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EFF Joins 7amleh Campaign to #ReconnectGaza
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/eff-joins-7amleh-campaign-reconnectgaza
Published: March 17, 2025 07:15
In times of conflict, the internet becomes more than just a tool—it is a lifeline, connecting those caught in chaos with the outside world. It carries voices that might otherwise be silenced, bearing witness to suffering and survival. Without internet…
The Foilies 2025
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/foilies-2025
Published: March 16, 2025 14:18
Recognize the Worst in Government TransparencyÂ
Co-written by MuckRock's Michael Morisy, Dillon Bergin, and Kelly Kauffman
The public's right to access government information is constantly under siege across the United States, from both sides of the…
EFF to NSF: AI Action Plan Must Put People First
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/eff-nsf-ai-action-plan-must-put-people-first
Published: March 13, 2025 22:53
This past January the new administration issued an executive order on Artificial Intelligence (AI), taking the place of the now rescinded Biden-era order, calling for a new AI Action Plan tasked with “unburdening” the current AI industry to stoke…
EFF Thanks Fastly for Donated Tools to Help Keep Our Website Secure
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/eff-thanks-fastly-donated-tools-help-keep-our-website-secure-0
Published: March 13, 2025 21:17
EFF’s most important platform for welcoming everyone to join us in our fight for a better digital future is our website, eff.org. We thank Fastly for their generous in-kind contribution of services helping keep EFF’s website online.
Eff.org was first…
EFFecting Change: Is There Hope for Social Media?
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/effecting-change-there-hope-social-media
Published: March 13, 2025 20:21
Please join EFF for the next segment of EFFecting Change, our livestream series covering digital privacy and free speech.Â
EFFecting Change Livestream Series:Is There Hope for Social Media?Thursday, March 20th12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Pacific - Check Local…
EFF Joins AllOut’s Campaign Calling for Meta to Stop Hate Speech Against LGBTQ+ Community
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/eff-joins-allouts-campaign-calling-meta-stop-hate-speech-against-lgbtq-community
Published: March 13, 2025 17:30
In January, Meta made targeted changes to its hateful conduct policy that would allow dehumanizing statements to be made about certain vulnerable groups. More specifically, Meta’s hateful conduct policy now contains the following text:
People sometimes use…
In Memoriam: Mark Klein, AT&T Whistleblower Who Revealed NSA Mass Spying
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/memoriam-mark-klein-att-whistleblower-about-nsa-mass-spying
Published: March 12, 2025 20:01
EFF is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Mark Klein, a bona fide hero who risked civil liability and criminal prosecution to help expose a massive spying program that violated the rights of millions of Americans.
Mark didn’t set out to change the…
EFF Stands with Perkins Coie and the Rule of Law
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/eff-stands-perkins-coie-and-rule-law
Published: March 12, 2025 17:50
As a legal organization that has fought in court to defend the rights of technology users for almost 35 years, including numerous legal challenges to federal government overreach, Electronic Frontier Foundation unequivocally supports Perkins Coie’s…
Anchorage Police Department: AI-Generated Police Reports Don’t Save Time
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/anchorage-police-department-ai-generated-police-reports-dont-save-time
Published: March 12, 2025 15:58
The Anchorage Police Department (APD) has concluded its three-month trial of Axon’s Draft One, an AI system that uses audio from body-worn cameras to write narrative police reports for officers—and has decided not to retain the technology. Axon touts this…
Hawaii Takes a Stand for Privacy: HCR 144/HR 138 Calls for Investigation of Crisis Pregnancy Centers
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/hawaii-takes-stand-privacy-hcr-144hr-138-calls-investigation-crisis-pregnancy
Published: March 11, 2025 20:30
In a bold push for medical privacy, Hawaii's House of Representatives has introduced HCR 144/HR 138, a resolution calling for the Hawaii Attorney General to investigate whether crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) are violating patient privacy laws.Â
Often…
Ten Years of The Foilies
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/ten-years-foilies
Published: March 11, 2025 19:03
A look back at the games governments played to avoid transparency
In the year 2015, we witnessed the launch of OpenAI, a debate over the color of a dress going viral, and a Supreme Court decision that same-sex couples have the right to get married. It was…
Right to Repair: A Prime Example of Grassroots Advocacy
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/right-repair-prime-example-grassroots-advocacy
Published: March 11, 2025 18:58
Good old-fashioned grassroots advocacy is one of the best tools we have right now for making a positive change for our civil liberties online. When we unite toward a shared goal, anything is possible, and the right to repair movement is a prime example of…
EFF Sends Letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee Opposing the STOP CSAM Act
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/eff-sends-letter-senate-judiciary-committee-opposing-stop-csam-act
Published: March 11, 2025 17:31
On Monday, March 10, EFF sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee opposing the Strengthening Transparency and Obligation to Protect Children Suffering from Abuse and Mistreatment Act (STOP CSAM Act) ahead of a committee hearing on the bill.Â
EFF…
RightsCon Community Calls for Urgent Release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/rightscon-community-calls-urgent-release-alaa-abd-el-fattah
Published: March 10, 2025 10:08
Last month saw digital rights organizations and social justice groups head to Taiwan for this year's RightsCon conference on human rights in the digital age. During the conference, one prominent message was spoken loud and clear: Alaa Abd El-Fattah must be…