Journalist Under Prosecution Sues US Government For Seizing Materials
Tim Burke filed the complaint around a week after prosecutors notified a court it would seek a fresh indictment against the Florida-based journalist.
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Sanctioned German journalist debuts docu on country’s role in Indonesian genocide
German journalist Hüseyin Dogru remains under EU sanctions — widely referred to as ‘civil death’ — for nearly 18 months despite being an EU citizen. His ‘crime’ was to cover pro-Palestine protests in Germany, such is the collective mania…
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A lawyer was murdered. Now an inquiry must expose MI5’s role
Pat Finucane was murdered in Belfast decades ago. Could an inquiry finally force British intelligence to come clean? The post A lawyer was murdered. Now an inquiry must expose MI5’s role appeared first on Declassified UK.
Families of people killed by police across Europe are putting the state on trial in London
Police killings — His final word was “fire”. On 7 January 2005, German police in Dessau locked the Sierra Leonean asylum seeker in cell number five, and tied him to a mattress by his hands and feet. Hours later, he burned to death. The…
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Site-Blocking Will Not Defend IP, No Matter the Bill’s Name
There has been a raft of site-blocking bills in the latest Congress, and the latest is called the “Deterring Extraterritorial Foreign Exploitation of Networks Damaging Intellectual Property” aka the “DEFEND IP Act.” The problem is that…
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Congress Has Another Site-Blocking Bill, And This One Targets VPNs
Congress is taking another run at site-blocking, a deeply flawed concept that would undermine basic internet infrastructure. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) has introduced the American Copyright Protection Act (ACPA), H.R. 10364, a bill that…
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Victory! Court Rejects Government Effort to Dismiss Social Media Surveillance Lawsuit
Judge Allows Social Media Surveillance Lawsuit Against Trump Administration to Move Forward NEW YORK — A lawsuit filed by three labor unions against the Departments of State and Homeland Security for their viewpoint-based surveillance and…
Palestine protests halt Ireland vs. Austria match twice
Ireland had barely closed the chapter on its controversial match against Israel when Palestinian solidarity again took center stage at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The Irish national team’s match against Austria was halted twice due to…
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Ola Bini Ordered to Leave Ecuador Under Obscure Accusations
In a new blow to Ola Bini’s legal guarantees, Ecuadorean authorities retained the free software developer and security expert yesterday in Quito and ordered his immediate deportation from the country. He is barred from returning to Ecuador…
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We Demand More Information on How Marin Cops Illegally Shared Flock ALPR Data
The Marin County Sheriff’s Office is the latest California law enforcement agency to get caught sharing automated license plate reader (ALPR) data from their Flock Safety system with out-of-state and federal agencies. EFF and the ACLU of…
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Challengers Approach: Third Party App Stores Arrive to Google Play
If you are an Android user, you may have noticed it already: Google has begun allowing rival, third-party app stores to be distributed through the Google Play Store. And if you are a developer, you may have noticed new options for billing…
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Court Agrees with EFF: Utah’s VPN Law Demands a Technical Impossibility
When state lawmakers attempt to rewrite how the internet works, users rely on courts to recognize that laws can’t make technical impossibilities a reality. That’s why we were happy to see that a court has blocked Utah’s attempt to outlaw…
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Happy Opt Out October! Let’s Find Real Alternatives to the Tech Giants
Over the years, the major tech companies have found all sorts of ways to embed themselves into our lives. We often use their software, their AI tools, their social media, and their operating systems by default without even thinking about…
Access Now at CIPESA’s 2026 FIFAfrica
InterContinental Resort, Mauritius The Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA), will host the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2026 (FIFAfrica26) set to take place The post Access Now at CIPESA’s…
Netanyahu links Israel to Fairford
Wanted Israeli war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu has linked Israel to the Fairford air base farce. The evident false-flag attempt rapidly collapsed in farce after police released the supposed ‘terror suspects’ on bail and admitted their vans…
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Victory! California Appeals Court Refuses to Revive Surveillance Tech CEO’s Meritless Lawsuit Against Journalist
When the rich and powerful try to use the court to silence negative reporting about themselves, it’s worth calling out that behavior for what it is: an attack on free speech. This is why EFF is happy to stand up for reporters who find…
Tubasi family driven from their Jalud homes again by settler violence
In July, Israeli settlers, supported and protected by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) succeeded in forcibly displacing the Tubasi family from their two homes. These illegal colonists had laid siege to their houses in the West Bank village…
World Chess Olympiad competitors boycott Israel
Players from both Pakistan and Australia staged protests against Israel at the 46th World Chess Olympiad, with one team pulling out of all matches against the team. Whilst Pakistan decided not to play against the Israeli team, Australia’s…
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📱 Hey Siri, How Do I Limit AI Data Access? | EFFector 38.17
With the launch of iOS 27, Apple is rolling out a variety of new AI features to its familiar voice assistant, Siri. But how are AI tools like these handling our data? In our latest EFFector newsletter, we're talking about the privacy…
Activists Are Pushing Cities and Companies to Cancel Parking Contracts With ICE
Protesters say they are “throwing sand in the gears” of the agency’s deportation and abduction machine.
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While the Country Rejects ALPR Mass Surveillance, SF Settles for Weak Safeguards
San Francisco's decision to retain its use of Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) surveillance cameras belies what we know about this spying technology tool: it endangers residents and threatens the privacy and civil liberties of our…
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Privacy’s Defenders Podcast: Cowboys, Cypherpunks and Visionaries
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…
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EFF to San Francisco Police: Drones are Powerful Surveillance Tools That Require a Robust Policy
The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) began regularly deploying drones two years ago and has since expanded their use in a way that has outpaced its documented policy and evaded existing local and state oversight of these devices. The…
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EFF to Court: Trump's Use of Truth Social's Pay-To-See-Posts-First Scheme Violates Americans' 1st Amendment Equal Access Rights
EFF legal intern Simar Kaur also contributed to this article. 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…