< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
Tag: Deeplinks
Protect Yourself From Meta’s Latest Attack on Privacy
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Researchers recently caught Meta using an egregious new tracking technique to spy on you. Exploiting a technical loophole, the company was able to have their apps snoop…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> You’ll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once…
Strategies for Resisting Tech-Enabled Violence Facing Transgender People
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> Today’s Supreme Court’s ruling in U.S. v. Skrmetti upholding bans on gender-affirming care for youth makes it clear: trans people are under attack. Threats to trans rights and healthcare are coming…
Apple to Australians: You’re Too Stupid to Choose Your Own Apps
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Apple has released a scaremongering, self-serving warning aimed at the Australian government, claiming that Australians will be overrun by a parade of digital horribles if Australia follows…
Big Brother’s Little Problem | EFFector 37.6
Just in time for summer, EFFector is back—with a brand new look! If you’re not signed up, now’s a perfect time to subscribe and get the latest details on EFF’s work defending your rights to privacy and free expression online.…
LGBT Q&A: Your Online Speech and Privacy Questions, Answered
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> This year, like almost all years before, LGBTQ+ Pride month is taking place at a time of burgeoning anti-LGBTQ+ violence, harassment, and criticism. Lawmakers and regulators are…
Podcast Episode: Securing Journalism on the ‘Data-Greedy’ Internet
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> Public-interest journalism speaks truth to power, so protecting press freedom is part of protecting democracy. But what does it take to digitally secure journalists’ work in an environment where critics, hackers,…
Betting on Your Digital Rights: EFF Benefit Poker Tournament at DEF CON 33
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Hacker Summer Camp is almost here… and with it comes the Third Annual EFF Benefit Poker Tournament at DEF CON 33 hosted by security expert Tarah Wheeler. Please…
Connectivity is a Lifeline, Not a Luxury: Telecom Blackouts in Gaza Threaten Lives and Digital Rights
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> For the third time since October 2023, Gaza has faced a near-total telecommunications blackout—plunging over 2 million residents into digital darkness and isolating them from the outside…
Google’s Advanced Protection Arrives on Android: Should You Use It?
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> With this week’s release of Android 16, Google added a new security feature to Android, called Advanced Protection. At-risk people—like journalists, activists, or politicians—should consider turning on. Here’s what it does,…
EFF to NJ Supreme Court: Prosecutors Must Disclose Details Regarding FRT Used to Identify Defendant
< 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 was written by EFF legal intern Alexa Chavara. Black box technology has no place in the criminal legal system. That’s why we’ve once again filed…
Protecting Minors Online Must Not Come at the Cost of Privacy and Free Expression
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> The European Commission has taken an important step toward protecting minors online by releasing draft guidelines under Article 28 of the Digital Services Act (DSA). EFF recently…
A New Digital Dawn for Syrian Tech Users
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> U.S. sanctions on Syria have for several decades not only restricted trade and financial transactions, they’ve also severely limited Syrians’ access to digital technology. From software development…
EFFecting Change: Pride in Digital Freedom
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> Join us for our next EFFecting Change livestream this Thursday! We’re talking about emerging laws and platform policies that affect the digital privacy and free expression rights of the LGBT+ community,…
Congress Can Act Now to Protect Reproductive Health Data
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> State, federal, and international regulators are increasingly concerned about the harms they believe the internet and new technology are causing to users of all categories. Lawmakers are…
Oppose STOP CSAM: Protecting Kids Shouldn’t Mean Breaking the Tools That Keep Us Safe
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> A Senate bill re-introduced this week threatens security and free speech on the internet. EFF urges Congress to reject the STOP CSAM Act of 2025 (S. 1829),…
Despite Changes, A.B. 412 Still Harms Small Developers
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> California lawmakers are continuing to promote a bill that will reinforce the power of giant AI companies by burying small AI companies and non-commercial developers in red…
35 Years for Your Freedom Online
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Once upon a time we were promised flying cars and jetpacks. Yet we’ve arrived at a more complicated timeline where rights advocates can find themselves defending our…
NYC lets AI gamble with Child Welfare
