Washington, DC - The U.S. Forest Service announced that it is abandoning its plan to reject public comments from online action centers and other "duplicative" sources. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) led a coalition of 19 diverse organizations, including the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, the League of Conservation Voters and the AFL-CIO, that objected to the proposed rule.
"Allowing ordinary people to influence the rules that affect their lives through website 'action centers' is one of the best benefits of the technology revolution," said EFF Legal Director Cindy Cohn. "The Forest Service is right to listen to the opposition presented by a broad coalition of groups, led by EFF, and allow the public to continue to make its voice heard."
Cindy Cohn
Legal Director
Electronic Frontier Foundation
cindy@eff.org
Ren Bucholz
Activist
Electronic Frontier Foundation
ren@eff.org
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading civil liberties organization working to protect rights in the digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF actively encourages and challenges industry and government to support free expression and privacy online. EFF is a member-supported organization and maintains one of the most linked-to websites in the world at http://www.eff.org/
