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We Did It! 100,000 People Call on Obama to Support Strong Crypto
Crack open a Club-Mate and raise a glass to strong crypto. There’s reason to celebrate. Today, the 100,000th person signed our petition calling on President Obama to reject compelled backdoors in our communications. The campaign, hosted at SaveCrypto.org, uses the… Read More ›
Let’s Encrypt Enters Private Beta
For years, EFF has been working to protect the Web from surveillance and censorship by making encryption ubiquitous. Fixing problems with the Internet’s certificate infrastructure has been at the top of that list. Last night, that campaign took a major… Read More ›
EFF Urges California Supreme Court to Hear a Bad Rap Lyrics Case
Artistic expression can take many forms, whether it’s comedic, dramatic, or even violent. According to a California Court of Appeals opinion, if you choose to artistically express yourself in a violent or threatening manner—let’s say in song lyrics—you could be… Read More ›
Adblockers and Innovative Ad Companies are Working Together to Build a More Privacy-Friendly Web
Apple’s recently-announced support for adblockers on iOS 9 provoked dramatic debate between those who were celebrating the news, and those who were angry over what they see as the company undermining the primary business model for online publishing and journalism…. Read More ›
Taken Offline: Years in Prison for a Love of Technology
Writing a letter with a pen has an odd feeling in a digital age. You pick your words carefully, without a delete key. You urge your hands to recall their best handwriting. You ponder about forms of address and how… Read More ›
2015 Pioneer Awards Features Internet Champs, Privacy Advocates, Malware Hunters, and Ed Snowden
Join us at the 24th annual Pioneer Awards to celebrate those who fight to clear the way for online freedom! Next Thursday, we’ll gather in San Francisco to proudly honor this year’s winners: late international privacy expert Caspar Bowden, global… Read More ›
EFF Urges Department of Justice Not to Fund LAPD’s Body Cameras
Next week the Department of Justice will likely decide whether to issue a grant to the Los Angeles Police Department to purchase 700 body-worn video cameras. Because LAPD’s body camera policy fails to ensure accountability and transparency and would, in… Read More ›
One Small Certificate for the Web, One Giant Certificate Authority for Web Encryption
Celebrating the First Certificate From Let’s Encrypt Today we mark an important milestone in our march to encrypt all of the Web: the first-ever certificate issued by Let’s Encrypt. Let’s Encrypt is a free, automated, open-source certificate authority (CA). The goal is… Read More ›
EFF Asks New Jersey’s Supreme Court to Maintain State’s Commitment to Privacy
The Attorney General’s Office of New Jersey is on a crusade to dismantle the important search and seizure protections afforded to the state’s citizens. As part of the latest assault on individual rights to due process, in State v. Lunsford,… Read More ›