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Executive Director Cindy Cohn Will Step Down After 25 Years with EFF
https://www.eff.org/press/releases/executive-director-cindy-cohn-will-step-down-after-25-years-eff
Published: September 9, 2025 21:00
SAN FRANCISCO – Electronic Frontier Foundation Executive Director Cindy Cohn will step down by mid-2026 after more than 25 years with the organization and a decade as its top officer leading the fight for digital freedoms.Â
EFF – defending digital privacy,…
Torture Victim’s Landmark Hacking Lawsuit Against Spyware Maker Can Proceed, Judge Rules
https://www.eff.org/press/releases/torture-victims-landmark-hacking-lawsuit-against-spyware-maker-can-proceed-judge
Published: August 13, 2025 15:38
PORTLAND, OR – Saudi human rights activist Loujain Alhathloul’s groundbreaking lawsuit concerning spying software that enabled her imprisonment and torture can advance, a federal judge ruled in an opinion unsealed Tuesday.Â
U.S. District Judge Karin J.…
EFF Investigation: AI Product for Police Reports is Designed to Hinder Audits
https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-investigation-ai-product-police-reports-designed-hinder-audits
Published: July 10, 2025 16:05
SAN FRANCISCO – Axon Enterprise's Draft One product, which uses generative artificial intelligence to write police report narratives based on body-worn camera audio, seems designed to stymie any attempts at auditing, transparency, and accountability, an…
Electronic Frontier Foundation to Present Annual EFF Awards to Just Futures Law, Erie Meyer, and Software Freedom Law Center, India
https://www.eff.org/press/releases/electronic-frontier-foundation-present-annual-eff-awards-just-futures-law-erie-meyer
Published: July 9, 2025 21:00
SAN FRANCISCO—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is honored to announce that Just Futures Law, Erie Meyer, and Software Freedom Law Center, India will receive the 2025 EFF Awards for their vital work in ensuring that technology supports privacy,…
New Journalism Curriculum Module Teaches Digital Security for Border Journalists
https://www.eff.org/press/releases/new-journalism-curriculum-module-teaches-digital-security-border-journalists
Published: June 23, 2025 16:00
SAN FRANCISCO – A new college journalism curriculum module teaches students how to protect themselves and their digital devices when working near and across the U.S.-Mexico border.Â
“Digital Security 101: Crossing the US-Mexico Border” was developed by…
Privacy Victory! Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction in OPM/DOGE Lawsuit
https://www.eff.org/press/releases/privacy-victory-judge-grants-preliminary-injunction-opmdoge-lawsuit
Published: June 9, 2025 19:28
NEW YORK–In a victory for personal privacy, a New York federal district court judge today granted a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) disclosure of records to DOGE and its agents.
Judge Denise…
EFF Leads Prominent Security Experts in Urging Trump Administration to Leave Chris Krebs Alone
https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-leads-prominent-security-experts-urging-trump-administration-leave-chris-krebs
Published: April 28, 2025 18:11
SAN FRANCISCO – The Trump Administration must cease its politically motivated investigation of former U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Christopher Krebs, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and dozens of prominent…
Judge Rejects Government’s Attempt to Dismiss EFF Lawsuit Against OPM, DOGE, and Musk
https://www.eff.org/press/releases/judge-rejects-governments-attempt-dismiss-eff-lawsuit-against-opm-doge-and-musk
Published: April 3, 2025 17:15
NEW YORK—A lawsuit seeking to stop the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) from disclosing tens of millions of Americans’ private, sensitive information to Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) can continue, a federal judge ruled…
EFF Installs Border Technology Exhibit at Angel Island Immigration Station
https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-installs-border-technology-exhibit-angel-island-immigration-station
Published: March 31, 2025 16:00
SAN FRANCISCO—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has installed a photographic and informational exhibit on border surveillance technology for public viewing at Angel Island State Park—the first such display ever in a California State Park and a…
EFF and Repro Uncensored Launch #StopCensoringAbortion Campaign
https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-and-repro-uncensored-launch-stopcensoringabortion-campaign
Published: February 19, 2025 16:52
SAN FRANCISCO—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the Repro Uncensored coalition on Wednesday launched the #StopCensoringAbortion campaign to ensure that people who need reproductive health and abortion information can find and share it. …
EFF Sues OPM, DOGE and Musk for Endangering the Privacy of Millions
https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-sues-opm-doge-and-musk-endangering-privacy-millions
Published: February 11, 2025 22:34
NEW YORK—EFF and a coalition of privacy defenders led by Lex Lumina filed a lawsuit today asking a federal court to stop the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) from disclosing millions of Americans’ private, sensitive information to Elon Musk and…