Draft UN Cybercrime Treaty Could Make Security Research a Crime, Leading 124 Experts to Call on UN Delegates to Fix Flawed Provisions that Weaken Everyone’s Security
Security researchers’ work discovering and reporting vulnerabilities in software, firmware, networks, and devices protects people, businesses and governments around the world from malware, theft of critical data, and other cyberattacks. The internet and the digital ecosystem are safer because of their work.The UN Cybercrime Treaty,...
What is Proposition E and Why Should San Francisco Voters Oppose It?
San Francisco Police’s Live Surveillance Yields Almost 200 Hours of Spying–Including of Music Festivals
A new report reveals that in just three months, from July 1 to September 30, 2023, the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) racked up 193 hours and 19 minutes of live access to non-city surveillance cameras. That means for the equivalent of 8 days, police sat behind a desk...
Worried About AI Voice Clone Scams? Create a Family Password
Your grandfather receives a call late at night from a person pretending to be you. The caller says that you are in jail or have been kidnapped and that they need money urgently to get you out of trouble. Perhaps they then bring on a fake police officer or kidnapper...
What Apple's Promise to Support RCS Means for Text Messaging
You may have heard recently that Apple is planning to implement Rich Communication Services (RCS) on iPhones, once again igniting the green versus blue bubble debate. RCS will thankfully bring a number of long-missing features to those green bubble conversations in Messages, but Apple's proposed implementation has a...
Dozens of Rogue California Police Agencies Still Sharing Driver Locations with Anti-Abortion States
EFF and Access Now's Submission to UN Expert on Anti-LGBTQ+ Repression
As part of the United Nations (UN) Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (IE SOGI) report to the UN Human Rights Council, EFF and Access Now have submitted information addressing digital rights and SOGI issues across the globe. The submission addresses...
In Final Talks on Proposed UN Cybercrime Treaty, EFF Calls on Delegates to Incorporate Protections Against Spying and Restrict Overcriminalization or Reject Convention
Update: Delegates at the concluding negotiating session failed to reach consensus on human rights protections, government surveillance, and other key issues. The session was suspended Feb. 8 without a final draft text. Delegates will resume talks at a later day with a view to concluding their work and providing a...
