Tell HUD: Algorithms Shouldn't Be an Excuse to Discriminate
Update 10/18: EFF has submitted its comments to HUD, which you can read here. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently released a proposed rule that will have grave consequences for the enforcement of fair housing laws. Under the Fair Housing Act, individuals can...
EFF Comments on HUD Proposed Rule on Disparate Impact and Algorithmic Defenses - October 2019
Massachusetts: Tell Your Lawmakers to Press Pause on Government Face Surveillance
Face surveillance by government poses a threat to our privacy, chills protest in public places, and amplifies historical biases in our criminal justice system. Massachusetts has the opportunity to become the first state to stop government use of this troubling technology, from Provincetown to Pittsfield.Massachusetts residents: tell your legislature to...
The Case for Fiber to the Home, Today: Why Fiber is a Superior Medium for 21st Century Broadband
Why Fiber is Vastly Superior to Cable and 5G
The United States, its states, and its local governments are in dire need of universal fiber plans. Major telecom carriers such as AT&T and Verizon have discontinued their fiber-to-the-home efforts, leaving most people facing expensive cable monopolies for the future. While much of the Internet infrastructure has already transitioned...
EFF Urges Congress Not to Dismantle Section 230
The Keys to a Healthy Internet Are User Empowerment and Competition, Not CensorshipThe House Energy and Commerce Committee held a legislative hearing today over what to do with one of the most important Internet laws, Section 230. Members of Congress and the testifying panelists discussed many of the...
Victory! Berkeley City Council Unanimously Votes to Ban Face Recognition
Berkeley has become the third city in California and the fourth city in the United States to ban the use of face recognition technology by the government. After an outpouring of support from the community, the Berkeley City Council voted unanimously to adopt the ordinance introduced by Councilmember Kate Harrison...
¿Quién Defiende Tus Datos?: Four Years Setting The Bar for Privacy Protections in Latin America and Spain
Four years have passed since our partners first published Who Defends Your Data (¿Quién Defiende Tus Datos?), a report that holds ISPs accountable for their privacy policies and processes in eight Latin America countries and Spain. Since then, we’ve seen major technology companies providing more transparency about how and...
¿Quién defiende tus datos?
Rating Internet Companies' Privacy Policies Around the World
EFF Defends Section 230 in Congress
Watch EFF Legal Director Corynne McSherry Defend the Essential Law Protecting Internet SpeechAll of us have benefited from Section 230, a federal law that has promoted the creation of virtually every open platform or communication tool on the Internet. The law’s premise is simple. If you are not the original...
