Gaming consoles are ‘plug and play’... until you speed-run past the privacy settings. Good news: it’s not too late to lock down your personal data. Here’s how to tweak your privacy settings on PS5, Xbox, and Switch. #OptOutOctober
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Happy Amazon Prime Day!Your location reveals a lot about you, including where you live, work, volunteer, and hang out. Don’t let ad companies hoover up all that information. #OptOutOctober https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/opt-out-october-daily-tips-protect-your-privacy-and-security#tip7
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This is why neither the companies profiting from a technology nor the agencies deploying it can be trusted to tell the full story about how it's being used.This is why neither the companies profiting from a technology nor the agencies deploying it can be trusted to tell the full story about how it's being used. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/flock-safety-and-texas-sheriff-claimed-license-plate-search-was-missing-person-it
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Welcome to Opt Out October, our collection of tips to slowly break free from online surveillance and throw sand in the gears of overreaching large tech companies.Don’t let companies spy on you while you browse the web. Today’s tip in our #OptOutOctober series is to install Privacy Badger, EFF’s free, tracker-blocking extension. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/opt-out-october-daily-tips-protect-your-privacy-and-security#tip6
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If you want to start taking steps to enhance your digital security, it can be hard to know where to start.If you want to start taking steps to enhance your digital security, it can be hard to know where to start. Here are some simple concepts and tips. https://ssd.eff.org/en/playlist/want-security-starter-pack
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Happy Amazon Prime Day!Happy Amazon Prime Day! Amazon collects mountains of data about how you use the service, but there is a setting you can change to make it harder for the company to use that data to sell you more things. #OptOutOctober https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/opt-out-october-daily-tips-protect-your-privacy-and-security#tip5
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"The ability for law enforcement in some states to get access to data and digital surveillance data from other states is going to be a massive problem," EFF’s Matthew Guariglia told Reason."The ability for law enforcement in some states to get access to data and digital surveillance data from other states is going to be a massive problem," EFF’s Matthew Guariglia told Reason. https://reason.com/2025/10/06/culture-war-police-state/
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Meta has already made the choice to allow speech about abortion on its platforms, and it has not hesitated to highlight that commitment whenever it has faced scrutiny.Meta has already made the choice to allow speech about abortion on its platforms, and it has not hesitated to highlight that commitment whenever it has faced scrutiny. Now it’s time for Meta to put its money where its mouth is. https://www.eff.org/pages/platforms-have-failed-us-abortion-content-heres-how-they-can-fix-it
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Welcome to Opt Out October, our collection of tips to slowly break free from online surveillance and throw sand in the gears of overreaching large tech companies.Decluttering is all the rage for optimizers and organizers alike, but did you know a cleansing sweep through your apps can also help your privacy? #OptOutOctober https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/opt-out-october-daily-tips-protect-your-privacy-and-security#tip4
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Here are the key lessons from our #StopCensoringAbortion campaign: what we uncovered, how platforms can do better, and why pushing back against censorship of reproductive health information matters more now than ever.Here are the key lessons from our #StopCensoringAbortion campaign: what we uncovered, how platforms can do better, and why pushing back against censorship of reproductive health information matters more now than ever. https://www.eff.org/pages/stopcensoringabortion-what-we-learned-and-where-we-go-here#main-content
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Supervisor Dorsey, at a moment when the federal government is threatening to invade San Francisco, we need more ways of holding illegal police surveillance accountable, not less.Supervisor Dorsey, at a moment when the federal government is threatening to invade San Francisco, we need more ways of holding illegal police surveillance accountable, not less. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/hey-san-francisco-there-should-be-consequences-when-police-spy-illegally
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Nothing has really changed: this remains an unsettling overreach that makes U.K. users less safe and less free.Nothing has really changed: this remains an unsettling overreach that makes U.K. users less safe and less free. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/uk-still-trying-backdoor-encryption-apple-users
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To boost abortion-related content on Meta's platforms, advocates must navigate the Drugs and Pharmaceuticals ad policy, the Social Issues ad policy, and the Health and Wellness ad policy—each with its own requirements and authorization processes.To boost abortion-related content on Meta's platforms, advocates must navigate the Drugs and Pharmaceuticals ad policy, the Social Issues ad policy, and the Health and Wellness ad policy—each with its own requirements and authorization processes. Our Stop Censoring Abortion campaign analyzed these policies to see how Meta could improve transparency and enforcement. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/decoding-metas-advertising-policies-abortion-content
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The EU is once again trying to push a dangerous legislative proposal that undermines encrypted communication and obliterates our rights to private conversations.The EU is once again trying to push a dangerous legislative proposal that undermines encrypted communication and obliterates our rights to private conversations. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/chat-control-back-menu-eu-it-still-must-be-stopped-0
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Welcome to Opt Out October, our collection of tips to slowly break free from online surveillance and throw sand in the gears of overreaching large tech companies.Advertisers and data brokers use some pretty shady tactics to track you. Take back your privacy by disabling ad tracking on your phone in a few taps. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/opt-out-october-daily-tips-protect-your-privacy-and-security#tip3 #OptOutOctober
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Passionate about tech and freedom?Passionate about tech and freedom? Join EFF's legal internship program and work on cutting-edge digital freedom issues! https://www.eff.org/about/opportunities/interns
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ICE is buying a location tracking tool that harvests data from hundreds of millions of phones a day.Turn off location permissions for as many apps as you can. (3/4)
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ICE is buying a location tracking tool that harvests data from hundreds of millions of phones a day.Turn off your phone’s “advertising ID” to make it harder for location data brokers to track you. (2/4)
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ICE is buying a location tracking tool that harvests data from hundreds of millions of phones a day.ICE is buying a location tracking tool that harvests data from hundreds of millions of phones a day. Protect your location data by updating a few settings on your phone 🧵 (1/4): https://www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-tool-that-tracks-locations-of-hundreds-of-millions-of-phones-every-day/
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Nothing has really changed: this remains an unsettling overreach that makes U.K. users less safe and less free.Nothing has really changed: this remains an unsettling overreach that makes U.K. users less safe and less free. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/uk-still-trying-backdoor-encryption-apple-users