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For our latest Speaking Freely interview, we spoke with the Executive Director of FORUM-Asia, longtime human rights advocate Mary-Aileen Diez Balasco. Read her interview, and the entire Speaking Freely series, here: 
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Speaking Freely
Around the globe, freedom of expression (or free speech) varies wildly in definition, scope, and level of access. The impact of the digital age on ...
MPs in Ghana have passed a draconian bill that will criminalize LGBTQ+ people, stifle free speech, and incite discrimination. EFF and 34 civil society organizations wrote to President Nana Akufo-Addo urging that he reject the bill. 
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EFF and 34 Civil Society Organizations Call on Ghana’s President to Reject the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill
MPs in Ghana’s Parliament voted to pass the country’s draconian ‘Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill’ o...
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Cars can collect and share an abundance of data with insurance companies, advertisers, and others. It can seem impossible to figure out what your car is sharing, but it is possible with a little effort (and a lot of patience). Here’s how. 
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How to Figure Out What Your Car Knows About You (and Opt Out of Sharing When You Can)
Cars collect a lot of our personal data, and car companies disclose a lot of that data to third parties. It’s often unclear what’s being collec...
If an app or web service offers two-factor authentication, you should be using it. Here's how it works and what sorts of pitfalls to watch out for.
How to: Enable Two-factor Authentication
Two-factor authentication (or “2FA”) is a way to make your online accounts more secure by adding a requirement for additional proof ("factors")...
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-OR, who co-authored Section 230 — “the 26 words that created the internet” — joins EFF’s “How to Fix the Internet” to discuss recent attacks on this still-vital law.
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Podcast Episode: 'I Squared' Governance
Imagine a world in which the internet is first and foremost about empowering people, not big corporations and government. In that world, government...
Happy Sunshine Week! Grab your popcorn and enjoy the "winners" of The Foilies, our annual faux awards that name and shame the agencies that thwarted the public's right to government information. 
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The Foilies 2024
For Sunshine Week, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and MuckRock compile the year's worst and most ridiculous responses to public records re...
For decades, software developers have relied on the settled view that a work is not derivative under copyright law unless it is “substantially similar” to a preexisting work in both ideas and expression. We’re asking the Ninth Circuit to uphold that view. 
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EFF to Ninth Circuit: There’s No Software Exception to Traditional Copyright Limits
Copyright’s reach is already far too broad, and courts have no business expanding it any further, particularly where that reframing will undermin...
EFF and its allies are opposing Nevada’s attempt to stop Meta from offering end-to-end encryption by default to Facebook Messenger users under 18 in the state. Encryption is the best tool we have for safeguarding our privacy and security online. 
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Reject Nevada’s Attack on Encrypted Messaging, EFF Tells Court
LAS VEGAS — The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and a coalition of partners urged a court to protect default encrypted messaging and childre...
Looking to protect yourself from online spying? Check out EFF’s Surveillance Self-Defense guides at SSD.EFF.ORG
NEW on “How to Fix the Internet”— U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-OR, joins EFF’s Cindy Cohn and @npub164nd...e7av to discuss his “I squared” legislative approach, prioritizing individuals and innovation to foster an internet that benefits everyone.
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Podcast Episode: 'I Squared' Governance
Imagine a world in which the internet is first and foremost about empowering people, not big corporations and government. In that world, government...
Ghana’s virulently anti-LGBTQ+ “family values” bill — packed with online censorship measures — could effectively ban big brands like Rihanna, FIFA, Guinness, Marvel, and Nike, EFF’s Daly Barnett, Paige Collings, and Dave Maass write for AllAfrica. 
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Ghana: Rihanna, FIFA, Guinness, Marvel, Nike - All Could Be Banned in Ghana
Guest Column - The Ghanaian Parliament has passed the so-called "Family Values" bill, an ill-informed and malicious bill which criminaliz...
For data brokers dealing with our personal information, our data can either be useful for their profit-making or truly anonymous, but not both. Our privacy rights online must not be sacrificed so corporations can fill their pockets. 
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Debunking the Myth of “Anonymous” Data
Today, almost everything about our lives is digitally recorded and stored somewhere. Each credit card purchase, personal medical diagnosis, and pre...
Don’t give in to privacy nihilism. Instead, share and celebrate the ways we’re winning. 
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Privacy Isn't Dead. Far From It.
Welcome! The fact that you’re reading this means that you probably care deeply about the issue of privacy, which warms our hearts. Unfortunately,...
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EFF and the ACLU today urged CA’s Attorney General to crack down on police who are still violating state law and Californians’ privacy by sharing automated license plate reader info with out-of-state agencies, putting abortion seekers and providers at risk.
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Dozens of Rogue California Police Agencies Still Sharing Driver Locations with Anti-Abortion States
California Attorney General Rob Bonta should crack down on police agencies that still violate Californians’ privacy by sharing automated license ...
Without archival work, we stand to lose the history of social movements online. 
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Save Your Twitter Account
Amid reports that the site formerly known as Twitter is dropping in value, hindering how people use the site, and has had controversial removals of...
Strong, unique passwords are a must, and it's not as hard to accomplish as you might think.
Creating Strong Passwords
Reusing passwords is a dangerous security practice. If someone gets ahold of your password—whether that's from a data breach, or wherever else—...