Issues: Privacy
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| 11 | 11 | Privacy rights are enshrined in our Constitution for a reason - a thriving democracy requires respect for individuals' autonomy as well as anonymous speech and association. These rights must be balanced against legitimate concerns like law enforcement, but checks must be put in place to prevent abuse of government powers. |
| 12 | 12 | |
| 13 | 13 | EFF fights in the courts and Congress to extend your privacy rights into the digital world, and supports the development of privacy-protecting technologies. Donate to EFF to help support our efforts. |
| 14 | 14 | |
| 15 | 15 | ## Privacy Cases |
| 16 | 16 | |
| 17 | - [Warshak v. USA](https://eff.org/cases/warshak-v-usa) | |
| 18 | - [Doe v. Mukasey (Doe v. Gonzalez, Doe v. Ashcroft)](https://eff.org/cases/doe-v-gonzalez-doe-v-ashcroft) | |
| 19 | 17 | - [NSA Multi-District Litigation: Documents Relating to All Cases and Dismissed Cases](https://eff.org/cases/att) |
| 18 | - [Doe v. Mukasey (Doe v. Gonzalez, Doe v. Ashcroft)](https://eff.org/cases/doe-v-gonzalez-doe-v-ashcroft) | |
| 20 | 19 | - [Internet Archive et al v Mukasey et al](https://eff.org/cases/archive-v-mukasey) |
| 21 | 20 | |
| 22 | 21 | In December 2007, the Internet Archive, along with its counsel the ACLU and EFF, filed a lawsuit challenging a national security letter issued to the Archive. |
| 23 | 22 | |
| 23 | - [Bunnell v. MPAA](https://eff.org/cases/bunnell-v-mpaa) | |
| 24 | - [Echostar v. Freetech](https://eff.org/cases/echostar-v-freetech) | |
| 25 | - [Warshak v. USA](https://eff.org/cases/warshak-v-usa) | |
| 24 | 26 | - [US v. Ropp](https://eff.org/cases/us-v-ropp) |
| 25 | - [US v. Councilman](https://eff.org/cases/us-v-councilman) | |
| 26 | 27 | - [Burd v. Cole](https://eff.org/cases/burd-v-cole) |
| 27 | - [Columbia v. Bunnell](https://eff.org/cases/columbia-pictures-industries-v-bunnell) | |
| 28 | 28 | |
| 29 | AKA Movie Studios v. Torrentspy. EFF and CDT urged a California court to overturn a dangerous ruling that would require a search engine to create and store logs of its users' activities as part of discovery obligations in a lawsuit. | |
| 30 | ||
| 31 | 29 | » [All Privacy Cases](https://eff.org/related/384/case) |
| 32 | 30 | |
| 33 | 31 | ## In The News |
| 34 | 32 | |
| 35 | - THE REGISTER | November 01, 2007 [Privacy Advos Demand 'Do Not Track' List For Websites](https://eff.org/press/mentions/2007/11/1) | |
| 36 | - THE CHRONICLE | November 05, 2007 [The Advertiser Over Your Shoulder](https://eff.org/press/mentions/2007/11/5) | |
| 37 | - BUSINESSWEEK | November 07, 2007 [AT&T To Get Tough On Piracy](https://eff.org/press/mentions/2007/11/7-1) | |
| 38 | - EE TIMES | October 03, 2007 [Darpa Hatches Plan for Insect Cyborgs to Fly Reconnaissance](https://eff.org/press/mentions/2007/10/3) | |
| 39 | - PRESS DEMOCRAT | July 26, 2008 [Smile, You're On Google](https://eff.org/press/mentions/2008/7/26) | |
| 40 | - SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE | July 04, 2008 [YouTube Ordered to Hand Over Viewing Data](https://eff.org/press/mentions/2008/7/4) | |
| 41 | - CNET NEWS | July 05, 2008 [Should YouTube Users Worry About Privacy?](https://eff.org/press/mentions/2008/7/5) | |
| 42 | - WIRED NEWS | October 02, 2007 [New Fingerprint Tech Could Mean Never Losing Your Keys Again](https://eff.org/press/mentions/2007/10/2) | |
| 33 | - KANSAS CITY INFOZINE | January 26, 2008 [EFF to Urge Reform of State Secrets Privilege at Congressional Hearing](https://eff.org/press/mentions/2008/1/26) | |
| 34 | - MEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA | January 31, 2008 [Candidates still not asked about wiretaps, FISA, or telecom immunity in debates](https://eff.org/press/mentions/2008/1/31) | |
| 35 | - PC WORLD | January 18, 2008 [Could Traffic Filtering Get AT&T Into Trouble?](https://eff.org/press/mentions/2008/1/18-1) | |
| 36 | - THE REGISTER | January 16, 2008 [Showdown over encryption password in child porn case](https://eff.org/press/mentions/2008/1/16) | |
| 37 | - BETANEWS | January 15, 2008 [EFF argues placing files in 'Shared Folder' isn't sharing](https://eff.org/press/mentions/2008/1/15) | |
| 38 | - ARS TECHNICA | January 13, 2008 [EFF tries to quash labels' "making available" claims](https://eff.org/press/mentions/2008/1/13) | |
| 39 | - WIRED NEWS | January 11, 2008 [DRM Is Dead, But Watermarks Rise From Its Ashes](https://eff.org/press/mentions/2008/1/11-0) | |
| 40 | - NEWS.COM.AU | January 11, 2008 [MySpace mum could be charged](https://eff.org/press/mentions/2008/1/11) | |
| 43 | 41 | |
| 44 | 42 | » [All Privacy News Articles](https://eff.org/related/384/mention) |
| 45 | 43 | |
| 46 | 44 | ## Other Resources |
| 47 | 45 | |
