Category: Business

Minister Dung, it is a pleasure to welcome you to Washington for this first Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Economic Dialogue between the United States and Vietnam. I’m also glad to be able to repay your hospitality for hosting me in Hanoi earlier this year. I’m joined today by Ambassador Marc Knapper, as well as leadership from […]

The United States has now, for the first time in the more than 100-year history of the Espionage Act, obtained an Espionage Act conviction for basic journalistic acts. Here, Assange’s Criminal Information is for obtaining newsworthy information from a source, communicating it to the public, and expressing an openness to receiving more highly newsworthy information. […]

We’ve said it before: online age verification is incompatible with privacy. Companies responsible for storing or processing sensitive documents like drivers’ licenses are likely to encounter data breaches, potentially exposing not only personal data like users’ government-issued ID, but also information about the sites that they visit.  This threat is not hypothetical. This morning, 404 […]

The end of June concluded LGBTQ+ Pride month, yet the risks LGBTQ+ people face persist every month of the year. This year, LGBTQ+ Pride took place at a time of anti-LGBTQ+ violence, harassment and vandalism and back in May, US officials had warned that LGBTQ+ events around the world might be targeted during Pride Month. […]

The United States congratulates the Republic of Korea (ROK) on assuming the chair of the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) after receiving unanimous support from all MSP partners. The ROK will hold the chair of the MSP for one year starting on July 1. The ROK has demonstrated tremendous leadership on critical minerals supply chain issues […]

Instead of relaxing for the summer, EFF is in first gear defending your rights online! Catch up on what we’re doing with the latest issue of our EFFector newsletter. This time we’re sharing updates regarding California law enforcement illegally sharing drivers’ location data out-of-state, the heavy burden Congress has to meet to justify a TikTok […]

Legal intern Danya Hajjaji was the lead author of this post. The Sixth Circuit must carefully apply a new “state action” test from the U.S. Supreme Court to ensure that public officials who use social media to speak for the government do not have free rein to infringe critics’ First Amendment rights, EFF and the […]

Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez will deliver remarks at a signing ceremony advancing cooperation on bilateral air aviation alongside the Dominican Republic’s Minister of Tourism David Collado on June 28, 2024, at 12p.m. ET in Washington, DC. The Under Secretary and Minister will provide opening remarks followed by […]

These are just a few of the concerning findings of a new report into the digital economy by UN trade agency UNCTAD, which insists that the thriving sector’s negative environmental impact must be taken more seriously – and slowed by investment in renewables. “The rise of technologies such as artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency mining, […]

Oh the stories I could tell you about EFF’s adventures anchoring the digital rights movement. Clandestine whistleblowers. Secret rooms. Encryption cracking. Airships over mass spying facilities. Even appearances from a badger, a purple dinosaur, and an adorable toddler dancing to Prince. EFF emerged as a proud friend to creators and users alike in this wild […]