🫥 Spotify Face Scans Are Just the Beginning | EFFector 37.10

Catching up on your backlog of digital rights news has never been easier! EFF has a one-stop-shop to keep you up to date on the latest in the fight against censorship and surveillance—our EFFector newsletter. This time we’re covering an act of government intimidation in Florida when the state subpoenaed a venue for surveillance video […]

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🤫 Meta’s Secret Spying Scheme | EFFector 37.7

Keeping up on the latest digital rights news has never been easier. With a new look, EFF’s EFFector newsletter covers the latest details on our work defending your rights to privacy and free expression online. EFFector 37.7 covers some of the very sneaky tactics that Meta has been using to track you online, and how […]

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EFF at the Las Vegas Security Conferences

It’s time for EFF’s annual journey to Las Vegas for the summer security conferences: BSidesLV, Black Hat USA, and DEF CON. Our lawyers, activists, and technologists are always excited to support this community of security researchers and tinkerers—the folks who push computer security forward (and somehow survive the Vegas heat in their signature black hoodies). […]

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🤕 A Surveillance Startup in Damage Control | EFFector 37.8

We’re a little over halfway through the year! Which… could be good or bad depending on your outlook… but nevermind that—EFF is here to keep you updated on the latest digital rights news, and we’ve got you covered with an all-new EFFector! With issue 37.8, we’re covering a recent EFF investigation into AI-generated police reports, […]

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đź‘® Amazon Ring Is Back in the Mass Surveillance Game | EFFector 37.9

EFF is gearing up to beat the heat in Las Vegas for the summer security conferences! Before we make our journey to the Strip, we figured let’s get y’all up-to-speed with a new edition of EFFector. This time we’re covering an illegal mass surveillance scheme by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, calling out dating apps for […]

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We’re Envisioning A Better Future

Whether you’ve been following EFF for years or just discovered us (hello!), you’ve probably noticed that our team is kind of obsessed with the ✨future✨. From people soaring through the sky, to space cats, geometric unicorns, and (so many) mechas—we’re always imagining what the future could look like when we get things right. That same spirit […]

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The Insidious Effort to Privatize Public Airwaves | EFFector 37.5

School is almost out for summer! You know what that means? Plenty of time to catch up on the latest digital rights news! Don’t worry, though—EFF has you covered with our EFFector newsletter. This edition of EFFector explains why efforts to privatize public airwaves would harm American TV viewers; goes over how KOSA is still a very […]

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Right to Repair: A Prime Example of Grassroots Advocacy

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 this. In July of last year, EFF and many other organizations […]

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Congress Moves Closer to Risky Internet Takedown Law | EFFector 37.4

Sorry, EFF doesn’t hand out candy like the Easter Bunny, but we are here to keep you updated on the latest digital rights news with our EFFector newsletter! This edition of EFFector explains how you can help us push back against the TAKE IT DOWN Act, an internet censorship law; why we oppose site-blocking legislation, […]

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A New Tool to Detect Cellular Spying | EFFector 37.3

Take some time during your Spring Break to catch up on the latest digital rights news by subscribing to EFF’s EFFector newsletter! This edition of the newsletter covers our new open source tool to detect cellular spying, Rayhunter; The Foilies 2025, our tongue-in-cheek awards to the worst responses to public records requests; and our recommendations to the […]

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