Looking to protect your sensitive information from data brokers? Don’t want Big Tech monetizing your personal data? Privacy Badger is here to help! www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Looking to protect your sensitive information from data brokers? Don’t want Big Tech monetizing your personal data? Privacy Badger is here to help! www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Law enforcement have a lot of tools when it comes to accessing your personal information, which is why the sites and apps you use need to know the law– and when to push back. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Digital Rights Bytes is a place for you to get clear answers to the frequently asked questions that bug you about technology in short, easily digestible bites. www.digitalrightsbytes.org/
Want to fight for digital rights in your local school or community, but not sure how? Our Electronic Frontier Alliance toolkits can help you get started. efa.eff.org/
Are you a digital security newbie? Take a few minutes to read our primer. ssd.eff.org/en/module/s...
Police shouldn’t get ‘open-book’ access to your phone. In a major boost for digital privacy, Michigan now demands tailored warrants. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Using Tor doesn’t require a lot of technical know-how, you just need to download a browser and familiarize yourself with some basics. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
La Electronic Frontier Alliance es una red de intercambio de información compuesta por grupos de base de todo el país que promueven los derechos digitales en sus respectivas comunidades. efa.eff.org/
Where users face threats to their privacy and security online, EFF’s technology tools are there to defend them. www.eff.org/tools
Keep up with the different surveillance technologies police are using across the U.S., from body-worn cameras to cell-site simulators. Stay informed using the Atlas of Surveillance. atlasofsurveillance.org/
Surveillance tech is not making us safer – it’s putting innocent people at risk. This isn’t public safety. It’s automated injustice. Read more: www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
A few simple steps can drastically decrease the amount of personal information that’s available about you online. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
Locking down your phone, being mindful of what you're wearing, and coming up with plans to communicate with others are all key steps to take before attending a protest. ssd.eff.org/module/atte...
Let's put a spotlight on our EFF Awards winners! ✨ @erie.bsky.social has been busy filing federal court declarations to protect American's data and warning Congress about 'DOGE burning the house down'. Don't miss her at the EFF Awards on Sept 10 in San Francisco! eff.org/effawards
Electronic Frontier Alliance members get support from a community of like-minded grassroots organizers from across the US. If your group wants to help defend our digital rights, consider joining today. efa.eff.org/
In a victory for transparency, the government contractor Pen-Link agreed to disclose the prices and descriptions of surveillance products that it sold to a local California Sheriff's office. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Those abusing copyright can wield the court’s power to override an internet user’s right to anonymous speech, without permission from a judge. But now that power has been limited. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Companies like to make metadata sound innocuous, but it matters more than you might think. Here’s why. ssd.eff.org/module/why-...
Todo lo que haces en Internet se rastrea, se guarda y se comparte durante lo que parece toda una vida. Pero hay medidas que puedes tomar para minimizar tu huella ahí fuera. ssd.eff.org/es/module/c...
Los teléfonos Android cambiaron mucho a lo largo de los años, llegaron nuevas funciones de privacidad y seguridad que son fáciles de pasar por alto. Aquí tienes un resumen de los ajustes más importantes. ssd.eff.org/es/module/h...
A VPN is not a tool for anonymity, and while it can protect your location from some companies, there are many other ways companies may track you. ssd.eff.org/module/choo...
A few simple steps can drastically decrease the amount of personal information that’s available about you online. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
The best way to avoid phishing attacks is to know how they work and what they’re after. Here’s a primer to get you started. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
NEW on “How to Fix the Internet” - @neurorights.bsky.social founders @rafaelyuste.bsky.social and Jared Genser join EFF’s Cindy Cohn and @thejasonkelley.com to discuss balancing beneficial scientific and medical innovation with protection of people’s mental privacy.
Let's put a spotlight on our EFF Awards winners! 🤩 From open-source advocacy to fighting censorship and training activists across India — @sflcin.bsky.social are championing the digital rights movement. Catch them in person on September 10 in San Francisco! eff.org/effawards
We need your support to fight against: Censorship 🗣🚫 Surveillance 📱 Attacks on encryption 🔑 Join EFF today and help us create a better digital future. eff.org/join
"What we need are laws that change the behavior of technology companies" regarding biometric privacy, EFF’s Adam Schwartz told @NPR.org. "Otherwise these companies will continue to profit on what should be our private information." www.npr.org/2025/08/28/...
