Last month we took a look at 22 different, simple ways to reclaim your privacy.
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Opt Out October: Daily Tips to Protect Your Privacy and Security
Trying to take control of your online privacy can feel like a full-time job. But if you break it up into small tasks and take on one project at a t...
A law that requires "age assurance" sounds reasonable and moderate. But if that law defines age assurance as requiring government ID verification, it's not moderate at all—it's mass surveillance. Here’s a guide to what all those terms mean:
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Age Verification, Estimation, Assurance, Oh My! A Guide to the Terminology
Age verification, age assurance, age estimation, age gating—they get thrown around interchangeably, but they technically mean different things. A...
Everything you do online is tracked, saved, and shared for what feels like a lifetime. But there are some steps you can take to minimize what data is out there.
How to: Manage Your Digital Footprint
Search for your name in any search engine and you’ll likely encounter dozens of results, some of which might include personal information like ad...
Local cops now have access to sophisticated spy tech. Learn more about cell-site simulators, automated license plate readers, drones, and more at EFF's Street-Level Surveillance project.
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EFF Presents: A Field Guide to Police Surveillance
Where users face threats to their privacy and security online, EFF’s technology tools are there to defend them.
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Tools from EFF's Tech Team
EFF’s team of technologists and computer scientists engineers solutions to the problems of sneaky tracking, inconsistent encryption, and more. Wh...
Looking to protect your sensitive information from data brokers? Don’t want Big Tech monetizing your personal data? Privacy Badger is here to help!
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Online Tracking is Out of Control—Privacy Badger Can Help You Fight Back
Every time you browse the web, you're being tracked. That’s why EFF created Privacy Badger, a free, open source browser extension used by mi...
“We should have banned government use of face recognition when we had the chance because it is dangerous, invasive, and an inherent threat to civil liberties,” EFF’s Matthew Guariglia told @npub1psar...j5uh.
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ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship
Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice...
"I think AI in general and police AI (specifically) really thrives in the shadows, and is most successful when people don't know that it's being used," EFF’s Matthew Guariglia told NPR. "I think labeling and transparency is really the first step." https://www.npr.org/2025/10/28/nx-s1-5575748/some-states-want-labels-ai-opt-out
Join EFF as a legal intern and fight for privacy, human rights, and freedoms! Your work can make a real difference.
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Legal Internship Opportunities
Applications are now open for the Summer 2026 Intern Class, with a deadline of February 15. See below for instructions and a link to the applicatio...
Protecting your privacy doesn't have to be scary. Check out our Surveillance Self-Defense guides for step-by-step tutorials for keeping your data and devices secure.
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We’re the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a member-supported non-profit working to protect online privacy for over thirty-five years. This is Sur...