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“If one of these bills passes ... it’s going to affect all users, because if you want to access anything remotely controversial on the internet, you’re going to have to prove who you are,” EFF’s @irmck.bsky.social told @salon.com. www.salon.com/2025/12/22/...
www.salon.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“If one of these bills passes ... it’s going to affect all users, because if you want to access anything remotely controversial on the internet, you’re going to have to prove who you are,” EFF’s @irmck.bsky.social told @salon.com. www.salon.com/2025/12/22/...
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Police should be held to the same accountability standards as any other professional, EFF’s Adam Schwartz told @utahnewsdispatch.com. “They’re the ones with a badge and a gun who are enforcing the law. They, more than anyone else, should be following rules.” utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/12/19/...
Failure to activate: When Utah officers violate body-cam policies • Utah News Dispatch
The Utah Investigative Journalism Project filed nearly 170 records requests with 48 Utah law enforcement agencies about body camera use.
utahnewsdispatch.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Police should be held to the same accountability standards as any other professional, EFF’s Adam Schwartz told @utahnewsdispatch.com. “They’re the ones with a badge and a gun who are enforcing the law. They, more than anyone else, should be following rules.” utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/12/19/...
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Law enforcement have a lot of tools when it comes to accessing your personal information, which is why the sites and apps you use need to know the law– and when to push back. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
How Cops Can Get Your Private Online Data
Can the cops get your online data? In short, yes. There are a variety of US federal and state laws which give law enforcement powers to obtain information that you provided to online services. But,
www.eff.org
December 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Law enforcement have a lot of tools when it comes to accessing your personal information, which is why the sites and apps you use need to know the law– and when to push back. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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How it started vs. How it’s going NOW 👀
LA tow truck driver who towed ICE’s car found NOT GUILTY 🦸🏽♂️
LA tow truck driver who towed ICE’s car found NOT GUILTY 🦸🏽♂️
December 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
How it started vs. How it’s going NOW 👀
LA tow truck driver who towed ICE’s car found NOT GUILTY 🦸🏽♂️
LA tow truck driver who towed ICE’s car found NOT GUILTY 🦸🏽♂️
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Before sending a copyright infringement notice to an online platform, people need to consider all the fair use factors—not make up their own test. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Fair Use is a Right. Ignoring It Has Consequences.
Fair use is not just an excuse to copy—it’s a pillar of online speech protection, and disregarding it in order to lash out at a critic should have serious consequences. That’s what we told a federal
www.eff.org
December 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Before sending a copyright infringement notice to an online platform, people need to consider all the fair use factors—not make up their own test. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Providing people in government custody with access to legal counsel isn't optional — it's required by the Constitution.
ICE regularly violates this right and won't let people speak with their lawyer confidentially. We're taking ICE to court because people have a right to speak to their attorneys.
ICE regularly violates this right and won't let people speak with their lawyer confidentially. We're taking ICE to court because people have a right to speak to their attorneys.
One of the Most Basic Rights in the Book Is Regularly Denied to ICE Detainees
ICE insists its system protects attorney-client privilege. But the record inside tells a different story.
slate.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Providing people in government custody with access to legal counsel isn't optional — it's required by the Constitution.
ICE regularly violates this right and won't let people speak with their lawyer confidentially. We're taking ICE to court because people have a right to speak to their attorneys.
ICE regularly violates this right and won't let people speak with their lawyer confidentially. We're taking ICE to court because people have a right to speak to their attorneys.
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We’ve seen your posts. Age verification is coming for the internet and we’re all worried. What does it mean for users and how do we push back? Come ASK US ANYTHING about these invasive mandates on Reddit’s r/privacy—starting today at 12pm PT! www.reddit.com/r/privacy/c...
From the privacy community on Reddit: We’re EFF and we’re fighting to defend your privacy from the global onslaught of invasive age verification mandates. Ask us anything!
Explore this post and more from the privacy community
www.reddit.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
We’ve seen your posts. Age verification is coming for the internet and we’re all worried. What does it mean for users and how do we push back? Come ASK US ANYTHING about these invasive mandates on Reddit’s r/privacy—starting today at 12pm PT! www.reddit.com/r/privacy/c...
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Today in The December Comfort Watches: This is Spinal Tap. Because it's one of the funniest movies of all time, and I think Rob Reiner would want us to remember to feel joy, even, and especially, when surrounded by sadness.
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The December Comfort Watches 2025, Day Fifteen: This is Spinal Tap
For more than two weeks, I had it on my schedule to write about This is Spinal Tap today, December 15, 2025. The day before this, director Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle Singer were (allegedly) m…
whatever.scalzi.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Today in The December Comfort Watches: This is Spinal Tap. Because it's one of the funniest movies of all time, and I think Rob Reiner would want us to remember to feel joy, even, and especially, when surrounded by sadness.
