computers Read the Electronic Frontier Foundation's guide to using the Internet in 1994 Rob Beschizza

law EFF's roadmap for a 21st Century antitrust doctrine Cory Doctorow

News New privacy hires at WhatsApp: Nate Cardozo (EFF), Robyn Greene (Open Technology Institute) Xeni Jardin

cybersecurity 23andMe's meltdown: How to protect your DNA from falling into wrong hands Ellsworth Toohey

google Google "purges" uBlock Origin from Chrome Web Store Rob Beschizza

blatant misuse of power LAPD wants to remotely access 10,000 public and private security cameras Natalie Dressed

Omegle The tragic downfall of a website meant to connect us Natalie Dressed

websites Anonymous chat site Omegle closes down Rob Beschizza

Electronic Frontier Foundation to present awards to Sci-Hub founder Alexandra Elbakyan, Signal and the Library Freedom Project Rob Beschizza

apple Good news: FBI says Apple's end-to-end encryption is "deeply concerning" Mark Frauenfelder

eff Donate to the EFF, get a warm fuzzy feeling and the satisfaction of helping smash stupid patents, legislation and lawsuits Rob Beschizza

surveillance Exposé on local police's use of Fog Reveal, a platform for mass-surveillance of small-town America Rob Beschizza

panopticon Arizona police department used federal Covid funds to buy high tech surveillance equipment Mark Frauenfelder

privacy Apple to scan iPhones for sexually explicit material involving children Rob Beschizza

haw haw haw The city of Fullerton had to pay $350,000 to two bloggers it had sued for "hacking" its Dropbox folder Mark Frauenfelder

censorship How Visa and MasterCard strong armed PornHub into making policy changes Thom Dunn

youtube Algorithms like YouTube's content ID harm fair use, free speech, and creativity Thom Dunn

surveillance Neighborhood associations are installing license plate readers to privately police who drives on their streets Thom Dunn

cybersecurity The EFF's director of cybersecurity answers common questions about protecting your online privacy Mark Frauenfelder

eff "It felt like a Black Mirror episode" – Bird Scooter lays off 406 workers at once via Zoom Mark Frauenfelder