The EARN IT Act, STOP CSAM Act, and KOSA in the United States threaten to weaken end-to-end encryption which puts us all at risk.

There is a new surveillance proposal in Washington nearly every week now, each one arriving under a different banner; child safety, data privacy, national security, consumer protection, and each one a...

From the very beginning of this recent obsession with identifying everyone online (yes, they like to call it "age" verification, but it always ends up as identity verification), we've been pointing out that it was a huge privacy nightmare waiting to happen. Or maybe it wasn't waiting. Maybe it was already happening. This week a...

The EU Kids Act's current draft could see single player games subjected to age verification because they need Steam for updates.

Google is rolling out age verification in Canada right NOW! Not next year, it’s not “under review”, it’s happening now. Jeanette Patell of Google Canada just announced age assurance as part of “online...

Lawmakers have been promising that age‑verification mandates would finally “protect kids online.” The pitch is simple: keep younger teens off social media, require platforms to verify age, and empower parents with new tools.

The FBI is reportedly investigating a massive data breach that is unfolding in real time.

Trump admin broadband grants forbid states from enforcing net neutrality laws.

KOSA has bipartisan support but LGBTQ+ advocates say it would be harmful.

KOSA has bipartisan support but LGBTQ+ advocates say it would be harmful.

KOSA has bipartisan support but LGBTQ+ advocates say it would be harmful.

The ID checking company said the data breach included people's full names and driver's licenses and other government-issued identity documents.

The ID checking company said the data breach included people's full names and driver's licenses and other government-issued identity documents.

Governor Newsom signed a package of 12 bills yesterday aimed at “protecting children” online. One of them was AB 1709, which EFF has opposed this legislative session and serves as a functional ban on

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Stop age verification laws completely

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