The EU is once again trying to push a dangerous legislative proposal that undermines encrypted communication and obliterates our rights to private conversations.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Chat Control Is Back on the Menu in the EU. It Still Must Be Stopped
The European Union Council is once again debating its controversial message scanning proposal, aka “Chat Control,” that would lead to the scann...
A VPN is not a tool for anonymity, and while it can protect your location from some companies, there are many other ways companies may track you.
Choosing the VPN That's Right for You
VPN stands for “Virtual Private Network.” When you connect to a VPN, all data that you send (such as the requests to servers when browsing the ...
If you find your content removed under Meta’s policies, you do have options. Read on to learn more about how to navigate content moderation.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Companies Must Provide Accurate and Transparent Information to Users When Posts are Removed
At a time when access to abortion information is already under political attack in the United States and around the world, platforms must be especi...
En U.S. v. Hunt, tener el “hardware” no autoriza hurgar en los datos: la corte trazó la línea y la búsqueda pasó solo porque hubo orden judicial posterior.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Appeals Court: Abandoned Phones Don’t Equal Abandoned Privacy Rights
The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which covers California and most of the Western U.S., just delivered good news for digital privacy: aba...
Despite not violating Meta's Community Standards, organic, educational abortion content is still getting removed. Meta must be more accurate and consistent in the enforcement of their guidelines instead of singling out content about abortion. https://www.eff.org/pages/silencing-abortion-providers-meta
Good privacy decisions begin with proper knowledge about your situation—and we’ve got you covered. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/privacy-loves-company
California’s “No Robo Bosses Act” is a great start. And much more is needed, because many kinds of powerful institutions are using automated decision-making against us.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Yes to California’s “No Robo Bosses Act”
Algorithmic decision-making is a growing threat to workers. California’s Governor should sign S.B. 7, a common-sense bill to end some of the hars...
TikTok users could now “get the editorial policies of the people who now have control of the company,” EFF’s @David Greene (no not that one) told AP. "It won’t be 100% MAGA (Trump said). The question is how it will treat criticism of him and people he likes.”
AP News
Trump signs executive order supporting proposed deal to put TikTok under US ownership
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order declaring that a proposed deal allowing TikTok to continue operating in the United States will...
Around a quarter of our Stop Censoring Abortion campaign submissions reported having their entire account disabled after sharing abortion information—primarily on Meta platforms. These take downs often happened without warning, contradicting Meta's own enforcement policies. https://www.eff.org/pages/meta-removing-abortion-advocates-accounts-without-warning
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