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Science needs to be ready for the censorship and chilling of scholarly research.Science needs to be ready for the censorship and chilling of scholarly research. That means a global rejection of large intermediaries getting between researchers and the public. #OAWeek https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/science-must-decentralize
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After years of activist pressure, lawsuits, and bad press Ring made much needed reforms.After years of activist pressure, lawsuits, and bad press Ring made much needed reforms. Now, they’re pivoting back to mass police surveillance as a business model. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/amazon-ring-cashes-techno-authoritarianism-and-mass-surveillance
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Everything you do online is tracked, saved, and shared for what feels like a lifetime.Everything you do online is tracked, saved, and shared for what feels like a lifetime. But there are some steps you can take to minimize what data is out there. https://ssd.eff.org/module/how-to-manage-your-digital-footprint
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Both Windows and Mac computers include a free way to encrypt your entire storage drive.Both Windows and Mac computers include a free way to encrypt your entire storage drive. You should turn it on, if you haven't already. https://ssd.eff.org/module/how-encrypt-your-windows-device
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Victory!Victory! California passes a good first step to regulating AI-written police reports: S.B. 524, a bill that forces transparency onto the process of what is writing what. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/victory-california-requires-transparency-ai-police-reports
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Happy Amazon Prime Day!An account can’t be compromised if it doesn’t exist! Today’s #OptOutOctober tip comes from our friends at Consumer Reports: find and delete an account you’re no longer using. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/opt-out-october-daily-tips-protect-your-privacy-and-security#tip10
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There's a more secure alternative to texting via your phone's native messaging app.There's a more secure alternative to texting via your phone's native messaging app. Signal is a free app that employs end-to-end encryption and we have a step-by-step guide to help you learn how to use it. https://ssd.eff.org/module/how-to-use-signal
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Happy Amazon Prime Day!Did you know that by default, Strava shows your exact starting and ending points to other users? You can hide up to a mile radius around your home and other sensitive locations to stay safe while staying active. #OptOutOctober https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/opt-out-october-daily-tips-protect-your-privacy-and-security#tip9
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Organizations can enhance privacy and security on their devices by installing Privacy Badger, EFF’s free, open source browser extension that automatically blocks trackers.Organizations can enhance privacy and security on their devices by installing Privacy Badger, EFF’s free, open source browser extension that automatically blocks trackers. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/libraries-schools-why-organizations-should-install-privacy-badger
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Want safer tech?Want safer tech? It starts with real consent. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/dating-apps-need-learn-how-consent-works
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After years of activist pressure, lawsuits, and bad press Ring made much needed reforms.After years of activist pressure, lawsuits, and bad press Ring made much needed reforms. Now, they’re pivoting back to mass police surveillance as a business model. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/amazon-ring-cashes-techno-authoritarianism-and-mass-surveillance
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When platforms are forced to block “anything that might harm kids,” the result is overreach.When platforms are forced to block “anything that might harm kids,” the result is overreach. A real rights-respecting solution to keeping people safe online is one that's built on user control, privacy, and smart design, not censorship. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/08/blocking-access-harmful-content-will-not-protect-children-online-no-matter-how
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Fair use protects all of our expression, be it an individual or a major corporation.Fair use protects all of our expression, be it an individual or a major corporation. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/fair-use-protects-everyone-even-disney-corporation
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The lack of regulation is allowing untransparent and potentially harmful technologies, like AI-written police reports, to flourish.The lack of regulation is allowing untransparent and potentially harmful technologies, like AI-written police reports, to flourish. California, tell Governor Newsom he must sign SB 524. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/california-tell-governor-newsom-regulate-ai-police-reports-and-sign-sb-524
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The Senate Intelligence Authorization Act contains a major change that would allow the CIA’s top lawyer to avoid the Senate confirmation process.The Senate Intelligence Authorization Act contains a major change that would allow the CIA’s top lawyer to avoid the Senate confirmation process. In an era of creeping authoritarianism this could hasten the Intelligence Community’s use as a tool of political espionage. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/eff-and-other-organizations-keep-key-intelligence-positions-senate-confirmed
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Fight your local tech dystopia today.Fight your local tech dystopia today. Connect with a local grassroots group (or start your own) with resources from the Electronic Frontier Alliance. https://efa.eff.org/
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License plate readers were sold as tools for finding stolen cars, but records have now shown that they're being used in abortion investigations.License plate readers were sold as tools for finding stolen cars, but records have now shown that they're being used in abortion investigations. States must ban law enforcement from using ALPRs to investigate healthcare decisions and prohibit sharing data across state lines. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/flock-safety-and-texas-sheriff-claimed-license-plate-search-was-missing-person-it
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Want an introduction to digital surveillance, and how to protect your communications with others?Want an introduction to digital surveillance, and how to protect your communications with others? Check out our Surveillance Self-Defense write-up. https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/communicating-others
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New documents obtained by EFF show that Texas deputies queried Flock Safety's license plate data in an abortion investigation, contradicting the company and the Sheriff’s narrative that the search was simply for a "missing person."New documents obtained by EFF show that Texas deputies queried Flock Safety's license plate data in an abortion investigation, contradicting the company and the Sheriff’s narrative that the search was simply for a "missing person." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/flock-safety-and-texas-sheriff-claimed-license-plate-search-was-missing-person-it