Electronic Frontier Foundation accepts bitcoins ... again
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) -- an organization focused on global digital rights -- is now accepting donations in bitcoins again after having stopped two years ago ... though it's quick to add that doesn't mean it's endorsing the digital currency. Nothing against Bitcoin, the EFF states. It's an equal-opportunity non-endorser: "EFF does not typically endorse products or services, and we certainly do not endorse any of the electronic payment methods that we currently accept (credit cards, PayPal, and now BitPay)." The EFF -- a sort-of American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) for....
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