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Deeplinks Blog by Paige Collings | May 4, 2026

EFF Submission to UK Consultation on Digital ID

Last September, the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced plans to introduce a new digital ID scheme in the country. The scheme aims to make it easier for people to prove their identities by creating a virtual ID on personal devices with information like names, date of birth,...

Deeplinks Blog by Christoph Schmon | May 4, 2026

Getting Digital Fairness Right: EFF's Recommendations for the EU's Digital Fairness Act

For digital fairness to work, the European Union must focus on addressing the root causes of harm, not requiring platforms to exert more control over their users. This means safeguarding privacy, freedom of expression, and the rights of users and developers. The EU’s Digital Fairness Act must first prioritize privacy...

Deeplinks Blog by Thorin Klosowski | May 1, 2026

A Bridge to Somewhere: How to Link Your Mastodon, Bluesky, or Other Federated Accounts

One of the central promises of open social media services is interoperability—the idea that wherever you personally decide to post doesn’t require others to be there just to follow what you have to say. Think of it like a radio broadcast: you want to reach people and don't care where...

Deeplinks Blog by Rindala Alajaji | April 30, 2026

Utah’s New Law Targeting VPNs Goes Into Effect Next Week

For the last couple of years, we’ve watched the same predictable cycle play out across the globe: a state (or country) passes a clunky age-verification mandate, and, without fail, Virtual Private Network (VPN) usage surges as residents scramble to maintain their privacy and anonymity. We've seen this everywhere—from...

Deeplinks Blog by Beryl Lipton, Aaron Mackey, Adam Schwartz | April 30, 2026

Open Records Laws Reveal ALPRs’ Sprawling Surveillance. Now States Want to Block What the Public Sees.

Reporters, community advocates, EFF, and others have used public records laws to reveal and counteract abuse, misuse, and fraudulent narratives around how law enforcement agencies across the country use and share data collected by automated license plate readers (ALPRs). EFF is alarmed by recent laws in several states that...

Deeplinks Blog by Jillian C. York | April 30, 2026

Digital Hopes, Real Power: From Connection to Collective Action

Over the past decade and a half, digital rights in the Middle East and North Africa have evolved from a niche concern of early bloggers and techies into a broad human rights movement. From SMEX, Nawaat, ADEF, and 7amleh to newer coalitions like the Middle East Alliance for Digital Rights...

Legal Case

Aaron v. Bondi

EFF is helping represent ICEBlock in its First Amendment lawsuit. ICEBlock is a popular iPhone app that allows the public to report immigration activity in their communities. The company and its creator have sued federal officials for retaliating against him and for coercing Apple into suppressing the speech of ICEBlock...

Deeplinks Blog by Paige Collings | April 29, 2026

EFF Submission to UN Report on the Role of Media in the Context of Israel’s Policies Toward Palestinians

As part of the UN's report, EFF contributed a submission that identifies a significant deterioration of press freedom and free expression in the period since October 2023, including an increase in censorship and wave of killings of journalists; adding to an already pervasive censorship and surveillance regime for Palestinians.

Deeplinks Blog by Jason Kelley | April 29, 2026

Former EFF Activism Director's New Book, Transaction Denied, Explores What Happens When Financial Companies Act like Censors

Transaction Denied sheds new light on a serious problem that often hides in the shadows, and pushes us to ask an increasingly important question: “Is it ever OK for financial intermediaries to act as the arbiters of online expression?"

Deeplinks Blog by Rory Mir | April 28, 2026

The Open Social Web Needs Section 230 to Survive

The paradigm shift being built with the Open Social Web can put communities back in control of social media infrastructure, and finally end our dependency on enshitified corporate giants. But while these incumbents can overcome multimillion-dollar lawsuits, the small host revolution could be picked off one by one without the...

Deeplinks Blog by Joe Mullin | April 27, 2026

The GUARD Act Isn’t Targeting Dangerous AI—It’s Blocking Everyday Internet Use

Lawmakers in Congress are moving quickly on the GUARD Act, an age-gating bill restricting minors’ access to a wide range of online tools, with a key vote expected this week. The proposal is framed as a response to alarming cases involving “AI companions” and vulnerable young users. But the text...

Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia | April 27, 2026

Congress Must Reject New Insufficient 702 Reauthorization Bill

Speaker Johnson has introduced a new fig leaf over the American surveillance state, the Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act. Introduced with only days to go before Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) expires and the U.S. government loses one of its most invasive surveillance programs, the bill...

Deeplinks Blog by Joe Mullin | April 27, 2026

The Internet Still Works: SmugMug Powers Online Photography

SmugMug is a family-owned photo hosting and e-commerce platform that helps professional photographers run their businesses online. Founded in 2002, the company provides tools for photographers to show their work, deliver client galleries, sell prints, and manage payments. In 2018, SmugMug purchased Flickr, the long-running photo-sharing community, which added tens...

Deeplinks Blog by Molly Buckley | April 24, 2026

Act Now to Stop California’s Paternalistic and Privacy-Destroying Social Media Ban

California lawmakers are fast-tracking A.B. 1709—a sweeping bill that would ban anyone under 16 from using social media and force every user, regardless of age, to verify their identity before accessing social platforms. In the name of “safety,” this bill would destroy online anonymity, expose sensitive personal data to breach...

Deeplinks Blog by Betty Gedlu | April 24, 2026

EFF Challenges Secrecy In Eastern District of Texas Patent Case

Clinic students Emily Ko and Zoe Lee at the Technology Law and Policy Clinic at the NYU School of Law were the principal authors of this post.Courts are not private forums for business disputes. They are public institutions, and their records belong to the public. But too often, courts forget...

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EFF Submission to UK Consultation on Digital ID

Getting Digital Fairness Right: EFF's Recommendations for the EU's Digital Fairness Act

A Bridge to Somewhere: How to Link Your Mastodon, Bluesky, or Other Federated Accounts

Utah’s New Law Targeting VPNs Goes Into Effect Next Week

Open Records Laws Reveal ALPRs’ Sprawling Surveillance. Now States Want to Block What the Public Sees.

Digital Hopes, Real Power: From Connection to Collective Action

Aaron v. Bondi

EFF Submission to UN Report on the Role of Media in the Context of Israel’s Policies Toward Palestinians

Former EFF Activism Director's New Book, Transaction Denied, Explores What Happens When Financial Companies Act like Censors

The Open Social Web Needs Section 230 to Survive

The GUARD Act Isn’t Targeting Dangerous AI—It’s Blocking Everyday Internet Use

Congress Must Reject New Insufficient 702 Reauthorization Bill

The Internet Still Works: SmugMug Powers Online Photography

Act Now to Stop California’s Paternalistic and Privacy-Destroying Social Media Ban

EFF Challenges Secrecy In Eastern District of Texas Patent Case

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