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/15/t...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/15/t...
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“Congress should end the many years of overreach by the U.S. Intelligence Community by requiring warrants for the collection or capture of any communication involving an American,” EFF’s India McKinney told @Militarydotcom. www.military.com/daily-news/...
Americans' Privacy and Data: Congress Warned Over Warrantless Surveillance
Congress is weighing whether to renew or overhaul a powerful surveillance law amid concerns it allows warrantless searches of Americans’ communications.
www.military.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:02 AM
“Congress should end the many years of overreach by the U.S. Intelligence Community by requiring warrants for the collection or capture of any communication involving an American,” EFF’s India McKinney told @Militarydotcom. www.military.com/daily-news/...
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ICE unlawfully grabbed our client Rümeysa Öztürk off the street and sent her to a for-profit detention center in Louisiana — all for an op-ed she co-authored in her student paper.
What happened to Rümeysa is part of a broader crackdown on the First Amendment and immigrants' rights.
What happened to Rümeysa is part of a broader crackdown on the First Amendment and immigrants' rights.
Tufts grad student Rümeysa Öztürk did nothing wrong. The Trump administration went after her anyway. - The Boston Globe
In March, masked agents swarmed her on a Somerville street. The crackdown on foreign scholars was just beginning.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:40 AM
ICE unlawfully grabbed our client Rümeysa Öztürk off the street and sent her to a for-profit detention center in Louisiana — all for an op-ed she co-authored in her student paper.
What happened to Rümeysa is part of a broader crackdown on the First Amendment and immigrants' rights.
What happened to Rümeysa is part of a broader crackdown on the First Amendment and immigrants' rights.
big surprise #google #pichai #corruption #greed #hypocrites #payoffs #AI-lies #corporatedoublespeak #corporatecorruption #corporateaccountability
Google Bankrolled Secret Summit For Key State Lawmakers
Disclosure documents show the tech giant treated state legislators to a perk-filled Chicago junket this fall; now those officials are considering legislation that could impact Google’s bottom line.
www.levernews.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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U.S. pals:
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
December 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
U.S. pals:
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
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Online age verification isn't the same as a quick ID flash: it's surveillance. These systems collect your data and undermine your ability to anonymously access and discuss sensitive topics online. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Why Isn’t Online Age Verification Just Like Showing Your ID In Person?
This blog also appears in our Age Verification Resource Hub: our one-stop shop for users seeking to understand what age-gating laws actually do, what’s at stake, how to protect yourself, and why EFF
www.eff.org
December 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Online age verification isn't the same as a quick ID flash: it's surveillance. These systems collect your data and undermine your ability to anonymously access and discuss sensitive topics online. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
meaning how many times they've slammed Dump online? Ha! #jailTrump #FMangoBenito
The U.S. proposes asking foreign tourists for five years of social media history before allowing them into the country. EFF’s Lisa Femia breaks down this breaks down this speech-chilling and privacy-invasive scheme for ABC Australia.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-1...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-1...
US to order foreign tourists to disclose social media histories
Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News.
www.abc.net.au
December 12, 2025 at 5:29 AM
meaning how many times they've slammed Dump online? Ha! #jailTrump #FMangoBenito
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NEW: We took a deep dive into ICE's data dragnet: the data brokers, biometrics tools, and license plate readers powering Trump's deportation effort. Some of the contracts are for tools previous administrations deemed too intrusive.
Trump’s immigration data dragnet
The US is pulling in vast amounts of personal information in its drive to deport 1mn people this year
ig.ft.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:37 AM
NEW: We took a deep dive into ICE's data dragnet: the data brokers, biometrics tools, and license plate readers powering Trump's deportation effort. Some of the contracts are for tools previous administrations deemed too intrusive.
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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“The government acted unlawfully when it demanded Apple remove ICEBlock,” EFF’s @mariotrujillo.bsky.social told @ArsTechnica.com. “While this case is rightfully only against the government, Apple should also take a hard look at its own capitulation.”
arstechnica.com/tech-policy...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy...
ICEBlock lawsuit: Trump admin bragged about demanding App Store removal
ICEBlock creator sues to protect apps that are crowd-sourcing ICE sightings.
arstechnica.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
“The government acted unlawfully when it demanded Apple remove ICEBlock,” EFF’s @mariotrujillo.bsky.social told @ArsTechnica.com. “While this case is rightfully only against the government, Apple should also take a hard look at its own capitulation.”
arstechnica.com/tech-policy...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy...
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Every federal court has ruled that President Trump's attempt to dismantle birthright citizenship is unconstitutional.
We look forward to defeating him at the Supreme Court.
