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Electronic Frontier FoundationThe UK’s Online Safety Act is being sold as a way to protect children. But instead, UK politicians are pushing sweeping censorship and forcing platforms to implement invasive age checks. This is not safety–it's surveillance. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/08/blocking-access-harmful-content-will-not-protect-children-online-no-matter-how
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Electronic Frontier FoundationAge verification has arrived in the UK and, to no one’s surprise, users hate it. We cannot accept these censorship regimes as our new norm. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/08/americans-be-warned-lessons-reddits-chaotic-uk-age-verification-rollout
Electronic Frontier FoundationDoes your school, or child's school, have bathroom vape detectors? Two of EFF's clients just released research about how bathroom vape detectors with audio recordings could be turned into listening devices. https://www.wired.com/story/school-bathroom-vape-detector-audio-bug/
Electronic Frontier FoundationSecurity researchers discovered vulnerabilities in digital locks used in multiple physical safes, including one marketed as “America’s #1 heavy-duty home and gun safe manufacturer.” With help from EFF, they disclosed the research at Defcon. https://www.wired.com/story/securam-prologic-safe-lock-backdoor-exploits/
Electronic Frontier FoundationNO FAKES is a major government overreach. A person’s name and likeness are facts, and the Constitution forbids Congress from granting a property right in those facts. https://act.eff.org/action/tell-the-senate-throw-out-the-no-fakes-act-and-start-over
Electronic Frontier FoundationThere's still a lot of work to do to improve Bluetooth tracker detection, but for now, here's how to detect them automatically and search for them manually. https://ssd.eff.org/module/how-to-detect-bluetooth-trackers
Electronic Frontier FoundationThe Cybertiger lurks during #DEFCON, waiting for his moment to strike with trivia questions! Join EFF for Tech Trivia at the Contest Stage at 19:00 tonight: https://www.eff.org/event/tech-trivia-def-con-33
Electronic Frontier FoundationWith 35 years of experience, EFF is suing the government for overstepping their bounds, using inclusive activism to empower people and educate lawmakers, and creating free open source tools to make the web better. It's only possible with your support: https://eff.org/vv
Electronic Frontier FoundationOne study shows four in ten data brokers are leaving consumers exercising their privacy rights on read—in violation of California law. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/08/data-brokers-are-ignoring-privacy-law-we-deserve-better