Hacking the Future at DEF CON 30
Over nearly three decades, DEF CON grew and evolved into the world’s largest hacker conference for computer security professionals, tinkerers, hobbyists, and more. The EFF staff will return to support the …
Announcement
EFF Poker Tournament at DEF CON 30
The DEF CON hacking conference is back in Las Vegas for its 30th year and we’re going all in on internet freedom. Security expert Tarah Wheeler will host EFF’s first charity …
Nominations Open for 2022 EFF Awards!
Nominations are now open for the 2022 EFF Awards! The nomination window will be open until August 2nd at 2:00 PM Pacific time. You could nominate the next winner today! …
✨ Happy Birthday to EFF!
Today at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, we’re celebrating 32 years of fighting for technology users around the world. If you were online back in the 90s, you might remember that …
For the Love of the Wild Web 🖤
There is a traditional Japanese concept called wabi-sabi that recognizes the world as impermanent, evolving, and unfinished. You could call it the beauty of embracing imperfection. Despite the sleek, otherworldly …
EFF Warns Another Court About the Dangers of Broad Site-Blocking Orders
A copyright holder can’t use a court order against the owner of an infringing website to conscript every intermediary service on the internet into helping make that website disappear, EFF …
Podcast Episode: Wordle and the Web We Need
Where is the internet we were promised? It feels like we’re dominated by megalithic, siloed platforms where users have little or no say over how their data is used and …
Podcast Episode: Securing the Vote
U.S. democracy is at an inflection point, and how we administer and verify our elections is more important than ever. From hanging chads to glitchy touchscreens to partisan disinformation, too …
Podcast Episode: An AI Hammer in Search of a Nail
It often feels like machine learning experts are running around with a hammer, looking at everything as a potential nail – they have a system that does cool things and …
How to Disable Ad ID Tracking on iOS and Android, and Why You Should Do It Now
The ad identifier – aka “IDFA” on iOS, or “AAID” on Android – is the key that enables most third-party tracking on mobile devices. Disabling it will make it substantially …