The Government Must Not Force Companies to Participate in AI-powered Surveillance
Update: On March 24, 2026, the Northern District of California granted Anthropic's Motion for Preliminary Injunction, finding that the government's actions were not designed to protect national security, but rather to punish Anthropic. "Punishing Anthropic for bringing public scrutiny to the government’s contracting position is classic illegal First Amendment retaliation."The...
The SAFE Act is an Imperfect Vehicle for Real Section 702 Reform
Privacy's Defender: Launch Party in Berkeley
EFFecting Change: Privacy's Defender
Join EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn in conversation with 404 Media Cofounder Jason Koebler to discuss Privacy's Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance, Cindy’s personal story of standing up to the Justice Department, taking on the NSA, and tangling with the FBI to protect our right to...
Admiring Our Heroes for International Women’s Day: Celebrating Women Who Have Received EFF Awards
Admiring Our Heroes for International Women’s Day: Five Women In Tech That EFF Admires
Weasel Words: OpenAI’s Pentagon Deal Won’t Stop AI‑Powered Surveillance
OpenAI, the maker of ChaptGPT, is rightfully facing widespread criticism for its decisions to fill the gap the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) created when rival Anthropic refused to drop its restrictions against using its AI for surveillance and autonomous weapons systems. After protests from both users and...
The Government Uses Targeted Advertising to Track Your Location. Here's What We Need to Do.
Speaking Freely: Shin Yang
Speaking Freely: Shin Yang
Shin Yang builds the kind of online space most platforms say is impossible: a sex-positive community that protects anonymity without turning users into data. She is the steward of Lezismore, an independent, self-hosted community for sexual minorities in Taiwan. It is built on open-source software and she is developing privacy-first governance as an alternative to identity gates and surveillance.
