“He’s an idea machine,” EFF’s Cindy Cohn said of @Cory Doctorow in The New York Times. “He’s the source of more ideas about how technology and people should interact than any single person.”
A Powerhouse Writer Found One Word to Change the Debate About Tech
Cory Doctorow’s new book looks to offer comfort, and solutions, to the inescapable feeling that digital platforms have gotten worse.
Flock is preparing to roll out a new feature: Its gunshot detection devices will begin listening for voices in “distress.”
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Flock’s Gunshot Detection Microphones Will Start Listening for Human Voices
Flock Safety, the police technology company most notable for their extensive network of automated license plate readers spread throughout the Unite...
We told you we're always watching Big Brother 👀 and now you can watch 1984 with us! EFF is teaming up with the Roxie Theater for a screening of this classic film. Use code BIGBROTHER25 for discounted tickets 🎬
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EFF at the Roxie Theater | 1984 Showing
EFF is thrilled to partner with the Roxie Theater for a special screening of the iconic film 1984. Before the movie, we'll share a bit about o...
Tech rights are workers' rights.
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What Europe’s New Gig Work Law Means for Unions and Technology
At EFF, we believe that tech rights are worker’s rights. Since the pandemic, workers of all kinds have been subjected to increasingly invasive fo...
We’re thrilled that Egyptian writer and technologist Alaa Abd El Fattah is finally free and at home with his family. But we must remain vigilant: Alaa must be allowed to travel to the UK to be reunited with his son Khaled.
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After Years Behind Bars, Alaa Is Free at Last
On September 22, it was announced that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi had issued a pardon for Alaa’s release after six years in prison. ...
At a time when abortion rights are under attack, platforms with enormous resources—like Meta—have no excuse for silencing this important speech. We must push platforms to #StopCensoringAbortion.
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Platforms Have Failed Us on Abortion Content. Here's How They Can Fix It.
BY MOLLY BUCKLEY | October 1, 2025This is the eighth installment in a blog series documenting EFF's findings from the Stop Censoring Abortion ...
The new Platform Work Directive gives workers the right to challenge automated decision-making, to peer inside the algorithms used, to speak to a responsible human about disputes, and to have their privacy and other fundamental rights protected on the job.
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What Europe’s New Gig Work Law Means for Unions and Technology
At EFF, we believe that tech rights are worker’s rights. Since the pandemic, workers of all kinds have been subjected to increasingly invasive fo...
A San Francisco Supervisor wants to amend a landmark surveillance law so it is harder to sue police when they spy on you illegally. Police are not above the law and this policy change will result in one thing: more illegal surveillance.
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Hey, San Francisco, There Should be Consequences When Police Spy Illegally
A San Francisco supervisor has proposed that police and other city agencies should have no financial consequences for breaking a landmark surveilla...
The EU is once again trying to push a dangerous legislative proposal that undermines encrypted communication and obliterates our rights to private conversations.
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Chat Control Is Back on the Menu in the EU. It Still Must Be Stopped
The European Union Council is once again debating its controversial message scanning proposal, aka “Chat Control,” that would lead to the scann...
Apple must continue to refuse the demand to create a backdoor into iCloud.
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The UK Is Still Trying to Backdoor Encryption for Apple Users
The Financial Times reports that the U.K. is once again demanding that Apple create a backdoor into its encrypted backup services. The only change ...