Top Ten EFF Digital Security Resources for People Concerned About the Incoming Trump Administration
In the wake of the 2024 election in the United States, many people are concerned about tightening up their digital privacy and security practices. As always, we recommend that people start making their security plan by understanding their risks. For most people in the U.S., the threats that they...
Speaking Freely: Aji Fama Jobe
🍿 Today’s Double Feature: Privacy and Free Speech
Speaking Freely: Aji Fama Jobe
Aji Fama Jobe is a digital creator, IT consultant, blogger, and tech community leader from The Gambia. She helps run Women TechMakers Banjul, an organization that provides visibility, mentorship, and resources to women and girls in tech. She also serves as an Information Technology Assistant with the World Bank Group where she focuses on resolving IT issues and enhancing digital infrastructure. Aji Fama is a dedicated advocate working to leverage technology to enhance the lives and opportunities of women and girls in Gambia and across Africa.
Amazon and Google Must Keep Their Promises on Project Nimbus
One Down, Many to Go with Pre-Installed Malware on Android
Last year, we investigated a Dragon Touch children’s tablet (KidzPad Y88X 10) and confirmed that it was linked to a string of fully compromised Android TV Boxes that also had multiple ...
Tell the Senate: Don’t Weaponize the Treasury Department Against Nonprofits
Last week the House of Representatives passed a dangerous bill that would allow the Secretary of Treasury to strip a U.S. nonprofit of its tax-exempt status. If it passes the Senate and is signed into law, H.R. 9495 would give broad and easily abused new powers to the executive...
EFF Tells the Second Circuit a Second Time That Electronic Device Searches at the Border Require a Warrant
EFF, along with ACLU and the New York Civil Liberties Union, filed a second amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit urging the court to require a warrant for border searches of electronic devices, an argument EFF has been making in the ...
Looking for the Answer to the Question, "Do I Really Own the Digital Media I Paid For?"
Organizing for Digital Rights in the Pacific Northwest
Recently I traveled to Portland, Oregon to speak at the PDX People’s Digital Safety Fair, meet up with five groups in the Electronic Frontier Alliance, and attend BSides PDX 2024. Portland’s first ever Digital Safety Fair was a success and five of our six EFA organizations in the area...
