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2025-04-22 22:59:54

"By refusing to implement even the bare minimum protections they once promised, Google is making clear that user privacy comes second to their surveillance-based business model,” EFF’s Lena Cohen told The Register. https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/22/google_privacy_sandbox/

2025-04-07 22:54:28

Instead of banning TikTok, "to truly reduce the supply of data that foreign adversaries can obtain, we need federal privacy legislation that limits how all companies collect and share our personal data,” EFF’s Babette Ngene told Context. https://www.context.news/big-tech/tiktok-bans-what-could-they-mean-for-you

2025-04-07 20:26:26

"The phone is a window into the soul," from a record of everyone you meet with to personal correspondence. "And so for many people, they might want to take precautions to keep that information secure," EFF’s @nprofile…rhk5 told @nprofile…sd5a. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-us-border-phone-search-1.7502829

2025-04-02 21:59:45

EFF's exhibit on Angel Island “provides a kind of border surveillance 101,” EFF’s Matthew Guariglia told KQED News: “How much surveillance infrastructure there really is on the U.S.–Mexico border, what technology there is, and how it’s being used.” https://www.kqed.org/news/12034009/angel-island-exhibit-aims-shine-light-border-surveillance-american-exclusion

2025-04-02 21:06:42

Courts have rejected recent efforts to copyright parts of the law. EFF urges the Third Circuit to do the same. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/eff-urges-third-circuit-join-legal-chorus-no-one-owns-law

2025-04-02 20:05:54

“Unless you are using GPG (GNU Privacy Guard), email is not end-to-end encrypted, and the contents of a message can be intercepted and read at many points, including on Google’s email servers,” EFF’s @nprofile…90wk told @nprofile…fecz. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/04/01/waltz-national-security-council-signal-gmail/

2025-04-02 19:07:37

Sunshine Week is over, but The Foilies is still out on news stands. Our annual report on government transparency just hit the streets of Salt Lake City thanks to Salt Lake City Weekly. https://issuu.com/cityweeklynewspaper/docs/city_weekly_april_3_2025

2025-04-02 16:21:00

Breaking: Congress is trying to revive website blocking. EFF is fighting back–join us. https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-no-to-internet-blacklists

2025-04-02 15:03:44

“We know federal officers often don’t follow the law and their own policy,” EFF’s Sophia Cope told @nprofile…evea. “If you know they’re supposed to put the phone in airplane mode, for example, you can ask them about that.” https://theintercept.com/2025/03/29/customs-us-border-travel-airports-phone-searches

2025-04-01 23:05:29

Hackers On Planet Earth: Are you interested in going to HOPE_16 this summer? Through the month of April, our friends @nprofile…fgmj are donating 10% of HOPE ticket sales to EFF! https://store.2600.com/products/tickets-to-hope_16

2025-04-01 22:40:09

“The U.S. government has taken the view that they have the ability to search your devices without a warrant and without suspicion under what’s known as the border search exception to the Fourth Amendment,” EFF’s Saira Hussain told @nprofile…8c5m. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/trump-immigration-detained-visitors-border-search-device-visa-passport-rcna197736

2025-04-01 19:11:54

EFF’s Matthew Guariglia joined @nprofile…6aen's Clare Duffy on the “Terms of Service” podcast to discuss home security doorbell cameras: where the footage is going and how it’s being used. https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/terms-of-service-with-clare-duffy/episodes/95553956-96f3-11ef-80c1-4f3864ff6cc2

2025-03-28 18:06:25

Fight your local tech dystopia today. Connect with a local grassroots group (or start your own) with resources from the Electronic Frontier Alliance. https://www.eff.org/fight

2025-03-27 22:10:03

Looking to protect your sensitive information from data brokers? Don’t want Big Tech monetizing your personal data? Privacy Badger is here to help! https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/online-tracking-out-control-privacy-badger-can-help-you-fight-back

2025-03-27 21:50:18

“You have to plan ahead if you’re going to cross a border,” EFF’s Sophia Cope told the @nprofile…e7lk. “What that plan looks like really can be different for different people.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/03/27/cbp-cell-phones-devices-traveling-us/

2025-03-27 20:32:53

Every face scan is a “unique opportunity” to assert your rights, EFF’s Saira Hussain told @nprofile…rk77. If more people keep declining face scans, maybe TSA will think twice “about whether it’s actually effective to roll out programs like these.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tsa-facial-scan-opt-out_l_67e2f79fe4b075349cd175d6

2025-03-27 18:53:58

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. https://theappeal.org/shoplifting-panic-police-military-gear-license-plate-readers-facial-recognition/

2025-03-26 17:34:59

Rock some new apparel and show your support for digital rights and privacy with patches, a beanie, or a new tote bag! Our shop has something for everyone: https://shop.eff.org/.

