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Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia | October 8, 2025

EFF and Other Organizations: Keep Key Intelligence Positions Senate Confirmed

In a joint letter to the ranking members of the House and Senate intelligence committees, EFF has joined with 20 other organizations, including the ACLU, Brennan Center, CDT, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, and Demand Progress, to express opposition to a rule change that would seriously weaken accountability in the intelligence community.

Event | October 10, 2025

Livestream: Stop Censoring Abortion

EFF will co-host this event with Plan C. Stop Censoring Abortion: Social Media is Suppressing Reproductive HealthSocial media is a major source of info for abortion seekers — but Big Tech is stopping them from finding correct, timely facts. Leaders from Plan C, EFF, M+A...

Deeplinks Blog by Thorin Klosowski, Lena Cohen, Christian Romero, Hayley Tsukayama, Bill Budington, Rindala Alajaji, Yael Grauer, Paige Collings | October 8, 2025

Opt Out October: Daily Tips to Protect Your Privacy and Security

Trying to take control of your online privacy can feel like a full-time job. But if you break it up into small tasks and take on one project at a time it makes the process of protecting your privacy much easier. This month we’re going to do just that.

Deeplinks Blog by Hayley Tsukayama | October 7, 2025

How to File a Privacy Complaint in California

Seeing something sketchy when it comes to your online privacy? Here’s how to file a complaint under California’s consumer data privacy law.

Deeplinks Blog by Hayley Tsukayama | October 7, 2025

California Targets Tractor Supply's Tricky Tracking

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) fined Tractor Supply, the country's self-proclaimed largest "rural lifestyle" retailer, $1,350,000 for apparently ducking its responsibilities to California consumers and job applicants. And it's all thanks to a consumer complaint.

Event | October 15, 2025

Phoenix: Rayhunter Workshop

Tech Education Collaborative , a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance, (not EFF) will host this event:Phoenix Rayhunter WorkshopFrom the Organizers:We're excited to (virtually) welcome Cooper Quinton, senior staff technologist for EFF, to lead our free Rayhunter workshop!Rayhunter is a new open...

Event | October 14, 2025

Austin’s Technology Commission: What it is and why it matters

EFF-Austin , a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance, (not EFF) will host this event:Austin’s Technology Commission: What It Is and Why It MattersFrom the Organizers:What role do local governments—and their commissions—play in technology policy? In Austin, the Technology Commission serves as the official advisory body...

Event | October 9, 2025

Michigan: Cybersecurity Summit

The 4th Annual Cybersecurity Summit embraces this reality with open arms and welcomes everyone, regardless of background or expertise. Whether you're a student exploring career paths, a professional shaping digital strategy, a tech expert defending networks, or a community member protecting your personal data, this summit offers insights, tools, and...

Deeplinks Blog by Dave Maass, Rindala Alajaji | October 7, 2025

Flock Safety and Texas Sheriff Claimed License Plate Search Was for a Missing Person. It Was an Abortion Investigation.

New documents and court records obtained by EFF show that Texas deputies queried Flock Safety's surveillance data in an abortion investigation, contradicting the narrative promoted by the company and the Johnson County Sheriff that she was “being searched for as a missing person,” and that “it was about her safety.”...

Event | October 24, 2025

EFF at BSidesPDX

EFF is excited to be at BSidesPDX for the first time in Portland, OR! If you're attending the event, be sure to stop by EFF's table in the exhibitor area where we'll be spreading the word about our efforts to protect digital privacy and free expression online. Of course, you...

Deeplinks Blog by Adam Schwartz, Hayley Tsukayama, Aaron Mackey | October 3, 2025

Yes to California’s “No Robo Bosses Act”

Algorithmic decision-making is a growing threat to workers. California’s Governor should sign S.B. 7, a common-sense bill to end some of the harshest consequences of automated abuse at work. EFF is proud to join dozens other advocates in support of the “No Robo Bosses Act.”

Event | October 14, 2025

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Cloaked & EFF

For Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Cloaked’s CEO Arjun Bhatnagar is connecting with the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Legislative Activist Rin Alajaji to discuss the threats, legislative activity and data connectivity that impact your security and the safety of your most important connections.

Deeplinks Blog by Cory Doctorow | October 3, 2025

What Europe’s New Gig Work Law Means for Unions and Technology

At EFF, we believe that tech rights are worker’s rights. Since the pandemic, workers of all kinds have been subjected to increasingly invasive forms of bossware. These are the “algorithmic management” tools that surveil workers on and off the job, often running on devices that (nominally) belong...

Deeplinks Blog by Thorin Klosowski | October 3, 2025

Tile’s Lack of Encryption Is a Danger for Users Everywhere

In research shared with Wired this week, security researchers detailed a series of vulnerabilities and design flaws with Life360’s Tile Bluetooth trackers that make it easy for stalkers and the company itself to track the location of Tile devices.Tile trackers are small Bluetooth trackers, similar to Apple’s Airtags, but...

Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia | October 3, 2025

Hey, San Francisco, There Should be Consequences When Police Spy Illegally

A San Francisco supervisor has proposed that police and other city agencies should have no financial consequences for breaking a landmark surveillance oversight law. In 2019, organizations from across the city worked together to help pass that law, which required law enforcement to get the approval of democratically...

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EFF and Other Organizations: Keep Key Intelligence Positions Senate Confirmed

Livestream: Stop Censoring Abortion

Opt Out October: Daily Tips to Protect Your Privacy and Security

How to File a Privacy Complaint in California

California Targets Tractor Supply's Tricky Tracking

Phoenix: Rayhunter Workshop

Austin’s Technology Commission: What it is and why it matters

Michigan: Cybersecurity Summit

Flock Safety and Texas Sheriff Claimed License Plate Search Was for a Missing Person. It Was an Abortion Investigation.

EFF at BSidesPDX

Yes to California’s “No Robo Bosses Act”

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Cloaked & EFF

What Europe’s New Gig Work Law Means for Unions and Technology

Tile’s Lack of Encryption Is a Danger for Users Everywhere

Hey, San Francisco, There Should be Consequences When Police Spy Illegally

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