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Privacy’s Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance

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Sheraton Baltimore North | Baltimore, MD |  
April 25, 2026 to April 26, 2026
EFF at BSidesCharm

EFF is excited to be in Baltimore, MD for BSidesCharm for the first time! If you're attending BSidesCharm, be sure to stop by the EFF booth to chat with some of our team and learn about the latest developments in the fight for privacy and free expression online. You can...
Lusaka, Zambia and Online |  
May 5, 2026 to May 8, 2026
EFF at RightsCon

EFF is excited to be attending RightsCon for another year—this time in Lusaka, Zambia from May 5 to May 8!RightsCon provides an opportunity for human rights experts, technologists, activists, and government representatives to discuss pressing human rights challenges and their potential solutions. EFF staff are heading to Zambia and...
San Francisco, CA |  
May 13, 2026
The Fight Against AI-Powered Surveillance with Adam Savage
When the Pentagon formally designated Anthropic a "supply chain risk" this March, the dispute put a spotlight on civil liberties concerns in the AI-era. Anthropic had reportedly hit an impasse with the Trump administration over the company’s push for guardrails banning the use of its Claude model to conduct mass...
Book cover for Privacy's Defender + Cindy Cohn portrait
Santa Cruz, CA |  
May 19, 2026
Privacy's Defender at UC Santa Cruz
Join EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn, to discuss Cindy's new book: Privacy's Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance. Cindy has tangled with the feds, fought for your data security, and argued before judges to protect our access to science and knowledge on the internet. In Privacy's Defender she asks...
Santa Clara, CA |  
May 26, 2026
Bay Area Members' Speakeasy with WISP

We are proud to present this year's Bay Area EFF Members' Speakeasy with Women in Security and Privacy (WISP). JoinWISP Co-founder and Board Member Kenesa Ahmad in conversation withEFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn about Cindy's book: Privacy's Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against...

CyberLaw Trivia Banner with a multicolored brain
San Francisco, CA |  
June 4, 2026
EFF's 18th Annual Cyberlaw Trivia Night
This event brings lawyers from law firms and companies together in the ultimate battle of mastery over privacy, free speech, and intellectual property law. EFF’s crack team of legal experts will challenge participants to delve into their knowledge of obscure tech law minutiae–all in the pursuit of this year's coveted...
San Mateo Convention Center | San Mateo, CA |  
July 17, 2026 to July 19, 2026
EFF at Open Sauce

EFF is excited to be back at Open Sauce in San Mateo, CA! If you're attending the event, be sure to stop by EFF's table where we'll be spreading the word about our efforts to protect digital privacy and free expression online. Of course, you can check out some...

Dogs playing at the EFF Benefit Poker Tournament table
Las Vegas, NV |  
August 7, 2026
Betting on Your Digital Rights: EFF Benefit Poker Tournament at DEF CON 34
The EFF Benefit Poker Tournament is back for DEF CON 34! Your buy-in is paired with a donation to support EFF’s mission to protect online privacy and free expression for all. Play for glory. Play for money. Play for the future of the web. Reserve your spot today.
The New Yorker Hotel | New York, NY |  
August 14, 2026 to August 16, 2026
EFF at HOPE 26

The HOPE conference is not only back for another year, but also back in Manhattan for the first time since 2018! EFF is thrilled to be there with talks and a table in the expo hall where you can chat with our team, learn about the latest in the...

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