| 48 | 46 | - [Total Information Awareness (TIA)](http://www.eff.org/Privacy/TIA/) |
| 47 | - [NSA Spying & Warrantless Wiretapping: EFF's Case Against AT&T](https://eff.org/nsa/hepting) | |
| 49 | 48 | - June 20, 2008 [Tell The Senate to Vote Against Immunity](https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy) |
| 50 | 49 | - May 07, 2008 [Don't Let the Justice Department Harvest DNA from Innocents](https://eff.org/action/protectdna) |
| 51 | 50 | - May 01, 2008 [Protect Digital Privacy at the Border and Beyond](http://action.eff.org/site/Advocacy) |
| 52 | 51 | - April 15, 2008 [Repeal the REAL ID Act](https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy) |
| 53 | 52 | - [Privacy Software: Tor](http://tor.eff.org/) |
| 54 | - [Hepting Resources](https://eff.org/nsa/hepting) | |
| 55 | 53 | |
| 56 | 54 | ## Related Issues |
| 57 | 55 | |
| 58 | 56 | - [Pen Trap](https://eff.org/issues/pen-trap) |
| 59 | 57 | - [Real ID](https://eff.org/issues/real-id) |
| 60 | 58 | |
| 87 | 85 | - 2005 [Investigating Machine Identification Code Technology in Color Laser Printers](https://eff.org/wp/investigating-machine-identification-code-technology-color-laser-printers) |
| 88 | 86 | - 2004 [Best Practices for Online Service Providers](https://eff.org/osp/old) |
| 89 | 87 | - 2002 [EFF's Top 12 Ways to Protect Your Online Privacy](https://eff.org/wp/effs-top-12-ways-protect-your-online-privacy) |
| 90 | 88 | |
| 91 | 89 | ## Deeplinks Posts |
| 92 | 90 | |
| 91 | - August 28, 2008 [Computers Seized from Berkeley Activist Space](https://eff.org/deeplinks/2008/08/computers-seized) | |
| 93 | 92 | - July 11, 2008 [Sixth Circuit Dodges Constitutional Question on Email Privacy; Warshak Case Dismissed on Procedural Grounds](https://eff.org/deeplinks/2008/07/sixth-circuit-dodges-constitutional-question-email) |
| 94 | 93 | - June 30, 2008 [Surveilling Drivers For Safety, For The Environment, and For Profit](https://eff.org/deeplinks/2008/06/surveilling-drivers) |
| 95 | 94 | - June 20, 2008 [EFF Releases Updated White Paper on Best Practices for Online Service Providers](https://eff.org/deeplinks/2008/06/osp-best-practices) |
| 96 | 95 | - June 18, 2008 [New Ninth Circuit Case Protects Text Message Privacy From Police and Employers](https://eff.org/deeplinks/2008/06/new-ninth-circuit-case-protects-text-message-priva) |
| 97 | 96 | - June 15, 2008 [Sweden and the Borders of the Surveillance State](https://eff.org/deeplinks/2008/06/sweden-and-borders-surveillance-state) |
| 98 | 97 | - June 10, 2008 [Three Media Mistakes on Warrantless Wiretapping](https://eff.org/deeplinks/2008/06/three-media-mistakes) |
| 99 | 98 | - May 30, 2008 [Freedom Not Fear: Europe's Growing Protest Against Net Surveillance](https://eff.org/deeplinks/2008/05/freedom-not-fear) |
| 100 | - May 21, 2008 [John McCain Wouldn't Give the Telcos Immunity if He Were President](https://eff.org/deeplinks/2008/05/john-mccain-telco-immunity) | |
| 101 | 99 | |
| 102 | 100 | » [All Privacy Posts](https://eff.org/related/384/blog) |
| 103 | 101 | |
| 104 | 102 | ## Press Releases |
| 105 | 103 | |
| 104 | - August 18, 2008 [Innocent Customers Potentially Dragged Into Legal Battle Over Satellite TV](https://eff.org/press/archives/2008/08/18) | |
| 105 | - August 05, 2008 [EFF Battles Dangerous Attempts to Circumvent Electronic Privacy Law](https://eff.org/press/archives/2008/08/05) | |
| 106 | 106 | - June 12, 2008 [Judges Urged to Curtail Random Searches of Travelers' Laptops](https://eff.org/press/archives/2008/06/12) |
| 107 | 107 | - May 07, 2008 [FBI Withdraws Unconstitutional National Security Letter After ACLU and EFF Challenge](https://eff.org/press/archives/2008/05/06) |
| 108 | 108 | - May 01, 2008 [Congress Must Investigate Electronic Searches at U.S. Borders](https://eff.org/press/archives/2008/05/01) |
| 109 | 109 | - April 15, 2008 [EFF Report: FBI Slowed Terror Investigation with Improper NSL Request](https://eff.org/press/archives/2008/04/14) |
| 110 | 110 | - March 06, 2008 [New Telecom Whistleblower Describes Possible Gateway for Massive Surveillance of Wireless Communications](https://eff.org/press/archives/2008/03/06) |
| 111 | 111 | - February 26, 2008 [EFF Lawsuit Demands Records of Contacts Between Former Justice Department Official and Google](https://eff.org/press/archives/2008/02/26) |
| 112 | - February 21, 2008 [Research Team Finds Security Flaw in Popular Disk Encryption Technologies](https://eff.org/press/archives/2008/02/21-0) | |
| 113 | - November 06, 2007 [Judge Orders Telecommunications Companies to Preserve Evidence in Government Surveillance Cases](https://eff.org/press/archives/2007/11/06) | |
| 114 | 112 | |
| 115 | 113 | » [All Privacy Press Releases](https://eff.org/related/384/pressrelease) |