EFF at BSides San Francisco
EFF is excited to be back for BSides San Francisco! We'll be in the expo area, where you can stop by the EFF booth to chat with our team and learn about the latest developments in fighting for privacy and security online. You can even pick up a special...
How Hackers Are Fighting Back Against ICE
EFF at DistrictCon
EFF is excited to be participating in DistrictCon for the first time! Join EFF Staff Technologist Lena Cohen at the Policy Roundtable for a discussion on, "How a Handful of Location Data Brokers Actively Track Millions, and How to Stop Them." About the Discussion:Over the past few...
EFF Speakeasy: Mesa
Join EFF staff and local online rights supporters for a Speakeasy meetup on Thursday, February 5 in Mesa, Arizona! EFF staff will be in town for CactusCon. You can also stop by and say hi to us at our membership table there!Raise a glass and discover...
ICE Is Going on a Surveillance Shopping Spree
EFFecting Change: The Human Cost of Online Age Verification
The Homeland Security Spending Trail: How to Follow the Money Through U.S. Government Databases
The Year States Chose Surveillance Over Safety: 2025 in Review
2025 was the year age verification went from a fringe policy experiment to a sweeping reality across the United States. Half of the U.S. now mandates age verification for accessing adult content or social media platforms. Nine states saw their laws take effect this year alone,...
Surveillance Self-Defense: 2025 Year in Review
Congress's Crusade to Age Gate the Internet: 2025 in Review
In the name of 'protecting kids online,' Congress pushed forward legislation this year that could have severely undermined our privacy and stifled free speech. These bills would have mandated invasive age-verification checks for everyone online—adults and kids alike—handing unprecedented control to tech companies and government authorities.Lawmakers from both sides of...
