Google is planning to dramatically expand its Book Search service so that millions of books will be available for browsing, reading, and purchasing online. But in designing this new service, Google is leaving reader privacy behind. Without strong privacy protections, all of your browsing and reading history may be collected, tracked, and turned over to the government or third parties without your knowledge or consent.
You should be able to read about anything -- from politics to health -- without worrying that someone is looking over your shoulder. Email Google CEO Eric Schmidt and demand that Google Book Search protect your freedom to read privately!
Revelations about the secretive Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) continue to emerge, and the news is not good for technology users or digital rights. Instead of concentrating on physical fakes and fraud, recently leaked draft documents suggest ACTA will create new global regulations over the Internet and DRM. The details of these new rules remain closed to the public. Write to your representatives now to demand that Congress bring transparency to this clandestine pact.
Want to learn how you can defend free speech, stand up for privacy, fight for government transparency, support consumer rights, and protect your right to innovation in the digital world? Visit http://eff.org/fight to find ways to help.