We look forward to defeating him at the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court Agrees to Review Trump Order Restricting Birthright Citizenship
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Every federal court has ruled that President Trump's attempt to dismantle birthright citizenship is unconstitutional.
We look forward to defeating him at the Supreme Court.
We look forward to defeating him at the Supreme Court.
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Kash Patel: "When you attack our nation's capitol, you attack the very being of our way of life — We will always refute it & combat it"
Unless you’re J6 insurrectionist who attacks the capitol — then you receive a pardon & get called a patriot…
Unless you’re J6 insurrectionist who attacks the capitol — then you receive a pardon & get called a patriot…
December 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Kash Patel: "When you attack our nation's capitol, you attack the very being of our way of life — We will always refute it & combat it"
Unless you’re J6 insurrectionist who attacks the capitol — then you receive a pardon & get called a patriot…
Unless you’re J6 insurrectionist who attacks the capitol — then you receive a pardon & get called a patriot…
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Axon is testing facial recognition technology in its body-worn cameras with a Canadian police department. This dangerous expansion of surveillance tech should alarm every community. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Axon Tests Face Recognition on Body-Worn Cameras
Axon Enterprise Inc. is working with a Canadian police department to test the addition of face recognition technology (FRT) to its body-worn cameras (BWCs). This is an alarming development in
www.eff.org
December 6, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Axon is testing facial recognition technology in its body-worn cameras with a Canadian police department. This dangerous expansion of surveillance tech should alarm every community. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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An interesting Linux distribution aimed at #DigitalSovereingty from Turkey.' As Europe talks up “EuroLinux” and digital sovereignty, Turkey’s Pardus has already spent two decades quietly running in its public sector.' #Linux #FOSS #Turkey #EU #PardusLinux #EuroLinux
Turkey's Pardus Shows What an EU Linux Could Be - If Brussels Really Means It - FOSS Force
As Europe talks up “EuroLinux” and digital sovereignty, Turkey’s Pardus has already spent two decades quietly running in its public sector.
fossforce.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:24 AM
An interesting Linux distribution aimed at #DigitalSovereingty from Turkey.' As Europe talks up “EuroLinux” and digital sovereignty, Turkey’s Pardus has already spent two decades quietly running in its public sector.' #Linux #FOSS #Turkey #EU #PardusLinux #EuroLinux
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A reminder that there is no expectation of personal privacy on a company supplied device. Do not mix your business and personal life on computers, phones, or any other technology. A good article on whey to keep things seperate. #Security #Privacy #PersonPrivacy #Android #IOS #Cellphone #laptop
The Two-Device Rule: Why Google Just Reminded Us Your Work Phone Is a Trap
End-to-end encrypted RCS messages can now be stored and accessed by employers on managed Pixel devices. This is a good reminder to keep your personal and professional digital lives separate!
onlinesafety.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
A reminder that there is no expectation of personal privacy on a company supplied device. Do not mix your business and personal life on computers, phones, or any other technology. A good article on whey to keep things seperate. #Security #Privacy #PersonPrivacy #Android #IOS #Cellphone #laptop
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🚙Coming up this Wednesday, December 10!
An online crash course on how devices called license plate readers work, why the lack of regulation threatens our privacy and enables the Trump administration's abuses, and what you can do about it.
An online crash course on how devices called license plate readers work, why the lack of regulation threatens our privacy and enables the Trump administration's abuses, and what you can do about it.
December 4, 2025 at 1:01 AM
🚙Coming up this Wednesday, December 10!
An online crash course on how devices called license plate readers work, why the lack of regulation threatens our privacy and enables the Trump administration's abuses, and what you can do about it.
An online crash course on how devices called license plate readers work, why the lack of regulation threatens our privacy and enables the Trump administration's abuses, and what you can do about it.
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Police drones can access places people might have a reasonable expectation of privacy, like a backyard, EFF’s Beryl Lipton told Enquirer. "You don't really know what it's capturing.” www.cincinnati.com/story/news/...
Cincinnati police's $4.8M drone program takes off. How does the eye in the sky work?
The program, which covers about half of Cincinnati, has flown over 3,000 runs since it began in July.
www.cincinnati.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Police drones can access places people might have a reasonable expectation of privacy, like a backyard, EFF’s Beryl Lipton told Enquirer. "You don't really know what it's capturing.” www.cincinnati.com/story/news/...
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Automated license plate readers at the US-Mexico border come in a variety of shapes, sizes and disguises. Here's our guide to identifying them. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
How to Identify Automated License Plate Readers at the U.S.-Mexico
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and scores of state and local law enforcement agencies have installed a massive dragnet of automated license plate
www.eff.org
December 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Automated license plate readers at the US-Mexico border come in a variety of shapes, sizes and disguises. Here's our guide to identifying them. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...