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2026-07-10 19:28:00 CEST

EFF's @npub1fdr…lvhs joined Trevor Noah's What Now? podcast to discuss enshittification, Big Tech, and the hope we have for fighting back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK8M5sKWRkc

2026-06-25 18:20:56 CEST

🚨THE KIDS ACT IS AN INTERNET SURVEILLANCE BILL🚨
Congress is rushing the KIDS Act toward a vote. This blend of KOSA, the SCREEN Act, SAFE Bots, and other bills is a single package that is a threat to privacy and free expression for ALL internet users. 🧵(1/10)

2026-05-17 15:57:03 CEST

"There was no meaningful time savings in the group of officers that switched to AI...likely because officers spent time verifying and correcting AI-generated reports and were still saddled with data entry that the AI cannot handle." https://www.proofnews.org/can-ai-replace-cops-work/

2026-05-07 18:56:13 CEST

“Even if you're well-intentioned and want to comply with this law, it's nearly impossible to do so,” EFF’s Rin Alajaji told KUER 90.1 NPR Utah. “Our worry here is that this opens the door to other states and other countries to start creating these unworkable mandates.” https://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2026-05-07/utahs-online-porn-age-verification-law-now-includes-vpns-critics-say-it-wont-work

2026-04-15 17:56:03 CEST

“We are in a time of conflicts started by rich men, amid an ecological collapse, and our concern is children being online? ... Age gating punishes the young for crises they did not create.” - Read more from Dr. Jean Linis-Dinco in our new Speaking Freely interview, here: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/speaking-freely-dr-jean-linis-dinco

2026-04-14 18:32:37 CEST

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"Google should answer the question: How many other times has it broken its promise to users?” said EFF Senior Staff Attorney F. Mario Trujillo. "Advance notice is especially important now, when agencies like ICE are unconstitutionally targeting users for First Amendment-protected activity." (4/4)

2026-04-14 18:32:36 CEST

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Last year, Google handed Amandla Thomas-Johnson's data to ICE without giving him the chance to challenge the government's invalid subpoena, breaking a long-standing promise to users (3/4) https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/google-broke-its-promise-me-now-ice-has-my-data

2026-04-14 18:32:36 CEST

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For nearly a decade, Google has promised to tell users before giving their data to law enforcement. Many times, it has. But through a hidden practice, Google has likely systematically broken that promise numerous times, as it did to Amandla Thomas-Johnson. (2/4)

2026-04-14 18:32:35 CEST

Today, EFF sent complaints to the attorneys general of California and New York urging them to investigate Google for deceptive trade practices over Google's broken promises to users targeted by the government 🧵(1/4) https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-state-ags-investigate-googles-broken-promise-users-targeted-government

2026-04-14 00:29:29 CEST

Compared to other 3D printer laws proposed this year, California’s is the most troubling. It criminalizes open source, reduces consumer choice, and creates a new bureaucratic burden. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/dangers-californias-legislation-censor-3d-printing #opensource #3dprinting #AB2047

2026-04-13 23:33:29 CEST

Our latest Speaking Freely interview is live 🗣️ This time we're joined by Dr. Jean Linis-Dinco to discuss how she sees freedom of expression as a communal value necessary to combatting structures of power. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/speaking-freely-dr-jean-linis-dinco
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/399/537/187/625/965/original/927ecba63d9794d6.mp4

2026-04-13 22:57:03 CEST

Over the years we've seen countries across the globe pull the plug on the internet to control narratives and crush resistance. EFF and Amnesty International are explaining how you can fight back: https://www.eff.org/event/effecting-change-cant-stop-signal

2026-04-13 21:02:05 CEST

PSA 🎧 EFFector is out now on your favorite podcast player! Bi-weekly episodes covering privacy, free speech, and your digital rights—explained by the people fighting for them. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/selling-mass-surveillance-effector-387

