An internet that is safe for sex workers is an internet that is safer for everyone. Though the effects of stigmatization and criminalization run deep, the sex worker community exemplifies how technology can help people reduce harm, share support, and offer experienced analysis to protect each other. But a 2018...

EFF and international allies Access Now, Article 19, Epicenter, and Global Partners Digital are in Vienna this week and next for the fifth round of negotiations on the proposed UN Cybercrime Treaty, along with the over 100 representatives of Member States hashing out a new draft text.While we have not...

Every few years, an unsourced report circulates that “the FBI says plugging into public charging kiosks is dangerous.” Here’s why you should ignore the freakout and install software updates regularly. Your phone is designed to communicate safely with lots of things – chargers , web sites, Bluetooth...

As many will remember, in August of 2022 the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) placed what it called “Tornado Cash” along with a list of Ethereum digital wallet addresses, on its “Specially Designated Nationals” (SDN) sanctions list. The goal was to prohibit anyone within the United States...

Determinar los límites correctos de la protección de los derechos de autor de los programas informáticos es una tarea difícil. Como han dicho varios jueces, "aplicar la ley de derechos de autor a los programas informáticos es como montar un rompecabezas cuyas piezas no acaban de encajar". La...

Con motivo del inicio esta semana en Viena de la quinta sesión de la Convención de las Naciones Unidas sobre la Ciberdelincuencia, la EFF ha acudido a la cita para expresar su preocupación por la falta de compromisos firmes con los derechos humanos y de condiciones y salvaguardias detalladas...