〈子どもたちへ〉崔善愛

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 今回の参議院選挙。毎日のように「日本人ファースト」を耳にした。そのたびに「自分は日本人ではない」ことを自覚させられた。「ここは日本。あなたはなぜここに居続けるのか?」と言われているようで苦しくなった。NHKテレビの政見 […]
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Don’t Let Congress Bring Back the Worst Patents

1 week ago

Two dangerous patent bills—PERA and PREVAIL—are back in Congress. These bills would revive harmful patents and make it harder for the public to fight back.

The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) would overturn key Supreme Court decisions that currently protect us from patents on the most basic internet software, and even human genes. This would open the floodgates to vague, overbroad claims on simple, widely used web features—exactly the kind of patents that patent trolls exploit.

The PREVAIL Act would gut the inter partes review (IPR) process, one of the most effective tools for challenging bad patents. It would ban many public interest groups, including EFF, from filing challenges.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Congress Can Act Now to Protect Reproductive Health Data

1 week ago

Privacy fears should never stand in the way of healthcare. That's why this common-sense bill will require businesses and non-governmental organizations to act responsibly with personal information concerning reproductive health care. Specifically, it restricts them from collecting, using, retaining, or disclosing reproductive health information that isn't essential to providing the service someone asks them for.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Tell Congress: Throw Out the NO FAKES Act and Start Over

1 week ago

AI-generated imitations raise legitimate concerns, and Congress should consider narrowly-targeted and proportionate proposals to deal with them. Instead, some Senators have proposed the broad NO FAKES Act, which would create an expansive and confusing new intellectual property right with few real safeguard against abuse. Tell Congress to throw out the NO FAKES Act and start over.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Congress Shouldn't Control What We’re Allowed to Read Online

1 week ago

The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is back—and it still threatens free expression online. It would let government officials pressure or sue platforms to block or remove lawful content—especially on topics like mental health, sexuality, and drug use.

To avoid liability, platforms will over-censor. When forums or support groups get deleted, it’s not just teens who lose access—we all do. KOSA will also push services to adopt invasive age verification, handing private data to companies like Clear or ID.me.

Lawmakers should reject KOSA. Tell your Senators to vote NO.

Electronic Frontier Foundation