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EFF's @npub1fdr…lvhs joined Trevor Noah's What Now? ...

2026-07-10T19:28:00+02:00

EFF's Cory Doctorow (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

🚨THE KIDS ACT IS AN INTERNET SURVEILLANCE BILL🚨 Congress is ...

2026-06-25T18:20:56+02:00

🚨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)

"There was no meaningful time savings in the group of ...

2026-05-17T15:57:03+02:00

"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/

“Even if you're well-intentioned and want to comply with ...

2026-05-07T18:56:13+02:00

“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

“We are in a time of conflicts started by rich men, amid an ...

2026-04-15T17:56:03+02:00

“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

"Google should answer the question: How many other times has ...

2026-04-14T18:32:37+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…vtn5
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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)

Last year, Google handed Amandla Thomas-Johnson's data to ICE ...

2026-04-14T18:32:36+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…c3f0
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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

For nearly a decade, Google has promised to tell users before ...

2026-04-14T18:32:36+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…u3sh
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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)

Today, EFF sent complaints to the attorneys general of California ...

2026-04-14T18:32:35+02:00

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

Compared to other 3D printer laws proposed this year, ...

2026-04-14T00:29:29+02:00

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

Our latest Speaking Freely interview is live 🗣️ This time ...

2026-04-13T23:33:29+02:00

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

Over the years we've seen countries across the globe pull the ...

2026-04-13T22:57:03+02:00

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

PSA 🎧 EFFector is out now on your favorite podcast player! ...

2026-04-13T21:02:05+02:00

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

At EFF, we believe that access to the internet is a human right. ...

2026-04-12T16:04:03+02:00

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

Many of the internet’s ills are based on widespread corporate ...

2026-04-11T23:57:02+02:00

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

Using secure messaging services for all communications and ...

2026-04-11T22:57:03+02:00

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

The EU blocked mass scanning of messages, but the fight is far ...

2026-04-11T22:00:10+02:00

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

Engineers, time to lock in. The post-quantum readiness timeline ...

2026-04-11T19:57:02+02:00

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

“Discord is in the business of making money by selling their ...

2026-04-11T18:47:20+02:00

“Discord is in the business of making money by selling their users’ personal data,” EFF's Samantha Baldwin told Ars Technica (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/

Reddit has been ordered to appear before a grand jury as the ...

2026-04-11T01:54:27+02:00

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 David Greene (no not that one) (npub124w…wttl) told The Intercept (npub1s89…rdtv). https://theintercept.com/2026/04/10/reddit-ice-protest-grand-jury/

Technology should work for you. Learn how to bend Linux to your ...

2026-04-10T17:00:32+02:00

Technology should work for you. Learn how to bend Linux to your will with this new No Starch Press (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

Quantum computers are coming sooner than expected. Now's a ...

2026-04-10T00:58:02+02:00

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

LISTEN: EFF’s ...

2026-04-09T23:58:03+02:00

LISTEN: EFF’s [@Adam_D_Schwartz](https://mstdn.social/@Adam_D_Schwartz ) and Benn Jordan (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

Access to the internet is a human right. Yet governments around ...

2026-04-09T21:56:02+02:00

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

"There is just plain, old-fashioned authoritarianism ...

2026-04-09T21:30:51+02:00

"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

At the meeting, we identified 6 pillars for open, people-centered ...

2026-04-09T19:59:04+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…qpps
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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

In a workshop with the support of @npub1hdk…eh5e, joined by ...

2026-04-09T19:59:03+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…54ce
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In a workshop with the support of Wikimedia Foundation (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

This means politicizing the debate. Technical solutions are not ...

2026-04-09T19:59:03+02:00

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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

For 30 years we dreamed of a free internet in Latin America, but ...

2026-04-09T19:59:02+02:00

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

Our continued presence on other platforms like Facebook and ...

2026-04-09T18:29:42+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…4gx8
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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)

EFF exists to protect people's digital rights. Not just the ...

2026-04-09T18:29:42+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…j2wp
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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)

After almost twenty years on the platform, EFF is logging off of ...

