Traffic Violation! License Plate Reader Mission Creep Is Already Here
A new report from 404 Media sheds light on how automated license plate readers (ALPRs) could be used beyond the press releases and glossy marketing materials put out by law enforcement agencies and ALPR vendors.
The Fight Against AI-Powered Surveillance with Adam Savage
When the Pentagon formally designated Anthropic a "supply chain risk" this March, the dispute put a spotlight on civil liberties concerns in the AI-era. Anthropic had reportedly hit an impasse with the Trump administration over the company’s push for guardrails banning the use of its Claude model to conduct mass...
Supreme Court Agrees With EFF: ISPs Don't Have To Be Copyright Enforcers
In Cox v. Sony, the Court reversed a Fourth Circuit decision that had upheld a billion-dollar verdict against internet provider Cox Communications. We live in a world where high speed internet access is a necessity for participation in everyday life. That’s why liability for ISPs for their customers’ actions should...
Privacy's Defender with WISP in Washington D.C.
Join Women in Security and Privacy (WISP) and EFF for a conversation featuring American University Senior Professorial Lecturer Chelsea Horne and EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn in discussion about Cindy's book: Privacy's Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance. Cindy has tangled with the...
EFF Sues for Answers About Medicare's AI Experiment
SAN FRANCISCO – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) seeking records about a multi-state program that is using AI to evaluate requests for medical care.
👓 Who's Really Watching What Smartglasses See? | EFFector 38.6
After years of tech industry experiments, smartglasses with embedded cameras and microphones have finally gone mainstream. And, disturbingly, sometimes it's not just their owners who are watching what these devices record. In this week's EFFector newsletter, we're taking a closer look at the privacy implications of Meta Ray-Bans.
Digital Hopes, Real Power: Reflecting on the Legacy of the Arab Spring
A new generation of protesters, raised on social media and often fluent in the tools of digital dissent, has taken to the streets in recent months and years. This is the first installment of a blog series reflecting on the global digital legacy of the 2011 Arab uprisings.
Nicole Ozer Named as Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Executive Director
Nicole Ozer, a legal expert on privacy and surveillance, artificial intelligence, and digital speech, has been appointed as executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Ozer will succeed Cindy Cohn, who has been with EFF for more than 25 years and served as its executive director since 2015.
Congress Is Dropping the Ball with a Clean Extension of FISA
Two years ago, Congress passed the “Reforming Intelligence and Securing America” Act (RISAA) that included nominal reforms to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The bill unfortunately included some problematic expansions of the law—but it also included a relatively big victory for civil liberties advocates: Section...
FCC Chair Carr’s Threats to Punish Broadcasters Are Unconstitutional
EFF joined other digital rights and civil liberties organizations in calling on FCC chair Brendan Carr to withdraw recent threats to punish broadcasters for airing statements he disagrees with.
