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Event | June 3, 2018

Digital Privacy and the Road to Community Empowerment

Join organizers from EFA allies The CyPurr Collective, Black Movement Law Project, t4tech and EFF Grassroots Advocacy Organizer nash for a Security Education Companion workshop at Left Forum: Digital Privacy and the Road to Community Empowerment: Law enforcement...

Deeplinks Blog by Erica Portnoy, Danny O'Brien | May 29, 2018

How To Turn PGP Back On As Safely As Possible

Previously, EFF recommended to PGP users that, because of new attacks revealed by researchers from Münster University of Applied Sciences, Ruhr University Bochum, and NXP Semiconductors, they should disable the PGP plugins in their email clients for now. You can read more detailed rationale for this advice in ...

Deeplinks Blog by David Ruiz | May 29, 2018

Email Privacy Act Comes Back, Hopefully to Stay

The Email Privacy Act is back. We hope it can stay. The House of Representatives passed a bill this week called the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes the nation’s military and defense programs. Earlier in the week, scores of Representatives offered amendments to this must-pass bill in hopes...

Deeplinks Blog by Jamie Williams, Jennifer Lynch | May 29, 2018

Amazon, Stop Powering Government Surveillance

EFF has joined the ACLU and a coalition of civil liberties organizations demanding that Amazon stop powering a government surveillance infrastructure. Last week, we signed onto a letter to Amazon condemning the company for developing a new face recognition product that enables real-time government surveillance through police body cameras and...

Deeplinks Blog by Katharine Trendacosta | May 29, 2018

Today: Tell the California Senate to Defend Net Neutrality and Pass S.B. 822

Update 05/30/2018: On May 30, the California Senate voted 23-12 to pass S.B. 822. Now it must be passed by the California Assembly to be on its way to the governor's desk. California’s S.B. 822 is a gold standard for states looking to protect net neutrality. And since the...

Press Release | May 25, 2018

Press Conference Tuesday: EFF and Open Internet Advocates Will Urge California Lawmakers to Defend Net Neutrality for Californians

Sacramento, California—On Tuesday, May 29, at 11:30 am, EFF Legislative Counsel Ernesto Falcon will urge state senators to pass a bill that would protect net neutrality in California. A coalition of lawmakers, small businesses, consumer and social justice groups, and open internet advocates are holding a press conference to voice...

Event | May 29, 2018

California Net Neutrality (SB 822) Press Conference

On Tuesday, May 29, at 11:30 am, EFF Legislative Counsel Ernesto Falcon will urge state senators to pass a bill that would protect net neutrality in California. A coalition of lawmakers, small businesses, consumer and social justice groups, and open internet advocates are holding a press conference to voice support...

Deeplinks Blog by Genevieve Southwick | May 25, 2018

2nd Annual Tech Trivia Night Wrap-up

The Cybertiger returns! On Thursday, April 26th, Staff Technologist Cooper Quintin once again hosted players from around the San Francisco Bay Area, as we gathered for EFF's 2nd Annual Tech Trivia Night. A blatant rip-off of EFF's long-running Cyberlaw Trivia Night, this pub-style quiz features teams of...

Deeplinks Blog by Jillian C. York | May 25, 2018

Egyptian Blogger and Activist Wael Abbas Detained

Update: On June 5, 2018, authorities extended Abbas' detention for another fifteen days. We will continue to post updates on his plight here.When we wrote of award-winning journalist Wael Abbas being silenced by social media platforms in February, we never suspected that those suspensions would reach beyond the...

Press Release | May 23, 2018

Victory For The First Amendment: Court Rules That Government Officials Who Tweet to the Public Can't Block Users Who They Disagree With

New York, New York—President Donald Trump's blocking of people on Twitter because they criticize him violates the First Amendment, a federal judge in New York ruled today in a resounding victory for freedom of speech and the public’s right to communicate opposing political views directly to elected officials and...

Deeplinks Blog by Aaron Jue | May 23, 2018

Vote EFF on CREDO's May Ballot

Right now you can help EFF receive a portion of a $150,000+ donation pool without even opening your wallet. EFF is one of the three nonprofits featured in CREDO's giving group this month, so if you vote for EFF by May 31 you will help direct a bigger piece...

Event | May 30, 2018

Members-Only Speakeasy : Bay Area

Speakeasy: Bay AreaEFF Mixer & Happy HourWednesday, May 30 6-9 pm Join the Electronic Frontier Foundation staff for a drink on Wednesday, May 30 in San Francisco! Raise a glass with EFF attorneys, technologists, and activists and discover our latest work defending your freedom online. EFF's Speakeasy events are free...

Deeplinks Blog by Andrew Crocker | May 22, 2018

FBI Admits It Inflated Number of Supposedly Unhackable Devices

We’ve learned that the FBI has been misinforming Congress and the public as part of its call for backdoor access to encrypted devices. For months, the Bureau has claimed that encryption prevented it from legally searching the contents of nearly 7,800 devices in 2017, but today the Washington Post ...

Event | May 24, 2018

Open Source Design Meetup

A local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance (not EFF) will host this event: O pen Source Design Meetup Join Open Source Design NYC on Thursday evening for a presentation and Q&A with Juliana Castro. Juliana is a graphic designer, Fulbright scholar, and open access enthusiast...

Event | December 31, 1969

EFF at WIPO SCCR 36

EFF will be attending the 36th meeting of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights of WIPO, the World Intellectual Property Organization. The meeting will discuss a proposed treaty that would give broadcasters exclusive new rights over the material that they broadcast, as well as copyright limitations and...

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Digital Privacy and the Road to Community Empowerment

How To Turn PGP Back On As Safely As Possible

Email Privacy Act Comes Back, Hopefully to Stay

Amazon, Stop Powering Government Surveillance

Today: Tell the California Senate to Defend Net Neutrality and Pass S.B. 822

Press Conference Tuesday: EFF and Open Internet Advocates Will Urge California Lawmakers to Defend Net Neutrality for Californians

California Net Neutrality (SB 822) Press Conference

2nd Annual Tech Trivia Night Wrap-up

Egyptian Blogger and Activist Wael Abbas Detained

Victory For The First Amendment: Court Rules That Government Officials Who Tweet to the Public Can't Block Users Who They Disagree With

Vote EFF on CREDO's May Ballot

Members-Only Speakeasy : Bay Area

FBI Admits It Inflated Number of Supposedly Unhackable Devices

Open Source Design Meetup

EFF at WIPO SCCR 36

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