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One of the most closely watched races in the midterm elections is in Michigan between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers. El-Sayed is a former public health official who is campaigning on a platform of Medicare for All…
Sign up here to receive Bellingcat’s biggest investigations by email as soon as they are published. In September, the AI company Anthropic published a blog post that claimed its models were approaching “superhuman capabilities for…
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The Brazilian National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) plays a pivotal role in the regulation of digital platforms according to new legislation approved in Brazil. Throughout this year, EFF has presented comments, filed submissions, and met…
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White House seeks Bolsonaro win to ensure access to oil and microchips – and isolate American continent from China
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Police agencies across the U.S. have deployed Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) to capture images of passing vehicles along with time, date, and GPS coordinates. While the technology itself isn’t new (ALPRs have existed in various…
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Guide Includes Easy, Quick Ways To Identify and Protect Against Online Threats SAN FRANCISCO – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has published “Online Privacy for Parents and Youth,” a new guide to help families protect themselves…
This blog post unpacks concrete initiatives that show how openness in AI development can increase people’s agency over AI and advance the development of public interest technology. The post Openness in AI development: a path to long-term…
We’re joined by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor, co-authors of the book End Times Fascism, for a wide-ranging conversation on the multitrillion-dollar global investment in artificial intelligence and its reverberating effects around the…
UltraViolet, a leading national women-led gender-justice organization responsible for numerous impactful victories against sexual predators and tech-facilitated sexual violence, issued the following statement in response to Apple updating…
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The next generation of chip is thinner and flexible when compared to traditional silicon.
Today, the No Kings Coalition sent an open letter to Meta Platforms, Inc. Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg demanding immediate transparency and public answers regarding the sudden suspension of its official Instagram account during the…
openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 17 October 2026
Internal documents suggest tech giant collects ‘hundreds of data points’ for ‘union-busting’ AI model
Human labor fueled the rise of AI. It can also be used to halt it.
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On Mexican TV, assassination target of jailed disinformation merchant Fernando Cerimedo explains how he worked with the Bolsonaros and Meta to reduce Lula’s visibility on its platforms.
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No one should have to choose between speaking freely and protecting their immigration status. Yet that’s precisely the choice the Trump administration’s mass surveillance of online speech forces on noncitizens living in the U.S. Last fall…
Countries remain 70% off track to meet a goal to end deforestation by 2030, as progress in Latin America offset by failures in Africa The post Global deforestation slowed in 2025 but Brazil’s election could undo “fragile” gains appeared…
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The plan for an orbiting data centre involves linking satellites around Earth.
On September 28, 2026, Access Now wrote to four pension funds regarding their investment in AE Industrial Partners (AEI). AEI purchased spyware technology vendor Paragon Solutions in 2024 and merged the company with its holding company…
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Shiona McCallum visits Cairngorms National Park to see tech monitor wildfire damage.
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Shiona McCallum visits Cairngorms National Park to see tech monitor wildfire damage.
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EFF was thrilled to join organizers, advocates, and activists in the East Bay for the second annual Oakland Tech Week last week. We are grateful to our friends at MediaJustice and Upturn for inviting us co-present this all-day event…
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EFF strongly condemns Turkey’s state-led discriminatory, oppressive attacks on feminist and LGBTQ+ organisations, media platforms, student groups, and rights defenders and activists within the country. Since mid-September, access to the…
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