Press Releases: July 2014

Press Release | July 25, 2014

EFF Asks Judge to Rule NSA Internet "Backbone" Spying Techniques Unconstitutional

San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today presented a federal court with a detailed explanation of how the NSA taps into the Internet backbone and requested the judge rule that the agency is violating the Fourth Amendment by copying and searching the collected data.

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Press Release | July 16, 2014

EFF, ACLU Join Idaho Mom’s Legal Challenge to NSA Surveillance

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho have announced they will join Anna Smith's legal team in her challenge of the government's bulk collection of the telephone records of millions of innocent Americans.
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Press Release | July 1, 2014

EFF Sues NSA, Director of National Intelligence for Zero Day Disclosure Process

San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the NSA and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to gain access to documents showing how intelligence agencies choose whether to disclose software security flaws known as "zero days."
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