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Deeplinks Blog by Kenyatta Thomas | April 9, 2026

EFF is Leaving X

After almost twenty years on the platform, EFF is logging off of X. This isn’t a decision we made lightly, but it might be overdue.

Deeplinks Blog by Bill Budington | April 8, 2026

Banning New Foreign Routers Mistargets Products to Fix Real Problem

On March 23, the FCC issued an update to their Covered List, a list of equipment banned from obtaining regulatory approval necessary for U.S. sale (and thus effectively a ban on sale of new devices), to include all new routers produced in foreign countries unless they are specifically...

Deeplinks Blog by Mitch Stoltz | April 8, 2026

Another Court Rules Copyright Can’t Stop People From Reading and Speaking the Law

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld a lower court’s ruling that it is fair use to copy and disseminate building codes that have been incorporated into federal and state law, even though those codes are developed by private parties who claim copyright in them. The court...

Deeplinks Blog by Christian Romero | April 8, 2026

👁 Selling Mass Surveillance | EFFector 38.7

Time and time again, we've seen police surveillance suffer from 'mission creep'—technology sold as a way to prevent heinous crimes ends up enforcing traffic violations, tracking protestors, and more. In our latest EFFector newsletter, we're diving into this troubling pattern and sharing all the latest in the fight for...

Deeplinks Blog by Sarah Hamid | April 8, 2026

Digital Hopes, Real Power: How the Arab Spring Fueled a Global Surveillance Boom

When people remember the 2011 uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), they picture crowded squares, raised phones, and the feeling that the internet had finally shifted the balance of power toward ordinary people. But the past decade and a half is also a story about how governments...

Deeplinks Blog by Christoph Schmon | April 7, 2026

EU Parliament Blocks Mass-Scanning of Our Chats—What's Next?

The EU’s so-called Chat Control plan, which would mandate mass scanning and other encryption breaking measures, has had some good news lately. The most controversial idea, the forced requirement to scan encrypted messages, was given up by EU member states. And now, another win for privacy: the EU Parliament has...

Deeplinks Blog by Aaron Jue, Melissa Srago | April 3, 2026

Triple Header for Privacy’s Defender in New York

Join EFF’s Executive Director Cindy Cohn at three events in NYC to talk digital rights and her new book: Privacy's Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance.

Deeplinks Blog by Sophia Cope | April 3, 2026

The FAA’s “Temporary” Flight Restriction for Drones is a Blatant Attempt to Criminalize Filming ICE

Legal intern Raj Gambhir was the principal author of this post.Update: On April 15, 2026 the FAA rescinded the TFR (FDC 6/4375) and instead issued an advisory (FDC 6/2824), which states: [Drone] operators are advised to avoid flying in proximity to: Department of War (DOW), Department of Energy (Doe),...

Deeplinks Blog by Corynne McSherry | April 3, 2026

Tech Nonprofits to Feds: Don’t Weaponize Procurement to Undermine AI Trust and Safety

While the very public fight continues between the Department of Defense and Anthropic over whether the government can punish a company for refusing to allow its technology to be used for mass surveillance, another agency of the U.S. government is quietly working to ensure that this dispute will never...

Deeplinks Blog by Aaron Jue, Melissa Srago | April 3, 2026

Double Shot of Privacy's Defender in D.C.

You're invited to join EFF’s Executive Director Cindy Cohn at two events in Washington, D.C. on the national tour for her new book: Privacy's Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance.

Deeplinks Blog by David Greene, Sophia Cope | April 2, 2026

Weakening Speech Protections Will Punish All of Us—Not Just Meta

Recently, a California Superior Court jury found that Meta and YouTube harmed a user through some of the features they offered. And a New Mexico jury concluded that Meta deceived young users into thinking its platforms were safe from predation. It’s clear that many people are frustrated by big tech...

Deeplinks Blog by Betty Gedlu | April 2, 2026

A Baseless Copyright Claim Against a Web Host—and Why It Failed

Higbee & Associates, a law firm known for sending copyright demand letters to website owners, targeted May First Movement Technology, accusing it of infringing a photograph owned by Agence France-Presse (AFP). The claim was baseless. May First didn’t post the photo. It didn’t even own the website where the photo...

Deeplinks Blog by Cliff Braun | April 2, 2026

Print Blocking Won't Work - Permission to Print Part 2

Legislators across the U.S. are proposing laws to force “print blockers” on 3D printers sold in their states. This mandated censorware is doomed to fail for its intended purpose, but will still manage to hurt the professional and hobbyist communities relying on these tools.

Deeplinks Blog by Rory Mir | April 2, 2026

Print Blocking is Anti-Consumer - Permission to Print Part 1

When legislators give companies an excuse to write untouchable code, it’s a disaster for everyone. This time, 3D printers are being targeted. Even if you’ve never used one, you’ve benefited from the open commons these devices have created. We need to roundly reject these onerous restraints on creation.

Deeplinks Blog by Betty Gedlu | April 2, 2026

Google and Amazon: Acknowledged Risks, and Ignored Responsibilities

In late 2024, we urged Google and Amazon to honor their human rights commitments. Since then, a stream of additional reporting has reinforced that our concerns were well-founded. Yet despite mounting evidence of serious risk, both companies have refused to take action.

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EFF is Leaving X

Banning New Foreign Routers Mistargets Products to Fix Real Problem

Another Court Rules Copyright Can’t Stop People From Reading and Speaking the Law

👁 Selling Mass Surveillance | EFFector 38.7

Digital Hopes, Real Power: How the Arab Spring Fueled a Global Surveillance Boom

EU Parliament Blocks Mass-Scanning of Our Chats—What's Next?

Triple Header for Privacy’s Defender in New York

The FAA’s “Temporary” Flight Restriction for Drones is a Blatant Attempt to Criminalize Filming ICE

Tech Nonprofits to Feds: Don’t Weaponize Procurement to Undermine AI Trust and Safety

Double Shot of Privacy's Defender in D.C.

Weakening Speech Protections Will Punish All of Us—Not Just Meta

A Baseless Copyright Claim Against a Web Host—and Why It Failed

Print Blocking Won't Work - Permission to Print Part 2

Print Blocking is Anti-Consumer - Permission to Print Part 1

Google and Amazon: Acknowledged Risks, and Ignored Responsibilities

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