2026-04-12 16:04:03 CEST

At EFF, we believe that access to the internet is a human right. That's why we're hosting a live discussion with Amnesty International to dive deep on how individuals can persist through internet shutdowns. https://www.eff.org/event/effecting-change-cant-stop-signal

2026-04-11 23:57:02 CEST

Many of the internet’s ills are based on widespread corporate surveillance online. This pervasive system, ran by corporations and governments, stifles our speech, and erodes our privacy. But together, we can dismantle it. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/11/address-online-harms-we-must-first-do-privacy

2026-04-11 22:57:03 CEST

Using secure messaging services for all communications and considering what content you post on social media are just two easy ways to build an online space that feels as free and safe as speaking with those closest to us in the offline world. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/building-community-privacy-plan

2026-04-11 22:00:10 CEST

The EU blocked mass scanning of messages, but the fight is far from over. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/eu-parliament-blocks-mass-scanning-our-chats-whats-next

2026-04-11 19:57:02 CEST

Engineers, time to lock in. The post-quantum readiness timeline has moved up in light of new research, and the new deadline is only 33 months away. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/yikes-encryptions-y2k-moment-coming-years-early

2026-04-11 18:47:20 CEST

“Discord is in the business of making money by selling their users’ personal data,” EFF's Samantha Baldwin told @npub15wh…e9hw. “They are implementing ‘age verification’ to meet regulatory compliance and to collect more data about their customers, not protect children.” https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/dad-stuck-in-support-nightmare-after-teen-lied-about-age-on-discord/

2026-04-11 01:54:27 CEST

Reddit has been ordered to appear before a grand jury as the Trump administration tries to unmask anonymous online critics. “We should be very, very, very concerned that they’ve now taken one of these to a grand jury,” EFF’s @npub124w…wttl told @npub1s89…rdtv. https://theintercept.com/2026/04/10/reddit-ice-protest-grand-jury/

2026-04-10 17:00:32 CEST

Technology should work for you. Learn how to bend Linux to your will with this new @npub1zuw…4emf book bundle! Your purchase also supports EFF’s fight for privacy and free speech 🙌 https://www.humblebundle.com/books/linux-good-stuff-no-starch-books

2026-04-10 00:58:02 CEST

Quantum computers are coming sooner than expected. Now's a good time to check if your encrypted messenger has moved to post-quantum cryptography. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/yikes-encryptions-y2k-moment-coming-years-early

2026-04-09 23:58:03 CEST

LISTEN: EFF’s [@Adam_D_Schwartz](https://mstdn.social/@Adam_D_Schwartz ) and @npub1yek…9ze2 joined the SRA Podcast to discuss how automated license plate readers are warrantless mass surveillance that keeps tabs on all of us, all the time, wherever we go. https://socialistra-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/s5-e6-alprs-and-the-panopticon

2026-04-09 21:56:02 CEST

Access to the internet is a human right. Yet governments around the world are pulling the plug to control narratives and crush resistance. Join EFF and Amnesty International on Thursday, April 16 to learn how those affected can fight back. https://www.eff.org/event/effecting-change-cant-stop-signal

2026-04-09 21:30:51 CEST

"There is just plain, old-fashioned authoritarianism happening right now,” EFF’s Cindy Cohn told The Tech. “I think it is a mistake to think that this current moment was only created by tech, because then you don’t think hard about how to get out of it.” https://thetech.com/2026/04/09/wgs-luncheon-2026

2026-04-09 19:59:04 CEST

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At the meeting, we identified 6 pillars for open, people-centered technology:
1️⃣ Democracy and participation.
2️⃣ Decolonization and diversity.
3️⃣ Autonomy and tech appropriation.
4️⃣ Territoriality, collectivity, and community
5️⃣ Access and equity.
6️⃣ Economic justice and power decentralization. 4/5

2026-04-09 19:59:03 CEST

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In a workshop with the support of @npub1hdk…eh5e, joined by EFF, CELE, and other organizations, and activists from the region, we discussed how to move from merely resisting setbacks to start proposing a "digital utopia." The goal is to reclaim the internet as a real public good. 2/5

