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Electronic Frontier FoundationIf you're hearing a lot about the fediverse these days, you should know: Mastodon is not the whole fediverse and the fediverse is not simply a Twitter replacement. The fediverse is an entire ecosystem, built on something called ActivityPub. Learn more: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/11/leaving-twitters-walled-garden
Electronic Frontier FoundationWe haven’t found evidence of Stingrays being used at protests in the US yet, but if you’re going to a protest, why not bring Rayhunter to be sure? Don’t forget to charge and update it, then let us know what you find! https://efforg.github.io/rayhunter/support-feedback-community.html
Electronic Frontier FoundationTo find out what kind of surveillance tech you may be facing at a protest, check out EFF’s Atlas of Surveillance: https://www.atlasofsurveillance.org/.
Electronic Frontier Foundation“We’ve built this horrifying Orwellian surveillance industry over the last 10 to 20 years, and now ICE is buying access to all of it,” EFF’s Cooper Quintin told Minnesota’s Sahan Journal. https://sahanjournal.com/immigration/ice-surveillance-technology-facial-recognition-phones-minnesota/
Electronic Frontier FoundationWith the release of Guy Kawasaki's new book "Everybody Has Something to Hide" we're looking back at this recent discussion between Kawasaki and EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn. https://guykawasaki.com/who-defends-your-digital-rights-meet-effs-cindy-cohn/
Electronic Frontier FoundationWe were happy to consult on the book, which is free on Kindle for the next five days. https://www.amazon.com/Everybody-Has-Something-Hide-Well-Being-ebook/dp/B0D3Q8SXVR
Electronic Frontier FoundationWith the release of Guy Kawasaki's new book "Everybody Has Something to Hide" we're looking back at this recent discussion between Kawasaki and EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn. https://guykawasaki.com/who-defends-your-digital-rights-meet-effs-cindy-cohn/
Electronic Frontier FoundationToday, the DSA Human Rights Alliance has published guidelines to set the stage for a globally aware and rights-respecting enforcement of the DSA in the coming years. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/dsa-human-rights-alliance-publishes-principles-calling-dsa-enforcement-1
Electronic Frontier FoundationICE has spent hundreds of millions on surveillance. Some technologists are building tools to find it, map it, and push back. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/how-hackers-are-fighting-back-against-ice
Electronic Frontier FoundationAt EFF we spend a lot of time thinking about the tech used by police and authorities to spy on you while you’re going about your everyday life, like cell-site simulators (CSS). Rayhunter is an open source tool we’ve created that we hope empowers everyone to help search out CSS around the world. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/meet-rayhunter-new-open-source-tool-eff-detect-cellular-spying
Electronic Frontier Foundation“If you're being paid to use an app, chances are high that the app is harvesting and monetizing your personal data,” EFF’s Lena Cohen told WIRED. https://www.wired.com/story/no-the-freecash-app-wont-pay-you-to-scroll-tiktok/
Electronic Frontier FoundationWe're honored to receive the Firefox Extension Developer Award for Privacy Badger. https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2025/12/17/presenting-2025-firefox-extension-developer-award-recipients/