California has one of the nation's most comprehensive consumer data privacy laws. But it's not always easy for people to exercise those privacy rights. That's why we supported Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal's A.B. 566 throughout the legislative ...
This is Part I of a two-part series on EFF's comments to the International Criminal Court Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) about its draft policy on cyber-enabled crimes.As human rights atrocities around the world unfold in the digital age, genocide, . ...
One of the reasons we opposed the TikTok "ban" is that the First Amendment is supposed to protect us against government using its power to manipulate speech. But as predicted, the TikTok "ban" has only resulted in turning over the platform to the ...
BY KENYATTA THOMAS | September 22, 2025This is the fourth installment in a blog series documenting EFF's findings from the Stop Censoring Abortion campaign. You can read additional posts here. One of the goals of our Stop Censoring Abortion campaign ...
Police are using their drones as flying automated license plate readers (ALPRs), airborne police cameras that make it easier than ever for law enforcement to follow you. "The Flock Safety drone, specifically, are flying LPR cameras as well," Rahul .. ...
At a time when access to abortion information is already under political attack in the United States and around the world, platforms must be especially careful not to compound the harm. Companies must ensure that users are provided with clear ...
It's been a year full of challenges, but also important victories for digital freedoms. From EFF's new lawsuit against OPM and DOGE, to launching Rayhunter (our new tool to detect cellular spying), to exposing the censorship of abortion-related ...
The San Francisco Police Department is the latest California law enforcement agency to get caught sharing automated license plate reader (ALPR) data with out-of-state and federal agencies. EFF and the ACLU of Northern California are calling them out ...
The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which covers California and most of the Western U.S., just delivered good news for digital privacy: abandoning a phone doesn't abandon your Fourth Amendment rights in the phone's contents. In United States ...
It's easy to keep up with the fight for digital privacy and free expression. Our EFFector newsletter delivers bite-sized updates, stories, and actions you can take to stay informed and help out.In this latest issue, we show how libraries and schools ...
BY RINDALA ALAJAJI | September 17, 2025This is the second instalment in a ten-part blog series documenting EFF's findings from the Stop Censoring Abortion campaign. You can read additional posts here. During our Stop Censoring Abortion campaign, we . ...