2026-04-09 19:59:03 CEST

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This means politicizing the debate. Technical solutions are not enough; we must question who concentrates power. We need alliances between social movements, journalists, and technology sector workers, among others, to once and for all confront platform capture. 3/5

2026-04-09 19:59:02 CEST

For 30 years we dreamed of a free internet in Latin America, but reality has challenged us with mass surveillance, corporate monopolies, and authoritarianism. The current "techlash" is justified against those who trade with our data. It's time to rethink the internet. 🧵 1/5

2026-04-09 18:29:42 CEST

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Our continued presence on other platforms like Facebook and TikTok is not an endorsement. We stay because the people there deserve access to info, too. We stay because the fewer steps between you and the resources you need to protect yourself, the better. (4/5)

2026-04-09 18:29:42 CEST

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EFF exists to protect people's digital rights. Not just the people who already value our work, have opted out of surveillance, or have already migrated to the fediverse. The people who need us most are often the ones most embedded in the walled gardens of the mainstream platforms. (3/5)

2026-04-09 18:29:41 CEST

After almost twenty years on the platform, EFF is logging off of X.
This isn’t a decision we made lightly, but it might be overdue. 🧵 (1/5)
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/eff-leaving-x

2026-04-09 18:29:41 CEST

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Twitter was never a utopia. We've criticized the platform for about as long as it's been around. Still, Twitter did deserve recognition from time to time for vociferously fighting for its users' rights. That changed. (2/5)

2026-04-09 09:59:03 CEST

The good news: the EU blocked mass scanning of messages. The bad news: they’re still considering other problematic scanning initiatives. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/eu-parliament-blocks-mass-scanning-our-chats-whats-next

2026-04-09 01:57:03 CEST

Government internet shutdowns are isolating millions, silencing dissent, and blocking information about human rights abuses. Join EFF and Amnesty International to learn how journalists, emergency responders, and ordinary people can persist. Live on 4/16 at 9:00 am PT https://eff.org/livestream-signal

2026-04-08 17:58:04 CEST

The EU blocked mass scanning of messages, but the fight is far from over. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/eu-parliament-blocks-mass-scanning-our-chats-whats-next

2026-04-08 00:04:03 CEST

Mandated 3D printer censorware is doomed to fail for its intended purpose, but will still manage to hurt the professional and hobbyist communities using these tools. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/print-blocking-wont-work-permission-print-part-2

2026-04-07 16:58:05 CEST

Want to support digital freedom? Buy your @npub1cdr…a4pr ticket this month and 10% goes straight to EFF's work protecting privacy and free expression online 🔒 https://www.eff.org/event/eff-hope-26

2026-04-05 18:48:32 CEST

New legislation could spell the end for the creative open-source community that has grown around 3D printing. From medical equipment to cat toys, we can't let innovation be stifled by state mandated censorware. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/print-blocking-anti-consumer-permission-print-part-1

2026-04-04 20:59:03 CEST

Anger towards big tech companies exists because these companies harvest and exploit peoples’ data. We should pass laws to stop that. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/dont-weaken-speech-protections-just-punish-meta

2026-04-04 17:59:02 CEST

Becoming a member of EFF allows us to continue work on projects like Surveillance Self-Defense, Privacy Badger, Certbot, and much more. We're committed to protecting your digital rights, so join us today! https://eff.org/join

2026-04-04 00:31:50 CEST

The FAA quietly imposed a nationwide drone restriction that prevents filming ICE and other federal agents within half a mile. It’s an attack on the First Amendment. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/faas-temporary-flight-restriction-drones-blatant-attempt-criminalize-filming-ice

2026-04-03 23:01:16 CEST

Government shouldn't mandate corporate censorship on your devices. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/print-blocking-anti-consumer-permission-print-part-1

