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EFF’s State Legislative Agenda to End ALPR Mass Surveillance
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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EFF Launches Guide to Help Parents and Youth Protect Privacy Online
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…
Openness in AI development: a path to long-term independence
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…
"When the Bubble Bursts": Naomi Klein & Astra Taylor on Reclaiming Democracy from AI Oligarchs
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…
Apple Bans “Nudify” Apps, A Massive Victory for Survivors
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.
No Kings Coalition Issues Open Letter to Mark Zuckerberg Demanding Answers on Meta’s Censorship of Historic Early Vote Mobilization
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…
Amazon’s AI ‘union-busting’
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Amazon uses AI surveillance to monitor union risk in UK warehouses
Internal documents suggest tech giant collects ‘hundreds of data points’ for ‘union-busting’ AI model
What the End of Amazon’s MTurk Tells Us About Today’s AI Race
Human labor fueled the rise of AI. It can also be used to halt it.
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Whistleblower exposes Meta, Bolsonaro, and Cerimedo election meddling partnership
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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Our Lawsuit Against the Trump Administration’s Social Media Surveillance Moves Forward. Here’s What the Court Said.
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…
Global deforestation slowed in 2025 but Brazil’s election could undo “fragile” gains
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.
Beware of spyware: Access Now urges pension funds to scrutinize investments for spyware exposure
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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Organizing in the Town at Oakland Tech Week
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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Turkish Crackdown On LGBTQ+ Organizations Threatens Freedom of Expression and Association
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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It's DAF Day! Wait...What's a DAF?
Today is DAF Day! This event highlights the millions of donor-advised funds (DAFs) people have set up to make charitable donations and change the world. If you have a DAF, consider supporting EFF today. Decisions about your privacy…
Earth Is Getting Hotter, AI Agents Are Springing Free
A round-up of this month’s signs we are living in late stage capitalism.
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What is a supercomputer for? How does it work? And who gets to use it? We explain all
Burnham’s government considers ID checks to verify age for social media
After saying, on his accession to power, that he would scrap Keir Starmer’s rightly-hated digital ID scheme, Andy Burnham’s government has U-turned and doubled down. Ministers are considering making UK citizens produce passport ID or a…