2025-03-25 22:09:11

Some senators want to play chicken with Big Tech by advancing a bill to eliminate the critical free speech protections of Section 230. But Big Tech could absorb the changes to the law. It’s startups, small platforms, and everyday users who would be crushed. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/230-protects-users-not-big-tech

2025-03-25 19:07:24

We've added 45 new Flock Safety and Axon camera registries to the Atlas of Surveillance from police departments all over the county. https://atlasofsurveillance.org/search?location=&technologies%5Bcamera-registry%5D=on&sort=

2025-03-25 17:59:03

News of 23andMe’s bankruptcy “should be a wake-up call for lawmakers, who must work to pass stronger comprehensive privacy protections in general and genetic-privacy protections in particular,” EFF’s Mario Trujillo told @nprofile…3ke5. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-you-should-delete-your-23andme-account-heres-the-worst-that-could-happen-if-your-dna-data-is-exposed-d33bb25f

2025-03-25 16:52:59

Great @nprofile…xwml article on the vital work that our friends at the @nprofile…5r3x are doing to preserve online history against political attacks.
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/23/nx-s1-5326573/internet-archive-wayback-machine-trump

2025-03-24 21:12:06

“Anybody who is within the bounds of the United States has First Amendment rights,” EFF’s Saira Hussain told @nprofile…evea. “This administration is trying to chip away at that notion, but that is very much what First Amendment jurisprudence has been.” https://theintercept.com/2025/03/23/trump-immigrants-social-media-citizenship-green-card/

2025-03-24 20:10:54

Signal's a great app to keep your communications secure, but make sure you know the identities of the users in your group chats.
Our SSD guide on how to use Signal includes guidance on managing your group chat preferences. https://ssd.eff.org/module/how-to-use-signal#manage-your-group-chat-preferences

2025-03-24 19:34:01

As 23andMe files for bankruptcy, learn what you can do as a user of the genetic genealogy testing company if you’re worried about what happens next.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/10/sale-23andmes-data-would-be-bad-privacy-heres-what-customers-can-do

2025-03-24 17:57:32

We’ve re-released our May 2023 “How to Fix the Internet” episode with FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya. By moving to fire him last week, the Trump Administration has sidelined the FTC’s much-needed focus on protecting all users of digital technologies. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/podcast-episode-rerelease-dr-seuss-warned-us

2025-03-21 18:51:56

The USPTO is making it harder to challenge bad patents. That’s great for patent trolls—terrible for everyone else. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/new-uspto-memo-makes-fighting-patent-trolls-even-harder

2025-03-18 20:55:38

We just added more than 200 new items to the Atlas of Surveillance, with technologies like gunshot detection and camera registries in Pennsylvania, Texas, and Georgia. https://atlasofsurveillance.org/

2025-03-18 18:55:02

Join EFF's @nprofile…xv9l and Jillian York as well as Mastodon's @nprofile…lkrz, Bluesky's Emily Liu, and Spill's Kenya Parham for our upcoming livestream "Is There Hope for Social Media?" live on March 20! https://eff.org/livestream-socialmedia

2025-03-17 23:11:39

California AB 412 imposes impossible copyright disclosure rules, crushing innovation & handing power to big tech. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/californias-ab-412-bill-could-crush-startups-and-cement-big-tech-ai-monopoly

2025-03-17 21:30:58

The latest Chrome update may or may not personally affect you, but the vast majority of them are “security patches that patch these little tiny holes that may or may not be exploited in the real world,” EFF’s @nprofile…rvq3 told @nprofile…rk77. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chrome-update-frequency_l_67d2f395e4b0180744f7b150

2025-03-17 19:20:44

Officials in Nashville are a vote away from passing limited “guardrails” on police use of a system of connected cameras. But the only true protection from the improper use of the AI-enabled camera networks is to not use them at all. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/guardrails-wont-protect-nashville-residents-against-ai-enabled-camera-networks

