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In our 553rd issue:
We're giving away two VIP tickets to our Pioneer Awards
ceremony on Monday to one lucky EFF fan. Thanks to a generous donor, the winner and a friend will meet and mingle with the Pioneer Awards winners, host Cory Doctorow, EFF founders and board members, and other luminaries at an intimate VIP reception and then attend the ceremony itself. If you'd like the tickets, tell us in 150 words or less how EFF inspires you to support digital rights. Send your response to contest@eff.org before midnight PDT November 4.
For more on the Pioneer Awards:
http://action.eff.org/site/Calendar?id=100261&view=Detail
Security researcher Hari Prasad was arrested for his electronic voting work this summer and jailed for a week. While Prasad is now out on bail and in the United States, he still faces criminal prosecution for alleged theft of a voting machine and other charges. EFF is honoring Hari with a Pioneer Award for his important work, and to help spread the word about his incredible story.
EFF once again assisted the Election Protection Coalition (EPC) in their nationwide voter-protection efforts. OurVoteLive.org recorded every call made to EPC's hotline and provides an anonymized public view of every record. You can check those problem reports from precincts around the U.S. at OurVoteLive.org.
EFF Updates
Criminal Justice Blog Battles Copyright Troll
A criminal justice blog that provides resources fordifficult-to- prosecute murder cases is fighting bogusinfringement claims from copyright troll Righthaven LLC andasked a Las Vegas judge Friday to dismiss Righthaven's baseless attempt to seize the site's domain name.
Government Withholds Records on Need for Expanded Surveillance Law
EFF has filed suit against three agencies of the Department of Justice (DOJ), demanding records about problems or limitations that hamper electronic surveillance and potentially justify or undermine the Administration's new calls for expanded surveillance powers.
DHS Singles Out EFF’s FOIA Requests for Unprecedented Extra Layer of Review
At least three of EFF's FOIA requests were singled out by the Department of Homeland Security for an extra layer of screening prior to being released.
Mom Asks Court to Declare Universal Violated Law in "Dancing Baby" Case
Back in 2007, Stephanie Lenz posted a video to YouTube of
her children dancing and running around in her kitchen. But a few months later, Universal Music Corp. had the video removed, claiming that it infringed its copyright. With help from EFF and Keker & Van Nest, Lenz fought back. Now Lenz has filed a motion for summary judgment asking the judge to rule that Universal violated the law.
The Message of Firesheep: "Baaaad Websites, Implement Sitewide HTTPS Now!"
The Firesheep Firefox extension demonstrates a security flaw that the computer security community has been concerned about for years: any network eavesdropper can take over another user's session — such as a social networking account — just by sniffing packets and copying the victim's cookie.
An Upgrade for MyTube: Protect Your Drupal Website's Visitors from Tracking
MyTube, the plug-in developed in 2008 for Drupal, has received some excellent and much-needed upgrades thanks to Students at the Ohio State University Open Source Club.
EFF Urges EU Data Protection Authorities to Call for the Repeal of the EU Data Retention Directive
The highly controversial Data Retention Directive requires Internet service providers operating in Europe to retain telecom and Internet traffic data about all of their customers' communications for a period of at least six months and up to two years, for possible use by law enforcement.
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Protecting Journalists from Firesheep
The Committee to Project Journalists' Internet Advocacy Coordinator Danny O'Brien explains why the real problem revealed by Firesheep is lack of HTTPS, not open Wi-Fi.
Federal Court Upholds Amazon Users' Privacy And Free Speech Rights
A federal judge ruled that requests by the government for detailed information about Amazon.com customers could have a chilling effect on the First Amendment.
Google Engineer Builds Facebook Disconnect
A Google engineer has created a Google Chrome extension that will presumably prevent the one million sites that use Facebook Connect from sending data back to Facebook.
Dream Job Alerts!
Criminal Defense Staff Attorney
EFF is seeking a senior staff attorney with a focus on criminal law matters to join our legal team.
Responsibilities will include litigation, public speaking, media outreach, and legislative and regulatory advocacy all in connection with civil liberties and our Coders Rights Project.
For the full announcement and information on how to apply:
https://www.eff.org/about/opportunities/criminal-defense-
staff-attorney
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