Google's new global ID registration system means more risk for developers, and fewer options for users.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Application Gatekeeping: An Ever-Expanding Pathway to Internet Censorship
Apple and Google use their app stores to shape what apps you can and cannot have on devices, but now more governments—including the U.S. governme...
EFF will watch "to see if police departments actually adhere to the law, or if they just let Axon's Draft One delete that initial draft when they export the report and don't retain what according to law they should be retaining," Matthew Guariglia told CBS 8.
Chula Vista leads with AI-generated police reports amid questions on accuracy, accountability | cbs8.com
The government is throwing tons of taxpayer money "at this idea that they can somehow collect and organize everything that they know about us and only use it for good,” EFF’s Cindy Cohn told NOTUS. “We ought to be very, very skeptical of this.”
NOTUS
ICE Detention and Surveillance Translate Into Hundreds of Millions for Companies
“We've never seen anything like this before,” Geo Group founder George Zoley said.
The body-worn camera “that was sold to us as a police accountability tool should not be turned into a shaming-random-civilians tool,” EFF’s @npub1wfn0...j5jr told Vox.
Vox
How routine police stops are becoming viral social media fodder
Police body cameras were supposed to ensure justice. They’ve turned into YouTube content.
La NDAA 2026 impulsa compras de software/IA en el DoD con menos divulgación de costos y requisitos de prueba; rapidez por encima de diligencia debida.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
El Departamento de Defensa requiere menos pruebas de que su software funciona
Cuando el Congreso vuelva a abrir sus puertas, la Ley de Autorización de Defensa Nacional (NDAA) de 2026 se someterá a votación. Esto nos da la ...
Apply your legal knowledge to real-world digital rights challenges! EFF's legal internship is now accepting applications.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
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...
Ring’s face recognition feature raises privacy and legal problems. A senator is rightly calling on Amazon to abandon its plans.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
The Legal Case Against Ring’s Face Recognition Feature
Many biometric privacy laws across the country are clear: Companies need your affirmative consent before running face recognition on you.
Cops ran hundreds of searches for license plates using targeted and offensive terms such as "roma" and "g*psy," and in many instances, without any mention of a suspected crime---perpetuating systemic harm by demeaning individuals based on their race or ethnicity.
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...
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Google creating a global centralized registration system for new Android apps is a bad idea for users, for developers, and competition. Google should nip it in the bud now.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Application Gatekeeping: An Ever-Expanding Pathway to Internet Censorship
Apple and Google use their app stores to shape what apps you can and cannot have on devices, but now more governments—including the U.S. governme...