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The European Commission was caught failing to comply with its own data protection regulations and, in a first, ordered to pay damages to a user for the violation. The 400 ($415) award may be tiny compared to fines levied against Big Tech by European ...

We're taking a moment to reflect on the 2024 state legislative session and what it means for the future of digital rights at the state level. Informed by insights from the State of State Technology Policy 2024 report by NYU's Center on Technology ...

EFF has been at the forefront of defending civil liberties in the digital age, with our activism team working across state, federal, and local levels to safeguard everyone's rights in the rapidly evolving tech landscape. As federal action on ...

At EFF, we're big fans of the Creative Commons project, which makes copyright work in empowering ways for people who want to share their work widely. EFF uses Creative Commons licenses on nearly all of our public communications. To highlight the ...

If you've got lawyers and a copyright, the law gives you tremendous power to silence speech you don't like. Copyright's statutory damages can be as high as $150,000 per work infringed, even if no actual harm is done. This makes it far too dangerous . ...

In the first weeks of the Trump Administration, we have witnessed a spate of sweeping, confusing, and likely unconstitutional executive orders, including some that have already had devastating human consequences. EFF is tracking many of them, as well ...

If there is one axiom that we should want to be true about the internet, it should be: the internet never forgets. One of the advantages of our advancing technology is that information can be stored and shared more easily than ever before. And, even ...

Late last year, Bumble finally rolled out its updated privacy policy after a coalition of twelve digital rights, LGBTQ+, human rights, and gender justice civil society organizations launched a campaign demanding stronger data protections ...

Discovering that you're pregnant can trigger a mix of emotions--excitement, uncertainty, or even distress--depending on your circumstances. Whatever your feelings are, your next steps will likely involve disclosing that news, along with other deeply ...

We're taking part in Copyright Week, a series of actions and discussions supporting key principles that should guide copyright policy. Every day this week, various groups are taking on different elements of copyright law and policy, and addressing .. ...