2026-04-03 20:31:04 CEST

What creepy nonsense are companies up to when they try to guess your age or take your ID for age verification? https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/so-youve-hit-age-gate-what-now

2026-04-03 19:11:15 CEST

“Just labeling something as a design feature means nothing,” EFF’s @npub124w…wttl told CNBC. “If it’s speech, it’s speech and it gets both First Amendment protection and potentially Section 230 protection as well.” https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/03/meta-google-under-attack-court-cases-bypass-30-year-old-legal-shield.html

2026-04-02 23:26:02 CEST

3D Print-blocking laws hand monopolistic power to manufacturers and can criminalize open source alternatives. We need to reject these onerous restraints on creation. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/print-blocking-anti-consumer-permission-print-part-1

2026-04-02 19:31:02 CEST

When DOGE employees break the law, their names should not be secret.
In the Privacy Act lawsuit against DOGE and the Office of Personnel Management, EFF helped unseal the names of employees at the center of the violations. Read yesterday's Court opinion. https://www.eff.org/files/2026/04/01/2026-04-01_opinion_and_order_dckt_208_00.pdf

2026-04-02 00:45:17 CEST

“The answer isn’t to try to take a dictator and make them a better dictator, right? We’ve got these social media dictators,” EFF’s Cindy Cohn said on The Daily Show. “The answer is to get rid of the dictators and make them less important.” https://www.thewrap.com/culture-lifestyle/culture/daily-show-cindy-cohn-ai-social-media-x-meta-video/

2026-04-01 19:52:56 CEST

“Economic inequality is creating this perverse incentive for some people to have less privacy and more powerful people to have more privacy,” EFF’s @npub1mj2…zz5a told [@IncMagazine](https://flipboard.com/@IncMagazine ). https://www.inc.com/chloe-aiello/would-you-share-your-phone-calls-with-a-company-to-make-money-this-startup-is-banking-on-it/91324133

2026-04-01 19:16:42 CEST

EFF’s Matthew Guariglia joined [@wnpr](https://flipboard.com/@wnpr )'s "Where We Live" to discuss whether mass surveillance and civil liberties can co-exist. (Spoiler alert: They can’t.) https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2026-03-31/mass-surveillance-technology-connecticut

2026-03-31 07:41:02 CEST

Starting in 15 minutes Pacific Time: Watch EFF's Cindy Cohn on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, discussing her decades of fighting for your digital privacy. From the Crypto Wars of the 1990s, to the NSA’s internet spying revealed in the 2000s, and onto this very day. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/effs-cindy-cohn-daily-show-tonight-monday-march-30

2026-03-30 18:44:18 CEST

📺 HAPPENING TONIGHT 📺
EFF's Cindy Cohn will be on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart at 10 PM Central and 11 PM Eastern and Pacific! Make sure you tune in!
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2026-03-30 00:58:02 CEST

Sin este archivo digital, nos arriesgamos a perder el registro de nuestra evolución cultural en línea. Defender Internet Archive es defender la transparencia de la historia misma. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/blocking-internet-archive-wont-stop-ai-it-will-erase-webs-historical-record?language=es

2026-03-29 22:57:02 CEST

Before you strap a dashcam to your face and sprint out into the world filming everything and everyone in your life, there are some civil liberties and privacy concerns to consider. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/think-twice-buying-or-using-metas-ray-bans

2026-03-29 21:01:05 CEST

Apple, Google, Meta, Bluesky, Ring, Telegram—all these companies could offer stronger protections for our chats and our data. https://www.encryptitalready.org

2026-03-29 20:01:03 CEST

For nearly 30 years, journalists have relied on the Internet Archive to see how stories were originally published, before edits, removals, or changes. We need to safeguard that. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/blocking-internet-archive-wont-stop-ai-it-will-erase-webs-historical-record

2026-03-29 18:33:49 CEST

The UK is moving forward with its efforts to ban social media for young people. Politicians should look into what is best, not what is easy, and explore less invasive approaches to protect all people from online harms. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/uk-politicians-continue-miss-point-latest-social-media-ban-proposal

