People are increasingly concerned about the ways in which mass surveillance is tracking our every move: from Flock license plate readers to face recognition to creepy ads that – based on what we see and do online – seem to know everything we’re thinking and planning. It didn’t have to...
In addition to mission creep, the SFPD has steadily and exponentially increased the number of drone flights, from roughly 350 deployments in 2024, to over 1,100 from January to August 2025, to over 3,500 in just the first five months of 2026.
BSidesNYC (not EFF) will host this event. EFF Director of Cybersecurity Eva Galperin will present the keynote speech on the Red Track (L.63) at 9:15 AM.EFF is excited to be at BSidesNYC for the first time! If you're attending the event, be sure to stop by EFF's table...
Americans’ First Amendment right to equal access to official government statements is violated by the Trump administration’s use of Truth Social’s preferential treatment scheme, which blocks people who won’t pay Trump’s company up to $100,000 a month early access to government news, EFF told a federal court.
Democracy Week and UC Law San Francisco (not EFF) will host this event. EFF Executive Director Nicole Ozer will be speaking at the Innovators & Investors for Democracy Forum.From the Organizers:The Forum brings together founders, funders, civic leaders, researchers, and students for panels, lightning talks, and breakout...
Online sports betting company DraftKings is using AI to target customers who are most likely to place losing bets and respond to gambling promotions. This kind of targeting is a form of online behavioral advertising, which is when companies personalize the ads they show you based on the...
The lawsuit argues that the paid service restricts access to public information, violating the First Amendment rights of speech, press and association. It argues the service: 1. Places an unconstitutional burden on the right of access to public information 2. Places an unlawful time, place or manner restriction on access...
The U.S. government has turned its southern border into the main stage for debuting new and invasive surveillance technologies, heightening threats to privacy for us all. At this year’s EFF Global Members’ Speakeasy, you'll get the inside scoop on these devices and have a chance to practice spotting them with...
MediaJustice (not EFF) will host this event during Oakland Tech Week. EFF Executive Director Nicole Ozer will be speaking at "Building Beyond Big Tech: Organizing Oakland's Future."From the Organizers:Oakland is being shaped by overlapping forces: the expansion of surveillance tech, growing corporate influence over public policy, and Silicon...
DIG (Documentaries Investigations Journalism) Festival (not EFF) will host this event.EFF Director of Cybersecurity Eva Galperin will be on the panel, "The Made in Italy of Digital Surveillance and Spyware."From the Organizers:Italy ranks among the most advanced countries in the production of digital surveillance software, particularly spyware—programs capable...
EFF joined an amicus brief with ACLU, ACLU of D.C., National Press Photographers Association, and Professional Photographers of America to urge the D.C. Circuit to vacate an FAA drone flight restriction that violated the First Amendment right to record law enforcement. This is an important case—Levine v....
The Center for Health Journalism at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism (not EFF) will host this event. EFF Director of Cybersecurity Eva Galperinwill be on the panel, "How Technology Can Be Used to Stalk and Control." From the Organizers:Domestic violence affects more than 10 million...
The EU Commission draft law to restrict young people’s access to the internet that it presented last week will come at a high cost: it will put online services behind age gates, expand the use of intrusive age verification, and undermine the privacy of all users. The EU...
It's an opportunity for a needed, thoughtful conversation about artificial intelligence and its potential harms. Everyday Californians are feeling real anxiety about the risks of artificial intelligence, and as an organization that works to ensure technology empowers people, EFF welcomes this order as a way for California to lead a...
