EFF Award Winner: Alexandra Asanova Elbakyan

EFF Award Winner: Alexandra Asanova Elbakyan

Favorite In 1992 EFF presented our very first awards recognizing key leaders and organizations advancing innovation and championing digital rights. Now in 2023 we are continuing to celebrate the accomplishments of people working toward a better future for technology users with the EFF Awards! All are invited to attend the EFF Awards! Whether you are…

Digital Rights Updates with EFFector 35.11

Favorite Summer break is over, so it’s time to catch up on the latest news in digital freedoms! There’s no better way to learn about what’s happening with digital privacy and free expression than with EFF’s EFFector newsletter. This latest issue goes over the terrible Protecting Kids on Social Media Act, Apple’s support of California’s…

EFF Benefit Poker Tournament at DEF CON 31

EFF Benefit Poker Tournament at DEF CON 31

Favorite August marked the return of DEF CON, the world’s largest computer hacking conference. That means it was also the return of the EFF Benefit Poker Tournament, an official DC31 Contest hosted by security expert and EFF advisory board member Tarah Wheeler. Fifty-one EFF supporters and friends played in the charity tournament on Friday, August…

Digital Rights Updates with EFFector 35.10

Favorite Need to catch up on the latest in the digital freedoms movement? EFF has you covered with our EFFector newsletter, featuring updates, upcoming events, and more! Our newest issue covers work around various censorship bills like KOSA, the illegal spying law Section 702, and features our thoughts about surveillance and self-driving cars, and much…

It's Summer Security Week at EFF

It's Summer Security Week at EFF

Favorite Let me be frank: it’s always security week at EFF! But this week is extra special. EFF will take flight to the Las Vegas hacker summer camp conferences—BSidesLV, Black Hat USA and DEF CON 31—to rally behind computer security researchers and tinkerers. Whether you’re on the ground in Vegas or online, I hope you’ll…

EFF at Las Vegas Hacker Summer Camp

EFF at Las Vegas Hacker Summer Camp

Favorite The EFF team is pleased to return to the Las Vegas hacker summer camp conferences—BSidesLV, Black Hat USA and DEF CON 31—to rally behind computer security researchers and tinkerers. This entire week of events is a meaningful opportunity to reconnect with the infosec and hacker community, who are crucial to building privacy and safety…

Digital Rights Updates with EFFector 35.9

Favorite There’s been a lot happening in the digital rights movement, so if you need to catch up, you’ve come to the right place! Learn more about the latest news with EFF’s EFFector newsletter, featuring updates, upcoming events, and more. This latest issue features our work pushing for human rights protections in the UN Cybercrime…

EFF Poker Tournament at DEF CON 31 ♠️

EFF Poker Tournament at DEF CON 31 ♠️

Favorite The summer is upon us and that means only one thing, the DEF CON hacking conference is almost here! We’re thrilled to announce that security expert Tarah Wheeler will host EFF’s second annual charity poker tournament at the Horseshoe Poker Room on Friday, August 11. Get ready for an unforgettable evening with emcee Ohm-I…

Nurturing the Internet Freedom Movement 🌱

Nurturing the Internet Freedom Movement 🌱

Favorite One of my favorite things to do in the summertime is get my hands dirty among sunkissed flowers, vegetables, and greenery in my garden. Just as plants thrive when cared for—turning from a small seed to something with roots, branches, and a canopy of leaves—EFF works to protect and grow your digital freedom. It’s…

Raise a Glass: EFF's 15th Annual Cyberlaw Trivia Winners!

Raise a Glass: EFF's 15th Annual Cyberlaw Trivia Winners!

Favorite What do you get when you gather a bunch of the sharpest legal minds in one room with delicious food and obscure tech law trivia? That’s right, you get EFF’s 15th Annual Cyberlaw Trivia night! On June 29th we had a full house—with eight teams from technology law firms and internet companies throughout the…