EFF

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is a top nonprofit dedicated to protecting civil liberties in the online space. Established in 1990, EFF advocates for user privacy, freedom of speech, and technological progress by engaging in legal action, policy research, community activism, and tech development. Their goal is to make sure that technology promotes freedom, fairness, and innovation for everyone around the globe.

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The FCC Must Reject Efforts to Lock Up Public Airwaves

6 days ago | eff.org | Corynne McSherry |Cory Doctorow

President Trump’s attack on public broadcasting has attracted plenty of deserved attention, but there’s a far more technical, far more insidious policy change in the offing—one that will take away Americans’ right to unencumbered access to our publicly owned airwaves.
Beware the Bundle: Companies Are Banking on Becoming Your Police Department’s Favorite "Public Safety Technology” Vendor

1 week ago | eff.org | Beryl Lipton

Share It Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Copy link When your local police department buys one piece of surveillance equipment, you can easily expect that the company that sold it will try to upsell them on additional tools and upgrades. Axon has been adding AI to its repertoire, and it now features a whole “AI Era” bundle plan.
Congress Passes TAKE IT DOWN Act Despite Major Flaws

2 weeks ago | eff.org | Jason Kelley

Share It Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Copy link Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed the TAKE IT DOWN Act, giving the powerful a dangerous new route to manipulate platforms into removing lawful speech that they simply don't like. President Trump himself has said that he would use the law to censor his critics. The bill passed the Senate in February, and it now heads to the president's desk.
IRS-ICE Immigrant Data Sharing Agreement Betrays Data Privacy and Taxpayers’ Trust

2 weeks ago | eff.org | Matthew Guariglia |Saira Hussain

In an unprecedented move, the U.S. Department of Treasury and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently reached an agreement allowing the IRS to share with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) taxpayer information of certain immigrants. The redacted 15-page memorandum of understanding (MOU) was exposed in a court case, Centro de Trabajadores Unidos v.
Leaders Must Do All They Can to Bring Alaa Home

2 weeks ago | eff.org | Jillian York

It has now been nearly two months since UK Prime Minister Starmer spoke with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, yet there has been no tangible progress in the case of Alaa Abd El Fattah, the British-Egyptian writer, activist, and technologist who remains imprisoned in Egypt. In yet another blow to his family and supporters, who have been tirelessly advocating for his release, we’ve now learned that Alaa has fallen ill while on a sustained hunger strike protesting his incarceration.
Seis años de peligrosos conceptos erróneos contra Ola Bini y los derechos digitales en Ecuador

3 weeks ago | eff.org | Veridiana Alimonti

Share It Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Copy link Hace seis años, las autoridades ecuatorianas detuvieron por primera vez a Ola Bini en el aeropuerto de Quito, lo etiquetaron como "hacker ruso" y lo acusaron de “presunta participación en el delito de ataque a la integridad de sistemas informáticos”. Pronto descubrieron que era sueco, un desarrollador de software libre y experto en informática reconocido a nivel internacional.
Six Years of Dangerous Misconceptions Targeting Ola Bini and Digital Rights in Ecuador

3 weeks ago | eff.org | Veridiana Alimonti

Ola Bini was first detained in Quito’s airport six years ago, called a “Russian hacker,” and accused of “alleged participation in the crime of assault on the integrity of computer systems.” It wouldn't take long for Ecuadorean authorities to find out that he was Swedish and an internationally respected free software developer and computer expert.
Why the FTC v. Meta Trial Matters: Competition Gaps and Civil Liberties Opportunities

3 weeks ago | eff.org | Corynne McSherry |Cory Doctorow

We’re in the midst of a long-overdue resurgence in antitrust litigation. In the past 12 months alone, there have been three landmark rulings against Google/Alphabet (in search, advertising, and payments). Then there’s the long-running FTC v. Meta case, which went to trial last week. Plenty of people are cheering these cases on, seeing them as a victories over the tech broligarchy (who doesn’t love to see a broligarch get their comeuppance?).
Por qué es importante el juicio FTC contra Meta: deficiencias en la competencia y oportunidades para las libertades civiles

3 weeks ago | eff.org | Corynne McSherry |Cory Doctorow

Estamos en medio de un resurgimiento largamente esperado de los litigios antimonopolio. Solo en los últimos 12 meses, se han dictado tres sentencias históricas contra Google/Alphabet (en materia de búsquedas, publicidad y pagos). Además, está el largo caso FTC contra Meta, que llegó a juicio la semana pasada. Muchas personas están aplaudiendo estos casos, ya que los ven como una victoria sobre la «broligarquía» tecnológica (¿a quién no le gusta ver cómo los poderosos reciben su merecido?).
EFF to Congress: Here’s What A Strong Privacy Law Looks Like

3 weeks ago | eff.org | Maddie Daly |India McKinney

Share It Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Copy link Enacting strong federal consumer data privacy laws is among EFF’s highest priorities. For decades, EFF has advocated for federal privacy law that is concrete, ambitious, and fully protective of all Americans’ data privacy.