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Deeplinks Blog by India McKinney, Cindy Cohn | July 28, 2021

Should Congress Close the FBI’s Backdoor for Spying on American Communications? Yes.

All of us deserve basic protection against government searches and seizures that the Constitution provides, including requiring law enforcement to get a warrant before it can access our communications. But currently, the FBI has a backdoor into our communications, a loophole, that Congress can and should close.This week, Congress will...

Deeplinks Blog by Jason Kelley | July 28, 2021

EFF at 30: Freeing the Internet, with Net Neutrality Pioneer Gigi Sohn

To celebrate 30 years of defending online freedom, EFF held a candid live discussion with net neutrality pioneer and EFF board member Gigi Sohn, who served as Counselor to the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and co-founder of leading advocacy organization Public Knowledge.

Press Release | July 27, 2021

EFF Sues U.S. Postal Service For Records About Covert Social Media Spying Program

Washington D.C.—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service and its inspection agency seeking records about a covert program to secretly comb through online posts of social media users before street protests, raising concerns about chilling the privacy and...

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EFF v. USPS - Social media monitoring (iCOP)

The Postal Service has secretly combed through the online expression of social media users, raising concerns about chilling the privacy and expressive activity of internet users. EFF filed a Freedom of Information Action (FOIA) suit to learn more about the program.On April 21, 2021, Yahoo News reported that the...

Event

Privacy Without Monopoly: DEFCON 29

EFF Special Advisor Cory Doctorow keynotes the virtual track at DEFCON 29 with "Privacy Without Monopoly," a speech adapted from the EFF white-paper co-authored with Bennett Cyphers.Governments around the world (US, UK, EU) are planning to force interoperability on the biggest tech platforms. Companies like Facebook say that...

Press Release | July 23, 2021

EFF, ACLU Urge Appeals Court to Revive Challenge to Los Angeles’ Collection of Scooter Location Data

San Francisco—The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the ACLU of Northern and Southern California today asked a federal appeals court to reinstate a lawsuit they filed on behalf of electric scooter riders challenging the constitutionality of Los Angeles’ highly privacy-invasive collection of detailed trip data and real-time locations and routes...

Deeplinks Blog by Gennie Gebhart, Bennett Cyphers | July 23, 2021

Data Brokers are the Problem

Why should you care about data brokers? Reporting this week about a Substack publication outing a priest with location data from Grindr shows once again how easy it is for anyone to take advantage of data brokers’ stores to cause real harm. This is not the first time...

Deeplinks Blog by Karen Gullo, Katitza Rodriguez | July 22, 2021

Council of Europe’s Actions Belie its Pledges to Involve Civil Society in Development of Cross Border Police Powers Treaty

As the Council of Europe’s flawed cross border surveillance treaty moves through its final phases of approval, time is running out to ensure cross-border investigations occur with robust privacy and human rights safeguards in place. The innocuously named “Second Additional Protocol” to the Council of Europe’s (CoE)...

Event | August 5, 2021

EFF at DEF CON 29

EFF is excited to be a part of another DEF CON! This year's DEF CON will be a hybrid model, with a limited in-person event and online portion as well. EFF will be in the DEF CON Discord chatting with members and answering any questions you might have about...

Deeplinks Blog by Gennie Gebhart | July 21, 2021

Venmo Takes Another Step Toward Privacy

As part of a larger redesign, the payment app Venmo has discontinued its public “global” feed. If Venmo and parent company PayPal are taking privacy seriously, the app should make privacy the default, not just an option still buried in the settings.

Deeplinks Blog by Hannah Diaz | July 21, 2021

Cheers to the Winners of EFF's 13th Annual Cyberlaw Trivia Night

EFF hosts the Cyberlaw Trivia Night to gather those in the legal community who help protect online freedom for their users. EFF's staff joined forces to craft the questions, pulling details from the rich canon of privacy, free speech, and intellectual property law.

Deeplinks Blog by Katitza Rodriguez, Kurt Opsahl | July 20, 2021

En la India, las normas draconianas para las plataformas de Internet amenazan la privacidad de los usuarios y atentan contra el cifrado.

The Indian government’s new Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code (“2021 Rules”) pose huge problems for free expression and Internet users’ privacy. They include dangerous requirements for platforms to identify the origins of messages and pre-screen content, which fundamentally breaks strong encryption for messaging tools.

Deeplinks Blog by Ernesto Falcon | July 20, 2021

Victory! Californians Can Now Choose Their Broadband Destiny

Today, Governor Newsom signed into law one of the largest state investments in public fiber in the history of the United States. No longer will the state of California simply defer to the whims of AT&T and cable for broadband access. Now, every community is being given their shot.

Deeplinks Blog by Cindy Cohn | July 20, 2021

El proyecto Pegasus revela la necesidad de una verdadera seguridad de los dispositivos, la rendición de cuentas y el resarcimiento de quienes se enfrentan al malware patrocinado por el Estado

EFF has warned for years of the danger of the misuse of powerful state-sponsored malware. Until governments around the world get out of the way and actually support security for all of us, including accountability and redress for victims, these outrages will continue.

Deeplinks Blog by Aaron Jue | July 20, 2021

Final Day: Connect to a Brighter Internet ☀️

Through Wednesday July 21, anyone can join EFF or renew their membership for as little as $20 and get a pack of issue-focused Digital Freedom Analog Postcards. We made this special-edition snail mail set to further connect you with friends or family, and to help boost the signal for a...

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Should Congress Close the FBI’s Backdoor for Spying on American Communications? Yes.

EFF at 30: Freeing the Internet, with Net Neutrality Pioneer Gigi Sohn

EFF Sues U.S. Postal Service For Records About Covert Social Media Spying Program

EFF v. USPS - Social media monitoring (iCOP)

Privacy Without Monopoly: DEFCON 29

EFF, ACLU Urge Appeals Court to Revive Challenge to Los Angeles’ Collection of Scooter Location Data

Data Brokers are the Problem

Council of Europe’s Actions Belie its Pledges to Involve Civil Society in Development of Cross Border Police Powers Treaty

EFF at DEF CON 29

Venmo Takes Another Step Toward Privacy

Cheers to the Winners of EFF's 13th Annual Cyberlaw Trivia Night

En la India, las normas draconianas para las plataformas de Internet amenazan la privacidad de los usuarios y atentan contra el cifrado.

Victory! Californians Can Now Choose Their Broadband Destiny

El proyecto Pegasus revela la necesidad de una verdadera seguridad de los dispositivos, la rendición de cuentas y el resarcimiento de quienes se enfrentan al malware patrocinado por el Estado

Final Day: Connect to a Brighter Internet ☀️

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