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Online Platforms Should Stop Partnering with Government Agencies to Remove Content
Government involvement in content moderation raises serious human rights concerns in every context, and these concerns are further troubling when the involvement originates with law enforcement. When sites cooperate with government agencies, it leaves the platform inherently biased in favor… Read More ›
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How California Reproductive Health Workers Can Protect Information They Submit to the Government
With the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs reversing long-standing rights to abortion access, workers and volunteers for reproductive health clinics must reevaluate the risks they face (also known as a threat model) and take steps to safeguard their personal… Read More ›
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Hacking the Future at DEF CON 30
Over nearly three decades, DEF CON grew and evolved into the world’s largest hacker conference for computer security professionals, tinkerers, hobbyists, and more. The EFF staff will return to support the community at the Las Vegas summer security conferences—BSides LV, Black… Read More ›
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Victory! Federal Court Upholds First Amendment Protections for Student’s Off-Campus Social Media Post
EFF intern Emma Plankey contributed to this blog post. Students should not have to fear expulsion for expressing themselves on social media after school and off-campus, but that is just what happened to the plaintiff in C1.G v. Siegfried. Last month,… Read More ›
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Virtual Vegas Member Week 💻💀⚡️
EFF is celebrating the spirit of Las Vegas hacker summer camp this week and—whether you’re online or in person—you’re invited to support the movement for digital freedom. Technology touches more of your life every day. Whether you’re telling a friend… Read More ›
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Abortion Information Is Coming Down Across Social Media. What Is Happening and What Next.
Reports have surfaced about the removal of information about abortion from social media. Unfortunately, none of it is unprecedented. Platforms like Facebook and Instagram have long maintained broad and vague community standards that allows them to remove content with little… Read More ›
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Federal Preemption of State Privacy Law Hurts Everyone
There’s a lot of discussion right now about how a federal privacy bill, the American Data Privacy Protection Act (H.R.8152), will affect state privacy laws. EFF has a clear position on this: federal privacy laws should not roll back state… Read More ›
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Americans Deserve More Than The Current American Data Privacy Protection Act
EFF is disappointed by the latest draft of the American Data Privacy Protection Act, or the ADPPA (H.R. 8152), a federal comprehensive data privacy bill. The bill passed the U.S. House Energy and Commerce committee on Wednesday, and is headed… Read More ›
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Police Are Still Abusing Investigative Exemptions to Shield Surveillance Tech, While Others Move Towards Transparency
How transparent are police about surveillance technology? It depends on where you look. When it comes to acceptable levels of secrecy around police tools, states have drawn their lines in very different places, resulting in some communities where it is… Read More ›