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Event | April 16, 2020

EFF's 4th Annual Tech Trivia Night

UPDATE: After extensive discussion, EFF has decided to postpone this year’s Tech Trivia Night to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. We hope to reschedule for later this year. News regarding upcoming EFF events can be found on our events page, and updates will be announced...

Deeplinks Blog by Saira Hussain, Jennifer Lynch, Nathaniel Sobel | October 22, 2020

EFF Files Comment Opposing the Department of Homeland Security's Massive Expansion of Biometric Surveillance

EFF, joined by several leading civil liberties and immigrant rights organizations, recently filed a comment calling on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to withdraw a proposed rule that would exponentially expand biometrics collection from both U.S. citizens and noncitizens who apply for immigration benefits and would allow...

Deeplinks Blog by Naomi Gilens | October 22, 2020

Victory! EFF Wins Appeal for Access to Wiretap Application Records

Imagine learning that you were wiretapped by law enforcement, but couldn’t get any information about why. That’s what happened to retired California Highway Patrol officer Miguel Guerrero, and EFF sued on his behalf to get more information about the surveillance. This week, a California appeals court ruled in his...

Press Release | October 22, 2020

EFF Urges Vallejo’s Top Officials to End Unconstitutional Practice of Blocking Critics on Social Media

San Francisco—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) told the City of Vallejo that its practice of blocking people and deleting comments on social media because it doesn't like their messages is illegal under the First Amendment, and demanded that it stop engaging in such viewpoint discrimination, unblock all members of the...

Deeplinks Blog by Rory Mir | October 22, 2020

Open Education and Artificial Scarcity in Hard Times

The sudden move to remote education by universities this year has forced the inevitable: the move to an online education. While most universities won’t be fully remote, having course materials online was already becoming the norm before the COVID-19 pandemic, and this year it has become mandatory for millions of...

Deeplinks Blog by Veridiana Alimonti | October 21, 2020

Peru’s Third Who Defends Your Data? Report: Stronger Commitments from ISPs, But Imbalances, and Gaps to Bridge.

Hiperderecho, Peru’s leading digital rights organization, has launched today its third ¿Quién Defiende Tus Datos? (Who Defends you Data)--a report that seeks to hold telecom companies accountable for their users’ privacy. The new Peruvian edition shows improvements compared to 2019’s evaluation. Movistar and Claro commit to require...

Deeplinks Blog by Elliot Harmon | October 21, 2020

Open Access Must Be the Rule, Not the Exception

Not Just for COVID-19, But for the Next Crisis Too The COVID-19 pandemic demands that governments, scientific researchers, and industry work together to bring life-saving technology to the public regardless of who can afford it. But even as we take steps to make medical technology and treatments available to everyone...

Deeplinks Blog by Cindy Cohn, Sophia Cope | October 21, 2020

EFF to Supreme Court: American Companies Complicit in Human Rights Abuses Abroad Should Be Held Accountable

For years EFF has been calling for U.S. companies that act as “repression’s little helpers” to be held accountable, and now we’re telling the U.S. Supreme Court. Despite all the ways that technology has been used as a force for good—connecting people around the world, giving voice to the...

Event | October 28, 2020

The Digital Divide in the Time of COVID-19

This event is co-hosted by Silicon Flatirons and CableLabs. As school, work, and recreational activities continue to move to the home—and the Internet—the need for bandwidth has magnified. However, the same hurdles facing rural communities seeking high-speed internet access have remained. This panel will examine the impacts of this digital...

Event | November 18, 2020

Deciphering Data Privacy

The University of Missouri's Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute in partnership with the Electronic Frontier Foundation invite you to join our virtual event, "Deciphering Data Privacy", on Wednesday, November 18, at 11 am Central Time/ 9 am Pacific Time. The event will feature a keynote from EFF Project Manager...

Deeplinks Blog by Christoph Schmon | October 21, 2020

EU Parliament Paves the Way for an Ambitious Internet Bill

The European Union has made the first step towards a significant overhaul of its core platform regulation, the e-Commerce Directive. In order to inspire the European Commission, which is currently preparing a proposal for a Digital Services Act Package, the EU Parliament has voted on three related Reports...

Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia | October 20, 2020

Members of Congress Join the Fight for Protest Surveillance Transparency

Three members of Congress have joined the fight for the right to protest by sending a letter to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) to investigate federal surveillance against protesters. We commend these elected officials for doing what they can to help ensure our constitutional right to...

Press Release | October 20, 2020

Video Hearing Wednesday: Advocacy Orgs Go to Court to Block Trump’s Retaliation Against Fact-Checking

San Francisco – On Wednesday, October 21 at 5 pm ET/2 pm PT, voter advocacy organizations will ask a district court to block an unconstitutional Executive Order that retaliates against online services for fact-checking President Trump’s false posts about voting and the upcoming election. Information on attending the video hearing...

Deeplinks Blog by Jason Kelley | October 20, 2020

Pioneer Award Ceremony 2020: A Celebration of Communities

Last week, we celebrated the 29th Annual—and first ever online—Pioneer Award Ceremony, which EFF convenes for our digital heroes and the folks that help make the online world a better, safer, stronger, and more fun place. Like the many Pioneer Award Ceremonies before it, the all-online event was both...

Deeplinks Blog by Hayley Tsukayama | October 19, 2020

Coinbase’s Transparency Report Is a Welcome First Step

Coinbase has released its first transparency report, and we’re encouraged to see the company take this first step and commit to issuing future reports that go even further to provide transparency for their customers. Last month, we renewed a call for Coinbase—one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in...

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EFF's 4th Annual Tech Trivia Night

EFF Files Comment Opposing the Department of Homeland Security's Massive Expansion of Biometric Surveillance

Victory! EFF Wins Appeal for Access to Wiretap Application Records

EFF Urges Vallejo’s Top Officials to End Unconstitutional Practice of Blocking Critics on Social Media

Open Education and Artificial Scarcity in Hard Times

Peru’s Third Who Defends Your Data? Report: Stronger Commitments from ISPs, But Imbalances, and Gaps to Bridge.

Open Access Must Be the Rule, Not the Exception

EFF to Supreme Court: American Companies Complicit in Human Rights Abuses Abroad Should Be Held Accountable

The Digital Divide in the Time of COVID-19

Deciphering Data Privacy

EU Parliament Paves the Way for an Ambitious Internet Bill

Members of Congress Join the Fight for Protest Surveillance Transparency

Video Hearing Wednesday: Advocacy Orgs Go to Court to Block Trump’s Retaliation Against Fact-Checking

Pioneer Award Ceremony 2020: A Celebration of Communities

Coinbase’s Transparency Report Is a Welcome First Step

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