The EFF, founded in The United States in 1990 believe in an ever changing technological world.
When consumers freedom within the ‘networked’ world are attacked the EFF are the first to defend it. The company has continued to “confront cutting-edge issues defending free speech, privacy, innovation, and consumer rights today.”
The EFF includes the work of lawyers, policy analysts, activists and technologists and achieves significant victories for their customers. It can provide funds or legal defence in court as well as defend individuals and new technologies themselves from mis directed legal threats within the digital industries.
Example:
Hollywood and US Cable providers are trying to put restrictions on TiVo (The equivilant of British Sky Plus) which means TiVo audiences will face 'digital rights managment.' The policies would effect users of High Definiton and cable TV and could mean that audiences will not be able to watch any digital cable signals unless they 'subscribe' or buy the cable companies CableCARD and could mean setting 'awful restrictions' on consumers viewing.
Sony BMG
By including a flawed and overreaching computer program in millions of music CDs sold to the public, Sony BMG has created serious security, privacy and consumer protection problems that have damaged music lovers everywhere.
First4Internet's Extended Copy Protection (also known as XCP) as been placed on over 20 million Sony BMG CD's and once installed can decrease the performance of the consumers computers and will open new security vulnerabilities. It installs itself even if you press 'no' and is very difficult to uninstall.
People who have been effected by XCP can claim a settlement from Sony BMG and there is a list on the EFF website showing many of the CDs carrying the program.
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