Category: Business

In a victory for data privacy, a federal court in New York definitively ruled that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) violated the law when it disclosed millions of federal employee records to DOGE agents. In a summary judgment ruling issued on October 20, 2026, the court found that OPM violated two provisions of the […]

SAN FRANCISCO—Privacy Badger, the award-winning tracker blocker made by the member-supported digital rights nonprofit Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), is now available for Safari on macOS.   Safari users can download the free browser extension today and join the more than 4 million people using Privacy Badger to take a stand against data brokers and online […]

This post was co-written by Andi Cao, an EFF legal intern. Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) are mass surveillance. They photograph every passing car and log where and when it was captured, building a searchable record of where nearly everyone drives. Cities should not buy them, and cities that already have them should shut them […]

Exciting news for Safari users: Privacy Badger is now available on Safari for macOS! You’ll need Safari version 26.5 or higher to use it. Whether you want to protect yourself from data brokers or just don’t want Big Tech profiting off your browsing data, Privacy Badger is here to help. More than 4 million people […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Following a turbulent period two years ago marked by lagging sales, slow innovation, and preliminary merger discussions with Honda, Nissan Motor Co. has completed an internal restructuring, returning to profitability and expanding its U.S. manufacturing footprint. The Japanese automaker posted its first quarterly profit in two years, supported by a 10% year-over-year […]

Barry Steinhardt, a lifelong privacy champion and an early leader in the battle for digital civil liberties who served as EFF’s president in 1998-99, died last week at age 73.  A Connecticut native, Steinhardt led the Vermont and Pennsylvania affiliates of the American Civil Liberties Union before becoming associate director of the national ACLU. There, […]

Benefiting from these changes often requires specialised skills and access to the latest technologies, putting disadvantaged groups at risk of being left behind. Women, young people, older persons, persons with disabilities, migrants, Indigenous Peoples and low-income communities are particularly vulnerable, the report stresses, outlining recommendations for governments to ensure these transformations benefit everyone.  Inclusion is […]

NEW YORK — BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, reported record assets under management (AUM) of $15.5 trillion in its third-quarter 2026 earnings results, driven by massive institutional client deposits and sustained global market tailwinds. The asset management giant, led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Larry Fink, attracted $205 billion in net new money […]

MALTA, N.Y. — Semiconductor contract manufacturer GlobalFoundries Inc. announced plans to build and operate two new 300-millimeter chip-making facilities at its Malta campus in Upstate New York, supported by an investment framework of up to $21 billion funded by Japan. The landmark deal operates under a bilateral U.S.–Japan trade and investment initiative aimed at expanding […]

EFF legal intern Gabrielle Ladun was the principal author of this post.  The Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General (DHS OIG) has published a summary of findings from its audit of the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) facial recognition technology. While the detailed findings are classified, the summary states that the OIG’s audit uncovered […]