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Deeplinks Blog by Christian Romero | March 26, 2025

A New Tool to Detect Cellular Spying | EFFector 37.3

This edition of the newsletter covers our new open source tool to detect cellular spying, Rayhunter; The Foilies 2025, our tongue-in-cheek awards to the worst responses to public records requests; and our recommendations to the NSF for the new AI Action Plan to put people first.

Deeplinks Blog by Thorin Klosowski | March 26, 2025

How to Delete Your 23andMe Data

This week, the genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy, which means the genetic data the company collected on millions of users is now up for sale. If you don't want your data included in any potential sale, it’s a good time to ask the company to delete it.

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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...

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EFA Video Conference: Intro to FOIA requests

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...

Event | April 4, 2025

Face to Face with Justice: AI, Facial Recognition Technology, Law Enforcement, and Privacy

Connecticut Journal of International Law (not EFF) will host this event. EFF's Matthew Guariglia will be speaking.AI advancements have radically changed the scope and abilities of facial recognition technologies, which are now being used all over the world by law enforcement ranging...

Event | April 2, 2025

From Empire to NYPD: Immigration, Colonial Policing, and the Making of Law Enforcement

New York University Institute for Public Knowledge (not EFF) will host this event. EFF's Matthew Guariglia will be speaking.Join IPK for a panel discussion, From Empire to NYPD: Immigration, Colonial Policing, and the Making of Law Enforcement, on Wednesday, April 2 (5:30-7:00...

Event | April 12, 2025

Privacy Self-Defense Workshop and Immigration Resource Fair

Secure Justice (not EFF) will host this event. Bill Budington, Senior Staff Technologist at EFF, will be speaking at the privacy workshops covering smartphone, laptop, online, and vehicle data security and easy-to-understand technical privacy-protecting product recommendations and solutions.

Deeplinks Blog by Christoph Schmon | March 25, 2025

Saving the Internet in Europe: Fostering Choice, Competition and the Right to Innovate

In recent years we have worked to expand our efforts in Europe, building up a policy team with key expertise in the region, and bringing our experience in advocacy and technology to the European fight for digital rights.

Deeplinks Blog by India McKinney | March 24, 2025

230 Protects Users, Not Big Tech

Section 230 provides limited protection for all platforms, though the biggest beneficiaries are small platforms and users. Why else would some of the biggest platforms be willing to endorse a bill that guts the law? In fact, repealing Section 230 would only cement the status of Big Tech monopolies.

Deeplinks Blog by Josh Richman | March 23, 2025

Podcast Episode Rerelease: Dr. Seuss Warned Us

We’re excited to announce that we’re working on a new season of How to Fix the Internet, coming in the next few months! But today we want to lift up an earlier episode that has particular significance, featuring Alvaro Bedoya.

Deeplinks Blog by Joe Mullin | March 21, 2025

A Win for Encryption: France Rejects Backdoor Mandate

In a moment of clarity after initially moving forward a deeply flawed piece of legislation, the French National Assembly has done the right thing: it rejected a dangerous proposal that would have gutted end-to-end encryption in the name of fighting drug trafficking.

Deeplinks Blog by Joe Mullin | March 21, 2025

New USPTO Memo Makes Fighting Patent Trolls Even Harder

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) just made a move that will protect bad patents at the expense of everyone else. In a memo released February 28, the USPTO further restricted access to inter partes review, or IPR—the process Congress created to let the public challenge invalid patents...

Deeplinks Blog by Mitch Stoltz | March 20, 2025

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Google Search? Courts Must Enable Competition While Protecting Privacy.

Can we get from a world where Google is synonymous with search to a world where other search engines have a real chance to compete? The U.S. and state governments’ bipartisan antitrust suit, challenging the many ways that Google has maintained its search monopoly, offers an opportunity.

Event | August 6, 2025

EFF at Black Hat USA

EFF will be back in Las Vegas, NV for Black Hat USA! We're excited to be in the Business Hall, where you can come say hi and learn more about the work we are doing to defend digital freedoms. You can even pick up a special member gift as...

Deeplinks Blog by Corynne McSherry, Rindala Alajaji | March 20, 2025

State AGs Must Act: EFF Expands Call to Investigate Crisis Pregnancy Centers

Back in January, EFF called on attorneys general in Florida, Texas, Arkansas, and Missouri to investigate potential privacy violations and hold accountable crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) that engage in deceptive practices. Since then, some of these centers have begun to change their websites.

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A New Tool to Detect Cellular Spying | EFFector 37.3

How to Delete Your 23andMe Data

NYC: Digital Security for Beginners

EFA Video Conference: Intro to FOIA requests

Face to Face with Justice: AI, Facial Recognition Technology, Law Enforcement, and Privacy

From Empire to NYPD: Immigration, Colonial Policing, and the Making of Law Enforcement

Privacy Self-Defense Workshop and Immigration Resource Fair

Saving the Internet in Europe: Fostering Choice, Competition and the Right to Innovate

230 Protects Users, Not Big Tech

Podcast Episode Rerelease: Dr. Seuss Warned Us

A Win for Encryption: France Rejects Backdoor Mandate

New USPTO Memo Makes Fighting Patent Trolls Even Harder

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Google Search? Courts Must Enable Competition While Protecting Privacy.

EFF at Black Hat USA

State AGs Must Act: EFF Expands Call to Investigate Crisis Pregnancy Centers

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