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Big Data Profits If We Deregulate HIPAA
This blog post was written by Kenny Gutierrez , EFF Bridge Fellow. Recently proposed modifications to the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) would invade your most personal and intimate health data. The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) , which is part of the U.S. Department of Health...
15 Universities Have Formed A Company That Looks A Lot Like A Patent Troll
Imagine this: a limited liability company (LLC) is formed, for the sole purpose of acquiring patents, including what are likely to be low-quality patents of suspect validity. Patents in hand, the LLC starts approaching high-tech companies and demanding licensing fees. If they don’t get paid, the company will use contingency-fee...
Deeplinks Blog by Cristina Rosales | June 10, 2021
Tracking Global Online Censorship: What EFF Is Doing Next
As the world stays home to slow the spread of COVID-19, communities are rapidly transitioning to digital meeting spaces. This highlights a trend EFF has tracked for years: discussions in virtual spaces shape and reflect societal freedoms, and censorship online replicates repression offline. As most of us spend increasing amounts...