This Week In Techdirt History: August 23rd – 29th
This Week in 2016 India Criminalizes Merely Visiting A Copyright Infringing ‘Blocked’ Site Anti-Piracy Operations Are Fabricating Links To Non-Existent […]
Cybernetics
Judge rules Trump admin cannot punish noncitizens for protected speech
“This downward spiral is antithetical to our Constitution that recognizes our right to speak freely,” a San Francisco federal judge
EFF’s Policy Position on ALPR Surveillance: Eliminate It and Reduce Its Harms
Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) build a searchable map of everywhere a driver goes, fed into databases that police, ICE,
Pentagon Fires Chief Editor Of ‘Stars & Stripes’ For Promising To Do Independent Journalism
from the proving-the-point dept To say that Donald Trump has been waging an ideological war against the American free press
Unions sue over new rules expanding feds power to fire workers
Seven federal employee unions are challenging new rules they say allow the Office of Personnel Management to fire career employees
EFF and Civil Society Groups Call on Nottinghamshire Police to Halt Live Face Recognition
This week, EFF, along with Big Brother Watch, Defend Digital Me, Liberty, Open Rights Group, Race Equality First, Statewatch, and
RFK Jr. Loses It Over CNN Host Doing The Math On Meal Costs From His Cooking Show
from the make-believe dept As you’ll recall, RFK Jr., who is totally not checked out of his job at HHS,
California student athletes fall in fight for licensing payments
A judge said California high schoolers haven’t defined a plausible market for their name, image and likeness rights, potentially dooming
Ninth Circuit Ruling Will Force Online Platforms That Host User Speech to Fight Lengthy and Costly Lawsuits Before They Are Dismissed Under Section 230
A federal appeals court just made it harder for online services, big and small, to get lawsuits over user speech
Screwworm Infections Get Worse, Government Unleashing Drone Army For Surveillance
from the we’re-screwed dept A couple of months back, we discussed how screwworm infections had reappeared in Texas for the