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Major Setback for Intermediary Liability in Brazil:...

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2025/06/24

This is the third post of a series about internet intermediary liability in Brazil. Our first post gives an overview of Brazil's current internet intermediary liability regime, set out in a law known as "Marco Civil da Internet," the context of its approval in 2014, and the beginning of the Supreme Court's judgment of such regime in November 2024. Our second post provides a bigger picture of the Brazilian context underlying the court's analysis and its most likely final decision. The court’s

Major Setback for Intermediary Liability in Brazil:...

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2025/06/24

This is the second post of a series about intermediary liability in Brazil. Our first post gives an overview of Brazil's current intermediary liability regime, the context of its approval in 2014, and the beginning of the Supreme Court's analysis of such regime in November 2024. Our third post provides an outlook on justices' votes up until June 23, underscoring risks, mitigation measures, and blind spots of their potential decision. The Brazilian Supreme Court has formed a majority to overturn the

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2025/06/24

Like users of all technologies, ChatGPT users deserve the right to delete their personal data. Nineteen U.S. States, the European Union, and a host of other countries already protect users’ right to delete. For years, OpenAI gave users the option to delete their conversations with ChatGPT, rather than let their personal queries linger on corporate servers. Now, they can’t. A badly misguided court order in a copyright lawsuit requires OpenAI to store all consumer ChatGPT conversations

The NO FAKES Act Has Changed – and It’s So Much Worse

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2025/06/23

A bill purporting to target the issue of misinformation and defamation caused by generative AI has mutated into something that could change the internet forever, harming speech and innovation from here on out. The Nurture Originals, Foster Art and Keep Entertainment Safe (NO FAKES) Act aims to address understandable concerns about generative AI-created “replicas” by creating a broad new intellectual property right. That approach was the first mistake: rather than giving people targeted tools to

New Journalism Curriculum Module Teaches Digital...

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2025/06/23

Module Developed by EFF, Freedom of the Press Foundation, and University of Texas, El Paso Guides Students Through Threat Modeling and Preparation SAN FRANCISCO – A new college journalism curriculum module teaches students how to protect themselves and their digital devices when working near and across the U.S.-Mexico border. “Digital Security 101: Crossing the US-Mexico Border” was developed by Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Director of Investigations Dave Maass and Dr. Martin Shelton,

A Journalist Security Checklist: Preparing Devices...

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2025/06/23

This post was originally published by the Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF). This checklist complements the recent training module for journalism students in border communities that EFF and FPF developed in partnership with the University of Texas at El Paso Multimedia Journalism Program and Borderzine. We are cross-posting it under FPF's Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. It has been slightly edited for style and consistency. Before diving in: This space is changing

EFF to European Commission: Don’t Resurrect Illegal...

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2025/06/23

The mandatory retention of metadata is an evergreen of European digital policy. Despite a number of rulings by Europe’s highest court, confirming again and again the incompatibility of general and indiscriminate data retention mandates with European fundamental rights, the European Commission is taking major steps towards the re-introduction of EU-wide data retention mandates. Recently, the Commission launched a Call for Evidence on data retention for criminal investigations—the first formal step

Protect Yourself From Meta’s Latest Attack on Privacy

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2025/06/20

Researchers recently caught Meta using an egregious new tracking technique to spy on you. Exploiting a technical loophole, the company was able to have their apps snoop on users’ web browsing. This tracking technique stands out for its flagrant disregard of core security protections built into phones and browsers. The episode is yet another reason to distrust Meta, block web tracking, and end surveillance advertising. Fortunately, there are steps that you, your browser, and your government can take

A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞

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2025/06/19

You'll get a custom EFF35 Challenge Coin when you become a monthly or annual Sustaining Donor by July 10. It’s that simple. Give Once a Month Give Once a YEar Start a Convenient recurring donation Today! But here's a little more background for all of you detail-oriented digital rights fans. EFF's 35th Anniversary celebration has begun and we're commemorating three and a half decades for fighting for your privacy, security, and free expression rights online. These values are hallmarks of freedom and

Strategies for Resisting Tech-Enabled Violence Facing...

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2025/06/18

Today's Supreme Court’s ruling in U.S. v. Skrmetti upholding bans on gender-affirming care for youth makes it clear: trans people are under attack. Threats to trans rights and healthcare are coming from legislatures, anti-trans bigots (both organized and not), apathetic bystanders, and more. Living under the most sophisticated surveillance apparatus in human history only makes things worse. While the dangers are very much tangible and immediate, the risks posed by technology can amplify them in

Apple to Australians: You’re Too Stupid to Choose...

