Category: Business

EFF is excited to kick off a new series of livestream events this summer! Please join EFF staff and fellow digital freedom supporters as we dive into three topics near and dear to our hearts. July 18: The U.S. Supreme Court Takes on the Internet In the first segment of EFF’s livestream series, we’ll dive […]

SAN FRANCISCO—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is honored to announce today that Tarah Wheeler — a social scientist studying international conflict, an author, and a poker player who is CEO of the cybersecurity compliance company Red Queen Dynamics — has joined EFF’s Board of Directors.  Wheeler has served on EFF’s advisory board since June 2020. […]

Protecting people’s privacy is the first step we should take to create meaningful online regulation. That’s why EFF has previously expressed concerns about the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) which, rather than set up strong protections, instead freezes consumer data privacy protections in place, preempts existing state laws, and would prevent states from creating stronger […]

Did you know Disney’s Steamboat Willie entered the public domain this year? Since its 1928 debut, U.S. Congress has made multiple changes to copyright law, extending Disney’s ownership of this cultural icon for almost a century. A century. Creativity should spark more creativity. That’s not how intellectual property laws are supposed to work. In the […]

Police in Minnesota are buying and flying more drones than ever before, according to an annual report recently released by the state’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA). Minnesotan law enforcement flew their drones without a warrant 4,326 times in 2023, racking up a state-wide expense of over $1 million. This marks a large, 41 percent […]

This post was authored by the mysterious Raul Duke. The weather was unusually cool for a summer night. Just the right amount of bitterness in the air for attorneys from all walks of life to gather in San Francisco’s Mission District for EFF’s 16th annual Cyberlaw Trivia Night. Inside Public Works, attorneys filled their plates […]

The 2024 World Investment Report highlighted that insufficient funding is hindering efforts to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, underscoring the urgent need for policies to bolster finance.  “Investment is not just about capital flows; it is about human potential, environmental stewardship and the enduring pursuit of a more equitable and sustainable world,” said Rebeca Grynspan, […]

EFF needs your help to defend privacy and free speech online. Learn why you’re crucial to the fight in this edition of campfire tales from our friends, The Encryptids. These cunning critters have come out of hiding to help us celebrate EFF’s summer membership drive for internet freedom. Through EFF’s 34th birthday on July 10, […]

Special Representative for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery Penny Pritzker will travel to Berlin, Germany to serve as Head of Delegation to the Ukraine Recovery Conference June 11 – 12. In Berlin, Special Representative Pritzker will also represent the United States as Co-Chair in the Multi-agency Donor Coordination Platform (MDCP), launch the Business Advisory Council, and meet […]

Join EFF on a road trip through the information superhighway! As you choose the perfect playlist for the trip we’ll share our findings about the latest generation of cell-site simulators; share security tips for protestors at college campuses; and rant about the surveillance abuses that could come from the latest UN Cybercrime Convention draft. As […]