2026-04-09T18:29:41+02:00

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

Twitter was never a utopia. We've criticized the platform for ...

2026-04-09T18:29:41+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…03xu
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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)

The good news: the EU blocked mass scanning of messages. The bad ...

2026-04-09T09:59:03+02:00

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

Government internet shutdowns are isolating millions, silencing ...

2026-04-09T01:57:03+02:00

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

The EU blocked mass scanning of messages, but the fight is far ...

2026-04-08T17:58:04+02:00

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

Mandated 3D printer censorware is doomed to fail for its intended ...

2026-04-08T00:04:03+02:00

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

Want to support digital freedom? Buy your @npub1cdr…a4pr ticket ...

2026-04-07T16:58:05+02:00

Want to support digital freedom? Buy your HOPE - Hackers On Planet Earth (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

New legislation could spell the end for the creative open-source ...

2026-04-05T18:48:32+02:00

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

Anger towards big tech companies exists because these companies ...

2026-04-04T20:59:03+02:00

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

Becoming a member of EFF allows us to continue work on projects ...

2026-04-04T17:59:02+02:00

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

The FAA quietly imposed a nationwide drone restriction that ...

2026-04-04T00:31:50+02:00

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

Government shouldn't mandate corporate censorship on your ...

2026-04-03T23:01:16+02:00

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

What creepy nonsense are companies up to when they try to guess ...

2026-04-03T20:31:04+02:00

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

“Just labeling something as a design feature means nothing,” ...

2026-04-03T19:11:15+02:00

“Just labeling something as a design feature means nothing,” EFF’s David Greene (no not that one) (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

3D Print-blocking laws hand monopolistic power to manufacturers ...

2026-04-02T23:26:02+02:00

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

When DOGE employees break the law, their names should not be ...

2026-04-02T19:31:02+02:00

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

“The answer isn’t to try to take a dictator and make them a ...

2026-04-02T00:45:17+02:00

“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/

“Economic inequality is creating this perverse incentive for ...

2026-04-01T19:52:56+02:00

“Economic inequality is creating this perverse incentive for some people to have less privacy and more powerful people to have more privacy,” EFF’s Rory Mir (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

EFF’s Matthew Guariglia joined ...

2026-04-01T19:16:42+02:00

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

Starting in 15 minutes Pacific Time: Watch EFF's Cindy Cohn ...

2026-03-31T07:41:02+02:00

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

📺 HAPPENING TONIGHT 📺 EFF's Cindy Cohn will be on The ...

2026-03-30T18:44:18+02:00

📺 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!

Sin este archivo digital, nos arriesgamos a perder el registro de ...

2026-03-30T00:58:02+02:00

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

Before you strap a dashcam to your face and sprint out into the ...

2026-03-29T22:57:02+02:00

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

Apple, Google, Meta, Bluesky, Ring, Telegram—all these ...

2026-03-29T21:01:05+02:00

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

For nearly 30 years, journalists have relied on the Internet ...

2026-03-29T20:01:03+02:00

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

The UK is moving forward with its efforts to ban social media for ...

2026-03-29T18:33:49+02:00

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

This week, the UK debated legislative proposals seeking to ban ...

2026-03-28T19:59:02+01:00

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

Countersurveillance can be critical when you’re at a protest. ...

2026-03-28T19:04:02+01:00

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

The impact of the digital age on perceptions and censorship of ...

2026-03-28T18:03:03+01:00

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

Over the years, the same tools that were once celebrated as tools ...

2026-03-28T16:58:02+01:00

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

If you bring Rayhunter to a protest this weekend (or ever), ...

2026-03-28T14:59:03+01:00

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

EFFector, EFF's long-running newsletter, is now a podcast! ...

2026-03-28T00:59:02+01:00

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

U.S. tech companies should be legally accountable in U.S. courts ...

2026-03-28T00:15:11+01:00

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

Should your internet provider cut you off over accusations alone? ...

2026-03-27T23:28:03+01:00

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

We haven’t found evidence of Stingrays being used at protests ...

