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Governor Newsom Signs Student-Backed Digital Literacy Bills Alongside Misguided Bans
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (624+ words) 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 young people under 16 using social media. However, EFF…...
Digital Sovereignty: What It Is, What It Could Be
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (751+ words) We can start by developing a shared understanding of what digital sovereignty actually means. We’ve also included a glossary of terms at the bottom of this post. In global majority countries in particular, wars, sanctions, and the growing fragmentation of…...
2026 EFF Award Winners: Access Now, 7amleh – The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media, DeFlock, and New Media Rights
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (244+ words) EFF is pleased to announce that Access Now, 7amleh – The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media, DeFlock, and New Media Rights have received 2026 EFF Awards for their vital work in ensuring that technology supports freedom, justice, and innovation for…...
New Records Reveal Problems with Medicare’s AI Prior Authorization Experiment
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (497+ words) EFF’s FOIA request sought records pertaining to the CMS contracts with WISeR software vendors; any tests for accuracy, bias, or hallucinations in vendors' technology; and any audits, monitoring, or evaluation of WISeR and participating vendors. CMS records obtained by EFF…...
Court Rules Against Citizen Journalists in DMCA Takedown Case—EFF Will Appeal
1+ week, 3+ day ago (473+ words) Channel 781 is a group of independent, volunteer journalists who report on local affairs in Waltham, Massachusetts. That includes posting short, newsworthy excerpts from recordings of city government meetings produced by Waltham Community Access Corporation (WCAC), the city's public access television…...
Judge Rules DOD Unlawfully Retaliated Against Anthropic
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1053+ words) A federal judge has sided with Anthropic on its claims that the Department of Defense illegally retaliated against Anthropic’s protected speech by labeling the AI company a “supply chain risk.” The judge found that designation, intended to penalize Anthropic for…...
Doxxing Safety Part II: Incident Response
1+ week, 6+ day ago (419+ words) Doxxing, also known as the deliberate sharing of personal information to harass or endanger someone, is a tricky thing to protect against. It often happens by some ill-intentioned person accessing publicly available information, then sharing that information more widely in…...
Doxxing Safety Pt I: Prevention and Footprint Management
1+ week, 6+ day ago (468+ words) Many, if not all, of the resources we cover below will be referenced in those guides, and themselves fall under the OSINT category. It’s important to note that the tools we reference in this particular blog post are only relevant…...
Privacy on the Map (Part 2): Progress, Pitfalls, and the Fight for Enforceable Location Data Protections
1+ week, 6+ day ago (346+ words) Yet, even as these states move the ball forward to restrict location tracking, most of their laws leave significant gaps that still must be filled. Other states – and Congress – need to get into the game, too, and ensure protection of…...
EFF and Allies on Brazil's Elections: Privacy Protections are Crucial to Electoral Integrity
2+ week, 2+ day ago (596+ words) The recommendations are part of a broader regional initiative and build on the legal and institutional safeguards already in place in Brazil. They seek to promote greater coordination among oversight institutions, civil society, and digital platforms, and encourage the solid…...