2025-03-17 17:50:29

“You don’t know what information a data broker has on you, who they’re selling it to, and what the people who buy your data are doing with it,” EFF’s Lena Cohen told @nprofile…js0s. “There’s a real power/knowledge asymmetry.” https://gizmodo.com/data-broker-brags-about-having-highly-detailed-personal-information-on-nearly-all-internet-users-2000575762

2025-03-14 21:43:50

Laws against stripping DRM from an audiobook to listen to it privately via different software is “another example of how anti-circumvention laws interfere with consumers’ rights of ownership over the things they buy," EFF’s @nprofile…k7fg told @nprofile…vvfe. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/i-threw-away-audibles-app-and-now-i-self-host-my-audiobooks/

2025-03-14 16:19:48

“When there is legitimate concern about the vast amounts of information that people freely hand over to social media companies, app stores, devices & other services,” laws that require collecting MORE data don't make sense, EFF’s @nprofile…790n told @nprofile…6aen. https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/13/tech/app-store-age-verification-meta-tension/index.html

2025-03-12 20:50:22

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Mark Klein. In 2006, Mark showed up at EFF’s front door with a simple question: “Do you folks care about privacy?” We did. And what Mark told us changed everything. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/memoriam-mark-klein-att-whistleblower-about-nsa-mass-spying

2025-03-12 19:56:36

Support digital freedom and look great while doing it. Check out the EFF store for merch that funds the fight for your rights online. https://shop.eff.org/

2025-03-11 20:56:49

Hawaii’s HCR 144/HR 138 resolution cites EFF’s call for state Attorneys General to investigate crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) for privacy violations. It’s time to ensure medical data is protected, not exploited. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/hawaii-takes-stand-privacy-hcr-144hr-138-calls-investigation-crisis-pregnancy

2025-03-11 17:59:26

There are a lot of VPN options out there. Here's how you can find the one that fits your needs: https://ssd.eff.org/module/choosing-vpn-thats-right-you.

2025-03-11 17:09:02

Milwaukee, WI! 🧑‍💻 EFF is going to be at the Baird Conference Center for @CypherCon. If you're in the area, head over and say hello! https://www.eff.org/event/eff-cyphercon

2025-03-10 22:01:14

“Manufacturers will always try to figure out another means of restricting independent repair because it’s a very lucrative market for them,” EFF’s @nprofile…tzga told @nprofile…8c5m. Still, the #RightToRepair movement is piling up wins. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovation/right-repair-movement-growing-wins-stack-rcna195230

2025-03-07 21:24:05

We just updated https://atlasofsurveillance.org/ with more than 200 new law enforcement agencies that maintain registries of private surveillance cameras. Search to see what tech your local cops are using.

2025-03-07 20:30:48

When laws are rushed, rights get trampled. The Take It Down Act can be easily abused. Tell Congress to stop it. https://act.eff.org/action/the-take-it-down-act-will-censor-legal-speech-without-helping-victims/

2025-03-07 20:04:22

“Police departments say they want to re-earn trust after the kinds of protests of 2020 and yet it seems like technology companies are helping them invent ways that they have to interact with the public less and less,” EFF’s Matthew Guariglia told Governing. https://www.governing.com/policy/the-rising-call-for-regulating-police-robots

2025-03-07 18:54:53

From skincare to dating apps, age verification bills are creeping into unexpected places, and the privacy risks are growing. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/first-porn-now-skin-cream-age-verification-bills-are-out-control

2025-03-06 18:08:55

Check out the new Humble Book Bundle from @nprofile…tvda: Computer Science the Fun Way. Pay what you want for up to 18 titles and benefit EFF at the same time! https://www.humblebundle.com/books/computer-science-fun-way-no-starch-books

2025-03-06 01:57:59

Last night, President Trump said he wants to sign the Take It Down Act into law, then use it to remove content about him. He won’t be the only one.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/113/003/301/447/843/original/38f6357aebcc48a8.mp4

2025-03-05 20:21:55

Cell-site simulators (CSS, also known as Stingrays or IMSI catchers) are devices that masquerade as legitimate cell-phone towers, tricking phones within a certain radius into connecting to the device rather than a tower. Our new tool, Rayhunter, can help you find them. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/meet-rayhunter-new-open-source-tool-eff-detect-cellular-spying

