Campaign Aims to Ensure that People Can Access Reproductive Rights Information Through Social Media < div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> SAN FRANCISCO—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the Repro Uncensored coalition on Wednesday…
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Saving the Internet in Europe: Defending Privacy and Fighting Surveillance
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> This post is part three in a series of posts about EFF’s work in Europe. Read about how and why we work in Europe here. EFF’s mission…
Crimson Memo: Analyzing the Privacy Impact of Xianghongshu AKA Red Note
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Early in January 2025 it seemed like TikTok was on the verge of being banned by the U.S. government. In reaction to this imminent ban, several million…
Alaa Abd El Fattah’s Mother, Laila Soueif, Calls on UK Government to Help as She Continues Hunger Strike
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> As calls by UK’s top leaders for the release of British-Egyptian blogger, coder, and activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah from prison in Cairo continue, Alaa’s mother, math professor…
First Trump DOJ Assembled “Tiger Team” To Rewrite Key Law Protecting Online Speech
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> As President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order in 2020 to retaliate against online services that fact-checked him, a team within the Department of Justice (DOJ) was finalizing a proposal to…
Yes, You Have the Right to Film ICE
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Across the United States, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has already begun increasing enforcement operations, including highly publicized raids. As immigrant communities, families, allies, and activists think…
When Platforms and the Government Unite, Remember What’s Private and What Isn’t
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> For years now, there has been some concern about the coziness between technology companies and the government. Whether a company complies with casual government requests for data,…
EFF Sues OPM, DOGE and Musk for Endangering the Privacy of Millions
Lawsuit Argues Defendants Violated the Privacy Act by Disclosing Sensitive Data < div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> NEW YORK—EFF and a coalition of privacy defenders led by Lex Lumina filed a lawsuit today…
The TAKE IT DOWN Act: A Flawed Attempt to Protect Victims That Will Lead to Censorship
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Congress has begun debating the TAKE IT DOWN Act (S. 146), a bill that seeks to speed up the removal of a troubling type of online content:…
Privacy Loves Company
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Most of the internet’s blessings—the opportunities for communities to connect despite physical borders and oppressive controls, the avenues to hold the powerful accountable without immediate censorship, the…
Building a Community Privacy Plan
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Digital security training can feel overwhelming, and not everyone will have access to new apps, new devices, and new tools. There also isn’t one single system of…
Why the so-called AI Action Summit falls short
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> Ever since Chat-GPT’s debut, artificial intelligence (AI) has been the center of worldwide discussions on the promises and perils of new technologies. This has spawned a flurry of debates on the…
Why the so-called AI Action summit falls short
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> Ever since Chat-GPT’s debut, artificial intelligence (AI) has been the center of worldwide discussions on the promises and perils of new technologies. This has spawned a flurry of debates on the…
The UK’s Demands for Apple to Break Encryption Is an Emergency for Us All
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> The Washington Post reported that the United Kingdom is demanding that Apple create an encryption backdoor to give the government access to end-to-end encrypted data in iCloud.…
EFF to Ninth Circuit: Young People Have a First Amendment Right to Use Social Media (and All of Its Features)
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Minors, like everyone else, have First Amendment rights. These rights extend to their ability to use social media both to speak and access the speech of others…
EFF Applauds Little Rock, AR for Cancelling ShotSpotter Contract
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> Community members coordinated to pack Little Rock City Hall on Tuesday, where board members voted 5-3 to end the city’s contract with ShotSpotter. Initially funded through a federal grant, Little Rock…
EFF Applauds Little Rock, AK for Cancelling ShotSpotter Contract
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> Community members coordinated to pack Little Rock City Hall on Tuesday, where board members voted 5-3 to end the city’s contract with ShotSpotter. Initially funded through a federal grant, Little Rock…
Protecting Free Speech in Texas: We Need To Stop SB 336
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> The Texas legislature will soon be debating a bill that would seriously weaken the free speech protections of people in that state. If you live in Texas,…
Closing the Gap in Encryption on Mobile
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> It’s time to expand encryption on Android and iPhone. With governments around the world engaging in constant attacks on user’s digital rights and access to the internet,…
Paraguay’s Broadband Providers Continue to Struggle to Attain Best Practices at Protecting Users’ Data
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Paraguay’s five leading broadband service providers made some strides in making their privacy policies more accessible to the public, but continue to fall short in their commitments…