Articles by Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
Google must end censored search engine Project Dragonfly
60 rights groups are joining Google employees in calling for termination of Project Dragonfly, a censorship and surveillance equipped search engine in development for use in China.
New documents show that Facebook has never deserved your trust
A collection of newly released documents suggests that the company adopted a host of features and policies even though it knew those choices would harm users and undermine innovation.
88 rights groups call for Facebook to implement appeals process for removed content
An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg from 88 rights groups is calling for a transparent appeal process for user content that is restricted on Facebook.
You gave Facebook your number for security. They used it for ads
Contrary to user expectations and Facebook representatives’ own previous statements, the company has been using contact information that users explicitly provided for security purposes – or that users never provided at all – for targeted advertising.
EFF to court: The First Amendment protects criticism of patent trolls
EFF has submitted an amicus brief to the New Hampshire Supreme Court asking it to affirm a lower court ruling that found criticism of a patent owner was not defamatory.
Between You, Me, and Google: Problems With Gmail’s “Confidential Mode”
“At worst, Confidential Mode will push users further into Google’s own walled garden while giving them what we believe are misleading assurances of privacy and security.”
Undermining Mobile Phone Users’ Privacy Won’t Make Us Safer
The Kelsey Smith Act Would Force Cell Providers to Turn Private User Data Over to Law Enforcement
Homeland Security’s new database could chill speech, deter free association
The massive new database will include biometric and biographic records, alongside information about people’s private relationships. So why do we know so little about it?