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Deeplinks Blog by Rindala Alajaji | March 11, 2025

Hawaii Takes a Stand for Privacy: HCR 144/HR 138 Calls for Investigation of Crisis Pregnancy Centers

In a bold push for medical privacy, Hawaii's House of Representatives has introduced HCR 144/HR 138, a resolution calling for the Hawaii Attorney General to investigate whether crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) are violating patient privacy laws. Often referred to as "fake clinics" or “unregulated pregnancy centers” (UPCs), these...

Deeplinks Blog by Dave Maass | March 11, 2025

Ten Years of The Foilies

A look back at the games governments played to avoid transparencyIn the year 2015, we witnessed the launch of OpenAI, a debate over the color of a dress going viral, and a Supreme Court decision that same-sex couples have the right to get married. It was also the year that...

Deeplinks Blog by Christian Romero | March 11, 2025

Right to Repair: A Prime Example of Grassroots Advocacy

Good old-fashioned grassroots advocacy is one of the best tools we have right now for making a positive change for our civil liberties online. When we unite toward a shared goal, anything is possible, and the right to repair movement is a prime example of this.In July of last year,...

Deeplinks Blog by Maddie Daly | March 11, 2025

EFF Sends Letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee Opposing the STOP CSAM Act

At its core, STOP CSAM endangers encrypted messages – jeopardizing the privacy, security, and free speech of every American and fundamentally altering our online communications. In the digital world, end-to-end encryption is our best chance to maintain both individual and national security.

Deeplinks Blog by Jillian C. York, Paige Collings | March 10, 2025

RightsCon Community Calls for Urgent Release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah

Last month saw digital rights organizations and social justice groups head to Taiwan for this year's RightsCon conference on human rights in the digital age. During the conference, one prominent message was spoken loud and clear: Alaa Abd El-Fattah must be immediately released from illegal detention in Egypt.

Deeplinks Blog by Rindala Alajaji | March 7, 2025

First Porn, Now Skin Cream? ‘Age Verification’ Bills Are Out of Control

I’m old enough to remember when age verification bills were pitched as a way to ‘save the kids from porn’ and shield them from other vague dangers lurking in the digital world (like…“the transgender”). We have long cautioned about the dangers of these ...

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EFA Video Conference: Defending Coders Rights

Electronic Frontier Alliance (EFA) Videoconferences are an opportunity for local grassroots groups to share their work, offer mutual support, and participate in exclusive talks and workshops on digital rights issues. These events are only open to EFA member groups, but membership is open to applications for qualifying...

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In re Subpoena to Reddit

This appeal concerns the right of internet users to speak anonymously. Plaintiffs are attempting to require Reddit to reveal information about specific users who discussed downloading copyrighted material, on the theory that they may have evidence relevant to Plaintiffs’ copyright claims against an ISP. EFF’s amicus brief...

Deeplinks Blog by Alexis Hancock, Thorin Klosowski | March 5, 2025

Simple Phish Bait: EFF Is Not Investigating Your Albion Online Forum Account

We recently learned that users of the Albion Online gaming forum have received direct messages purporting to be from us. That message, which leverages the fear of an account ban, is a phishing attempt.If you’re an Albion Online forum user and receive a message that claims to be from...

Deeplinks Blog by Jason Kelley | March 5, 2025

Trump Calls On Congress To Pass The “Take It Down” Act—So He Can Censor His Critics

We've opposed the Take It Down Act because it could be easily manipulated to take down lawful content that powerful people simply don't like. Last night, President Trump demonstrated he has a similar view on the bill. He wants to sign the bill into law, then use it to...

Deeplinks Blog by Cooper Quintin, Will Greenberg | March 4, 2025

Meet Rayhunter: A New Open Source Tool from EFF to Detect Cellular Spying

Rayhunter is a new open source tool we’ve created that runs off an affordable mobile hotspot that we hope empowers everyone, regardless of technical skill, to help search out cell-site simulators (CSS) around the world.

Event | March 15, 2025

NYC: Digital Security for Beginners

The Cypurr Collective, a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance (not EFF), will host this event:CyPurr Session: Digital Security for BeginnersFrom the Organizers:Don't panic! Back from hiatus, CyPurr Collective is hosting a beginner friendly, low-jargon introduction to digital security and privacy. We'll have an interactive walk-through...

Deeplinks Blog by Sophia Cope, Aaron Mackey | February 27, 2025

Ninth Circuit Correctly Rules That Dating App Isn’t Liable for Matching Users

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit correctly held that Grindr, a popular dating app, can’t be held responsible for matching users and enabling them to exchange messages that led to real-world harm. EFF and the Woodhull Freedom Foundation filed an amicus brief in the Ninth...

Deeplinks Blog by Melissa Srago | February 27, 2025

EFF In Conversation With Ron Deibert on Chasing Shadows

Join EFF's Cindy Cohn and Eva Galperin in conversation with Ron Deibert of the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab, to discuss Ron’s latest book: Chasing Shadows: Cyber Espionage, Subversion and the Global Fight for Democracy.

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Hawaii Takes a Stand for Privacy: HCR 144/HR 138 Calls for Investigation of Crisis Pregnancy Centers

Ten Years of The Foilies

Right to Repair: A Prime Example of Grassroots Advocacy

EFF Sends Letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee Opposing the STOP CSAM Act

RightsCon Community Calls for Urgent Release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah

First Porn, Now Skin Cream? ‘Age Verification’ Bills Are Out of Control

EFA Video Conference: Defending Coders Rights

In re Subpoena to Reddit

Simple Phish Bait: EFF Is Not Investigating Your Albion Online Forum Account

Trump Calls On Congress To Pass The “Take It Down” Act—So He Can Censor His Critics

Meet Rayhunter: A New Open Source Tool from EFF to Detect Cellular Spying

NYC: Digital Security for Beginners

Ninth Circuit Correctly Rules That Dating App Isn’t Liable for Matching Users

EFF In Conversation With Ron Deibert on Chasing Shadows

EFA Video Conference: Advocacy Strategy

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