By default, most companies that make chatbots and other AI software collect and use your data for AI training. But you can opt out of that training. https://www.eff.org/pages/i-want-opt-out-ai-tools-or-training-made-big-tech

“Using an advanced surveillance capability such as a cell-site simulator against members of the free press for reporting stories that are unfavorable to the president is an appalling attack on the First Amendment,” EFF’s @nprofile1q... told @nprofile1q.... https://www.wired.com/story/feds-got-warrants-to-use-fake-cell-towers-to-hunt-down-don-lemons-producer/

“The public conversation hasn’t caught up to how much of a problem drones are at this point,” EFF’s Beryl Lipton told @nprofile1q.... “There are very high-resolution cameras that can see thousands of feet away and are designed to not be seen by the people on the street.” https://www.fastcompany.com/91621503/flock-is-facing-a-surveillance-backlash-meanwhile-its-drone-business-is-booming

EU policymakers claim that their Kids Act will keep the internet safe by treating every user as a child unless they age-verify. They are incorrect - this is a prohibitive proposal that puts all online services behind age gates. We urge the EU Parliament to reject it.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/09/eu-kids-act-wont-keep-internet-accountable-and-trustworthy

The American Copyright Protection Act would let copyright owners seek court orders forcing ISPs, DNS providers, and VPNs to block Americans’ from accessing to entire websites. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/congress-has-another-site-blocking-bill-and-one-targets-vpns

In its new crackdown, the Turkish government is targeting LGBTQ+ groups’ websites and social media channels for alleged obscene posts accessible to children. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/turkish-crackdown-lgbtq-organizations-threatens-freedom-expression-and-association

Federal consolidation of our data leads to mistakes, abuses, and a lack of trust in institutions meant to protect us. But we all deserve to live in a world where our data is not combined and weaponized against us. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/resisting-menace-federal-data-consolidation

Much of the advocacy around age verification discusses the privacy harms of age verification. Yet these measures also threaten something more fundamental: equal access to information and the ability to exercise free expression. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/when-no-id-means-no-internet-age-verification-and-right-access-information

A new site-blocking bill in Congress has procedural improvements. But it also explicitly reaches VPNs and broadens what kind of websites can be targeted. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/congress-has-another-site-blocking-bill-and-one-targets-vpns

Site-blocking isn’t just theoretically dangerous. Italy’s system blocked hundreds of innocent websites. Spain’s swept up domains belonging to Greenpeace and Harvard. Now Congress wants to bring this to the U.S. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/congress-has-another-site-blocking-bill-and-one-targets-vpns

Framing the work of LGBTQ+ organizations as organized crime is a new low for Turkey, where human rights have long been under attack. We call on Turkish authorities to end the discriminatory crackdown on queer rights groups." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/turkish-crackdown-lgbtq-organizations-threatens-freedom-expression-and-association

Yes, switching to Linux sounds scary. But it’s not as hard as you might think, and you don’t even have to fully commit to it. https://www.eff.org/pages/i-want-opt-out-major-operating-systems