VICTORY: Judge Rejects Government’s Attempt to Dismiss EFF Lawsuit Against OPM, DOGE, and Musk
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Judge Rejects Government’s Attempt to Dismiss EFF Lawsuit Against OPM, DOGE, and Musk
NEW YORK—A lawsuit seeking to stop the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) from disclosing tens of millions of Americans’ private, sensit...
Courts have rejected recent efforts to copyright parts of the law. EFF urges the Third Circuit to do the same.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
EFF Urges Third Circuit to Join the Legal Chorus: No One Owns the Law
Two appeals courts have recently rejected efforts by private parties to use copyright to restrict access to the laws that most directly affect ordi...
Breaking: Congress is trying to revive website blocking. EFF is fighting back–join us.
Tell Congress: No to Internet Blacklists
Congress is once again pushing dangerous website-blocking laws, including the Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act (FADPA). These bills would let copyri...
Site-blocking bills go far beyond piracy—they will silence lawful speech, fragment the internet, and hurt everyday users.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Site-Blocking Legislation Is Back. It’s Still a Terrible Idea.
More than a decade ago, Congress tried to pass SOPA and PIPA—two sweeping bills that would have allowed the government and copyright holders to q...
All surveillance tech should have a log showing who used it, when it was used, what the search parameters were, & why they used it so others can come back "and verify the person wasn’t using it to stalk their ex-wife,” EFF’s Dave Maass told @npub1xf8m...0uw6.
The Texas Observer
Texas’ AI-Powered Surveillance Arsenal Has Ballooned. Proposed Laws Provide Few Guardrails.
Operation Lone Star has turbocharged DPS’ surveillance capabilities. Lawmakers say they want to prevent Texas from becoming a police state but ha...
When you're thinking about digital security, start with what you want to protect and who you want to protect it from.
Seven Steps To Digital Security
Digital security is as much of a mindset as it is a toolkit, and there are concepts to consider regardless of whether you're first getting started ...
23andMe should give every user a real choice to say “no” to a data transfer in this bankruptcy and ensure that any buyer makes real privacy commitments. If you're looking to delete your data and destroy your DNA sample, here's how.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
How to Delete Your 23andMe Data
This week, the genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy, which means the genetic data the company collected on millions of users is now...
Looking to protect your sensitive information from data brokers? Don’t want Big Tech monetizing your personal data? Privacy Badger is here to help!
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...
A mythical spike in organized retail theft led states to OK a taxpayer-funded police shopping spree for electronic surveillance technology - mission creep at its worst, EFF’s Matthew Guariglia told The Appeal.
Cops Used the Shoplifting Panic to Buy Tons of New Equipment
The “shoplifting panic” myth let cops buy facial recognition software, drones, license plate readers, surveillance tech, and more.
It’s hard to determine if a person is a real national security threat based on their online presence, EFF’s Saira Hussain told Documented. “But when you add AI into the mix…that makes it even more likely that you’re going to end up making mistakes.”
Documented
How AI Is Reshaping U.S. Immigration Enforcement
From visa revocations to deportations, DHS and ICE are harnessing AI to track social media activity, raising alarms about free speech and civil rig...