EFF filed an amicus brief in Arizona federal court arguing that public school students need private digital spaces beyond their school's reach to speak freely, without the specter of constant school surveillance and punishment.
Even with the holidays coming up, the digital rights news doesn't stop. Thankfully, EFF is here to keep you up-to-date with our EFFector newsletter!In our latest issue, we're explaining why politicians latest attempts to ban VPNs is a terrible idea; ...
Mobile Fortify, the new app used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to use face recognition technology (FRT) to identify people during street encounters, is an affront to the rights and dignity of migrants and U.S. citizens alike. That's .. ...
Age verification will not keep children safe online. Rather, it is a large proverbial hammer that nails everyone--adults and young people alike--into restrictive parameters of what the government deems appropriate content. That reality is more ...
Laura Vidal is a Venezuelan researcher and writer focused on digital rights, community resilience, and the informal ways people learn and resist under authoritarian pressure. She holds a Doctorate in Education Sciences and intercultural communication ...
EFF is excited to spotlight two free book events this December that look ahead, providing insight on how to build this better future. Featuring EFF's Executive Director Cindy Cohn, we'll be exploring how stories, technology, and policy shape the ...
For more than a decade, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District coordinated with police to sift through the granular smart meter data of residents without suspicion to find evidence of cannabis growing.
Through an analysis of 10 months of nationwide searches on Flock Safety's servers, we discovered that more than 50 federal, state, and local agencies ran hundreds of searches through Flock's national network of surveillance data in connection with .. ...
Widespread news reports indicate that President Donald Trump's administration has prepared an executive order to punish states that have passed laws attempting to address harms from artificial intelligence (AI) systems. This approach is deeply ...
SAN FRANCISCO - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) sued the departments of Justice (DOJ) and Homeland Security (DHS) today to uncover information about the federal government demanding that tech companies remove apps that document immigration . ...
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has proposed new rules that would effectively end the public's ability to challenge improperly granted patents at the Patent Office itself. We need EFF supporters to file public comments opposing these ...
