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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.

Deeplinks Blog by Paige Collings, Jillian C. York, Svea Windwehr, Christoph Schmon | March 19, 2025

EFF’s Reflections from RightsCon 2025

EFF was delighted to once again attend RightsCon—this year hosted in Taipei, Taiwan between 24-27 February. As with previous years, RightsCon provided an invaluable opportunity for human rights experts, technologists, activists, and government representatives to discuss pressing human rights challenges and their potential solutions. For some attending from EFF,...

Deeplinks Blog by Joe Mullin | March 17, 2025

California’s A.B. 412: A Bill That Could Crush Startups and Cement A Big Tech AI Monopoly

California legislators have begun debating a bill (A.B. 412) that would require AI developers to track and disclose every registered copyrighted work used in AI training. At first glance, this might sound like a reasonable step toward transparency. But it’s an impossible standard that could crush small AI startups and...

Event | April 4, 2025

Systems of Dehumanization: The Digital Frontlines of the War on Bodily Autonomy @ CypherCon

Be sure to catch EFF's talk at CypherCon on Friday, April 4 at 3:00 PM.Systems of Dehumanization: The Digital Frontlines of the War on Bodily AutonomyIn this presentation I’ll be surveying the years of research I’ve done on the digital surveillance and technology impacts on various movements for bodily autonomy,...

Event | April 4, 2025

Ask the EFF @ CypherCon

Be sure to catch our Ask the EFF panel at CypherCon on Friday, April 4 at 1:00 PM.Ask the EFFWe're excited to answer your burning questions on pressing digital rights issues! Our expert panelists will offer brief updates on EFF's work defending your digital rights, before opening the floor...

Event | April 26, 2025

Tracking the Worlds Dumbest Cyber-Mercenaries @ BSidesSF

Be sure to catch EFF's talk at BSides San Francisco on Saturday, April 26 at 3:00 PM.Tracking the World's Dumbest Cyber-MercenariesFor the last 6 years we have been tracking the activities of the cyber-mercenaries Dark Caracal. In this time we have observed them make a number of hilarious mistakes...

Event | April 26, 2025

EFF at BSides San Francisco

EFF is excited to be back for BSides San Francisco! We'll be in the expo area, where you can stop by the EFF booth to chat with our team and learn about the latest developments in fighting for privacy and security online. You can even pick up a special...

Event | August 15, 2025

EFF at HOPE_16

As always, EFF is excited to be back in New York for HOPE! We'll be at HOPE_16 with a table in the expo hall, where you can learn more about the latest in EFF's fight to protect your right to privacy and free expression online. There, you can even...

Deeplinks Blog by Jillian C. York, Paige Collings | March 17, 2025

EFF Joins 7amleh Campaign to #ReconnectGaza

In times of conflict, the internet becomes more than just a tool—it is a lifeline, connecting those caught in chaos with the outside world. It carries voices that might otherwise be silenced, bearing witness to suffering and survival. Without internet access, communities become isolated, and the flow of critical information...

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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

EFF’s Reflections from RightsCon 2025

California’s A.B. 412: A Bill That Could Crush Startups and Cement A Big Tech AI Monopoly

Systems of Dehumanization: The Digital Frontlines of the War on Bodily Autonomy @ CypherCon

Ask the EFF @ CypherCon

Tracking the Worlds Dumbest Cyber-Mercenaries @ BSidesSF

EFF at BSides San Francisco

EFF at HOPE_16

EFF Joins 7amleh Campaign to #ReconnectGaza

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