2026-03-28 19:59:02 CET

This week, the UK debated legislative proposals seeking to ban young people from social media platforms. To get situated with what’s been happening and what it all means, check out our primer. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/uk-politicians-continue-miss-point-latest-social-media-ban-proposal

2026-03-28 19:04:02 CET

Countersurveillance can be critical when you’re at a protest. If you’ve used EFF’s Surveillance Self-Defense guides to ensure you’ve taken the right precautions to protect your privacy, take the next step and become an EFF member to help us. https://eff.org/join

2026-03-28 18:03:03 CET

The impact of the digital age on perceptions and censorship of speech has been felt across the political spectrum on a worldwide scale. Our Speaking Freely series has interviews with people from all over the world who share a belief in freedom of expression. https://www.eff.org/speaking-freely

2026-03-28 16:58:02 CET

Over the years, the same tools that were once celebrated as tools of dissent have become instruments for tracking, harassing, and prosecuting dissenters. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/digital-hopes-real-power-reflecting-legacy-arab-spring-0

2026-03-28 14:59:03 CET

If you bring Rayhunter to a protest this weekend (or ever), please send us the results, even if you didn’t find anything! Negative results can still help us better understand how and when CSS are being used. https://efforg.github.io/rayhunter/support-feedback-community.html

2026-03-28 00:59:02 CET

EFFector, EFF's long-running newsletter, is now a podcast! This week: Who's really watching what smartglasses see?
Subscribe to EFFector wherever you get your podcasts. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/whos-really-watching-what-smartglasses-see-effector-385

2026-03-28 00:15:11 CET

U.S. tech companies should be legally accountable in U.S. courts for building tools that purposefully and actively facilitate human rights abuses by foreign governments, EFF argued in a brief filed Friday to the U.S. Supreme Court. https://www.eff.org/press/releases/us-tech-companies-must-be-accountable-us-courts-facilitating-persecution-and-torture

2026-03-27 23:28:03 CET

Should your internet provider cut you off over accusations alone? The Supreme Court says no, and that matters for everyone online. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/supreme-court-agrees-eff-isps-dont-have-be-copyright-enforcers

2026-03-26 23:07:13 CET

We haven’t found evidence of Stingrays being used at protests in the US yet, but if you’re going to a protest this weekend, why not bring Rayhunter to be sure? Don’t forget to charge and update it, then let us know what you find! https://efforg.github.io/rayhunter/support-feedback-community.html

2026-03-25 12:18:28 CET

The UK is moving forward with its efforts to ban social media for young people. Ahead of today's House of Lords debate on the topic, we’re getting you situated with a primer on what’s been happening and what it all means. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/uk-politicians-continue-miss-point-latest-social-media-ban-proposal

2026-03-24 22:02:36 CET

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
Nicole Ozer has been appointed as executive director of the Electronic Frontier
Foundation effective June 1!
Who is EFF's new ED? 🧵 (1/5)
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2026-03-24 19:31:03 CET

El abuso de los derechos de autor no solo frena la creatividad, sino que ahora también amenaza la libertad religiosa. Analizamos cómo las herramientas de copyright se están usando para censurar debates y críticas legítimas en comunidades de fe. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/copyright-bullying-vs-religious-freedom-0?language=es

2026-03-22 19:58:02 CET

When lawmakers and advocacy groups frame queer existence itself as a threat to young people, age-verification laws become ideological enforcement instead of regulatory policy. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/rep-finke-was-right-age-gating-isnt-about-kids-its-about-control

2026-03-21 19:57:02 CET

We cannot let companies push face recognition into our glasses, and as a user, you should make your voice clear that this is not something you want. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/think-twice-buying-or-using-metas-ray-bans