Twenty states have comprehensive data privacy laws, and a few states and localities have biometric privacy laws too. But for wearable users elsewhere, their data privacy environment “is not super regulated,” EFF’s @thorinklosowski.com told @Prospect.org. prospect.org/health/2025...
Have you deployed Privacy Badger on your organization's managed devices? We'd love to hear your feedback. DM us or email extension-devs@eff.org.
A split is forming "between the internet that people... willing to identify themselves or go through age verification can see and the rest of the internet,” EFF’s @thejasonkelley.com told @APNews.com. “And that’s historically a very dangerous place for us to end up.” apnews.com/article/age...
Want to protect your privacy and security online, but not sure where to start? Surveillance Self-Defense has you covered. ssd.eff.org/en/playlist...
Let's put a spotlight on our EFF Awards winners! 🌟 @justfutureslaw.bsky.social is a women-of-color-led law project using litigation to build the power of immigrant rights and criminal justice activists and organizers. Catch them in person on Sept 10 in San Francisco! eff.org/effawards
EFF supports digital human rights group @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social’s lawsuit against Meta for violating the EU’s Digital Services Act by employing dark patterns that make it unnecessarily hard for users to set their own content feeds and control their experience.
Circuitry, poppies, and digital freedom—all in one super-soft scoop neck tee 🖤 Grab yours today: shop.eff.org/products/sc...
Neural data that companies grab from your wearables now could be stored and decoded into actual words within just a few years, neuroscientist @rafaelyuste.bsky.social and international human rights lawyer Jared Genser warn on “How to Fix the Internet.”
Los derechos humanos deben estar al centro de la transformación digital en las Américas. 🌎 Para ello, desde la sociedad civil, presentamos nuestras recomendaciones rumbo a la X Cumbre de las Américas. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Let's break free of tech's walled gardens. Join EFF to protect online privacy and free speech for everyone. eff.org/vv
EFF's @defcon.bsky.social t-shirt puzzle has been solved! Congratulations to Team EFFort: beamofoldlight, cr4mb0, wagwan_piffting_blud, graylsidus, and speexvocon Many thanks to our volunteer puzzlemasters jabberw0nky and @elegin.bsky.social for their expertise in infosec and conjuring ✨mystery✨
NEW on “How to Fix the Internet” - Neurotechnology holds the potential for miracle cures, but also for a Pandora’s box of abuses, neuroscientist @rafaelyuste.bsky.social and international human rights lawyer Jared Genser tell EFF's Cindy Cohn and @thejasonkelley.com.
Most people should use a password manager, but there's no one-size-fits-all recommendation. ssd.eff.org/module/choo...
We know very little about how cell-site simulators (CSS), devices that masquerade as legitimate cell-phone towers, are being deployed in the US or globally, but with Rayhunter, we hope to change that. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Android phones have changed a lot over the years, and with those changes come new privacy and security features that are easy to miss. Here’s a rundown on the most important settings. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
Keep up with the different surveillance technologies police are using across the U.S., from body-worn cameras to cell-site simulators. Stay informed using the Atlas of Surveillance. atlasofsurveillance.org/
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Content you purchased online shouldn’t disappear if a publisher and a tech company get into a fight. www.digitalrightsbytes.org/topics/wait...
Creating biometric profiles of people “is incredibly invasive,” EFF’s Beryl Lipton told @oklahomawatch.bsky.social. If it's being done in prisons, “there has to be a very clear policy and a real guarantee this information is not going anywhere.” oklahomawatch.org/2025/08/26/...
Louis Rossmann wants YOU to let Austin City Council know that you do not want our parks under "AI-powered" video surveillance. This Thursday, 10:00 AM, BE THERE.
