Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

For over a year, we have worked with partner organizations across Latin America to shed a light on the current state of surveillance in the region both in law and in practice. We’ve carefully documented existing laws in 13 countries, and gathered evidence of the misapplication of those laws.

Astonishing news report reveals Yahoo complied with U.S. request to search all its incoming emails…in real time.

If Google’s new messaging app is your answer to encryption, you may be asking the wrong question.

Saeed Malekpour, a Canadian resident and programmer, was seized by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in 2008. Today, he is still trapped in Iran’s notorious Evin prison, thousands of miles away from his adopted country of Canada.

Microsoft’s strategy for user adoption of Windows 10 has trampled on essential aspects of modern computing.

IFEX members protest the impact on free expression of the overly broad bill, adopted on 12 August.

“The use of malware to spy on and intimidate dissidents beyond their borders is an increasingly common tactic employed by oppressive governments,” said Eva Galperin, Global Policy Analyst at EFF and one of the report’s authors.

The intent behind Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act was to create legal backing for the software that adds restrictions to “content” like music, movies, and books. However, with the introduction of software to everyday items like tractors and lightbulbs, it now hampers security research on these items.