Thousands of data breaches happen every year, but this year was a particular whirlwind of highly impactful ones that included health information, phone call records, and much, much more.
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The Breachies 2024: The Worst, Weirdest, Most Impactful Data Breaches of the Year
Privacy isn’t dead. While some information about you is almost certainly out there, that’s no reason for despair. In fact, it’s a good reason...
The UK’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Foreign Secretary David Lammy must do more to secure the release of British-Egyptian blogger, coder, and activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah.
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UK Politicians Join Organizations in Calling for Immediate Release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah
As the UK’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Foreign Secretary David Lammy have failed to secure the release of British-Egyptian blogger, coder, a...
Decisions concerning people’s freedom, mobility, and ability to seek safety in the United States should not be made by computers. That's why EFF and over 100 other organizations are calling on the U.S. government to stop this practice.
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EFF & 140 Other Organizations Call for an End to AI Use in Immigration Decisions
For years, EFF has been monitoring and warning about the dangers of automated and so-called “AI-enhanced” surveillance at the U.S.-Mexico borde...
The Ninth Circuit is hearing its first fair use case since the Supreme Court's Warhol decision. We wrote to make sure they get the law right and continue to protect innovation from copyright overreach.
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EFF Tells Appeals Court To Keep Copyright’s Fair Use Rules Broad And Flexible
It’s critical that copyright be balanced with limitations that support users’ rights, and perhaps no limitation is more important than fair use...
How do trackers see your internet browser? Find out with Cover Your Tracks:
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Bluesky has grown in popularity, but it’s still evolving. Here are some essential things to know when joining the platform.
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What You Should Know When Joining Bluesky
Bluesky promises to rethink social media by focusing on openness and user control. But what does this actually mean for the millions of people join...
Banning social media and introducing mandatory age verification checks is the wrong approach to protecting young people online, but politicians in Australia decided to do so anyway.
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Australia Banning Kids from Social Media Does More Harm Than Good
Age verification systems are surveillance systems that threaten everyone’s privacy and anonymity. But Australia’s government recently decided t...
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Austin! Kick off the year with EFA member Open Austin for their new year mixer for local technologists looking to do advocacy and build community.
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Welcome 2025! ATX Public Interest Tech Mixer
Open Austin, a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance, (not EFF) will host this event:Welcome 2025! ATX Public Interest Tech MixerF...
Data breaches are so common that it’s easy to feel like there’s nothing you can do. As we look at some of the year's biggest breaches, it's also important to remember how you can take action to protect yourself.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
The Breachies 2024: The Worst, Weirdest, Most Impactful Data Breaches of the Year
Privacy isn’t dead. While some information about you is almost certainly out there, that’s no reason for despair. In fact, it’s a good reason...