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In 2021, the Police Took a Page Out of the NSA’s Playbook: 2021 in Review

While dragnet searches were once thought to be just the province of the NSA, they are now easier than ever for domestic law enforcement to conduct as well. This is because of the massive amounts of digital information we share—knowingly or not—with companies and third parties.
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Every State Has a Chance to Deliver a “Fiber for All” Broadband Future: 2021 in Review

This year’s passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)—also known as the bipartisan infrastructure package—delivered on a goal EFF has sought for years. It finally creates a way for people to remedy a serious problem: a severe lack of fiber-to-the-home connectivity. Fiber optics lie at the core...

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Shining a Light on Black Box Technology Used to Send People to Jail: 2021 Year in Review

If you're accused of a crime based on an algorithm's analysis of the evidence, you should have a right to refute the assumptions, methods, and programming of that algorithm. Building on previous wins, EFF and its allies turned the tide this year on the use of these secret programs in...

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Students Are Learning To Resist Surveillance: Year in Review 2021

It’s been a tough year for students - but a good one for resistance. As schools have shuffled students from in-person education to at-home learning and testing, then back again, the lines between “school” and “home” have been blurred. This has made it increasingly difficult for students to protect their...

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Where Net Neutrality Is Today and What Comes Next: 2021 in Review

When all is said and done—and there are some major steps to take in 2022—the United States will mark 2021 as the last year without net neutrality protections. This will undo the 2017 repeal and once again put the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) back work doing its job: protecting consumers...
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In 2021, We Told Apple: Don't Scan Our Phones

Strong encryption provides privacy and security for everyone online. We can’t have private conversations, or safe transactions, without it. Encryption is critical to democratic politics and reliable economic transactions around the world. When a company rolls back its existing commitments to encryption, that’s a bad sign. In August, Apple made...

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The Battle for Communications Privacy in Latin America: 2021 in Review

Uncovering government surveillance and fighting for robust and effective legal safeguards and oversight is a continuous battle in Latin American countries. Surveillance capabilities and technologies are becoming more intrusive and prevalent, surrounded by a culture of secrecy and entrenched views that pit security against privacy. There are several...

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