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EFF Launches Coders' Rights Project
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 15:04:40 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: EFFector list <editor () eff org> Date: August 6, 2008 2:42:07 PM EDT To: farber () central cis upenn edu Subject: EFFector 21.27: EFF Launches Coders' Rights Project Reply-To: EFFector list <editor () eff org> EFFector Vol. 21, No. 27 August 6, 2008 editor () eff org A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation ISSN 1062-9424 : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : In our 480th issue: * EFF IS PROUD TO UNVEIL THE CODERS' RIGHTS PROJECT, building on EFF's longstanding efforts to protect researchers, engineers, and developers that face serious legal challenges to their cutting-edge work. The Coders' Rights Project is home to new FAQs on reverse engineering and vulnerability reporting, written to guide non-lawyers through the murky legal issues surrounding these common methods and practices in computer security research. http://www.eff.org/issues/coders EFF is also staffing an "EFF Is IN" booth at this week's Black Hat technical security conference, providing legal information on reverse engineering, vulnerability reporting, and copyright law, as well as patent, trade secret, and free speech issues. Through education and legal work, EFF hopes to continue promoting innovation and safeguarding the rights of curious tinkerers and hackers on the digital frontier. http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2008/08/05-0 * ON THE EVE OF THE FCC'S ACTION AGAINST COMCAST, EFF RELEASED "SWITZERLAND," a software tool that empowers customers to test the integrity of their Internet communications. Part of EFF's "Test Your ISP" project, the open-source, command-line tool is designed to detect the modification or injection of packets of data, giving tech-savvy users the power to investigate any meddling with their Internet traffic. http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2008/07/31 : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : EFF Updates * EFF Battles Dangerous Attempts to Circumvent Electronic Privacy Law Two key electronic privacy cases threaten to expand the government's authority to spy on emails and use cell phone location tracking techniques. http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2008/08/05 * MySpace Criminal Charges Risk Dangerous Ramifications for Consumers A substantial coalition of groups and academics intervened in a case with dangerous ramifications for the millions of people who use the Internet. http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2008/08/04 * Victory for DVRs in the Cloud An appellate court decision supports your right to press the record button, even when your digital video recording device stores your data in the cloud. http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/08/victory-dvrs-cloud * Congress Bows to Big Content, Scapegoats Higher Ed Colleges will have to plan to implement deterrents to campus file-sharing. http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/08/congress-bows-big-content-scapegoats-higher-ed * FCC Rules Against Comcast for BitTorrent Blocking According to the statement, the FCC voted to require Comcast to disclose its practices and stop discriminating against BitTorrent traffic. http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/08/fcc-rules-against-comcast-bit-torrent-blocking : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : miniLinks ~ DHS Issues Policy on Laptop Seizures Rules released by Homeland Security say agents can seize laptops and their contents without suspicion of wrongdoing. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/content/article/2008/08/01/laptops.html ~ Privacy Group Spies on Google The National Legal and Policy Center used Google's Street View to virtually stalk a Google executive. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/01/nlpc_outs_larry_page/ ~ CriminalSearches.com A new website allows users to search criminal databases for free, raising privacy concerns. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/technology/03essay.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss (log-in may be required) For more miniLinks: http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/08/minilinks-2008-08-06 : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : Announcements * EFF Is IN at Black Hat USA 2008! Look for us or stop by our booth at Black Hat USA, the world's premier technical security conference, August 2-7 in Las Vegas. We'll be giving out useful legal information to assist security researchers with intellectual property and free speech issues that affect their work. We'll also be available to consult with individuals or companies who want more information about how the law might affect their current research and upcoming presentations. http://www.blackhat.com/ * Visit EFF at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo from August 4-7 Thinking about going to the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo in San Francisco? You can use the priority code "VPL616" for a Free Exhibit Hall Pass or 20% off the conference package of your choice. Stop by our booth to say hello and update your membership! http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/live/12/ * Vegas 2.0 Presents theSummit: Fundraiser for EFF and The Hacker Foundation Kick off DEFCON right at the 4th Annual theSummit fundraiser on Thursday, August 7th, 2008. Organizers plan to have 50+ featured guests from the hacker community. Past guests have been DEFCON/Black Hat speakers, high profile hackers, and security book writers. http://vegassummit.org/ * DEFCON 16 "Hackers and Guns" Firearms Training Simulator Fundraiser for EFF! Going to DEFCON? Support EFF by pwning baddies in the same firearms training simulator used by military and law enforcement personnel! The courseware consists of drills that allow individual combatants to engage in exercises to improve target acquisition using laser-based training. The simulator will be set up in room #103 near Registration and the Swag booth from 10am to 8pm. All proceeds support EFF -- fighting for your digital rights since 1990! * EFF Fundraiser at San Francisco's Kansai Bistro Restaurant Come support EFF at Kansai Bistro on August 14 -- mention EFF to your server to receive a free dessert AND have Kansai Bistro donate 15% of your bill to EFF! EFF staffers will be on hand throughout the evening to chat and mingle. Kansai Bistro is located at 4112 Geary Blvd. (between 5th & 6th Avenues) in San Francisco. Call (415) 386-6188 to make reservations. 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