2026-03-21 18:01:05 CET

Apple, Google, Meta, Bluesky, Ring, Telegram—all these companies could offer stronger protections for our chats and our data. https://www.encryptitalready.org

2026-03-21 00:27:02 CET

2026-03-20 17:50:07 CET

What’s at stake in the fight against age verification is not just a single bill in a single state. It’s about whether “protecting children” becomes a legal pretext for embedding government control online that reinforces specific moral and religious worldviews. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/rep-finke-was-right-age-gating-isnt-about-kids-its-about-control

2026-03-19 20:19:10 CET

Imagine a newspaper publisher refusing to let libraries keep copies of its paper. That’s effectively what’s starting online, as big publishers block the Internet Archive from preserving news sites. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/blocking-internet-archive-wont-stop-ai-it-will-erase-webs-historical-record

2026-03-19 18:02:43 CET

This video is from 2023, but our concerns about Section 702 remain the same. The government must stop conducting warrantless surveillance on Americans. Learn more about Section 702, which is up for reauthorization this month: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/safe-act-imperfect-vehicle-real-section-702-reform.
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2026-03-18 18:32:55 CET

More cameras and microphones mean "more eyes and ears are available to adversaries, regardless of the original intention,” EFF’s Samantha Baldwin told @npub15wh…e9hw. “Creating a dystopian world full of computerised eyes and ears is not the solution.” https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/after-discord-fiasco-age-check-tech-promises-privacy-by-running-locally-does-it-work/

2026-03-16 21:01:03 CET

Age verification laws are really just censorship mandates clothed as child safety proposals—here’s why. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/rep-finke-was-right-age-gating-isnt-about-kids-its-about-control

2026-03-16 19:57:03 CET

Instagram is about to lose its optional end-to-end encryption feature. Without it, Meta can view every DM on Instagram. Mozilla has a petition to push the company to reverse this decision. [external petition link] https://www.mozillafoundation.org/en/petitions/keep-encryption-for-instagram/

2026-03-16 17:00:39 CET

Join us Thursday with @npub1psa…j5uh Cofounder Jason Koebler in conversation with Cindy Cohn about her new book "Privacy's Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance." Live at 11 am PT https://eff.org/livestream-defender

2026-03-14 22:59:03 CET

Good privacy decisions begin with proper knowledge about your situation—and we’ve got you covered. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/privacy-loves-company

2026-03-14 19:56:03 CET

2026-03-14 18:01:05 CET

The rule that allow the Customs and Border Protection officers to search through your luggage without a
warrant does not extend to your electronic devices. Border officers need a warrant signed by a judge if they want to sift through material that personal to look for evidence of a crime.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/eff-third-circuit-electronic-device-searches-border-require-warrant

2026-03-13 19:59:04 CET

2026-03-13 00:40:28 CET

New on @npub1x5s…fya8’s Whatever: EFF’s Cindy Cohn shares “The Big Idea” behind her new book, “Privacy’s Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance” - getting a new generation to understand and join the fight.
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2026/03/12/the-big-idea-cindy-cohn/

2026-03-12 22:54:06 CET

In defending free speech, privacy, and the right of young people to access truthful information about themselves, Rep. Leigh Finke was not radical—she was right. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/rep-finke-was-right-age-gating-isnt-about-kids-its-about-control

2026-03-11 19:46:33 CET

Cameras embedded in glasses introduce all sorts of new privacy problems. Here's a framework for thinking about them. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/think-twice-buying-or-using-metas-ray-bans

2026-03-10 22:56:03 CET

Palantir, aiding Trump's deportation efforts, gets its name from Lord of the Rings, so “I don't think it's a stretch to say that some tech CEOs & politicians are reading dystopian books as instruction manuals,” EFF’s Will Greenberg told UCF’s The Charge. https://www.nicholsonstudentmedia.com/news/dystopian-books-as-instruction-manuals-ucfs-role-in-israeli-weapons-manufacturing-privacy-concerns/article_b94ab333-374a-41ea-800d-c088a82c53a0.html

