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In a dramatic middle-of-the-night stand off, a bipartisan set of lawmakers pushing for true reform and privacy protections for Americans bought us some more time to fight! They are holding out for, at a minimum, the requirement of an actual probable ...

New York's proposed 2026-2027 budget currently includes provisions that will require all 3D printers sold in the state to run print-blocking censorware--software that surveils every print for forbidden designs. This policy would also create felony .. ...

A phone's push notifications can contain a significant amount of information about you, your communications, and what you do throughout the day. They're important enough to government investigations that Apple and Google now both require a judge's .. ...

EFF calls on the Kuwaiti government to immediately release journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin. An award-winning journalist and television host who worked for Al Jazeera for many years, Shihab-Eldin--a dual American-Kuwaiti citizen--was arrested in Kuwait ...

The number of internet shutdowns in 2025 broke the record set in 2024. Whereas network disruptions were once a rare occurrence, they are now a routine measure, increasingly treated by authorities as a standard response to periods of heightened ...

In 2025, Google gave Amandla Thomas-Johnson's data to ICE without giving him the chance to challenge the subpoena, breaking a nearly decade-long promise to notify users before handing their data to law enforcement.

Google's Failure to Warn Users About Law Enforcement Demands for Data Is Deceptive ...

California's bill, AB 2047, will not only mandate censorware on all 3D printers; it will also criminalize the use of open-source alternatives. Repeating the mistakes of DRM won't make anyone safer, but it will hurt innovation in the state and risks a ...

Protecting privacy and free speech online takes more than policy work--it takes community. Conferences like HOPE are where that community comes together to learn, connect, and push these ideals forward. That's why EFF is proud to be at HOPE 26.Join . ...

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