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Privacy & Data

California's Social Media Ban: Big Tech Gets a Pass, Users Get Scrutiny

Everyone wants a cleaner internet. But California's latest move? It's less about safety and more about control. The EFF isn't buying it.

5 min read 1 day, 21 hours ago
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Privacy & Data

EFF Fights Mass Surveillance: Beyond Creepy Ads

The battle against online trackers is bigger than just annoying ads. EFF's Privacy Badger is now a front line in the fight against government surveillance fueled by commercial data harvesting.

5 min read 5 days, 21 hours ago
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Privacy & Data

Warrantless Border Phone Searches Under Fire: EFF Demands Fourth Amendment Protection

Fifty-five thousand device searches. Last fiscal year. That's the kind of chilling number the EFF is shouting about, and frankly, it should make you stop scrolling. We're talking about your phone, your digital life, being X-rayed without a warrant at the border. This isn't science fiction; it's happening.

4 min read 1 week ago
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Privacy & Data

Guy Kawasaki's Signal Privacy Guide Lands (Again)

Guy Kawasaki, a name that still echoes in Silicon Valley circles, has re-released his guide to Signal. It's free, it's in EPUB, and it's about privacy. Go figure.

5 min read 1 week, 3 days ago
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Privacy & Data

EFF Fights Mass Spying: Claw Back Your Privacy

Government surveillance is a runaway train. The EFF wants you to help pull the emergency brake. It’s about privacy, stupid.

4 min read 2 weeks ago
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AI Regulation

EU's Digital Fairness Act: EFF Spotlights Privacy, User Sovereignty

The EU's Digital Services Act and AI Act are just the beginning. Now, the Digital Fairness Act is on the table, and the EFF is sounding the alarm: are we building a rights-respecting internet or one controlled by corporations?

6 min read 2 weeks, 1 day ago
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AI Regulation

EFF Targets EU Digital Fairness Act: Privacy Over Surveillance

As the EU eyes new digital regulations, the Electronic Frontier Foundation is pushing back against surveillance-heavy approaches. Their roadmap for the Digital Fairness Act demands a radical shift towards user sovereignty and privacy.

6 min read 2 weeks, 1 day ago
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AI Regulation

EFF Blasts EU's Digital Fairness Act: Too Much Surveillance, Not Enough Privacy

The EU's Digital Fairness Act promised to rein in online harms. Instead, the EFF says, it's flirting with more surveillance. Here's why that's a problem.

5 min read 2 weeks, 1 day ago
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AI Regulation

EFF to UN: Gaza Journalist Deaths Surge Post-Oct 2023

The digital battleground for truth is heating up, and the frontline is now Gaza. EFF's stark submission to the UN paints a grim picture of escalating press freedom violations.

4 min read 2 weeks, 4 days ago
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AI Regulation

Financial Censorship: A New Frontier?

Forget bots and algorithms for a second. The real frontier of AI and online control might just be your bank account. Former EFF Director Rainey Reitman's new book, *Transaction Denied*, pulls back the curtain on financial intermediaries quietly becoming gatekeepers of expression.

5 min read 2 weeks, 4 days ago
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EU AI Act

EFF Hands Reins to Surveillance Slayer Nicole Ozer as AI Eyes Everywhere Multiply

San Francisco's digital rights fortress just got a new general. Nicole Ozer, architect of California's toughest surveillance laws, steps up to lead EFF as tech giants ramp up AI tracking.

5 min read 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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AI Regulation

Higbee's Copyright Extortion Fizzles: A Web Host's Epic Smackdown

Demand letter lands. Panic sets in. But May First Movement Technology didn't fold. They shredded Higbee's shakedown with cold, hard law.

5 min read 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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