To make sure our votes count ... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: EFFector list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 7:00 AM Subject: EFFector 21.37: EFF Launches Election Issue Monitoring Site To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
EFFector Vol. 21, No. 37 October 31, 2008 [EMAIL PROTECTED] A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation ISSN 1062-9424 : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : In our 489th issue: * EFF LAUNCHED OurVoteLive.org THIS WEEK TO MONITOR ELECTION PROBLEMS NATIONWIDE AND IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS. Published on behalf of the nonpartisan Election Protection coalition, the website collects and analyzes voter calls to the 866-OUR-VOTE hotline, gathering important data about voters' questions, registration and identification problems, difficulties with voting machines, and polling place accessibility issues. In addition to raw incident data, OurVoteLive.org also features incident maps, nationwide trend information and an active election issues blog that will highlight important election incidents as they develop. As part of our defense of digital rights, EFF is committed to protecting the electoral process and producing tools that help educate and inform the public. For the Our Vote Live website: http://www.ourvotelive.org/ For the EFF press release about OurVoteLive.org: http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2008/10/26 * EFF MARKED THE IGNOBLE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT (DMCA) WITH THE RELEASE OF "UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES: Ten Years Under the DMCA," a comprehensive report on the effects of anticircumvention provisions that ban circumventing digital rights management (DRM) and other technological protection measures. While anticircumvention provisions have failed to prevent "digital piracy," the "Unintended Consequences" have proliferated wildly, ultimately harming fair use, free speech, scientific research, and legitimate competition. For more about the Unintended Consequences report: http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/10/dmca-ten-years-unintended-consequences For the Freedom to Tinker blog's DMCA retrospective: http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/tags/dmca-week For Public Knowledge's DMCA retrospective: http://www.publicknowledge.org/tag/dmca : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : EFF Updates * Coalition Launches Global Network Initiative Internet companies, including Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft, have agreed to follow a set of principles on protecting users' free expression and privacy. http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/10/global-network-initiative * The Two Best Books About the DMCA Here's where to turn for in-depth analysis of the DMCA and its impact on digital culture. http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/10/two-best-books-about-dmca * Google Book Search Agreement With Authors and Publishers The massive settlement comes with radically new incentives for Google and authors and publishers. http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/10/google-reaches-settlement-authors-over-google-book * Hollywood Menaces DVD Rental Kiosks Universal threatens Redbox in a shocking attack on the first sale doctrine. http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/10/hollywood-menaces-dvd-rental-kiosks * EFF's "Yellow Dots of Mystery" on Instructables Watch our video to learn about printer tracking dots and read the step-by-step tutorial for instructions on how to see them for yourself. http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/10/effs-yellow-dots-mystery-instructables : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : miniLinks ~ Court Rules Hash Analysis Is a Fourth Amendment Search Similar hash analysis searches of an "entire computer" would require a warrant. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081029-court-rules-hash-analysis-is-a-fourth-amendment-search.html ~ More in UK Wrongly Identified As File Sharers Surprise, surprise -- investigators in the UK searching for copyrighted content on peer to peer networks wind up accusing innocent folks of infringement. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7697898.stm ~ 'Series Of Tubes' Senator Convicted of Corruption With Senator Ted Stevens' reelection unlikely, CNET's Declan McCullagh summarizes the history of Stevens' poor Internet policy decisions as member of the Senate Commerce Committee. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10076855-38.html : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : Announcements * Special EFF Member Discount on "Take Control Ebooks" Our friends at TidBITS Publishing are offering all EFF members a permanent 30% discount on Apple-oriented Take Control ebooks. 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