2021 Year in Review
2021 ended up being a time where we dug into our new realities of distributed work and the ever-changing COVID news. At the same time, news continued to come fast and furious, with the events of one week often obliterating memories of the week before. So it’s helpful for all...
Digital Services Act: EU Parliament's Key Committee Rejects a Filternet But Concerns Remain
Fix What is Broken vs Break What Works: Oscillating Between Policy ChoicesThe European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA) is a big deal. It's the most significant reform of Europe’s internet platform legislation in twenty years and the EU Commission has proposed multiple new rules to address the challenges brought...
EFF to Council of Europe: Cross Border Police Surveillance Treaty Must Have Ironclad Safeguards to Protect Individual Rights and Users’ Data
This is the third post in a series about recommendations EFF, EDRi, CIPPIC, Derechos Digitales, TEDIC, Karisma Foundation, and other civil society organizations have submitted to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), which is currently reviewing the Protocol, to amend the text before its final approval...
FAQ: Why Brazil’s Plan to Mandate Traceability in Private Messaging Apps Will Break User’s Expectation of Privacy and Security
Despite widespread complaints about its effects on human rights, the Brazilian Senate has fast-tracked the approval of “PLS 2630/2020”, the so-called “Fake News” bill. The bill lacked the necessarily broad and intense social participation that characterized the development of the 2014 Brazilian Civil Rights...
Mexico's New Copyright Law Puts Human Rights in Jeopardy
Correction (Jul 27, 2020, 1700h Pacific): an earlier version of this article erroneously stated that Canada used the USMCA to update its rules on TPMs; while there were proposed rule changes, they were not adopted. We regret the error.Download all the posts in this series as a single PDF.Today,...
Bracelets, Beacons, Barcodes: Wearables in the Global Response to COVID-19
In their efforts to contain the spread of the pandemic, governments around the world are rolling out body-worn devices (“wearables”) to assist in fighting the virus. Some governments want a technological silver bullet to solve the public health crisis. But many of the tools aimed at solving problems come with...
Why the Patching Problem Makes us WannaCry
Over the weekend a cyber attack known as "WannaCry" infected hundreds of computers all over the world with ransomware (malware which encrypts your data until you pay a ransom, usually in Bitcoin). The attack takes advantage of an exploit for Windows...
How Hackers Are Fighting Back Against ICE
EFF at DistrictCon
EFF is excited to be participating in DistrictCon for the first time! Join EFF Staff Technologist Lena Cohen at the Policy Roundtable for a discussion on, "How a Handful of Location Data Brokers Actively Track Millions, and How to Stop Them." About the Discussion:Over the past few...
EFF Speakeasy: Mesa
Join EFF staff and local online rights supporters for a Speakeasy meetup on Thursday, February 5 in Mesa, Arizona! EFF staff will be in town for CactusCon. You can also stop by and say hi to us at our membership table there!Raise a glass and discover...
