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Event | December 7, 2023

DEF CON 864: MUDdy Lessons

DEF CON 864, a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance (not EFF), will host this event:DEF CON 864: MUDdy LessonsFrom the Organizers:In "MUDdy Lessons," Kal takes the audience on a journey through his 20-year experience with Multi-User Dungeons (MUDs), highlighting their role in developing his...

Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia | November 30, 2023

The Intelligence Committees’ Proposals for a 702 Reauthorization Bill are Beyond Bad

Private communications are the cornerstone of a free society. That’s why EFF and a coalition of other civil right, civil liberties, and racial justice organizations have been fighting to seriously reform Section 702 otherwise let it expire when it sunsets at the end of 2023. One hopeful alternative has emerged...

Event | December 12, 2023

The AI Opportunity to Reset and Realign Computing

EFF-Austin , a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance, (not EFF) will host this event:The AI Opportunity to Reset and Realign ComputingFrom the Organizers:Our speaker this month, Peter Wang, will articulate his reasons for optimism about the current inflection point in computing, and lay out his...

Deeplinks Blog by Hannah Zhao | November 30, 2023

The Government Shouldn’t Prosecute People With Unreliable “Black Box” Technology

On Tuesday, EFF urged the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, the highest court in that state, to affirm that a witness who has no knowledge of the proprietary algorithm used in black box technology is not qualified to testify to its reliability. We filed this amicus brief in Commonwealth...

Press Release | November 29, 2023

Pseudo-Copyright Rules That Block Fair Uses and Other Speech Violate the First Amendment, EFF Argues in Appellate Brief

WASHINGTON, DC—A 1998 federal law that criminalizes access to digital works for lawful purposes—chilling free expression and impeding scientific research—is unenforceable because it’s too broad and violates the First Amendment, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and co-counsel Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati argued in an appeals...

Event | December 10, 2023

NEIBT: Human Rights Day 2023, In Pursuit of Peace and Dignity

No Ethics In Big Tech, a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance, (not EFF) will host this event:In Pursuit of Peace and Dignity: Navigating Human Rights, Global Politics, and Digital Frontiers on Human Rights Day 2023From the Organizers:Join us on Human Rights Day 2023 for a poignant...

Deeplinks Blog by Jillian C. York | November 29, 2023

Speaking Freely: Ron Deibert

Ron Deibert is a Canadian professor of political science, a philosopher, an author, and the founder of the renowned Citizen Lab, situated in the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. He is perhaps best known to readers for his research on targeted surveillance, which won the...

Deeplinks Blog by Aaron Jue | November 28, 2023

Let Them Know It’s Time to Power Up

Power Up Your Donation Week is here! Right now, every dollar you give becomes two dollars toward fighting surveillance, defending encryption, promoting open access to information, and much more. EFF makes every cent count.

Deeplinks Blog by Christian Romero | November 27, 2023

Digital Rights Updates with EFFector 35.15

With the holiday season upon us, it can be difficult to keep track of the latest digital rights news. Lucky for you, EFF's EFFector newsletter has you covered with the latest happenings, from a breakdown of our latest Privacy Badger update, an investigation into Android TV set-top boxes ...

Deeplinks Blog by Allison Morris | November 27, 2023

How We Fundraise

Hello from the fundraising team at EFF!If you are reading this, you are probably already a donor to EFF (thank you!) or are considering supporting us and want to do your due diligence. We’d like to share some information with you about how EFF raises money for digital rights and...

Deeplinks Blog by Jillian C. York | November 24, 2023

Alaa Abd El-Fattah: Letter to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

EFF has signed on to the following letter alongside 33 other organizations in support of a submission to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD), first published here by English PEN. To learn more about Alaa's case, visit Offline.

Deeplinks Blog by Jason Kelley | November 21, 2023

The Eyes on the Board Act Is Yet Another Misguided Attempt to Limit Social Media for Teens

This heavy-handed plan to cut federal funding to any school that doesn’t block all social media platforms may have good intentions—like ensuring kids are able to focus on school work when they’re behind a desk—but the ramifications of such a bill would be bleak, and it’s not clear that it...

Deeplinks Blog by Sophia Cope, Aaron Mackey, Jason Kelley | November 20, 2023

Protecting Kids on Social Media Act: Amended and Still Problematic

Senators who believe that children and teens must be shielded from social media have updated the problematic Protecting Kids on Social Media Act, though it remains an unconstitutional bill that replaces parents’ choices about what their children can do online with a government-mandated prohibition. As we wrote in...

Deeplinks Blog by Jason Kelley | November 18, 2023

On His 42nd Birthday, Alaa Abd El Fattah’s Family Files UN Petition for His Release

Today is the birthday of Alaa Abd El Fattah, a prominent Egyptian-British coder, blogger, activist, and one of the most high-profile political prisoners in the entire Arab world. This will be the tenth birthday that he will spend in prison. But we are newly optimistic for his release: This...

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Monetized precarity: How platforms put trans people at risk for profit

EFF's Paige Collings joins a distinguished group of panelists to discuss how social media platforms put trans people at risk for profit. To set a reminder for this Spaces event, click here.

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DEF CON 864: MUDdy Lessons

The Intelligence Committees’ Proposals for a 702 Reauthorization Bill are Beyond Bad

The AI Opportunity to Reset and Realign Computing

The Government Shouldn’t Prosecute People With Unreliable “Black Box” Technology

Pseudo-Copyright Rules That Block Fair Uses and Other Speech Violate the First Amendment, EFF Argues in Appellate Brief

NEIBT: Human Rights Day 2023, In Pursuit of Peace and Dignity

Speaking Freely: Ron Deibert

Let Them Know It’s Time to Power Up

Digital Rights Updates with EFFector 35.15

How We Fundraise

Alaa Abd El-Fattah: Letter to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

The Eyes on the Board Act Is Yet Another Misguided Attempt to Limit Social Media for Teens

Protecting Kids on Social Media Act: Amended and Still Problematic

On His 42nd Birthday, Alaa Abd El Fattah’s Family Files UN Petition for His Release

Monetized precarity: How platforms put trans people at risk for profit

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