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Event | September 10, 2025

Atlanta: Minimum Viable Authoritarianism

Parts of the hacker community have always been concerned with techno dystopias and authoritarianism. Recent events have prompted many people to wonder if the United States is in the process of falling into such a state. To answer this question, we must have a clear understanding of what authoritarianism is...

Event | October 27, 2025

EFF at TechCrunch Disrupt

EFF is excited to be back at TechCrunch Disrupt! Be sure to find us in the Expo Hall, where you can stop by our booth to chat with our team about the latest in the fight for privacy and free expression online. You can even grab the latest EFF...

Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia | September 4, 2025

California Lawmakers: Support S.B. 524 to Rein in AI Written Police Reports

EFF urges California state lawmakers to pass S.B. 524, authored by Sen. Jesse Arreguín. This bill is an important first step in regaining control over police using generative AI to write their narrative police reports. This bill does several important things: It mandates that police reports written by AI...

Deeplinks Blog by Christian Romero | September 4, 2025

EFF Awards Spotlight ✨ Erie Meyer

In 1992 EFF presented our very first awards recognizing key leaders and organizations advancing innovation and championing civil liberties and human rights online. Now in 2025 we're continuing to celebrate the accomplishments of people working toward a better future for everyone with the EFF Awards!All are invited to...

Event | September 24, 2025

Phoenix: Beyond the Prompts AI Workshop Series

Tech Education Collaborative , a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance, (not EFF) will host this event:Beyond the Prompts AI Workshop SeriesFrom the Organizers:During this free workshop attendees will learn to go beyond entering prompts into an AI chat website and instead intentionally leverage cloud-based and...

Event | September 10, 2025

Phoenix: Kotlin Users Group

Tech Education Collaborative , a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance, (not EFF) will host this event:Phoenix Kotlin Users Group - Unpacking the Kotlin SetupFrom the Organizers:Welcome to the 1st Phoenix Kotlin Users Group meeting, hosted at the Advanced Cyber Systems Lab! All skill levels welcome....

Event | September 11, 2025

Phoenix: Hardware Happy Hour with TEC

Tech Education Collaborative , a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance, (not EFF) will host this event:September 2025 Hardware Happy Hour (3H)From the Organizers:It's time for the September Hardware Happy Hour (H3) Phoenix meetup at the Advanced Cyber Systems Lab! All skill levels welcome. This is...

Deeplinks Blog by Lena Cohen | September 4, 2025

From Libraries to Schools: Why Organizations Should Install Privacy Badger

In an era of pervasive online surveillance, organizations have an important role to play in protecting their communities’ privacy. Schools, libraries, and other organizations can make private browsing the norm by deploying Privacy Badger on their computers.

Deeplinks Blog by Alexis Hancock | September 3, 2025

Verifying Trust in Digital ID Is Still Incomplete

In the past few years, governments across the world have rolled out different digital identification options, and now there are efforts encouraging online companies to implement identity and age verification requirements with digital ID in mind. This blog is the second in a short series that...

Deeplinks Blog by Cooper Quintin | September 3, 2025

EFF Statement on ICE Use of Paragon Solutions Malware

This statement can be attributed to EFF Senior Staff Technologist Cooper QuintinIt was recently reported by Jack Poulson on Substack that ICE has reactivated its 2 million dollar contract with Paragon Solutions, a cyber-mercenary and spyware manufacturer. The reactivation of the contract between the Department of Homeland Security...

Deeplinks Blog by Christian Romero | September 3, 2025

EFF Awards Spotlight ✨ Just Futures Law

Deeplinks Blog by Christian Romero | September 3, 2025

🤐 This Censorship Law Turns Parents Into Content Cops | EFFector 37.11

School is back in session! Perfect timing to hit the books and catch up on the latest digital rights news. We've got you covered with bite-sized updates in this issue of our EFFector newsletter.This time, we're breaking down why Wyoming’s new age verification law is a free speech...

Event | September 30, 2025

EFF Global Members' Speakeasy: You Are the Product

Tech users are plagued by private companies who harvest, exploit, and sell your personal info—often without meaningful consent or consequences. So how is this legal and what can we do to stop it?At this year’s Global Members’ Speakeasy, we’re partnering with Women in Security and Privacy...

Event | September 9, 2025

Austin: From Reactive to Strategic Privacy

EFF-Austin , a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance, (not EFF) will host this event:The Privacy Journey: From Reactive to StrategicFrom the Organizers:Join Henry Fisher as he explores the common pitfalls of fear-based privacy decisions, the importance of threat modeling over blanket solutions, and how to...

Deeplinks Blog by Thorin Klosowski | September 2, 2025

What WhatsApp’s “Advanced Chat Privacy” Really Does

In April, WhatsApp launched its “Advanced Chat Privacy” feature, which, once enabled, disables using certain AI features in chats and prevents conversations from being exported. Since its launch, an inaccurate viral post has been ping-ponging around social networks, creating confusion around what exactly it does.

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Atlanta: Minimum Viable Authoritarianism

EFF at TechCrunch Disrupt

California Lawmakers: Support S.B. 524 to Rein in AI Written Police Reports

EFF Awards Spotlight ✨ Erie Meyer

Phoenix: Beyond the Prompts AI Workshop Series

Phoenix: Kotlin Users Group

Phoenix: Hardware Happy Hour with TEC

From Libraries to Schools: Why Organizations Should Install Privacy Badger

Verifying Trust in Digital ID Is Still Incomplete

EFF Statement on ICE Use of Paragon Solutions Malware

EFF Awards Spotlight ✨ Just Futures Law

🤐 This Censorship Law Turns Parents Into Content Cops | EFFector 37.11

EFF Global Members' Speakeasy: You Are the Product

Austin: From Reactive to Strategic Privacy

What WhatsApp’s “Advanced Chat Privacy” Really Does

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