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Deeplinks Blog by Karen Gullo | July 9, 2026

European Commission Chooses to Keep EU Users Locked Up Behind Big Tech’s Gates

Users are always seeking more control over their social networking experience to make it better, whether to improve privacy or enhance flexibility. Interoperability between social networking platforms like Facebook and TikTok has so many benefits that solve those issues. Say you’re on multiple platforms because you have friends you follow...

Event | July 23, 2026

EFF at San Diego Comic-Con

EFF is excited to be at San Diego Comic-Con, walking the halls with our fellow nerds while also participating in a few panels and parties!Join the CauseInterested in supporting the fight for privacy and free expression online? Become an EFF member today to support the lawyers, activists, and...

Deeplinks Blog by Cory Doctorow | July 9, 2026

Google's New Remote Attestation Scheme is As Bad As Its Old One

Google owes its existence to the open web, but today, its technological “innovations” have much to do with locking users into a “walled garden.” The latest of these is “reCAPTCHA Mobile Verification,” an experimental initiative that will let companies block users if they are running independent, "de-googled" versions of Android...

Deeplinks Blog by Kenyatta Thomas | July 8, 2026

"We Want Texans to Know Their Rights": Q&A with Mayday Health on the Impact of Surveillance on Abortion Care

Last May, EFF reported that a sheriff’s office in Texas searched data from more than 83,000 automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras to track down a woman suspected of self-managing an abortion. ALPRs are promoted as tools for keeping communities safe by finding missing persons and locating stolen vehicles,...

Deeplinks Blog by Jillian C. York, Corynne McSherry | July 7, 2026

Automated Moderation Is Here to Stay

This blog post is part 1 of a 2-part series. The second part will set out recommendations for companies and policymakers.Six years ago—one month into a global pandemic—we argued that the automated moderation processes many platforms were rapidly adopting should be highly transparent, easily appealable, and temporary. We warned...

Deeplinks Blog by Aaron Jue | July 7, 2026

Help EFF Cut the AI Hype

AI has thrust technology and our economy into a new era, and you can help EFF fight for the people. Our team is with you to ensure that tech doesn't sacrifice your privacy and free expression.

Deeplinks Blog by Paige Collings | July 2, 2026

LGBT Q&A: How Can I Wipe Online Data That Points To My Queer Identity?

This Pride, we’re answering all your digital rights questions in season two of our initiative, LGBT Q&A. You Asked: Is there a way for me to wipe data about me online that could point to my queer identity?

Deeplinks Blog by Bill Budington | July 2, 2026

EFF and Allies: X’s FTC Petition to Waive Privacy Violation Order Should be Rejected

Strong safeguards on our information require eagle-eyed oversight when that data is abused and misused for profiteering ventures. X’s actions not only showed us this in the past, but continue to do so in the present day.

Deeplinks Blog by Paige Collings, Erica Portnoy | June 30, 2026

LGBT Q&A: What Data Are Companies in the UK Collecting When Verifying My Age?

This Pride, we’re answering all your digital rights questions in season two of our initiative, LGBT Q&A. You Asked: I live in the UK, and we have age verification now on a bunch of websites (including Reddit) and now on iPhones. Can you explain what sort of data companies...

Deeplinks Blog by Hayley Tsukayama | June 29, 2026

EFF to Gov. Pritzker: Veto Illinois’ HB 5511

The Illinois legislature recently passed House Bill 5511, which imposes a sweeping, device-level age-gating framework across nearly all internet-enabled hardware, operating systems, and online services. H.B. 5511 is a massive privacy and free speech nightmare. That’s why we sent a letter to formally urge Governor J.B. Pritzker to veto the...

Event | July 8, 2026

Is Freedom of Expression Dead? Rethinking Free Speech in Times of Authoritarianism

CELE (not EFF) will host this event. EFF Senior Counsel David Greene will be speaking.From the Organizers: The Center for Studies on Freedom of Expression (CELE) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) are pleased to invite you to the online webinar:Is freedom...

Deeplinks Blog by Andrew Crocker, Jennifer Lynch | June 29, 2026

Victory! Supreme Court Says Constitution Protects People’s Location Data

You have an expectation of privacy in location data that reveals your movements in the physical world, and even short-term surveillance of these movements is a search subject to the Fourth Amendment, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today in Chatrie v. United States. The case...

Deeplinks Blog by Lena Cohen, Paige Collings | June 26, 2026

EFF to Grindr: This Pride Month, Put Safety and Privacy Over Profits

This Pride month, we’re calling on the dating app Grindr to prioritize LGBTQ+ user safety by making privacy the default across its platform. That means no more sharing personal data with advertisers or training AI on private information without users’ opt-in consent.

Deeplinks Blog by Thorin Klosowski | June 26, 2026

Hate “The Algorithm?” RSS Is One of the Tools You’ve Been Looking For

Since at least the moment Facebook introduced (and apologized for) its News Feed, “the algorithm” has been shorthand for the ways the tech giants control what we see and when we see it. In the age of enshittification, there is a push to reclaim our feeds and networks. Good news...

Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia | June 26, 2026

Lawmakers Must Act Now to Prevent Armed Police Drones

This is not science fiction. It’s not premature. If towns, cities, states, or the federal government want to act to reign in the emergence of armed police drones and robots, we have precious little time. In the absence of substantial regulation around when and how domestic law enforcement in...

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European Commission Chooses to Keep EU Users Locked Up Behind Big Tech’s Gates

EFF at San Diego Comic-Con

Google's New Remote Attestation Scheme is As Bad As Its Old One

"We Want Texans to Know Their Rights": Q&A with Mayday Health on the Impact of Surveillance on Abortion Care

Automated Moderation Is Here to Stay

Help EFF Cut the AI Hype

LGBT Q&A: How Can I Wipe Online Data That Points To My Queer Identity?

EFF and Allies: X’s FTC Petition to Waive Privacy Violation Order Should be Rejected

LGBT Q&A: What Data Are Companies in the UK Collecting When Verifying My Age?

EFF to Gov. Pritzker: Veto Illinois’ HB 5511

Is Freedom of Expression Dead? Rethinking Free Speech in Times of Authoritarianism

Victory! Supreme Court Says Constitution Protects People’s Location Data

EFF to Grindr: This Pride Month, Put Safety and Privacy Over Profits

Hate “The Algorithm?” RSS Is One of the Tools You’ve Been Looking For

Lawmakers Must Act Now to Prevent Armed Police Drones

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