There is no “cloud,” just someone else's computer—and when the cops come knocking on their door, these hosts need to be willing to stand up for privacy.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
How Cops Can Get Your Private Online Data
Can the cops get your online data? In short, yes. There are a variety of US federal and state laws which give law enforcement powers to obtain info...
Attacks on VPNs are attacks on digital privacy and digital freedom. And that battle is being fought by people who clearly have no idea how any of this technology actually works.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They're Doing
It's unfortunately no longer enough to force websites to check your government-issued ID before you can access certain content, because politi...
On 8 December, politicians in the UK will be debating a petition that reached almost 3 million signatories rejecting mandatory digital ID. If you’re based in the UK, contact your MP through Big Brother Watch’s tool to oppose the plans for a digital ID system.
No2DigitalID — Big Brother Watch
No2DigitalID — Big Brother Watch
A national digital ID system is not inevitable. We can stop Britain sleepwalking into becoming a database state. Support our campaign to create a l...
Thousands of cities allowed cops to run racists searches through their Flock Safety license plate reader databases.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
License Plate Surveillance Logs Reveal Racist Policing Against Romani People
More than 80 law enforcement agencies across the United States have used language perpetuating harmful stereotypes against Romani people when searc...
ICE officers shouldn't be allowed to stick a phone in anyone's face to run face recognition without their consent. A coalition of privacy and civil rights advocates are telling DHS to end the program immediately.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Rights Organizations Demand Halt to Mobile Fortify, ICE's Handheld Face Recognition Program
A coalition of privacy, civil liberties and civil rights organizations are demanding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shut down the use of...
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“They’re setting up a system where it’s impossible for somebody to audit it,” EFF’s Dave Maass told the Wisconsin Examiner of Flock Safety’s automated license plate reader network. https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/11/24/waukesha-sheriff-flock-system-data-raises-questions/
Meta’s surveillance systems are pervasive, but there are ways to limit how it collects and uses your personal data.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data
If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on y...
The GUARD Act’s sponsors claim it will keep our children safe, but that’s not true. Instead, it will undermine both safety and autonomy by replacing parental guidance with government mandates and building mass surveillance infrastructure instead of privacy controls. Congress should reject the GUARD Act.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
A Surveillance Mandate Disguised As Child Safety: Why the GUARD Act Won't Keep Us Safe
A new bill sponsored by Sen. Hawley (R-MO), Sen. Blumenthal (D-CT), Sen. Britt (R-AL), Sen. Warner (D-VA), and Sen. Murphy (D-CT) would require AI ...
EFF obtained datasets representing more than 12 million searches logged by more than 3,900 agencies between 2024 and 2025. The data shows that agencies logged hundreds of searches related to the 50501, Hands Off, and No Kings protests, among other protests in between.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
How Cops Are Using Flock Safety's ALPR Network to Surveil Protesters and Activists
Through an analysis of 10 months of nationwide searches on Flock Safety's servers, we discovered that more than 50 federal, state, and local a...