Developing a plan for if or when something bad happens online is a good practice for anyone, but especially a community of people who face increased risk. It’s important to strategize with your allies around what to do in the event of such things happening. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
EFF is excited to support @seagl.org! The conference is free to attend, no registration required, so just show up and learn about free and open source software! www.eff.org/event/seagl
Online behavioral advertising has made surveillance the business model of the internet. By automatically blocking their trackers, @privacybadger.org makes it harder for Big Tech companies to profit from your personal information. You can download Privacy Badger at privacybadger.org.
What do open source freedom, anti-surveillance lawsuits, and data privacy heroes have in common? They're all being celebrated at the EFF Awards! RSVP today to join us on September 10 in San Francisco: eff.org/effawards
"Creating a single interface for government data about us is dangerous if it works, and also dangerous if it doesn't," EFF's Cindy Cohn writes in the Mercury News and East Bay Times. Fighting tech-enabled tyranny and protecting privacy and security is a team sport. Are you ready to join the fight?
"Total Information Awareness," was an embarrassing failure in trying to consolidate access to disparate government data about us twenty years ago. It should be again," EFF's Cindy Cohn writes for the @mercurynews.com and @eastbaytimes.com.
Electronic Frontiers Forums at Dragon Con is now on Bluesky! Check back frequently for the latest news and any schedule updates. Our full schedule for 2025 is published here: archive.efforums.net/index.php/20...
Using Tor doesn’t require a lot of technical know-how, you just need to download a browser and familiarize yourself with some basics. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
Where users face threats to their privacy and security online, EFF’s technology tools are there to defend them. www.eff.org/tools
The rampant data sharing fueled by online tracking has serious consequences. Privacy Badger blocks online tracking to prevent your browsing data from being used against you. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Police shouldn’t get ‘open-book’ access to your phone. In a major boost for digital privacy, Michigan now demands tailored warrants. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Support digital freedom and look great while doing it. Check out the EFF store for merch that funds the fight for your rights online. shop.eff.org/
Yes, VPNs can help you get around certain types of geographic restrictions, but it’s very important you do your due diligence before downloading one. ssd.eff.org/module/choo...
Age verification has arrived in the UK and, to no one’s surprise, users hate it. We cannot accept these censorship regimes as our new norm. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Surveillance tech is not making us safer – it’s putting innocent people at risk. This isn’t public safety. It’s automated injustice. Read more: www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Age verification via face scans is not safety — it's surveillance. Biometric age guessing is inaccurate, discriminatory, and creepy AF. Stop normalizing it. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Perfect for your suit, backpack, or pin board—support EFF with our newest black and silver lapel pin. shop.eff.org/products/bl...
Dating apps often simplify connections—but consent is anything but simple. These platforms must not sidestep user rights when building and powering their AI tools. Consent must be provided by design and not through nagging pop-ups or bundled terms. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
It’s no secret that AI models—including gen AI—tend to discriminate against racial and gender minorities. When government agencies start using biased AI to make decisions, real people suffer. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
The 4th Amendment matters in the digital age. Michigan Supreme Court joins a growing consensus: warrants for cell phones must be limited in scope. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Los fallos técnicos y exclusiones en Reddit muestran que la verificación de edad aumenta riesgos y no seguridad infantil; urge frenarla antes de que se expanda. #DerechosDigitales www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
The UK's Online Safety Act's push to protect kids online through content blocking and age checks sounds good—until you look deeper. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
People sometimes worry that companies are secretly listening to us through our phones because they see surprising, unexpected ads. Learn what’s really going on: www.digitalrightsbytes.org/topics/is-m...
Celebrating 10 years an @eff.org member today.
If you are alarmed by the rise of these attacks on the open internet and what it’s doing to destroy platforms you love, @eff.org is fighting to keep the internet open and stop horrible ideas like identification checks. You can support that vital work here: eff.org/anil
Big win for privacy: The Michigan Supreme Court says phone search warrants can’t be limitless fishing expeditions. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Read our advice for staying safe in demonstrations in the U.S. and elsewhere. ssd.eff.org/en/module/a...
Con amenazas de multas, las plataformas sobrecensuran: menos acceso a apoyo y más datos sensibles en juego. #DerechosDigitales www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
They're taking book bans online: parents can now censor the internet—calling classics like Beloved or The Handmaid’s Tale 'harmful to minors.' We must fight this attack on everyone’s right to speak online. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Security means different things for different people. Check out our surveillance self-defense guides for protesters, researchers, LGBTQ youth, human rights defenders, and more. ssd.eff.org/module-cate...