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> The Markup revealed in its reporting last month that New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) has been quietly deploying an algorithmic tool to categorize families…
Privacy Victory! Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction in OPM/DOGE Lawsuit
Court to Decide Scope of Injunction Later This Week < 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–In a victory for personal privacy, a New York federal district court judge today granted a preliminary…
Criminalizing Masks at Protests is Wrong
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> There has been a crescendo of states attempting to criminalize the wearing of face coverings while attending protests. Now the President has demanded, in the context of…
Victory! Austin Organizers Cancel City’s Flock ALPR Contract
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Austin organizers turned out to rebuke the city’s misguided contract with Flock Safety— and won. This successful pushback from the community means at the end of the…
EFF to Department Homeland Security: No Social Media Surveillance of Immigrants
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> EFF submitted comments to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its subcomponent U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), urging them to abandon a proposal to collect…
EFF to Court: Young People Have First Amendment Rights
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Utah cannot stifle young people’s First Amendment rights to use social media to speak about politics, create art, discuss religion, or to hear from other users discussing…
Keeping the Web Up Under the Weight of AI Crawlers
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> If you run a site on the open web, chances are you’ve noticed a big increase in traffic over the past few months, whether or not your…
The Dangers of Consolidating All Government Information
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> The Trump administration has been heavily invested in consolidating all of the government’s information into a single searchable, or perhaps AI-queryable, super database. The compiling of all…
Judges Stand With Law Firms (and EFF) Against Trump’s Executive Orders
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> “Pernicious.” “Unprecedented… cringe-worthy.” “Egregious.” “Shocking.” These are just some of the words that federal judges used in recent weeks to describe President Trump’s politically motivated and vindictive…
Statement on California State Senate Advancing Dangerous Surveillance Bill
In the wake of the California State Senate’s passage of S.B. 690, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), TechEquity, Consumer Federation of California, Tech Oversight California, and ACLU California Action issued a joint statement warning that the bill would put the…
Podcast Episode: Why Three is Tor’s Magic Number
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Many in Silicon Valley, and in U.S. business at large, seem to believe innovation springs only from competition, a race to build the next big thing first,…
San Diegans Push Back on Flock ALPR Surveillance
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Approaching San Diego’s first annual review of the city’s controversial Flock Safety contract, a local coalition is calling on the city council to roll back this dangerous…
The Federal Government Demands Data from SNAP—But Says Nothing About Protecting It
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a troubling order to all state agency directors of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP): hand over your data. This…
The Right to Repair Is Law in Washington State
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Thanks in part to your support, the right to repair is now law in Washington. Gov. Bob Ferguson signed two bills guaranteeing Washingtonians’ right to access tools,…
The PERA and PREVAIL Acts Would Make Bad Patents Easier to Get—and Harder to Fight
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> Two dangerous bills have been reintroduced in Congress that would reverse over a decade of progress in fighting patent trolls and making the patent system more balanced. The Patent Eligibility Restoration…
The Defense Attorney’s Arsenal In Challenging Electronic Monitoring
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> In criminal prosecutions, electronic monitoring (EM) is pitched as a “humane alternative” to incarceration – but it is not. The latest generation of “e-carceration” tools are burdensome,…
The EU’s “Encryption Roadmap” Makes Everyone Less Safe
EFF has joined more than 80 civil society organizations, companies, and cybersecurity experts in signing a letter urging the European Commission to change course on its recently announced “Technology Roadmap on Encryption.” The roadmap, part of the EU’s ProtectEU strategy,…
245 Days Without Justice: Laila Soueif’s Hunger Strike and the Fight to Free Alaa Abd el-Fattah
Laila Soueif has now been on hunger strike for 245 days. On Thursday night, she was taken to the hospital once again. Soueif’s hunger strike is a powerful act of protest against the failures of two governments. The Egyptian government…
She Got an Abortion. So A Texas Cop Used 83,000 Cameras to Track Her Down.
