“Santa Cruz got it right,” EFF’s Sarah Hamid told KQED News. “Santa Cruz joins nearly two dozen jurisdictions in 2025 that canceled or rejected Flock contracts by exercising procurement power—local democracy’s most underutilized tool.”
Santa Cruz the First in California to Terminate Its Contract With Flock Safety | KQED
Santa Cruz City Council voted to terminate its contract with Flock Safety, the license plate reader company that has come under scrutiny for its da...
ICE is using a Palantir tool that uses Medicaid and other government data to stalk people for arrest, @npub1n6lz...zmz9 reports. This is exactly the kind of data privacy abuse that EFF has been warning about.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Report: ICE Using Palantir Tool That Feeds On Medicaid Data
ICE is using a Palantir tool that uses Medicaid and other government data to stalk people for arrest. This is exactly the kind of data privacy abus...
“It is a good step for people to take,” EFF’s Hayley Tsukayama told @APNews of California’s new DROP tool for requesting removal of personal information held by more than 500 data brokers. Stronger laws restricting data collection would be even better.
AP News
One Tech Tip: Californians have a new privacy tool for deleting their data
Californians can now use a new tool to request the removal of their personal information from over 500 data brokers.
As age gates get rolled out, you may find yourself asking: should I continue to use services that require me to verify my age? And if so, how can I do that with the least risk to my personal information? To find out, check out our guide to navigating age assurance tech:
Electronic Frontier Foundation
So, You’ve Hit an Age Gate. What Now?
EFF is against age gating and age verification mandates, and we hope we’ll win in getting existing ones overturned and new ones prevented. But ma...
We've said it before and nine federal courts have made it clear as well — you have the right to film ICE. EFF has joined 12 other free speech organizations calling on the Trump Administration to stop spreading the false claim that it is "illegal" to record ICE agents.
National Coalition Against Censorship
Free Expression Advocates Call on Trump Administration to Respect Public’s First Amendment Right to Record
The National Coalition Against Censorship leads a sign-on letter defending the First Amendment right to record ICE agents and hold power accountabl...
“This is a Stalker drone that's used by special ops in war zones, and that's because it can conduct long-range surveillance," EFF’s Beryl Lipton told Baton Rouge’s WBRZ.
WBRZ
Baton Rouge Police Department says it
BATON ROUGE -- The Baton Rouge Police Department unveiled a new drone Tuesday that is a great deal larger than any of the other 30 drones in its ar...
Age verification mandates are spreading rapidly, despite clear evidence that they do not work and actively harm the people they claim to protect. We're discussing these laws and how we're fighting back tomorrow at 12 PM PT. Join us live!
Electronic Frontier Foundation
EFFecting Change: The Human Cost of Online Age Verification
This event has passed. You can watch the recording on YouTube or the Internet Archive.Age verification mandates are spreading fast, and they’re u...
EFF didn’t share the unredacted data because “our policy is not to release data of surveillance victims,” EFF’s Cara Gagliano told @npub1n6lz...zmz9. But Flock’s demands that web hosts take it down “are bogus… It’s data obtained from public records.”
404 Media
Police Unmask Millions of Surveillance Targets Because of Flock Redaction Error
Flock is going after a website called HaveIBeenFlocked.com that has collated public records files released by police.
“Fear of reprisal and inappropriate government data sharing, such as the immigration status of household members not receiving benefits, often prevents people from enrolling in food assistance despite need,” EFF’s Hayley Tsukayama told @mnspokesman.
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
Minnesota Could Lose SNAP Benefits Under USDA Demands
Minnesota could lose SNAP benefits after new USDA recertification demands prompted a lawsuit from Attorney General Keith Ellison.
EFF is excited to be participating at DistrictCon for the first time! If you're attending, join EFF Staff Technologist Lena Cohen at the Policy Roundtable on Saturday, January 25:
Electronic Frontier Foundation
EFF at DistrictCon
EFF is excited to be participating in DistrictCon for the first time! Join EFF Staff Technologist Lena Cohen at the Policy Roundtable for a discuss...