The EFF Awards ceremony is a great opportunity to connect with peers in the tech community and to celebrate the movement for civil liberties and human rights online. Join us on September 10th at the San Francisco Design Center! www.eff.org/effawards
What kinds of surveillance technology are police in YOUR community using to keep tabs on you and your neighbors? Find out here: www.atlasofsurveillance.org/
This is why we created the Atlas of Surveillance: so journalists and other community members could easily discover what kinds of technology local police are using to spy on them. Kudos to @forwardky.bsky.social for shining a light on it! forwardky.com/are-you-bei...
Wyoming's state motto is "Equal Rights." But for who? www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
The U.K.'s scramble to find an effective age verification method underscores that there isn't one, & politicians around the world must take that seriously– especially those pondering similar laws in the U.S., EFF’s Paige Collings writes for @TheRegister.com. www.theregister.com/2025/08/21/...
Lawmakers must act to protect users’ metadata, and “people should make use of technologies which either do not retain metadata past the time where it is necessary to provision services, or do not collect it at all,” EFF’s @legind.bsky.social told @Metro.co.uk. metro.co.uk/2025/08/21/...
Police surveillance tech should not be secret! EFF settled a case to make sure that remains true. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Setting a passcode for your lockscreen is an important step, but it's not the end of the story for securing your phone. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
To be clear, this is very very bad.
We applaud the Ninth Circuit for protecting our privacy and limiting an intrusive method copyright trolls use to unmask alleged copyright infringers without a judge's permission. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Google, Meta, and Amazon are among the top companies tracking you across the web. By automatically blocking their trackers, Privacy Badger makes it harder for Big Tech companies to profit from your personal information. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Victory! This Ninth Circuit ruling limits an intrusive tool often wielded by copyright trolls. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
“Normalizing the use of an always-on recording device … eats away at the expectation of privacy we have for our conversations in all kinds of spaces.” EFF’s @evacide.bsky.social told @techcrunch.com. techcrunch.com/2025/08/20/...
Help EFF and Cloaked bring our fireside chat “Reclaim Control: Fighting Surveillance & Privacy Nihilism” to SXSW 2026! Privacy isn’t dead and we’re excited to share with SXSW how individuals can resist surveillance and take control of their data. Voting closes this week, so ❤ our proposal today.
Every Wyoming parent now has the right to sue any website, big or small, that contains a single, sexual, NSFW picture, passage, audio file, or video and doesn't use age verification. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Choosing your security and privacy tools is an ongoing process, not a one-time purchase or download. ssd.eff.org/en/module/c...
A California Sheriff paid $180,000 for technology to monitor online activity. We settled a case to get the details. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
For only $5 a month you can ensure EFF's lawyers and activists are prepared to defend your right to speak freely online. eff.org/35rm
If we set aside all the hype and set the right guardrails around AI’s training and use, it has the potential to be a profoundly empowering and liberating technology, @randomwalker.bsky.social tells EFF’s Cindy Cohn and @thejasonkelley.com on the new “How to Fix the Internet.”
Just 3️⃣ weeks until the EFF Awards! Who's ready for a night of drinks, bytes, and digital justice? From grassroots advocacy to civil liberties litigation—this year's honorees are leaders in this space. We're excited to award them on Sept 10! See you there: eff.org/effawards
LISTEN: EFF’s @evacide.bsky.social joined @kcbsradio.bsky.social to discuss GPS trackers that are being marketed via viral videos on TikTok Shop as a tool to spy on romantic partners – a form of coercive control and abuse. www.audacy.com/podcast/kcb...
“(ALPR license plate data) is the type of information that could be used to say, track immigrants or aid ICE in immigration enforcement. California has very good reason to not want this data leaked out of state,” EFF’s Lisa Femia told @almanacnews.com.
Protecting your privacy doesn't have to be scary. Check out our Surveillance Self-Defense guides for step-by-step tutorials for keeping your data and devices secure. ssd.eff.org/