2025-03-05 19:21:16

Tech can be complicated, but we've got some clear answers to frequently asked questions about the devices you use every day. https://www.digitalrightsbytes.org/

2025-03-05 17:51:45

Be honest -- do you like to reuse passwords? If you do, we've got just the tool to help you generate strong, unique passphrases to keep you and your data secure. https://www.eff.org/dice

2025-03-04 20:44:09

The TAKE IT DOWN Act is “a censorship bill” that will lead platforms to take down all kinds of legitimate content because they won’t have time to sift the valid takedown requests from the malicious ones, EFF’s India McKinney told the @nprofile…fecz. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/03/04/melania-trump-be-best-deepfakes-law/

2025-02-28 20:31:47

Learn about the spying technologies police are deploying in our communities at EFF's Street-Level Surveillance hub.
https://www.eff.org/sls

2025-02-28 20:06:41

Congress is debating a bill that will lead to weaponized takedown requests of lawful speech with no real safeguards. Tell Congress to vote No on TAKE IT DOWN. https://act.eff.org/action/the-take-it-down-act-will-censor-legal-speech-without-helping-victims

2025-02-28 19:00:12

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

2025-02-28 17:40:41

The Stored Communications Act is built on the principle that you have a reasonable expectation of privacy that providers like Snap and Meta will not freely disclose your communications to third parties. The California Supreme Court should protect that. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/eff-californias-supreme-court-protect-privacy-internet-users-communications

2025-02-28 00:22:36

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There’s still time to join our Week of Action! Let Big Tech know that it must #StopCensoringAbortion. Learn more: https://www.eff.org/uncensored.

2025-02-27 20:06:11

Tell companies to stop tracking you by installing Privacy Badger today! https://privacybadger.org/

2025-02-27 00:10:44

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No one should be shadowbanned or lose their account for posting about abortion. But Big Tech is doing it anyway. You can help us push back against digital suppression. #StopCensoringAbortion

2025-02-26 21:57:10

Trying to understand all of the ins and outs of digital security can be overwhelming, but our team at EFF is here to help. With our security starter pack, you can take a few simple steps to improve your digital privacy. https://ssd.eff.org/playlist/want-security-starter-pack

2025-02-26 19:39:04

Securing our health data isn’t just a privacy issue—it’s a matter of personal safety in today’s digital world. EFF urges Governor Kathy Hochul to sign the New York Health Information Privacy Act to protect New Yorkers' health data. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/new-yorkers-deserve-stronger-health-data-protections-now-governor-hochul-can-make

2025-02-26 18:28:35

DeFlock.me, a website fighting against automated license plate readers, received a cease-and-desist from one of the most notorious surveillance companies. Of course, EFF has the creator's back. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/anti-surveillance-mapmaker-refuses-flock-safetys-cease-and-desist-demand

2025-02-26 17:03:59

Throughout history, Black communities have developed innovative ways to communicate to fight back against oppression. You can check out the read along version of the Coded Resistance comic here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh-RCoskXIM

2025-02-25 23:25:01

Big Tech is taking down posts that discuss abortion – even when they don’t violate content policies or guidelines. We can push back against this digital suppression: https://www.eff.org/uncensored. #StopCensoringAbortion

2025-02-25 22:37:14

“You kind of need these encrypted services …l from the people that are making the (operating system) on your phone,” EFF’s @nprofile…nepj told @nprofile…6aen. “That’s why so much of the encryption conversation is around what Google and Apple are doing.”
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/tech/apple-advanced-data-protection-uk-encryption/index.html

2025-02-25 21:47:24

TAKE IT DOWN is the wrong approach to helping people whose intimate images are shared without their consent. Instead, it creates a censorship machine that can be weaponized to silence journalists, activists, and everyday users. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/senate-passed-take-it-down-act-threatening-free-expression-and-due-process

2025-02-25 20:36:47

Every click, search, and step leaves a digital trail that could criminalize those seeking healthcare. New York can lead in protecting health data. Governor Kathy Hochul, sign A.2141/S.929 today! https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/new-yorkers-deserve-stronger-health-data-protections-now-governor-hochul-can-make

