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Deeplinks Blog by Veridiana Alimonti | May 18, 2026

We Must Not Normalize Digital Surveillance Abuses. EFF’s New Guide Underlines Concrete Steps to Fight Back.

Poor accountability, feeble control mechanisms, and insufficient legal frameworks have led to systematic human rights violations in the Americas, with no consistent remedy or reparation to victims. What's needed is to materialize essential guarantees and measures to combat repeated surveillance abuses in the region. To help build a path...

Event | August 5, 2026

EFF at Black Hat USA

EFF will be back in Las Vegas, NV for Black Hat USA! We're excited to be in the Business Hall, where you can come say hi and learn more about the work we are doing to defend digital freedoms. You can even pick up a special member gift as...

Deeplinks Blog by Lena Cohen, Aaron Jue | May 13, 2026

Help EFF Solve an Issue That's Bigger than Creepy Ads

EFF's Privacy Badger blocks the hidden trackers that twist your web browsing into a commodity for Big Tech, advertisers, scammers, and data brokers. But did you know that we’re trying to solve an issue that’s even bigger than creepy ads and user profiling? You can help.

Deeplinks Blog by Rindala Alajaji | May 13, 2026

The Science is Not Settled: How Weak Evidence is Fueling a National Push to Ban Social Media for Youth

As statehouses ramp up for 2026, we’re seeing a familiar and concerning trend of lawmakers rushing to regulate the internet based on shockingly shaky science. From the California State Assembly to the Massachusetts and Minnesota legislatures, a wave of bills is crashing against the digital lives...

Deeplinks Blog by Thorin Klosowski | May 12, 2026

Broken Promises: RIP Instagram’s End-to-End Encrypted DMs

Last week, Instagram ended its opt-in, and therefore rarely used, end-to-end encryption feature. Years after publicly promising to provide the privacy protections of end-to-end encryption across its platforms by default, it instead gave up on that technical challenge. Now, we've all lost an option for safer...

Deeplinks Blog by Thorin Klosowski | May 12, 2026

Victory! End-to-End Encrypted RCS Comes to Apple and Android Chats

With the support of end-to-end encryption for RCS messages, Apple and Google have taken the steps to Encrypt it Already!

Deeplinks Blog by Jillian C. York | May 12, 2026

EFF Launches New Offline Campaign for Saudi Wikipedian Osama Khalid

Osama Khalid was just twelve years old when he began contributing to Wikipedia Arabic. In the height of the blogging era, he became a prolific blogger, publishing writings on his home country of Saudi Arabia, meetups he attended, and his opinions and observations about open source technology and freedom of...

Deeplinks Blog by Cooper Quintin | May 12, 2026

A Hackers Guide to Circumventing Internet Shutdowns

Internet shutdowns are devastating for human rights. We can’t rely on tech oligarchs to save us, especially when these same companies and governments are the ones to sever our access to the internet and telecommunications. This is why it's important to set up communication mechanisms before a disaster happens.

Deeplinks Blog by Thorin Klosowski | May 11, 2026

Canada’s Bill C-22 Is a Repackaged Version of Last Year’s Surveillance Nightmare

Last year, the Canadian government pushed Bill C-2, which would erode Canadian digital rights in the name of “border security.” The bill was so bad it didn’t even make it to committee because of the backlash from the privacy community. Now, the spring’s worst sequel, Bill C-22, aka The Lawful...

Deeplinks Blog by Sophia Cope | May 11, 2026

EFF to Fourth Circuit: Electronic Device Searches at the Border Require a Warrant

EFF, along with the national ACLU, the ACLU affiliates in Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit urging the court to require a warrant for border...

Deeplinks Blog by Electronic Frontier Foundation | May 11, 2026

EFF Stands in Solidarity With RightsCon and the Global Digital Rights Community

The abrupt cancellation of RightsCon 2026—the world’s largest annual global digital rights conference—is not just a logistical disruption for thousands of participants—it is part of a growing global pattern of shrinking civic space and increasing hostility toward free expression and independent civil society.

Deeplinks Blog by Joe Mullin | May 8, 2026

Congress Narrowed the GUARD Act, But Serious Problems Remain

The concerns driving this bill are real. Some AI systems have engaged in troubling interactions with vulnerable users, including minors. But the right answer to that is targeted enforcement against bad actors, and privacy laws that protect us all.

Deeplinks Blog by Allison Morris | May 8, 2026

Free Signal Guide

EFF friend Guy Kawasaki* has written a book: Everybody Has Something to Hide: Why and How to Use Signal to Preserve Your Privacy, Security, and Well-Being. This guide is now available in Spanish and English as an ebook in the EPUB format that you can download here. Take a look...

Deeplinks Blog by Bill Budington | May 6, 2026

Milestone 1.0.0 Release of APK Downloader `apkeep` Powers Research on Android Apps

Last week, we released apkeep version 1.0.0, the latest edition of our command-line Android package downloading software. Rather than indicating major changes for the project, this milestone instead signifies arriving at a relatively stable and mature place after gradual iteration on the project over the course of over...

Deeplinks Blog by Christian Romero | May 6, 2026

👎 California's Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Social Media Ban | EFFector 38.9

In the name of online safety, governments around the world are racing to impose a dangerous new system of control. Are age gates the silver bullet to the internet's problems they're being promoted as? Or are we being sold a bill of goods?

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We Must Not Normalize Digital Surveillance Abuses. EFF’s New Guide Underlines Concrete Steps to Fight Back.

EFF at Black Hat USA

Help EFF Solve an Issue That's Bigger than Creepy Ads

The Science is Not Settled: How Weak Evidence is Fueling a National Push to Ban Social Media for Youth

Broken Promises: RIP Instagram’s End-to-End Encrypted DMs

Victory! End-to-End Encrypted RCS Comes to Apple and Android Chats

EFF Launches New Offline Campaign for Saudi Wikipedian Osama Khalid

A Hackers Guide to Circumventing Internet Shutdowns

Canada’s Bill C-22 Is a Repackaged Version of Last Year’s Surveillance Nightmare

EFF to Fourth Circuit: Electronic Device Searches at the Border Require a Warrant

EFF Stands in Solidarity With RightsCon and the Global Digital Rights Community

Congress Narrowed the GUARD Act, But Serious Problems Remain

Free Signal Guide

Milestone 1.0.0 Release of APK Downloader `apkeep` Powers Research on Android Apps

👎 California's Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Social Media Ban | EFFector 38.9

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