Category: Business

Courts have for two decades found that linking and embedding someone else’s web content, be it a photo, music, or an article, doesn’t violate copyright law–the entity that controls the server that hosts a copyrighted work, not the user or website that merely directs others to it, is directly liable if the content turns out […]

Mass surveillance isn’t a joke. But police are treating it like one when using automated license plate reader (ALPR) networks. In our latest EFFector newsletter, we’re covering a new EFF report on how officers across the country are routinely logging completely nonsensical “reasons” for their Flock searches, including “LOL,” “LMAO,” and even (yuck) “Sexy.” JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER For over 35 […]

The federal government has inserted a provision into a funding deal with the state of California that would make the state abandon its gold standard net neutrality law, broadband affordability laws, and public safety protections. Doing so would be a huge step back for California, and would actually end up being more expensive for Californians […]

The group – Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and several other nations that have also signed on – was founded to give major developing economies a stronger voice in a global system long dominated by Western powers.  This year’s summit, hosted by India, has drawn heads of state alongside the leaders of the World […]

Governor Newsom signed a package of 12 bills yesterday aimed at “protecting children” online. One of them was AB 1709, which EFF has opposed this legislative session and serves as a functional ban on young people under 16 using social media. However, EFF supported two of the bills signed into law, AB 2071 and AB 2298, […]

Amazon recently debuted a new feature for its Ring cameras that the company is calling Throw Away the Key Encryption (TAKE). The idea is to cut back on the amount of video content available to the company, and thus potentially available to law enforcement. But while it might technically add a speed bump to accessing […]

Police departments across the country are lining up to launch drone-as-first-responder (DFR) programs, and hundreds have cleared a necessary hurdle toward making deployment a reality, expanding aerial surveillance and data collection even in areas patrol officers typically can’t reach. As of February 2026, over 1,000 public safety agencies—including police, fire, and other emergency management agencies—had […]

For years, John Deere had actively made repairing their tractors near-impossible for anyone but itself and the few “authorized” repair shops—regardless of the ability of its customers to actually visit such shops. Now, in a major win for farmers and right to repair advocates, John Deere must soon provide farmers with not just the tools […]

Bans Like California’s Don’t Fix What’s Wrong With Social Media Companies SAN FRANCISCO – Technology and the laws that regulate it should support and empower young people. California’s AB 1709 – signed into law today by Gov. Gavin Newsom – falls far short of this goal, say the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and its allies.    […]

EFF’s first EFFecting Change livestream was all the way back in July of 2024. Maybe you’ve caught each stream, or maybe you’ve only caught a few. Or maybe you’re like me and prefer to listen to conversations like these on your daily commute! Either way, if you want to stay on top of these monthly […]