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Deeplinks Blog by Christian Romero | October 2, 2024

Digital ID Isn't for Everybody, and That's Okay | EFFector 36.13

Need help staying up-to-date on the latest in the digital rights movement? You're in luck! In our latest newsletter, we outline the privacy protections needed for digital IDs, explain our call for the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down an unconstitutional age verification law, and call out the...

Deeplinks Blog by Guest Author, Erica Portnoy | October 1, 2024

How to Stop Advertisers From Tracking Your Teen Across the Internet

When children turn 13, they age out of the data protections provided by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Then, they become targets for data collection from data brokers that collect their information from social media apps, shopping history, location tracking services, and more.

Event | October 27, 2024

Kansas: MOKANCAN Meet-up

MOKANCAN , a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance, (not EFF) will host this event:MOKANCAN Meet-upFrom the Organizers:Do you live in Kansas or Western Missouri and care about technological free expression, security, privacy, creativity, and access to knowledge? Join the Missouri and Kansas Cyber Alliance Network...

Event | October 1, 2024

EFF at Tech & Society Summit

EFF and its global digital rights partners are co-hosting the Tech & Society Summit in Brussels, a day-long conference where civil society organizations will gather with academics, activists, and recently elected EU decision-makers to discuss the impact of the "Brussels effect" on pressing technology policy and regulatory issues. EFF International...

Deeplinks Blog by Karen Gullo | September 30, 2024

EFF Awards Night: Celebrating Digital Rights Founders Advancing Free Speech and Access to Information Around the World

EFF honors investigative news organization 404 Media, Latin American digital rights group Fundación Karisma founder Carolina Botero, and Cairo-based nonprofit Connecting Humanity,

Deeplinks Blog by Cooper Quintin | September 27, 2024

New Email Scam Includes Pictures of Your House. Don’t Fall For It.

You may have arrived at this post because you received an email with an attached PDF from a purported hacker who is demanding payment or else they will send compromising information—such as pictures sexual in nature—to all your friends and family. You’re searching for what to do in this frightening...

Deeplinks Blog by Lena Cohen | September 26, 2024

FTC Report Confirms: Commercial Surveillance is Out of Control

A new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report confirms what EFF has been warning about for years: tech giants are widely harvesting and sharing your personal information to fuel their online behavioral advertising businesses.

Deeplinks Blog by Katitza Rodriguez | September 26, 2024

The UN General Assembly and the Fight Against the Cybercrime Treaty

Note on the update: The text has been revised to reflect the updated timeline for the UN General Assembly’s consideration of the convention, which is now expected at the end of this year. The update also emphasizes that states should reject the convention. Additionally, a new section outlines the risks...

Deeplinks Blog by Alexis Hancock | September 25, 2024

Digital ID Isn't for Everybody, and That's Okay

How many times do you pull out your driver’s license a week? Maybe two to four times to purchase age restricted items, pick up prescriptions, or go to a bar. If you get a mobile driver’s license (mDL) or other forms of digital identification (ID) being offered in Google and...

Deeplinks Blog by Jillian C. York, Katitza Rodriguez | September 25, 2024

Calls to Scrap Jordan's Cybercrime Law Echo Calls to Reject Cybercrime Treaty

In a number of countries around the world, communities—and particularly those that are already vulnerable—are threatened by expansive cybercrime and surveillance legislation. One of those countries is Jordan, where a cybercrime law enacted in 2023 has been used against LGBTQ+ people, journalists, human rights defenders, and those criticizing the government.

Deeplinks Blog by Joe Mullin | September 25, 2024

Patient Rights and Consumer Groups Join EFF In Opposing Two Extreme Patent Bills

Update 11/19/24: The Senate Judiciary Committee is still scheduled to vote on the PREVAIL Act on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Please express your continued opposition through our action center, linked below. The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is set to vote this Thursday on two bills that could significantly empower patent...

Event | October 8, 2024

Austin: Autonomy through data cooperatives

EFF-Austin , a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance, (not EFF) will host this event:Data Cooperatives: An attempt towards more autonomy in a data dependent societyFrom the Organizers:Data is a profitable resource that powerful entities mine and siphon every day. This includes personal financial information, medical...

Deeplinks Blog by Sophia Cope, David Greene, Aaron Mackey | September 24, 2024

EFF to Federal Trial Court: Section 230’s Little-Known Third Immunity for User-Empowerment Tools Covers Unfollow Everything 2.0

EFF along with the ACLU of Northern California and the Center for Democracy & Technology filed an amicus brief in a federal trial court in California in support of a college professor who fears being sued by Meta for developing a tool that allows Facebook users to easily clear...

Press Release | September 23, 2024

EFF to Supreme Court: Strike Down Texas’ Unconstitutional Age Verification Law

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the Woodhull Freedom Foundation, and TechFreedom urged the Supreme Court today to strike down HB 1181, a Texas law that unconstitutionally restricts adults’ access to sexual content online by requiring them to verify their age. Under HB 1181, signed into law last year,...

Deeplinks Blog by Will Greenberg, Brendan Gilligan | September 19, 2024

Prison Banned Books Week: Being in Jail Shouldn’t Mean Having Nothing to Read

Across the United States, nearly every state’s prison system offers some form of tablet access to incarcerated people, many of which boast of sizable libraries of eBooks. Knowing this, one might assume that access to books is on the rise for incarcerated folks. Unfortunately, this is not the case. A...

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Digital ID Isn't for Everybody, and That's Okay | EFFector 36.13

How to Stop Advertisers From Tracking Your Teen Across the Internet

Kansas: MOKANCAN Meet-up

EFF at Tech & Society Summit

EFF Awards Night: Celebrating Digital Rights Founders Advancing Free Speech and Access to Information Around the World

New Email Scam Includes Pictures of Your House. Don’t Fall For It.

FTC Report Confirms: Commercial Surveillance is Out of Control

The UN General Assembly and the Fight Against the Cybercrime Treaty

Digital ID Isn't for Everybody, and That's Okay

Calls to Scrap Jordan's Cybercrime Law Echo Calls to Reject Cybercrime Treaty

Patient Rights and Consumer Groups Join EFF In Opposing Two Extreme Patent Bills

Austin: Autonomy through data cooperatives

EFF to Federal Trial Court: Section 230’s Little-Known Third Immunity for User-Empowerment Tools Covers Unfollow Everything 2.0

EFF to Supreme Court: Strike Down Texas’ Unconstitutional Age Verification Law

Prison Banned Books Week: Being in Jail Shouldn’t Mean Having Nothing to Read

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