EFF Joins Amicus Briefs Supporting Two More Law Firms Against Unconstitutional Executive Orders
Update 4/25/25: EFF joined the ACLU and other legal advocacy organizations today in filing an additional amicus brief in support of the law firm Susman Godfrey LLP, which also has been targeted by President Donald Trump.Update 4/11/25: EFF joined the ACLU and other legal advocacy organizations...
Florida’s New Social Media Bill Says the Quiet Part Out Loud and Demands an Encryption Backdoor
Cybersecurity Community Must Not Remain Silent On Executive Order Attacking Former CISA Director
Cybersecurity professionals and the infosec community have essential roles to play in protecting our democracy, securing our elections, and building, testing, and safeguarding government infrastructure. It is critically important for us to speak up to ensure that essential work continues and that those engaged in these good faith efforts are...
Certbot 4.0: Long Live Short-Lived Certs!
When Let’s Encrypt, a free certificate authority, started issuing 90 day TLS certificates for websites, it was considered a bold move that helped push the ecosystem towards shorter certificate life times. Beforehand, certificate authorities normally issued certificate lifetimes lasting a year or more. With 4.0,...
Congress Takes Another Step Toward Enabling Broad Internet Censorship
Our Privacy Act Lawsuit Against DOGE and OPM: Why a Judge Let It Move Forward
EFF, Civil Society Groups, Academics Call on UK Home Secretary to Address Flawed Data Bill
Last week, EFF joined 30 civil society groups and academics in warning UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Secretary Peter Kyle about the law enforcement risks contained within the draft Data Use and Access Bill (DUA Bill).Clause 80 of the DUA Bill weakens...
Livestream: Life and Migration Under Surveillance at the U.S.-Mexico Border
Judge Rejects Government’s Attempt to Dismiss EFF Lawsuit Against OPM, DOGE, and Musk
NEW YORK—A lawsuit seeking to stop the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) from disclosing tens of millions of Americans’ private, sensitive information to Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) can continue, a federal judge ruled Thursday. Judge Denise L. Cote of the U.S. District...
Calyx Institute: A Case Study in Grassroots Innovation
Technologists play a huge role in building alternative tools and resources when our right to privacy and security are undermined by governments and major corporations. This direct resistance ensures that even in the face of powerful adversaries, communities can find some safety and autonomy through community-built tools.One of the most...
