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Electronic Frontier Foundation
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Electronic Frontier Foundation
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So-called "smart" devices are pushed heavily for the holidays, but be mindful of what you're opting that gift recipient into. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/think-twice-giving-surveillance-holidays

Electronic Frontier Foundation
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#Ageverification must not become mandatory. In general, the effect and implementation of age verification are still unclear, and the risks outweigh the benefits. There is no law worldwide that enforces mandatory AV for messengers. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/after-years-controversy-eus-chat-control-nears-its-final-hurdle-what-know

Electronic Frontier Foundation
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β€œKnocking on a door, or even just walking in front of it, shouldn’t require abandoning your privacy,” EFF’s Mario Trujillo told @techcrunch@threads.net - state regulators must investigate, protect people’s privacy, and make use of their biometric privacy laws. https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/09/amazons-ring-rolls-out-controversial-ai-powered-facial-recognition-feature-to-video-doorbells/

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Age-verification mandates create barriers along lines of race, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, immigration status, and socioeconomic class. Here’s 10 (not so) hidden ways how. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/10-not-so-hidden-dangers-age-verification

Electronic Frontier Foundation
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Face recognition is too dangerous for police use and undermines individual privacy. That's why Axon's new test integrating this tech into body-worn cameras is such an alarming development. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/axon-tests-face-recognition-body-worn-cameras

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Electronic Frontier Foundation
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CBP, DEA and local law enforcement agencies have created a massive surveillance dragnet targeting drivers on highways along the US-Mexico border. Here's how to spot automated license plate readers by the roadside. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/how-identify-automated-license-plate-readers-us-mexico-border

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Fed up with this dystopian nightmare? We are too. That's why we're pushing back against surveillance tech and government censorship, both in the courts and on the streets. Help us today: https://eff.org/power-up