While facial recognition tech remains unregulated at the US federal level, 23 states have passed or expanded laws to restrict mass scraping of biometric data
Bobby Allyn / NPR : LinkedIn: Pete Fussey . Bluesky: @eff.org . Forums: r/technology LinkedIn: Pete Fussey : Interviewed for this NPR story on US State-level initiatives to regulate biometrics in the...
A look at the reaction to Apple's E2EE news: the FBI is “deeply concerned” and says the change “hinders” its work while the EFF and others applaud the feature
Apple yesterday announced that end-to-end encryption is coming to even more sensitive types of iCloud data …
A profile of Fog Data Science, which purchases raw geolocation data collected by mobile apps and sells it to law enforcement agencies for a subscription fee
This article is part of EFF's investigation of location data brokers and Fog Data Science. Be sure to check out our issue page on Location Data Brokers.
California passes a strong net neutrality bill, which now goes to governor; EFF has called it a “gold standard net neutrality bill”
It heads for the Governor's desk next — California's legislature has approved a bill being called the strongest net neutrality law in the US.
California passes a strong net neutrality bill, which now goes to governor; EFF has called it a “gold standard net neutrality bill”
It heads for the Governor's desk next — California's legislature has approved a bill being called the strongest net neutrality law in the US.
EFF says it's resigning from W3C after the standards org voted for browser DRM, a move hostile to archiving, accessibility, security research, more
In 2013, EFF was disappointed to learn that the W3C had taken on the project of standardizing “Encrypted Media Extensions,” …
EFF: Half of web traffic is now encrypted
Half of the web's traffic is now encrypted, according to a new report from the EFF released this week. The rights organization noted the milestone was attributable to a number of efforts, including r...
Government directive to Yahoo likely asked for warrantless scanning of all domestic comms; EFF lawyer says 4th Amendment implications are staggering
There's no good reason to have a Yahoo account these days. But after Tuesday's bombshell report by Reuters, indicating the enormous …
EFF's free HTTPS tool 'Let's Encrypt' enters public beta
Really, there's no good reason for devs to not adopt HTTPS certification. The added protection makes you and your users safer, and ensures that you can guarantee that your website doesn't inject mali...
EFF's free HTTPS tool 'Let's Encrypt' enters public beta
Really, there's no good reason for devs to not adopt HTTPS certification. The added protection makes you and your users safer, and ensures that you can guarantee that your website doesn't inject mali...