LGBT Q&A Season 1 Recap: Staying Safer Online
EFF at TechCrunch Disrupt
EFF is excited to be back at TechCrunch Disrupt! Be sure to find us in the Expo Hall, where you can stop by our booth to chat with our team about the latest in the fight for privacy and free expression online. You can even grab the latest EFF...
California’s AB 412 Still Demands Developers Do The Impossible
California lawmakers are again considering A.B. 412, a bill that would require AI developers to identify and disclose copyrighted works used to train generative AI systems.The problem this year is the same as last year: it’s practically impossible...
Pulte Appointment Underscores Need to Reform Section 702 Spying
President Trump’s highly politicized appointment of an entirely unqualified acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) underscores why the government’s warrantless mass spying power must be reformed. Congress now faces a deadline of Friday, June 12 to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, an...
EFF Testifies to Congress on Protecting Americans’ Rights from Government AI
Move Fast, Surveil Things
Update, June 8, 2026: Following widespread public scrutiny and WIRED’s critical reporting, Meta has stripped the unactivated facial recognition code from its latest Meta AI app update. Meta has deployed facial recognition code to millions of their always-on surveillance glasses, according to new reporting by Wired. EFF’s Threat...
EFF at DEF CON 34
EFF's excited to be back for another DEF CON with a membership booth in the Vendor area, two contests, and a bunch of talks. Be sure to catch us at the world's largest annual hacker convention in Las Vegas from August 7-9!Join the CauseCome find us in Vendor Hall...
We're Fighting Mass Surveillance Tech—and Winning
Welcome New EFF Executive Director Nicole Ozer
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: CA's AB 1856 Exempts Open Source But Expands Age-Gating
After public outrage, California lawmakers are moving closer to exempting open-source operating systems from the sweeping age-bracketing regime mandated by last year’s Digital Age Assurance Act (AB 1043). Nonetheless, the current bill still jeopardizes internet users’ speech, privacy, and security.While the open source exemption, if passed, would improve the law,...
