EFF at CactusCon 14
As always, EFF is excited to be back in Mesa, Arizona for CactusCon!If you're attending CactusCon 14, be sure to stop by the EFF booth to chat with some of our team and learn about the latest developments in the fight for privacy and free expression online. You can...
Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They're Doing
🔔 Ring's Face Scan Plan | EFFector 37.16
Cozy up next to the fireplace and we'll catch you up on the latest digital rights news with EFF's EFFector newsletter.In our latest issue, we’re exposing surveillance logs that reveal racist policing; explaining the harms of Google’s plan for Android app gatekeeping; and continuing our new series,...
Washington Court Rules That Data Captured on Flock Safety Cameras Are Public Records
A Washington state trial court has shot down local municipalities’ effort to keep automated license plate reader (ALPR) data secret.The Skagit County Superior Court in Washington rejected the attempt to block the public’s right to access data gathered by Flock Safety cameras, protecting access to information under the Washington...
EFFecting Change: This Title Was Written by a Human
Generative AI is like a Rorschach test for anxieties about technology–be they privacy, replacement of workers, bias and discrimination, surveillance, or intellectual property. Our panelists discuss how to address complex questions and risks in AI while protecting civil liberties and human rights online.Join EFF Director of Policy and Advocacy...
EFF Teams Up With AV Comparatives to Test Android Stalkerware Detection by Major Antivirus Apps
The Legal Case Against Ring’s Face Recognition Feature
License Plate Surveillance Logs Reveal Racist Policing Against Romani People
Application Gatekeeping: An Ever-Expanding Pathway to Internet Censorship
EFF Stands With Tunisian Media Collective Nawaat
When the independent Tunisian online media collective Nawaat announced that the government had suspended its activities for one month, the news landed like a punch in the gut for anyone who remembers what the Arab uprisings promised: dignity, democracy, and a free press.But Tunisia’s October 31 suspension of Nawaat—delivered...