2026-03-26T23:07:13+01:00

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

The UK is moving forward with its efforts to ban social media for ...

2026-03-25T12:18:28+01:00

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

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 Nicole Ozer has been appointed as executive ...

2026-03-24T22:02:36+01:00

🚨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)

El abuso de los derechos de autor no solo frena la creatividad, ...

2026-03-24T19:31:03+01:00

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

When lawmakers and advocacy groups frame queer existence itself ...

2026-03-22T19:58:02+01:00

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

We cannot let companies push face recognition into our glasses, ...

2026-03-21T19:57:02+01:00

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

Apple, Google, Meta, Bluesky, Ring, Telegram—all these ...

2026-03-21T18:01:05+01:00

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

For nearly 30 years, journalists have relied on the Internet ...

2026-03-21T00:27:02+01:00

What’s at stake in the fight against age verification is not ...

2026-03-20T17:50:07+01:00

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

Imagine a newspaper publisher refusing to let libraries keep ...

2026-03-19T20:19:10+01:00

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

This video is from 2023, but our concerns about Section 702 ...

2026-03-19T18:02:43+01:00

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.

More cameras and microphones mean "more eyes and ears are ...

2026-03-18T18:32:55+01:00

More cameras and microphones mean "more eyes and ears are available to adversaries, regardless of the original intention,” EFF’s Samantha Baldwin told Ars Technica (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/

Age verification laws are really just censorship mandates clothed ...

2026-03-16T21:01:03+01:00

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

Instagram is about to lose its optional end-to-end encryption ...

2026-03-16T19:57:03+01:00

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/

Join us Thursday with @npub1psa…j5uh Cofounder Jason Koebler in ...

2026-03-16T17:00:39+01:00

Join us Thursday with 404 Media (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

Good privacy decisions begin with proper knowledge about your ...

2026-03-14T22:59:03+01:00

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

When lawmakers and advocacy groups frame queer existence itself ...

2026-03-14T19:56:03+01:00

The rule that allow the Customs and Border Protection officers to ...

2026-03-14T18:01:05+01:00

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

What’s at stake in the fight against age verification is not ...

2026-03-13T19:59:04+01:00

New on @npub1x5s…fya8’s Whatever: EFF’s Cindy Cohn shares ...

2026-03-13T00:40:28+01:00

New on Scalzi (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/

In defending free speech, privacy, and the right of young people ...

2026-03-12T22:54:06+01:00

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

Cameras embedded in glasses introduce all sorts of new privacy ...

2026-03-11T19:46:33+01:00

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

Palantir, aiding Trump's deportation efforts, gets its name ...

2026-03-10T22:56:03+01:00

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

Una victoria legal en el Décimo Circuito confirma que la Cuarta ...

2026-03-10T16:57:06+01:00

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

People think "‘I buy a Ring doorbell to put on my house, I ...

2026-03-09T22:16:03+01:00

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

Age verification risks tying users’ “most sensitive and ...

2026-03-09T21:07:04+01:00

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

WHAT? We’re hosting a launch party for Privacy’s Defender, a ...

2026-03-09T20:58:03+01:00

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

EFF's Cindy Cohn unboxes her new book, Privacy's ...

2026-03-09T20:23:50+01:00

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

La EFF advierte a los legisladores de Wisconsin sobre los graves ...

2026-03-09T15:59:06+01:00

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

Una revisión crítica a las propuestas legislativas que buscan ...

2026-03-09T03:32:03+01:00

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

First, five women at EFF who inspire us: - Anna Politkovskaya, ...

2026-03-08T20:44:00+01:00

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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

Many know Ada Lovelace, but too few know about women like Mary ...

2026-03-08T20:43:59+01:00

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

EFF is appalled by how quickly and uncritically internet ...

2026-03-07T19:59:03+01:00

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/

For International Women’s Day, we’re highlighting the ...

2026-03-07T19:12:03+01:00

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

This International Women’s Day, five women at EFF talk about ...

2026-03-07T02:15:02+01:00

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