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> In a chilling sign of how far law enforcement surveillance has encroached on personal liberties, 404 Media recently revealed that a sheriff’s office in Texas searched data…
California’s Cities and Counties Must Step Up Their Privacy Game. A.B. 1337 Can Do That.
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> “The right to privacy is being threatened by the indiscriminate collection, maintenance, and dissemination of personal information and the lack of effective laws and legal remedies,” some…
The Insidious Effort to Privatize Public Airwaves | EFFector 37.5
School is almost out for summer! You know what that means? Plenty of time to catch up on the latest digital rights news! Don’t worry, though—EFF has you covered with our EFFector newsletter. This edition of EFFector explains why efforts to…
Podcast Episode: Love the Internet Before You Hate On It
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> There’s a weird belief out there that tech critics hate technology. But do movie critics hate movies? Do food critics hate food? No! The most effective, insightful critics do what they…
Please Drone Responsibly: C-UAS Legislation Needs Civil Liberties Safeguards
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing titled “Defending Against Drones: Setting Safeguards for Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems Authorities.” While the government has a legitimate…
Security Theater REALized and Flying without REAL ID
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> After multiple delays of the REAL ID Act of 2005 and its updated counterpart, the REAL ID Modernization Act, in the United States, the May 7th deadline…
Standing Up for LGBTQ+ Digital Safety this International Day Against Homophobia
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Lawmakers and regulators around the world have been prolific with passing legislation restricting freedom of expression and privacy for LGBTQ+ individuals and fueling offline intolerance. Online platforms…
House Moves Forward With Dangerous Proposal Targeting Nonprofits
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> This week, the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee moved forward with a proposal that would allow the Secretary of the Treasury to strip any U.S. nonprofit…
The U.S. Copyright Office’s Draft Report on AI Training Errs on Fair Use
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> Within the next decade, generative AI could join computers and electricity as one of the most transformational technologies in history, with all of the promise and peril that implies. Governments’ responses…
In Memoriam: John L. Young, Cryptome Co-Founder
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> John L. Young, who died March 28 at age 89 in New York City, was among the first people to see the need for an online library…
The Kids Online Safety Act Will Make the Internet Worse for Everyone
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is back in the Senate. Sponsors are claiming—again—that the latest version won’t censor online content. It isn’t true. This bill still…
EFF to California Lawmakers: There’s a Better Way to Help Young People Online
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> We’ve covered a lot of federal and state proposals that badly miss the mark when attempting to grapple with protecting young people’s safety online. These include bills…
Keeping People Safe Online – Fundamental Rights Protective Alternatives to Age Checks
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> This is the final part of a three-part series about age verification in the European Union. In part one, we give an overview of the political debate…
Stopping States From Passing AI Laws for the Next Decade is a Terrible Idea
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> This week, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee moved forward with a proposal in its budget reconciliation bill to impose a ten-year preemption of state AI…
Montana Becomes First State to Close the Law Enforcement Data Broker Loophole
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Montana has done something that many states and the United States Congress have debated but failed to do: it has just enacted the first attempt to close…
How Signal, WhatsApp, Apple, and Google Handle Encrypted Chat Backups
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Encrypted chat apps like Signal and WhatsApp are one of the best ways to keep your digital conversations as private as possible. But if you’re not careful…
The FCC Must Reject Efforts to Lock Up Public Airwaves
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> President Trump’s attack on public broadcasting has attracted plenty of deserved attention, but there’s a far more technical, far more insidious policy change in the offing—one that…
Appeals Court Sidesteps The Big Questions on Geofence Warrants
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> Another federal appeals court has ruled on controversial geofence warrants—sort of. Last week, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit sitting en banc issued a single sentence opinion affirming…
Podcast Episode: Digital Autonomy for Bodily Autonomy
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> We all leave digital trails as we navigate the internet – records of what we searched for, what we bought, who we talked to, where we went or want to go…