2025-02-25 18:18:44

EFF’s @nprofile…6m28 joined Tech Policy Press’ Sunday Show to discuss the first systemic risk assessments and independent audit reports from Very Large Online Platforms and Search Engines produced in compliance with the EU's Digital Services Act.
https://www.techpolicy.press/evaluating-the-first-systemic-risk-and-audit-reports-under-the-digital-services-act/

2025-02-25 17:23:52

We urge Congress and others in the US to pressure the U.K. to back down on these demands. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/cornered-uks-demand-encryption-backdoor-apple-turns-its-strongest-security-setting

2025-02-24 23:42:00

“There’s essentially no penalty at all for misusing the takedown requests," EFF’s @nprofile…nepj told WISH News 8’s 'All INdiana Politics.' The TAKE IT DOWN Act "in a sense greenlights takedown abuse” by people not even involved in the content they seek to censor. https://www.wishtv.com/news/allindianapolitics/all-indiana-politics-feb-23-2025/

2025-02-24 23:20:00

This week, 2/24 - 2/28, is our #StopCensoringAbortion Week of Action!
Let’s flood the feeds of every social media platform that we can. Share your stories about abortion-related content removal or show your support for #StopCensoringAbortion. https://www.eff.org/uncensored

2025-02-24 22:42:28

To filter out minors, "you have to age verify everybody,” EFF’s Sophia Cope told @nprofile…mtde, infringing on “1st Amendment rights of adults who may not want to have their driver’s license uploaded to this site that relates to gay & bisexual relationships.”
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-02-22/supreme-court-grindr-section-230-challenge

2025-02-24 20:15:54

To make yourself less valuable to Meta, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver recommends EFF's Privacy Badger extension and Surveillance Self-Defense guide to disable mobile ad tracking on your phone: https://www.johnoliverwantsyourraterotica.com

2025-02-24 20:11:55

Georgia: Interested in security education trainings? Know an organizer in need of one? EFA member EF-Georgia is having an online meetup Tuesday to plan local trainings. https://www.eff.org/event/ef-georgia-security-education-organizational-meeting

2025-02-21 18:00:48

EFF is heading to #RightsCon! Join us next week in Taipei. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/eff-rightscon-2025

2025-02-21 00:22:13

Don't miss out our new Fix Copyright t-shirt! Set an annual recurring donation so you can get the latest t-shirt and stickers each year! https://eff.org/mjoin-r

2025-02-20 17:39:10

Open source software has been an essential part of EFF since our founding in 1990. That's why we're always excited to hang out with the open source community for #SCaLE: https://www.eff.org/event/eff-scale-22x

2025-02-20 17:10:54

EFF’s Cindy Cohn joined Osano’s Arlo Gilbert on the Privacy Insider Podcast to discuss the rapidly evolving landscape of digital rights, privacy, and government policies impacting technology like encryption and AI. https://youtu.be/39M4PZsBS7o?feature=shared

2025-02-19 23:03:15

EFF’s @nprofile…rvq3 joined @nprofile…44jx to discuss basic tools and ideas for keeping our information a little safer online - Surveillance Self-Defense, as we call it. https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2025/02/16/surveillance-self-defense-encrypted-chat-apps-and-securing-devices-with-thorin-klosowski/

2025-02-19 17:08:07

Access to abortion information is being suppressed online, so we’re collecting stories of digital censorship to hold platforms accountable.
Share your experience and help us fight back.
Learn more at www.eff.org/uncensored.
#StopCensoringAbortion.
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2025-02-19 00:36:27

Citizen Lab released a report that highlights three serious security issues in the RedNote app, including that the app retrieves uploaded user content in a way that allows anyone else on your network, at your ISP, or organizations like the NSA, to see everything you look at and upload to RedNote. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/crimson-memo-analyzing-privacy-impact-xianghongshu-aka-red-note

2025-02-18 20:14:21

Everyone's security plans and situations will always be different. But the first step to a better online world is looking at your community and figuring out what's needed and how to get everyone else on board. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/building-community-privacy-plan

2025-02-18 18:03:54

Update (or start!) your EFF t-shirt collection with our new Fix Copyright member t-shirt 🐭 https://eff.org/mjoin

