EFF invites everyone to participate this Saturday, Nov. 13, in this year's (virtual) Aaron Swartz Day and International Hackathon—an annual event celebrating the life and continuing legacy of activist, programmer, and entrepreneur Aaron Swartz.
Aaron Swartz was a digital rights champion who believed deeply in keeping the internet...

UPDATE: On January 9, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court denied NSO Group's request to hear the case, leaving in place the Ninth Circuit's opinion.Vendors of surveillance technology can make big money on the global market, frequently by enabling authoritarian governments to spy on journalists and activists. That’s why, for...

La Ley de Servicios Digitales de la UE es una oportunidad para preservar lo que funciona y arreglar lo que está roto. La EFF y otros grupos de la sociedad civil han abogado por nuevas normas que protejan los derechos fundamentales en línea, al tiempo que formulan una visión...

This post is the first of two analyzing the risks of approving dangerous and disproportionate surveillance obligations in the Brazilian Fake News bill. You can read our second article here.The revised text of Brazil’s so-called Fake News bill (draft bill 2630), aimed at countering disinformation online, contains both...