist, but this expansion might not be as effective as it seems at first glance….