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Motherboard Hooded Sweatshirt

Don't lose the forest for the trees—keep fighting for a world where tech supports people irl. Enjoy Lovelace-Klimtian vibes in this sweatshirt's�...

EFF is excited to support @npub1gwlt...a6r6! The conference is free to attend, no registration required, so just show up and learn about free and open source software!

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SeaGL

EFF is excited to support SeaGL (the Seattle GNU/Linux Conference)! Taking place at the University of Washington, SeaGL is your one-stop-shop to le...

Using Tor doesn’t require a lot of technical know-how, you just need to download a browser and familiarize yourself with some basics.

How to: Use Tor

Computer requirements: An internet connection, a computer running your favorite operating system. Versions used in this guide: Windows 11, macOS 15...

Where users face threats to their privacy and security online, EFF’s technology tools are there to defend them.

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Tools from EFF's Tech Team

EFF’s team of technologists and computer scientists engineers solutions to the problems of sneaky tracking, inconsistent encryption, and more. Wh...

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.

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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...

Police shouldn’t get ‘open-book’ access to your phone. In a major boost for digital privacy, Michigan now demands tailored warrants.

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Fourth Amendment Victory: Michigan Supreme Court Reins in Digital Device Fishing Expeditions

When police have a warrant to search a phone, should they be able to see everything on the phone—from family photos to communications with your d...

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.

Choosing the VPN That's Right for You

VPN stands for “Virtual Private Network.” When you connect to a VPN, all data that you send (such as the requests to servers when browsing the ...

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.

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Americans, Be Warned: Lessons From Reddit’s Chaotic UK Age Verification Rollout

Now that the Online Safety Act has gone into effect, countless problems have begun to reveal themselves, and the absurd, disastrous outcome illustr...

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:

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The Human Toll of ALPR Errors

This post was written by Gowri Nayar, an EFF legal intern. Imagine driving to get your nails done with your family and all of a sudden, you are pul...

Age verification via face scans is not safety — it's surveillance. Biometric age guessing is inaccurate, discriminatory, and creepy AF. Stop normalizing it.

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Face Scans to Estimate Our Age: Harmful and Creepy AF

Government must stop restricting website access with laws requiring age verification.Some advocates of these censorship schemes argue we can nerd o...