Category: Business

EFF’s attorneys, activists, and technologists were media rockstars in 2024, informing the public about important issues that affect privacy, free speech, and innovation for people around the world.  Perhaps the single most exciting media hit for EFF in 2024 was “Secrets in Your Data,” the NOVA PBS documentary episode exploring “what happens to all the […]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has failed to address six out of six main privacy protections for three of its border surveillance programs—surveillance towers, aerostats, and unattended ground sensors—according to a new assessment by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). In the report, GAO compared the policies for these technologies against six of the key […]

It’s critical that copyright be balanced with limitations that support users’ rights, and perhaps no limitation is more important than fair use. Critics, humorists, artists, and activists all must have rights to re-use and re-purpose source material, even when it’s copyrighted.  Yesterday, EFF weighed in on another case that could shape the future of our […]

A federal appeals court just gave software developers, and users, an early holiday present, holding that software updates aren’t necessarily “derivative,” for purposes of copyright law, just because they are designed to interoperate the software they update. This sounds kind of obscure, so let’s cut through the legalese. Lots of developers build software designed to interoperate […]

Students at the University of Maine’s Graduate School of Business are gaining hands-on experience in financial management, as the Student Portfolio Investment Fund (SPIF) surpasses $5 million in assets under management (AUM). This achievement marks a significant milestone in the students’ real-world training, where they actively manage an equity portfolio, make investment decisions, and analyze […]

This post is part two in a series of posts about EFF’s work in Europe. Read about how and why we work in Europe here.  EFF’s mission is to ensure that technology supports freedom, justice, and innovation for all people of the world. While our work has taken us to far corners of the globe, in […]

On December 19, 2024, the Teamsters Union initiated what it is calling the “largest strike against Amazon in U.S. history,” a protest aimed at addressing the company’s refusal to engage in contract negotiations with its unionized warehouse and delivery workers. The strike, which began early Thursday morning, is gaining momentum with participation from workers across […]

The U.S. retail landscape is undergoing a significant transformation as store closures accelerate, with thousands of locations shutting down across the country. According to CoreSight Research, nearly 7,100 retail store closures were announced by the end of November 2024, marking a 69% increase from the previous year. The closures are largely driven by evolving consumer […]

Alstom, a global leader in railway technology, has secured a significant deal with the Polish leasing company OnTrain for the supply of at least 40 Traxx locomotives. This deal, signed in late 2024, not only strengthens Alstom’s position in Central and Eastern Europe but also signals a crucial step forward for Poland’s growing rail sector. […]

Age verification systems are surveillance systems that threaten everyone’s privacy and anonymity. But Australia’s government recently decided to ignore these dangers, passing a vague, sweeping piece of age verification legislation after giving only a day for comments. The Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024, which bans children under the age of 16 […]