Privacy

• Do you remember the last time you were carded at a bar or restaurant • It was probably such a quick and normal experience, that you barely remember it • But have you ever been ca

• Phishing and data breaches are a constant on the internet • The single best defense against both is to use a password manager to generate and automatically fill a unique password

• The Secretary of Defense has given an ultimatum to the artificial intelligence company Anthropic in an attempt to bully them into making their technology available to the U.S. •

• We recently introduced a policy governing large language model (LLM) assisted contributions to EFF’s open-source projects. • At EFF, we strive to produce high quality software to

• What does Prosus’s buyout mean for JustEat drivers

• 105 is a spectacularly bad idea. • It’s an age-verification bill that effectively bans VPN access to certain websites for Wisconsinites and censors lawful speech. • We wrote abou

• (This appeared as an op-ed published February 12, 2026 in the San Jose Spotlight, written by Huy Tran (SIREN), Jeffrey Wang (CAIR-SFBA), and Jennifer Pinsof.) As ICE and other fe

• Report from EFF, Center for Just Journalism, and IPVM Helps Cut Through Sales Hype SAN FRANCISCO - A new report released today offers journalists tips on cutting through the sale

• The New York Times reported that Meta is considering adding face recognition technology to its smart glasses. • According to an internal Meta document, the company may launch the

• Discord has begun rolling out mandatory age verification and the internet is, understandably, freaking out. • At EFF, we’ve been raising the alarm about age verification mandates

• Criticize the government online? • The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) might ask Google to cough up your name. • By abusing an investigative tool called ‘administrative sub

• Surveillance technology vendors, federal agencies, and wealthy private donors have long helped provide local law enforcement ‘free’ access to surveillance equipment that bypasses

• Español We are calling on technology companies like Meta and Google to stand up for their users by resisting the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) lawless administrative su

• Amazon Ring’s Super Bowl ad offered a vision of our streets that should leave every person unsettled about the company’s goals for disintegrating our privacy in public. • In the

• SAN FRANCISCO - California must revoke permits allowing federal agencies such as Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to put automated li

• Interviewer: Jillian York Yazan Badran is an assistant professor in international media and communication studies at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and a researcher at the Echo

• Flock contracts have quietly spread to cities across the country. • But Flock ALPR (Automated License Plate Readers) erode civil liberties from the moment they’re installed. • Wh

• Section 230 helps make it possible for online communities to host user speech: from restaurant reviews, to fan fiction, to collaborative encyclopedias. • But recent debates about

• Section 230 helps make it possible for online communities to host user speech: from restaurant reviews, to fan fiction, to collaborative encyclopedias. • But recent debates about

• For thirty years, internet users have benefited from a key federal law that allows everyone to express themselves, find community, organize politically, and participate in societ

• Dave Farber, 91, long-serving EFF Board member, passed away; revered as Internet’s Grandfather. • Lived in Tokyo since 83, Distinguished Professor at Keio University, Co-Director

• (This appeared as an op-ed published Friday, Feb. • 6 in the Daily Journal, a California legal newspaper.) Section 230, ’the 26 words that created the internet,’ was enacted 30 y

• Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have descended into utter lawlessness, most recently in Minnesota. • The violence is shocking. •

• Federal agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have descended into utter lawlessness, most recently in Minnesota. • The v

• The phrase ‘artificial intelligence’ has been around for a long time, covering everything from computers with ‘brains’-think Data from Star Trek or Hal 9000 from 2001: A Space Od

• The Electronic Frontier Foundation stands with the people of Minneapolis and with all of the communities impacted by the ongoing campaign of ICE and CBP violence. • EFF will be c

• Español Today, we’re launchingEncrypt It Already, our push to get companies to offer stronger privacy protections to our data and communications by implementing end-to-end encryp

• EFF has long warned about the dangers of the ‘real-time bidding’ (RTB) system powering nearly every ad you see online. • A proposed class-action settlement with Google over their

• Big Brother Watch urges stronger safeguards for biometric data in upcoming EU surveillance regulation. • Calls for mandatory transparency and public reporting on facial recogniti

• UK government launches public consultation on facial recognition technology use by police and public services. • Consultation seeks views on ethical guidelines, data protection,

• Dual-use tech: the Shield AI example

• Dual-use tech: the Airbus example

• Argentina’s election authorities must guarantee the right to a universally accessible secret vote

• UK Justice and Home Affairs Committee publishes report on electronic monitoring

• International Migrants Day 2025 - A Year in Review

• Clearview and the long arm of the law