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...

KOSA is a censorship bill that won’t make kids safe. Instead, it'll put all internet users at risk, especially youth. If you believe in a free and open internet, tell your lawmakers to reject #KOSA!

KOSA is a censorship bill that won’t make kids safe. Instead, it'll put all internet users at risk, especially youth. If you believe in a free and open internet, tell your lawmakers to reject #KOSA!

KOSA is a censorship bill that won’t make kids safe. Instead, it'll put all internet users at risk, especially youth. If you believe in a free and open internet, tell your lawmakers to reject #KOSA!

KOSA is a censorship bill that won’t make kids safe. Instead, it'll put all internet users at risk, especially youth. If you believe in a free and open internet, tell your lawmakers to reject #KOSA!

KOSA is a censorship bill that won’t make kids safe. Instead, it'll put all internet users at risk, especially youth. If you believe in a free and open internet, tell your lawmakers to reject #KOSA!

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KOSA is a censorship bill that won’t make kids safe. Instead, it'll put all internet users at risk, especially youth. If you believe in a free and open internet, tell your lawmakers to reject #KOSA!

KOSA is a censorship bill that won’t make kids safe. Instead, it'll put all internet users at risk, especially youth. If you believe in a free and open internet, tell your lawmakers to reject #KOSA!

All of the bad internet bills. One website.

The KIDS Act received broad bipartisan support. But the legislation is expected to face challenges in the Senate.

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Playstation’s decision to kill physical game discs is the latest attack on our diminishing rights to access and engage with culture digitally. Rent-seeking corporations and negligent lawmakers share

WSAZ has obtained new documents, including hundreds of emails and a proposed map of where Flock cameras will be installed throughout Huntington.

In response to a public records request, HUD has withheld documents about DOGE’s use of AI—in part by citing a privilege that doesn’t exist.

From doorbell cameras to automated license plate readers, public surveillance has expanded rapidly since 2020. Is the tide finally turning? We sit down with Electronic Freedom Foundation attorney Lisa...

Last week, the House voted on the KIDS Act, a disjointed package of legislation that seeks to control Americans’ web browsing and private messaging. The package combines a revised version of the Kids

When a car passes an automated license plate reader (ALPR), its plate is captured and instantly compared against a list of vehicles that police are actively looking for or that police have identified

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The scene from the popular children’s cartoon has become an iconic online meme.

America saw what it wanted to see on the face of its newest icon. And everyone saw it wrong.

America saw what it wanted to see on the face of its newest icon. And everyone saw it wrong.

Playstation’s decision to kill physical game discs is the latest attack on our diminishing rights to access and engage with culture digitally. Rent-seeking corporations and negligent lawmakers share

EFF will be back in Las Vegas, NV for Black Hat USA! We're excited to be in the Business Hall, where you can come say hi and learn more about the work we are doing to defend digital freedoms. You can

Let's cut through AI hype and fight for the people. Join EFF for the future of privacy & free expression.

Let's cut through AI hype and fight for the people. Join EFF for the future of privacy & free expression.

New York has banned smart glasses in all 1,240 state, county, city, town and village courts.

Putting smart glasses on trial.

New reports from 404 Media and Wired reveal a database that allegedly categorized 93 celebrity guests as “LGBTQIA.”

An MSG database tracked and categorized hundreds of celebs, famous Knicks superfans, and even some of Taylor Swift’s wedding guests. Labels included “LGBTQIA,” “DO NOT HOST,” and low to high “risk.”

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This is not science fiction. It’s not premature. If towns, cities, states, or the federal government want to act to reign in the emergence of armed police drones and robots, we have precious little

This Pride, we’re answering all your digital rights questions in season two of our initiative, LGBT Q...

The Illinois legislature recently passed House Bill 5511, which imposes a sweeping, device-level age-gating framework across nearly all internet-enabled hardware, operating systems, and online

This Pride season, join EFF and the Queer Arts Collective in building a creative space at the intersection of digital justice and artistic expression. We’re looking for fresh, untold, historically

Buried inside the KIDS Act are provisions that will push online services to verify all users’ ages, require government-directed moderation policies for online speech, and even create new rules about