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Axon Enterprise Inc. is working with a Canadian police department to test the addition of face recognition technology (FRT) to its body-worn cameras (BWCs). This is an alarming development in government surveillance that should put communities ...

After a years-long battle, the European Commission's "Chat Control" plan, which would mandate mass scanning and other encryption-breaking measures, at last codifies agreement on a position within the Council of the EU, representing EU States. The ...

EFF has submitted its formal comment to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) opposing a set of proposed rules that would sharply restrict the public's ability to challenge wrongly granted patents. These rules would make inter partes review . ...

AI companies have a responsibility to their users to make sure the warrant requirement is strictly followed, to resist unlawful bulk surveillance requests, and to be transparent with their users about the number of government requests they receive.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and scores of state and local law enforcement agencies have installed a massive dragnet of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) in the US-Mexico borderlands. In . ...

Technology can uplift democracy, or it can be an authoritarian weapon. EFF is making sure it stays on the side of freedom and you can help. It's Power Up Your Donation Week and your contribution gets a free dollar-for-dollar match.

In late September, the United Kingdom's Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his government's plans to introduce a new digital ID scheme in the country to take effect before the end of the Parliament (no later than August 2029). The scheme will, ...

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EFF filed an amicus brief in Arizona federal court arguing that public school students need private digital spaces beyond their school's reach to speak freely, without the specter of constant school surveillance and punishment.

Even with the holidays coming up, the digital rights news doesn't stop. Thankfully, EFF is here to keep you up-to-date with our EFFector newsletter!In our latest issue, we're explaining why politicians latest attempts to ban VPNs is a terrible idea; ...