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Morning Legal Briefs
This article covers two separate legal news items: the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Atlas of Surveillance tool for checking local police records, and a lawsuit filed by Ariana Grande against hackers who leaked her music and videos.
Saturday Legal Briefs
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that border agents can conduct warrantless, suspicionless handheld searches of electronic devices. This decision impacts the civil liberties of travelers, as highlighted by the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The article also touches on a case involving a Cop City protester and their phone's operating system.
Sony killing physical PlayStation games is "the latest attack on our diminishing rights," leading digital rights group says: "The end goal is to turn the customer into a renter"
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has criticized Sony's decision to end physical game sales on PlayStation in 2028, calling it an "attack on our diminishing rights" and a move towards customers becoming renters. EFF director Rory Mir highlighted the trend seen in other media industries, warning that the ultimate goal is to shift consumers to subscription-based access, limiting true ownership.
Create Your Own Indie Showcase With These Limited-Time Bundle Deals
Humble Bundle and Fanatical are offering limited-time indie game showcase bundles. The Humble 15th Anniversary Indie Icons Showcase bundle includes 8 games for $10, featuring titles like Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and Celeste, with a portion of proceeds going to the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Fanatical's Build Your Own Indie Showcase Bundle allows users to select from 20 PC games with a variable pricing model, offering discounts for purchasing more titles.
Create Your Own Indie Showcase With These Limited-Time Bundle Deals
Fanatical and Humble Bundle are offering limited-time indie game showcase bundles. The Humble 15th Anniversary Indie Icons Showcase bundle includes 8 games for $10, featuring titles like Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and Celeste. Fanatical's Build Your Own Indie Showcase Bundle allows users to select from 20 games with a variable pricing model, offering discounts for purchasing more titles. All games are provided as digital Steam keys.
Mozilla, Stop Killing Games and more team up to tell the UK to stop making the internet worse
Mozilla, Stop Killing Games, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation are among 19 organizations urging the UK government to reconsider its approach to internet regulation. They argue that recent legislation, like the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act, undermines the open internet and employs overly restrictive measures rather than focusing on user safety by default. The groups express concern that intrusive age verification processes could become mandatory for all users.
Stop Killing Games, Mozilla, EFF and others release statement urging UK policymakers to keep the web open
Mozilla, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Stop Killing Games, along with other organizations, have released a joint statement urging UK policymakers to address the root causes of online harm rather than implementing broad internet restrictions. The groups argue that measures like mandatory age verification and access bans could undermine the open web, infringe on human rights, and negatively impact game preservation.
Apple rolls out iOS 26.4.2 to fix a flaw that allowed the FBI to access push notifications
Apple has released iOS 26.4.2 to address a security flaw that allowed law enforcement, including the FBI, to access deleted push notifications on iPhones and iPads. The update improves data redaction to prevent notifications marked for deletion from being unexpectedly retained. This fix comes after reports that the FBI used a tool to access Signal notification data stored locally, even after deletion.
Evening Metaverse
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has announced its departure from the social media platform X, citing concerns over engagement metrics. Meanwhile, Amazon's satellite internet service is slated for a mid-2026 launch.
Morning Legal Briefs
This article covers legal briefs including the Electronic Frontier Foundation's criticism of FAA drone restrictions and Germany's doxing of a ransomware gang leader. It touches on drone regulations and cybercrime.
Saturday Safety Dance
The Electronic Frontier Foundation highlights how governments utilize targeted advertising to track user locations and urges for action to protect privacy. The article discusses the implications of such practices and potential solutions.