We were out on the streets this week to march against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement in the U.S. Capitol. We were there to demonstrate the beginning of a unified movement of diverse organizations calling on officials to review and reject the deal based on its substance, which...

The Peruvian digital rights organization, Hiperderecho, together with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, launched ¿Quién Defiende Tus Datos? (Who Defends Your Data?) today, a report that evaluates the privacy practices of digital communication companies that Peruvians use every day. Along with similar reports published earlier this year in ...

Like clockwork, cynical calls to expand mass surveillance practices—by continuing the domestic telephone records collection and restricting access to strong encryption—came immediately following the Paris attacks. These calls came before the smoke had even cleared, much less before a serious investigation completed. They came from high places too, including ...

EFF and Public Knowledge filed comments today at the United States Patent and Trademark Office discussing proposed changes to Patent Office trials. Our comments focus on making the process more fair and accessible for small entities that need to challenge bad patents.
Our first set of comments relates...

Confirmed cases of misuse of California’s sprawling unified law enforcement information network have doubled over the last five years, according to records obtained by EFF under the California Public Records Act.That adds up to a total 389 cases between 2010 and 2014 in which an investigation concluded that a user—often...

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is considering a rule change that would make the educational resources the Department funds a lot more accessible to educators and students—not just in the U.S., but around the world. We hope to see it adopted, and that it sets the standard for...

UPDATE 11-19-15: The trial of the seven Moroccan human rights workers has been delayed until January 2016, in part because of the increased international attention these cases have garnered.
On November 19, the Moroccan government will put seven activists on trial as part of its ongoing crackdown on journalists...