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  1. 1 minute ago

    “Not all patents actually end up as a product…[but] they do give an indication of where a company is looking to expand.” EFF’s spoke to Marketplace Tech this week about what we saw when we looked into patents filed by prison technology companies.

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  2. 2 hours ago

    It’s “hard to know where the Ring marketing department ends and police departments begin,” says Matthew Guariglia, a policy analyst with EFF. “For a long time, their talking points have been identical.”

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  3. 14 hours ago

    For the Ethics in Tech series, EFF’s spoke with of & about stalkerware, surveillance, and the enormous potential for abuse that comes with the enormous power that tech giants wield:

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  4. 15 hours ago

    Check out great photos of EFF’s “Don’t Scan Our Phones” banner flying over HQ during last week’s .

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  5. 16 hours ago

    In the name of security and fraud prevention, prison communication companies have imagined a few ways to store, analyze, and use the trove of voices, as articulated in patents on voice printing, matching, and recognition filed in recent years.

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  6. 17 hours ago

    Want to fight for digital rights in your local school or community, but not sure how? Our Electronic Frontier Alliance toolkits can help you get started.

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  7. 18 hours ago

    Tech giants need to be pushed to make it easy for users to leave, or to use other tools to interact with their data without leaving entirely. Tell your representatives to pass the ACCESS Act

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  8. 19 hours ago

    Many patents never become products, but they can still signal some strange spaghetti being thrown at the wall. We explain what patents can and can't tell us for the Catalog of Carceral Surveillance.

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  9. 20 hours ago

    Students shouldn’t have to put up with their schools spying on them. Here’s a guide on what you might face and what to do about it:

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  10. 21 hours ago

    “You might think, ‘shrug if I don’t do it [unethical hacking], somebody else will do it,’ but if enough people don’t do it, it won’t get done. It starts with you.” - EFF’s is one of ’s hacker heroes. Learn why:

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  11. 22 hours ago

    Join Electronic Frontier Alliance member this Wednesday for a timely discussion on how border surveillance directly impacts U.S.-born and migrant BIPOC communities.

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  12. 24 hours ago

    While several other courts have held that long-term pole camera surveillance is constitutionally acceptable, two recent rulings, including a recent ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court, have found otherwise.

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  13. Sep 25

    While Apple has paused to consider more feedback on its plans, this privacy-protecting move from WhatsApp is striking in its contrast.

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  14. Sep 25

    We’re pleased to share that the Atlas of Surveillance will be featured in the ’s Places & Spaces exhibit, which highlights powerful uses of maps in sharing knowledge. You can browse our growing collection of data on police surveillance tools at

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  15. Sep 25

    Canadians, today is the last day to speak out on proposed internet rules that would create online filters and speech police! File your comment right now with ’s email tool:

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  16. Sep 24

    The SHOP SAFE Act is supposed to protect consumers from unsafe counterfeits, but it threatens to do more harm than good.

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  17. Sep 24

    Now that HTTPS is actually everywhere, take a moment to make sure it is enabled on your browser.

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  18. Sep 24

    The web doesn't have to be "five giant sites filled with screenshots of the other four" (h/t !) - with interoperability, co-ops, nonprofits and startups can demonopolize the net.

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  19. Sep 24

    Support EFF's work today and Stay Golden with our newest member t-shirt!

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  20. Sep 24

    EFF Threat Lab's very own `apkeep` tool now supports downloading (and verifying!) Android packages from the free, open-source F-Droid repository:

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