2026-03-10 16:57:06 CET

Una victoria legal en el Décimo Circuito confirma que la Cuarta Enmienda protege a los ciudadanos contra las búsquedas digitales amplias y sin justificación específica en dispositivos electrónicos por parte de las autoridades. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/victory-tenth-circuit-finds-fourth-amendment-doesnt-support-broad-search-0?language=es

2026-03-09 22:16:03 CET

People think "‘I buy a Ring doorbell to put on my house, I control the footage’… But there is [an] entire secondary use of this device, which is by police that you don’t really get a lot of say in," EFF’s Matthew Guariglia tells Malwarebytes’ Lock & Code. https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/podcast/2026/03/ring-doorbells-wont-you-see-my-neighbor-lock-and-code-s07e05

2026-03-09 21:07:04 CET

Age verification risks tying users’ “most sensitive and immutable data” — names, faces, birthdays, home addresses — to their online activity, EFF’s Molly Buckley told CNBC. “Age verification strikes at the foundation of the free and open internet.” https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/08/social-media-child-safety-internet-ai-surveillance.html

2026-03-09 20:58:03 CET

WHAT? We’re hosting a launch party for Privacy’s Defender, a new book by EFF’s Cindy Cohn!
WHEN? Thursday, March 12 at 6:30 PM.
WHERE? Ciel Creative Space in Berkeley, CA. RSVP Today! https://www.eff.org/event/privacys-defender-book-launch-party

2026-03-09 20:23:50 CET

EFF's Cindy Cohn unboxes her new book, Privacy's Defender! It hits shelves TOMORROW, March 10th. Order your copy today and see if Cindy is coming to a city near you for the tour! https://www.eff.org/Privacys-Defender
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/200/842/281/359/362/original/2b09d75bdee50de0.mp4

2026-03-09 15:59:06 CET

La EFF advierte a los legisladores de Wisconsin sobre los graves peligros de intentar prohibir o restringir el uso de redes privadas virtuales (VPN), destacando cómo estas medidas amenazan la seguridad digital y el acceso libre a la información. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/eff-wisconsin-legislature-vpn-bans-are-still-terrible-idea?language=es

2026-03-09 03:32:03 CET

Una revisión crítica a las propuestas legislativas que buscan obligar a las plataformas tecnológicas a verificar la edad y gestionar el control parental, delegando decisiones de privacidad familiar en manos de grandes corporaciones. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/congress-wants-hand-your-parenting-big-tech?language=es

2026-03-08 20:44:00 CET

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First, five women at EFF who inspire us:
- Anna Politkovskaya, Russian journalist
- Jane, underground abortion counseling service
- Ebele Okobi, ethical tech & innovation advocate
- Ada Lovelace, first computer programmer
- Cindy Cohn, EFF executive director
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/admiring-our-heroes-international-womens-day-five-women-tech-eff-admires-0

2026-03-08 20:43:59 CET

Many know Ada Lovelace, but too few know about women like Mary Allen Wilkes, who wrote most of the software for the first "personal" computer—the LINC.
Here are stories of modern and historical women in tech and digital rights that inspire us. How many did you already know? #InternationalWomensDay

2026-03-07 19:59:03 CET

EFF is appalled by how quickly and uncritically internet restrictions are being adopted around the world, David Greene told CNET. "Even if they are under 18, or under 16, children have the right to access information, to speak and to associate.” https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/indonesia-social-media-ban-under-16/

2026-03-07 19:12:03 CET

For International Women’s Day, we’re highlighting the contributions of just a few EFF Award recipients from the last decade, whose work to protect privacy, speech, and creativity online has had a global impact.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/admiring-our-heroes-international-womens-day-celebrating-women-who-have-received

2026-03-07 02:15:02 CET

This International Women’s Day, five women at EFF talk about the women who have inspired them. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/admiring-our-heroes-international-womens-day-five-women-tech-eff-admires-0