What Policymakers Need to Know About the First Amendment and Section 230The Supreme Court is about to hear two cases - Twitter v. Taamneh, and Gonzalez v. Google - that could dramatically affect users’ speech rights online, and we invite you to a panel discussing what legislators need to know...
The company that owns Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) is planning to revoke the open license that has, since the year 2000, applied to a wide range of unofficial, commercial products that build on the mechanics of the game.
EFF is proud to support USENIX Enigma! This year's conference is in-person at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara in Santa Clara, CA. Registration is open!Need to renew your support for EFF from a past Enigma conference? Use this link to browse our membership options, make a donation, and...
EFF is thrilled to attend CactusCon for the first time in Mesa, AZ! We will have a booth, so be sure to stop by and chat with our team and learn about the latest developments in defending digital freedom for all. You can even pick up a special gift...
Once again, EFF is excited to be back in Washington, DC for ShmooCon 2023! Stop by the EFF booth to chat with some of our team and learn about the latest developments in defending digital freedom for all. You can even pick up a special gift as a token...
Ofcom is hosting the following event to collect comments from parties to discuss their review of the existing net neutrality rules that govern UK broadband access. "As technology evolves, we’ve been reviewing the net neutrality framework to make sure it still supports innovation and protects consumers. Our ‘Net neutrality for...
EFF is attending this week and next a new round of negotiations over the proposed UN Cybercrime Treaty to raise concerns that draft provisions now on the table include a long list of content-related crimes that pose serious threats to free expression, privacy, and the legitimate activities of journalists,...
Calling all U.S. federal employees and retirees: the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) pledge period is closing on January 14, 2023. Be sure to make a pledge for EFF now to support digital freedoms for every internet user. It's easy to donate to EFF through the CFC! Here are the steps:Scan...
EFF's Cindy Cohn is part of a star-studded panel of guest judges for the Worst in Show Awards.iFixit along with USPIRG and Repair.Org are joining together for the annual event. CES 2023 is off and running, and so are the claims of life-changing technology. But are all these products changing...
In the wake of this year’s Supreme Court decision in Dobbs overruling Roe v. Wade, sheriffs and bounty hunters in anti-abortion states will try to investigate and punish abortion seekers based on their internet browsing, private messaging, and phone applocation data. We can expect similar...
This year, we have seen an array of different ways governments around the world have tried to alter basic security on the web for users. Much of this was attempted through legislation, direct network interference, or as a request directly from a government to internet governance authorities. On the other...
Since the new UN cybercrime treaty began to take shape in 2022, EFF has been fighting on behalf of users to make sure content-based crimes are excluded from the Treaty, and robust human rights safeguards and rule of law standards are the basis of any final product.There’s a lot...
Informed citizens need comprehensive libraries that meet people where they are. Today, that means online spaces that welcome everyone to use their resources, invite them to create new and truthful works, and respect the interests of both authors and readers. EFF client Internet Archive has created one of those spaces....
The internet can be a powerful tool for communicating, collaborating, and finding community. But lawsuits and threats from patent trolls have been an obstacle to the dream of a free and open internet. That’s why EFF has been fighting back against them for more than 15 years. Patent trolls...
