Catch up on the latest news in the digital rights movement with our EFFector newsletter! Our latest issue is out now, and it is jam packed with updates, from decisions made by the Supreme court on Section 230 and fair use cases, to EFF's investigation into California police agencies sharing...

The latest evidence that Section 702 of the Foreign Surveillance Intelligence Act (FISA) must be ended or drastically reformed came last month in the form of a newly unsealed order from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) detailing massive violations of Americans’ privacy by the FBI.The FISC order...

With United States v. Smith (S.D.N.Y. May 11, 2023), a district court judge in New York made history by being the first court to rule that a warrant is required for a cell phone search at the border, “absent exigent circumstances” (although other district courts have wanted...

هذا هو الجزء الثالث من سلسلة متواصلة من خمسة أجزاء. الجزء الأول، المقدمة، هنا. الجزء الثاني، حول تفكيك شركات الإعلان التكنولوجية، موجود هنا. صناعة الإعلان التكنولوجية مربحة بشكل لا يصدق، فهي تجني مئات المليارات من الدولارات كل عام من خلال التجسس علينا. تمتلك هذه الشركات مجسات تصل...

We need your help to advance A.B. 793, a bill authored by Assemblymember Mia Bonta to protect people seeking abortion and gender-affirming care from dragnet-style digital surveillance. It's facing law enforcement opposition as it heads to the Assembly floor for a vote. California's Assemblymembers need to hear from you to...

After a two-year legal battle, the state agency that certifies police officers in California has agreed to EFF's demand that it stop using copyright concerns as a predicate to withhold law enforcement training materials from public scrutiny. The immediate impact of this victory for transparency is the public will be...