Electronic Frontier Foundation

We've said it before and nine federal courts have made it clear as well — you have the right to film ICE. EFF has joined 12 other free speech organizations calling on the Trump Administration to stop spreading the false claim that it is "illegal" to record ICE agents.

National Coalition Against Censorship

Free Expression Advocates Call on Trump Administration to Respect Public’s First Amendment Right to Record

The National Coalition Against Censorship leads a sign-on letter defending the First Amendment right to record ICE agents and hold power accountabl...

Age verification mandates are spreading rapidly, despite clear evidence that they do not work and actively harm the people they claim to protect. We're discussing these laws and how we're fighting back tomorrow at 12 PM PT. Join us live!

Electronic Frontier Foundation

EFFecting Change: The Human Cost of Online Age Verification

Age verification mandates are spreading fast, and they’re ushering in a new age of online surveillance, censorship, and exclusion for everyone—...

EFF didn’t share the unredacted data because “our policy is not to release data of surveillance victims,” EFF’s Cara Gagliano told @npub1psar...j5uh. But Flock’s demands that web hosts take it down “are bogus… It’s data obtained from public records.”

404 Media

Police Unmask Millions of Surveillance Targets Because of Flock Redaction Error

Flock is going after a website called HaveIBeenFlocked.com that has collated public records files released by police.

Wondering how likely it is for your ID to be leaked when you hand it over for an age check? Want to know how companies are guessing your age in the first place? Read all about it in our guide to age assurance technology.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

So, You’ve Hit an Age Gate. What Now?

EFF is against age gating and age verification mandates, and we hope we’ll win in getting existing ones overturned and new ones prevented. But ma...

If one looks closely at the actual data as well as the negative consequences of license plate readers, it becomes pretty clear that these are usually not a good deal for our communities,” EFF’s Adam Schwartz told @ArkTimes.

Arkansas Times

Little Rock police track you with 116 license plate readers citywide. We mapped them all. - Arkansas Times

If you live in Central Arkansas and drive a vehicle, you’ve likely been photographed hundreds of times by your local police department as you go ...

It can be hard to imagine how to defend oneself against an overwhelming force like ICE. But a few enterprising hackers have started projects to do counter-surveillance against ICE, and hopefully protect their communities through clever use of technology.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

How Hackers Are Fighting Back Against ICE

A few enterprising hackers have started projects to do counter surveillance against ICE, and hopefully protect their communities through clever use...

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.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Online Tracking is Out of Control—Privacy Badger Can Help You Fight Back

Every time you browse the web, you're being tracked. That’s why EFF created Privacy Badger, a free, open source browser extension used by mi...

The issue of online safety is not solved through technology alone, and young people deserve a more intentional approach to protecting their safety and privacy online—not the lazy age verification strategies we saw implemented last year that cause more harm than they solve.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Age Verification Threats Across the Globe: 2025 in Review

Age verification mandates won't magically keep young people safer online, but that has not stopped governments around the world spending 2025 ...

En 2025, la “verificación de edad” dejó de ser experimento y se volvió política masiva en EE. UU.: más censura, más vigilancia y más riesgos para privacidad y anonimato. La supuesta “seguridad” termina dañando a todos.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

El año en que los estados eligieron la vigilancia por encima de la seguridad: 2025 en retrospectiva

2025 fue el año en que la verificación de la edad pasó de ser un experimento político marginal a convertirse en una realidad generalizada en to...

Age verification won't magically keep young people safer online, but that didn't prevent governments from spending 2025 implementing or attempting to introduce legislation requiring all online users to verify their ages before accessing the digital space. Here’s three ways we fought back last year.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Age Verification Threats Across the Globe: 2025 in Review

Age verification mandates won't magically keep young people safer online, but that has not stopped governments around the world spending 2025 ...