Issues: Privacy

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1111Privacy 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.
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1313EFF 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.
1414
1515## Privacy Cases
1616
17- [Echostar v. Freetech](https://eff.org/cases/echostar-v-freetech)
1718- [Bunnell v. MPAA](https://eff.org/cases/bunnell-v-mpaa)
1819- [Internet Archive et al v Mukasey et al](https://eff.org/cases/archive-v-mukasey)
1920
2021 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.
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22- [Echostar v. Freetech](https://eff.org/cases/echostar-v-freetech)
2323- [Long Haul v Regents of the University of California](https://eff.org/cases/long-haul-v-regents-university-california)
2424
2525 EFF and the ACLU of Northern California filed suit in federal court on January 14, 2009 to protect the privacy and free speech rights of two San Francisco Bay Area community organizations after the groups' computers were seized and the data copied by federal and local law enforcement.
2626
27- [In Re: Matter of Search Warrant (Boston College)](https://eff.org/cases/re-matter-search-warrant-boston-college)
2827- [US v Jones](https://eff.org/cases/us-v-jones)
28- [Warshak v. United States](https://eff.org/cases/warshak-v-united-sta)
29- [In Re: Matter of Search Warrant (Boston College)](https://eff.org/cases/re-matter-search-warrant-boston-college)
2930- [NSA Multi-District Litigation](https://eff.org/cases/att)
3031
3132 Documents relating to all cases.
3233
33- [Doe v. Mukasey (Doe v. Gonzalez, Doe v. Ashcroft)](https://eff.org/cases/doe-v-gonzalez-doe-v-ashcroft)
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3534» [All Privacy Cases](https://eff.org/related/384/case)
3635
3736## In The News
3837
39- WIRED NEWS | April 29, 2009 [Obama's 100 Days: High Marks for Science, Low for Privacy](https://eff.org/press/mentions/2009/4/29-0)
40- ZDNET | April 27, 2009 [Device identification in online banking is privacy threat?](https://eff.org/press/mentions/2009/4/27)
41- VNUNET.COM | April 24, 2009 [RSA 2009: Benefits and dangers of device fingerprinting](https://eff.org/press/mentions/2009/4/24)
38- COMPUTERWORLD | June 12, 2009 [YouTube changes cookie use policy on Whitehouse.gov](https://eff.org/press/mentions/2009/6/12-3)
39- PCMAG.COM | June 12, 2009 [YouTube Won't Watch White House Videos With You](https://eff.org/press/mentions/2009/6/12-2)
40- ARS TECHNICA | June 12, 2009 [EFF brief accuses DOJ of "backdoor wiretapping"](https://eff.org/press/mentions/2009/6/12-1)
4241
4342» [All Privacy News Articles](https://eff.org/related/384/mention)
4443
4544## Other Resources
4645
46- [TOSBack](https://eff.org/code/tosback)
47- [Google Book Search Settlement and Reader Privacy: Information for Authors and Publishers](https://eff.org/issues/privacy/google-book-search-settlement)
4748- April 06, 2009 [Reform The PATRIOT Act: Stop Abuse of National Security Letters](https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy)
4849- February 03, 2009 [California Action Alert - Say No to Biometrics in CA Driver's Licenses](https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy)
4950- [MyTube - Limit the Privacy Risks of Embedded Video](https://eff.org/code/mytube)
5051- [EFF's Case Against AT&T](https://eff.org/nsa/hepting)
5152- June 20, 2008 [Tell The Senate to Vote Against Immunity](https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy)
5253- May 07, 2008 [Don't Let the Justice Department Harvest DNA from Innocents](https://eff.org/action/protectdna)
5354- May 01, 2008 [Protect Digital Privacy at the Border and Beyond](http://action.eff.org/site/Advocacy)
54- April 15, 2008 [Repeal the REAL ID Act](https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy)
5555- [Privacy Software: Tor](http://tor.eff.org/)
56- April 15, 2008 [Repeal the REAL ID Act](https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy)
5657- [Total Information Awareness (TIA)](http://www.eff.org/Privacy/TIA/)
5758
5859## Related Issues
5960
6061- [Pen Trap](https://eff.org/issues/pen-trap)
6162- [Real ID](https://eff.org/issues/real-id)