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Stand Together to Protect Democracy

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Looking for a way to maximize your 2025 giving? Support EFF during our Year-End Challenge and move the digital future in the right direction for ev...

Even if age verification laws require data deletion, you have to trust every website and third-party verifier will actually do it. That's a lot of faith to place in companies with spotty track records—and a risk that doesn't exist when a bartender just glances at your ID.

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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...

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Even if age verification laws require data deletion, you have to trust every website and third-party verifier will actually do it. That's a lot of ...

Though age verification mandates claim to protect children, in practice they create harmful censorship and surveillance regimes that put everyone—adults and young people alike—at risk. Learn how to fight back at our new Age Verification Resource Center: EFF.org/Age.

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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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Though age verification mandates claim to protect children, in practice they create harmful censorship and surveillance regimes that put everyone�...

Student information, health data, photo IDs, and even the courts—there were so many data breaches and so much sensitive information it was hard to pick the worst.

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The Breachies 2025: The Worst, Weirdest, Most Impactful Data Breaches of the Year

Another year has come and gone, and with it, thousands of data breaches that affect millions of people. The question these days is less, Is my info...

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Student information, health data, photo IDs, and even the courts—there were so many data breaches and so much sensitive information it was hard t...

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Humble Tech Book Bundle: Hacking by No Starch

Turn your curiosity about computer hacking into a fast-paced, proven, and practical career with the latest Humble Tech Book Bundle!

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Electronic Frontier Foundation

Stand Together to Protect Democracy

Donate in 2025 and you’ll help EFF receive bonus grants. Support digital privacy and free speech!

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Electronic Frontier Foundation (@eff.org)

📣 Stand together: that's how we win. As the number of supporters grows, EFF unlocks larger challenge grants. Help us reach our final goal of 5,0...

Did you know you can become an EFF member for only $5 a month? Donate today to help us fight for digital freedoms and you'll even help us reach our Year-End Challenge goal! eff.org/YEC

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Stand Together to Protect Democracy

Donate in 2025 and you’ll help EFF receive bonus grants. Support digital privacy and free speech!

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Electronic Frontier Foundation (@eff.org)

Did you know you can become an EFF member for only $5 a month? Donate today to help us fight for digital freedoms and you'll even help us reach our...

If you’re a Californian, there are a few new state laws that you should know will be going into effect in the new year. EFF has worked hard in Sacramento this session to advance bills that protect privacy, fight surveillance, and promote transparency.

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Trends to Watch in the California Legislature

If you’re a Californian, there are a few new state laws that you should know will be going into effect in the new year. EFF has worked hard in Sa...

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If you’re a Californian, there are a few new state laws that you should know will be going into effect in the new year. EFF has worked hard in Sa...

Fair use is not just an excuse to copy—it’s a pillar of online speech protection, and disregarding it in order to lash out at a critic should have serious consequences.

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Fair Use is a Right. Ignoring It Has Consequences.

Fair use is not just an excuse to copy—it’s a pillar of online speech protection, and disregarding it in order to lash out at a critic should h...

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Fair use is not just an excuse to copy—it’s a pillar of online speech protection, and disregarding it in order to lash out at a critic should h...

EFF is 🥊 Fighting surveillance 🛡️ Protecting encryption ⛔️ Stopping bad laws But we can't do it without you. Donate by Dec 31 and help us unlock challenge grants! eff.org/yec

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Stand Together to Protect Democracy

Donate in 2025 and you’ll help EFF receive bonus grants. Support digital privacy and free speech!

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Electronic Frontier Foundation (@eff.org)

EFF is 🥊 Fighting surveillance 🛡️ Protecting encryption ⛔️ Stopping bad laws But we can't do it without you. Donate by Dec 31 and help ...