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EFF worked on bills in more than a dozen states this year, fighting for your digital rights.
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Since the DSA was first introduced, EFF has advocated that users are put back in control of their online experiences. Yet despite it passing in 2022, our work has just begun.
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Did you know you can become an EFF member for only $25 a year? Donate today to help us fight for digital freedoms and you'll even help us reach our Year-End Challenge goal!
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EFF has defended tech users, digital creators, and researchers for over 30 years. Your support is the reason we can keep up this fight. Donate today!
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The Foilies are our annual tongue-in-cheek awards for government officials who interfere with the public's access to information. Send your nominations to EFF and by January 6.
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In Europe, the U.K., and the U.S., elected leaders are pondering policies that could undermine encryption.
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It's been a rough year for online free expression, but is on the case. Learn more about our international free speech work and the stories we're paying close attention to:
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We can build a world with safety and privacy for all. Those values are incompatible with constant scanning.
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Copyright used to be of interest only to “educators, historians & librarians,” EFF’s told - but then the internet made it easy to copy information, and people realized copyright rules curbed their ability to share or post.
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Globally, this was a tough year for free expression online. Here are 5 stories that is keeping a close eye on:
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By simply donating any amount to EFF, you bring us closer to a series of grants that increase in size as the number of supporters grows. Take the challenge and help us end 2022 with a win!
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We have struck back against the rising tide of police drones and robots. We’ll keep fighting in 2023.
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“It’s only a matter of time until they try to get their hands on biometric data in their efforts to identify and punish abortion seekers,” EFF’s told .
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The government shouldn’t be meddling in the content moderation process. A 5th Circuit ruling that upheld Texas’ social media law went against bedrock 1st Amendment principles.
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From Tech Trivia to DEF CON to the EFF Awards, EFF was so excited to be able to see our members online and in-person this year. Thank you for your support!
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Cyber-attacks in 2022 reinforced to Latin American governments why using encryption and fixing security vulnerabilities matter. They also reinforced the serious consequences of government surveillance without solid safeguards, transparency, and oversight.
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It’s important to understand the ways that the workplace presents unique privacy challenges.
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No matter what, EFF is here to fight for every users' rights on the internet (ᓄಠ_ಠ)ᓄ
We can't do it without your support! Join today.
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After extensive deliberation, the EU’s Digital Services Act rejected strict takedown deadlines that would have suppressed legal, valuable, and benign speech. EFF also helped to ensure that the final language steered clear of intrusive filter obligations.
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In these extraordinary times, recurring donations can help ensure EFF has the ability to push for digital civil liberties. Set up a monthly or annual donation today, and you'll even help us reach our Year-End Challenge goal!
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EFF and are soliciting nominations for The Foilies, our annual report that names and shames government agencies and officials who thwart the public's right to access information.
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Thank you to all of the EFF members who joined forces with us and kept the fight for internet freedom strong during this challenging year. We could not do it without you.
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Cyber-attacks in Latin America throughout 2022 exposed both systemic government vulnerabilities and arbitrary practices. Read our year in review on why security, privacy, and human rights protection should always go hand in hand
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Help us make sure your 'naughty' and 'nice' lists stay private, secure, and encrypted. Donate to EFF during our Year-End Challenge drive!
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Meta’s reversal of its decision to require a Facebook login for VR should be a lesson to its competitors: users will not tolerate being corralled into privacy-invading procedures.
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EFF’s “Threat Lab”:
- Worked to bring down the stalkerware industry
- Took aim at invasive surveillance by police
- Raised red flags around the security and privacy of daycare apps
Developed new tools and techniques for reversing android malware
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EFF’s quoted in : “Pour one out for all of the security practitioners who are going to have to patiently explain that using a password manager is still good... to people who have glanced at a headline about the latest LastPass breach.”
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The Ghost of Christmas Past might see your metadata, but the government shouldn't. Donate to EFF to help protect your digital privacy.
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The time to figure out the appropriate safeguards for the future of the metaverse and XR is now, before headsets collecting biometrics and other personal data go mainstream.
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EFF’s Threat Lab is a crack team of technologists and researchers who issue FOIAs, guide policymakers, push back against big tech, and dissect hardware and software, all to help people who are exploited by technologically-enforced power imbalances.
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"There's a consent aspect, there's a privacy aspect, and there's a security aspect that really needs to be considered a lot more thoughtfully before TSA moves forward with any of this," EFF’s told .
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Year-end is always a great time to support your favorite nonprofit. You can even start a recurring donation to automatically make a donation every year!
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Informed consent is vital: Users must know they’re signing up for a global identity system, especially one using biometrics, a uniquely sensitive form of authentication. “It’s really hard to revoke & reissue your iris,” EFF’s told .
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EFF spent 2022 fighting tech-enabled abuse, from stalkerware to physical trackers.
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Nearly 200 records requests and months of meticulous research poring over thousands of documents led to our groundbreaking story unveiling Fog Data Science, the secretive data broker that sells our phone app location data to cops.
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We celebrated right to repair in 2022 with Kyle Wiens and Adam Savage!
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