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Podcast Episode: 'I Squared' Governance

Computer security and the lack of computer security is a fundamental issue that underpins much of how the Internet does (and doesn't) function. Many of the policy issues that EFF works on are linked to security in deep ways including privacy and anonymity, DRM, censorship, and network neutrality.

EFF works directly on a wide range of security issues including increased deployment of cryptographic protocols through projects like Certbot; improving the security of those protocols; offering legal assistance to researchers through our Coders' Rights Project; offering practical security advice to activists through the surveillance self-defense project; and working on the development of new security standards.

Security Highlights

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Encrypting the Web

The web has largely switched from non-secure HTTP to the more secure HTTPS protocol. All web servers use one of these two protocols to get web pages from the server to your browser. HTTP has serious problems that make it vulnerable to eavesdropping and content hijacking. HTTPS fixes most of...

Coders' Rights Project

EFF's Coders' Rights Project protects programmers and developers engaged in cutting-edge exploration of technology. Security and encryption researchers help build a safer future for all of us using digital technologies, but too many legitimate researchers face serious legal challenges that prevent or inhibit their work. These challenges come from laws...

Security Updates

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2022 en resumen

Es imposible abarcar todo lo que hemos hecho este año en una entrada de blog que no ocupe todo el año nuevo. Pero ten por seguro que hemos hecho mucho y que nada de ello sería posible sin nuestros afiliados, simpatizantes y todos los que os habéis levantado y han...
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eIDAS 2.0 Sets a Dangerous Precedent for Web Security

The Council of the European Union this week adopted new language for regulations governing internet systems that may put the security of your browser at greater risk.The new language affects the EU’s electronic identification, authentication and trust services (eIDAS) rules, which are supposed to enable secure online transactions across countries...

Network

Cómo crear una cuenta en Mastodon y unirse al Fediverso

El reciente caos en Twitter es un recordatorio del hecho de que cuando confías en una plataforma de medios sociales, estás poniendo tu voz, tu privacidad y tu seguridad en manos de las personas que dirigen ese sistema. Mucha gente está buscando a Mastodon como una copia de seguridad o...

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