2025-02-14 21:32:26

"You only have one face," EFF’s @nprofile…ftac told @nprofile…5zmg. "You don't want your face print to wind up in a server permanently and [be] used against you in another context." https://mashable.com/article/is-tinder-photo-selector-ai-tool-safe-to-use

2025-02-14 20:31:35

We've just added more than 180 new items to the Atlas of Surveillance, our police tech database, including new data on body-worn cameras and automated license plate readers in Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas. https://atlasofsurveillance.org/

2025-02-14 18:10:58

The Department of Government Efficiency is ransacking multiple federal agencies, without oversight or safeguards, and EFF is glad to join the brigade of lawsuits to protect this critical information. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/eff-sues-doge-and-office-personnel-management-halt-ransacking-federal-data

2025-02-14 17:37:35

DOJ’s proposed amendments to Section 230 in 2020 would have increased likelihood of users' speech getting filtered and removed. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/first-trump-doj-assembled-tiger-team-rewrite-key-law-protecting-online-speech

2025-02-14 16:30:04

Speakers: Veridiana Alimonti (EFF), Roger Dingledine (Tor Project), Gaspar Pisanu (Access Now). Moderator: Sara Zambrano (CAD). Organized by: Ola Bini Observation Mission, Access Now, CAD and Tor Project. Participate and learn! #RightsCon25 #OlaBini #DigitalPrivacy https://forms.gle/7BNh1mGoBtPTvqrM8

2025-02-13 22:59:09

The UK is telling its citizens “that it is willing to put their security at risk from all manner of bad actors like hackers and thieves because it cannot tolerate the ability to have a private conversation online,” EFF’s Andrew Crocker told @nprofile…h5sx. https://www.theverge.com/policy/612136/uk-icloud-investigatory-powers-act-war-on-encryption

2025-02-13 21:14:23

Federal law says DOGE has no authority to send data requests to companies like Meta, EFF’s Andrew Crocker told @nprofile…h5sx. "It would have to have the assistance of a law enforcement agency like the FBI.” But end-to-end-encryption is still the best protection. https://www.theverge.com/news/610951/federal-workers-privacy-surveillance-signal-facebook-messenger

2025-02-12 17:36:01

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2025-02-12 01:33:49

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2025-02-11 23:44:47

BREAKING: We are suing DOGE and the Office of Personnel Management to stop the brazen and illegal data sharing of federal employee data with the “government efficiency” group. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/eff-sues-doge-and-office-personnel-management-halt-ransacking-federal-data

2025-02-11 23:24:14

Salma al-Shehab has been released after 4 years of unjust imprisonment for speaking out online. Her “crime”? Supporting prisoners of conscience and women human rights defenders. The EFF has called for her freedom since 2022, alongside a global coalition. #FreeSalma https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/10/global-coalition-calls-uk-foreign-secretary-secure-release-salma-al-shehab (1/2)

2025-02-11 22:48:44

“Regardless of your views on reproductive health care, we should all really agree that privacy is a basic human right,” EFF’s Rindala Alajaji told Spectrum News 1 Texas. https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2025/02/11/organization-claims-crisis-pregnancy-centers-are-violating-hippa-laws

2025-02-11 18:40:17

New Sticker Alert 🚨
Never stop encrypting all the things. EFF and Lady Lock will see you at @CactusCon this weekend.
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2025-02-11 16:56:43

Making residents of subsidized housing “subject to increased levels of surveillance simply because that is where they live really highlights how inequitable and unjust these applications of surveillance can be,” EFF’s Beryl Lipton told @nprofile…js0s. https://gizmodo.com/clearly-discrimination-how-a-city-uses-fusus-to-spy-on-its-poorest-residents-2000561795

2025-02-11 00:10:01

Washington State prosecutors to police: Don’t use genAI to write police reports. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/10/prosecutors-washington-state-warn-police-dont-use-gen-ai-write-reports

2025-02-10 22:59:07

EFF is excited to be back in Mesa, AZ for CactusCon! If you're in the area, be sure to stop by and say hi at our booth 🌵 https://www.eff.org/event/eff-cactuscon-13

2025-02-10 14:00:06

The U.K. government's insistence that Apple creates an encryption backdoor undermines our right to private spaces. Apple must resist these efforts. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/uks-demands-apple-break-encryption-emergency-us-all

2025-02-10 07:08:12

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