Indonesia’s Constitutional Court dealt another blow to the free expression and online privacy rights of the country’s 191 million internet users, ruling that the government can lawfully block internet access during periods of social unrest. The October decision is the… Read More ›
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From Bush to Obama, and Trump to Biden, U.S. Militarism Is the Great Unifier
Many Democrats, liberals, traditional conservatives, and even some leftists continue to tell themselves that the election of Joe Biden was the first step toward restoring U.S. standing in the world after the damage caused by Donald Trump. And in a… Read More ›
Interpol’s Upcoming Election Raises Fears About Authoritarian Influence
Tiina Jauhiainen knows the reach of the United Arab Emirates firsthand. In 2018, Jauhiainen helped her friend and skydiving partner Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed al-Maktoum escape the country after accusing her father, the ruler of Dubai, of restricting her basic freedoms and… Read More ›
Digital Rights Updates with EFFector 33.7
Want the latest news on your digital rights? Then you’ve come to the right place! Version 33, issue 7 of EFFector, our monthly-ish newsletter, is out now! Catch up on the latest EFF news, from how Apple is listening and… Read More ›
Former Guantánamo Detainee Disappeared After Return to Yemen, Family Says
Abdulqadir al Madhfari was a young physician’s assistant who dreamed of becoming a doctor. No one could have imagined that at the age of 25, he would be imprisoned for the next two decades, first by the United States, then… Read More ›
Apple’s Self Service Repair Program Must Live Up To Its Promises
The Right to Repair movement got a boost this week, when Apple announced a new program, Self Service Repair, that will let people buy genuine Apple parts and tools to make some of their own repairs to limited Apple products… Read More ›
EFF Tells Court to Protect Anonymous Speakers, Apply Proper Test Before Unmasking Them In Trademark Commentary Case
Judges cannot minimize the First Amendment rights of anonymous speakers who use an organization’s logo, especially when that use may be intended to send a message to the trademark owner, EFF told a federal appeals court this week. EFF filed… Read More ›
Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Stop Warrantless Car Spying by Police
Legislation introduced in both the House and Senate today will force cops to obtain a warrant before extracting information stored in the computers onboard modern cars, closing what the bill’s sponsors say is a glaring, outdated loophole through the Fourth… Read More ›
Federal Agencies Need to Be Staffed to Advance Broadband and Tech Competition
In the U.S., we need better internet. We need oversight over Big Tech, ISPs, and other large companies. We need the federal agencies with the powers to advance competition, protect privacy, and empower consumers to be fully staffed and working. New… Read More ›
After Facebook Leaks, Here Is What Should Come Next
Every year or so, a new Facebook scandal emerges. These blowups follow a fairly standard pattern, at least in the U.S. First, new information is revealed that the company misled users about an element of the platform—data sharing and data… Read More ›