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2025/06/18

Apple has released a scaremongering, self-serving warning aimed at the Australian government, claiming that Australians will be overrun by a parade of digital horribles if Australia follows the European Union’s lead and regulates Apple’s “walled garden.” The EU’s Digital Markets Act is a big, complex, ambitious law that takes aim squarely at the source of Big Tech’s power: lock-in. For users, the DMA offers interoperability rules that let Europeans escape US tech giants’ walled gardens without

LGBT Q&A: Your Online Speech and Privacy Questions,...

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2025/06/18

This year, like almost all years before, LGBTQ+ Pride month is taking place at a time of burgeoning anti-LGBTQ+ violence, harassment, and criticism. Lawmakers and regulators are passing legislation restricting freedom of expression and privacy for LGBTQ+ individuals and fueling offline intolerance. Online platforms are also complicit in this pervasive ecosystem by censoring pro-LGBTQ+ speech, forcing LGBTQ+ individuals to self-censor or turn to VPNs to avoid being profiled, harassed, doxxed, or

Big Brother's Little Problem | EFFector 37.6

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2025/06/18

Just in time for summer, EFFector is back—with a brand new look! If you're not signed up, now's a perfect time to subscribe and get the latest details on EFF's work defending your rights to privacy and free expression online. EFFector 37.6 highlights an important role that EFF has to protecting you online: watching the watchers. In this issue, we're pushing back on invasive car-tracking technologies, and we share an update on our case challenging the illegal disclosure of government records to DOGE

Podcast Episode: Securing Journalism on the...

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2025/06/18

Public-interest journalism speaks truth to power, so protecting press freedom is part of protecting democracy. But what does it take to digitally secure journalists’ work in an environment where critics, hackers, oppressive regimes, and others seem to have the free press in their crosshairs?

Betting on Your Digital Rights: EFF Benefit Poker...

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2025/06/17

Hacker Summer Camp is almost here... and with it comes the Third Annual EFF Benefit Poker Tournament at DEF CON 33 hosted by security expert Tarah Wheeler.Please join us at the same place and time as last year: Friday, August 8th, at high noon at the Horseshoe Poker Room. The fees haven’t changed; it’s still $250 to register plus $100 the day of the tournament with unlimited rebuys. (AND all players will receive a complimentary EFF Titanium Level Membership for the year.) Tarah Wheeler—EFF board

Connectivity is a Lifeline, Not a Luxury: Telecom...

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2025/06/16

For the third time since October 2023, Gaza has faced a near-total telecommunications blackout—plunging over 2 million residents into digital darkness and isolating them from the outside world. According to Palestinian digital rights organization 7amleh, the latest outage began on June 11, 2025, and lasted three days before partial service was restored on June 14. As of today, reports from inside Gaza suggest that access has been cut off again in central and southern Gaza. Blackouts like these

Google’s Advanced Protection Arrives on Android:...

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2025/06/16

With this week’s release of Android 16, Google added a new security feature to Android, called Advanced Protection. At-risk people—like journalists, activists, or politicians—should consider turning on. Here’s what it does, and how to decide if it’s a good fit for your security needs. To get some confusing naming schemes clarified at the start: Advanced Protection is an extension of Google’s Advanced Protection Program, which protects your Google account from phishing and harmful downloads, and is

EFF to NJ Supreme Court: Prosecutors Must Disclose...

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2025/06/16

This post was written by EFF legal intern Alexa Chavara. Black box technology has no place in the criminal legal system. That’s why we’ve once again filed an amicus brief arguing that the both the defendant and the public have a right to information regarding face recognition technology (FRT) that was used during an investigation to identify a criminal defendant. Back in June 2023, we filed an amicus brief along with Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and the National Association of

Protecting Minors Online Must Not Come at the Cost of...

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2025/06/16

The European Commission has taken an important step toward protecting minors online by releasing draft guidelines under Article 28 of the Digital Services Act (DSA). EFF recently submitted feedback to the Commission’s Targeted Consultation, emphasizing a critical point: Online safety for young people must not come at the expense of privacy, free expression, and equitable access to digital spaces. We support the Commission’s commitment to proportionality, rights-based protections, and its efforts to

A New Digital Dawn for Syrian Tech Users

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2025/06/12

U.S. sanctions on Syria have for several decades not only restricted trade and financial transactions, they’ve also severely limited Syrians’ access to digital technology. From software development tools to basic cloud services, Syrians were locked out of the global internet economy—stifling innovation, education, and entrepreneurship.EFF has for many years pushed for sanctions exemptions for technology in Syria, as well as in Sudan, Iran, and Cuba. While civil society had early wins in securing

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