“Congress should end the many years of overreach by the U.S. Intelligence Community by requiring warrants for the collection or capture of any communication involving an American,” EFF’s India McKinney told @Militarydotcom.
Military.com
Americans' Privacy and Data: Congress Warned Over Warrantless Surveillance
Congress is weighing whether to renew or overhaul a powerful surveillance law amid concerns it allows warrantless searches of Americans’ communic...
AMA Alert! We launched https://EFF.org/Age, our Age Verification Resource hub, and want to talk to you about it. We’ll be on Reddit's r/privacy today, on 12/16, and on 12/17 to help you resist this censorship and surveillance nightmare.
Reddit - The heart of the internet
We’ve seen your posts. Age verification is coming for the internet and we’re all worried. What does it mean for users and how do we push back? Come ASK US ANYTHING about these invasive mandates on Reddit’s r/privacy—starting today at 12pm PT!
Reddit - The heart of the internet
A petition calling for the repeal of the UK's Online Safety Act has reached more than 550,000 signatures and will be debated this afternoon in the UK Parliament. Ahead of the debate, EFF, Open Rights Group, Big Brother Watch, and Index on Censorship wrote to politicians urging them to listen to their constituents and repeal the legislation.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
EFF, Open Rights Group, Big Brother Watch, and Index on Censorship Call on UK Government to Reform or Repeal Online Safety Act
Ahead of today's Parliamentary petition debate on the Online Safety Act, EFF joined Open Rights Group, Big Brother Watch, and Index on Censors...
Feeling overwhelmed by the onslaught of invasive age-verification mandates? You’re not alone. We built a resource hub to break down how these laws work, who they harm, what’s at stake, and how to protect yourself. Join the fight at
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Age Verification and Age Gating: Resource Hub
Age verification (or age-gating) laws generally require online services to check, estimate, or verify all users’ ages—often through invasive to...
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Everyone should have the right to speak up against injustice without ending up in a database.
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...
So-called "smart" devices are pushed heavily for the holidays, but be mindful of what you're opting that gift recipient into.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Think Twice Before Giving Surveillance for the Holidays
With the holidays upon us, it's easy to default to giving the tech gifts that retailers tend to push on us this time of year: smart speakers, ...
Online age verification isn't the same as a quick ID flash: it's surveillance. These systems collect your data and undermine your ability to anonymously access and discuss sensitive topics online.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Why Isn’t Online Age Verification Just Like Showing Your ID In Person?
This blog also appears in our Age Verification Resource Hub: our one-stop shop for users seeking to understand what age-gating laws actually do, wh...