Learn what information data brokers are collecting and selling about you. Today’s tip in our Opt Out October series is to send a data broker a data access request. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/opt-out-october-daily-tips-protect-your-privacy-and-security#tip2
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ICE is accessing local ALPR data to carry out immigration raids, putting vulnerable communities even more at risk.ICE is accessing local ALPR data to carry out immigration raids, putting vulnerable communities even more at risk. That’s why we are urging the court to hold police must seek a warrant before searching ALPR data. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/eff-urges-virgina-court-appeals-require-search-warrants-access-alpr-databases
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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.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. Today’s tip is about establishing good online security fundamentals. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/opt-out-october-daily-tips-protect-your-privacy-and-security
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The Danish Presidency is pushing a dangerous proposal in the EU that would allow the government to scan all our private communications.The Danish Presidency is pushing a dangerous proposal in the EU that would allow the government to scan all our private communications. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/chat-control-back-menu-eu-it-still-must-be-stopped-0
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Law should encourage the creation of AI tools that digest and identify facts for researchers.Law should encourage the creation of AI tools that digest and identify facts for researchers. That’s why we asked an appeals court to find that ROSS Intelligence’s legal research tool was a fair use and didn’t violate copyright when it used Westlaw headnotes in its training process. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/protecting-access-law-and-beneficial-uses-ai
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Whether due to generative AI hallucinations or human sloppiness, the internet is increasingly rife with bogus news content –— and you can count EFF among the victims.Whether due to generative AI hallucinations or human sloppiness, the internet is increasingly rife with bogus news content –— and you can count EFF among the victims. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/wave-phony-news-quotes-affects-everyone-including-eff
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ALPRs don’t discriminate!ALPRs don’t discriminate! The nationwide ALPR dragnet captures a detailed dataset on every car that passes through its sight, regardless of any suspected criminal activity. This is why a warrant requirement for ALPR data is so important. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/eff-urges-virgina-court-appeals-require-search-warrants-access-alpr-databases
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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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A VPN is not a tool for anonymity, and while it can protect your location from some companies, there are many other ways companies may track you.A VPN is not a tool for anonymity, and while it can protect your location from some companies, there are many other ways companies may track you. https://ssd.eff.org/module/choosing-vpn-thats-right-you
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Fair use is supposed to protect from strict interpretations of copyright law, but abusive terms of service can take away those rights.Fair use is supposed to protect from strict interpretations of copyright law, but abusive terms of service can take away those rights. We’ll keep fighting for those rights and the people who use them. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/fair-use-protects-everyone-even-disney-corporation
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The San Francisco Police Department is the latest California law enforcement agency to get caught sharing automated license plate reader data with out-of-state and federal agencies.The San Francisco Police Department is the latest California law enforcement agency to get caught sharing automated license plate reader data with out-of-state and federal agencies. EFF and the ACLU of Northern California are calling them out for this direct violation of California law. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/eff-aclu-sfpd-stop-illegally-sharing-data-ice-and-anti-abortion-states
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EFF, in coalition with several other CA organizations, is pushing Governor Newsom to sign AB 566, a bill that will make it easier for Californians to exercise their privacy rights, into law.EFF, in coalition with several other CA organizations, is pushing Governor Newsom to sign AB 566, a bill that will make it easier for Californians to exercise their privacy rights, into law. But we need your help to put on the pressure. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/california-tweet-governor-newsom-get-ab-566-signed-law
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Good privacy decisions begin with proper knowledge about your situation—and we’ve got you covered.Good privacy decisions begin with proper knowledge about your situation—and we’ve got you covered. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/privacy-loves-company
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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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Level up your nerd cred 🎮 Snag "the Game Console 2.0," "Game Boy Modding," and more in @nostarch's latest bundle.Level up your nerd cred 🎮 Snag "the Game Console 2.0," "Game Boy Modding," and more in @nostarch's latest bundle. That's 21 books for as little as $36—and you're supporting EFF! https://www.humblebundle.com/books/electronics-for-the-curious-no-starch-books
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The removal of educational abortion content from Meta platforms with little transparency or communication with users is unacceptable.The removal of educational abortion content from Meta platforms with little transparency or communication with users is unacceptable. Read the story of the Miscarriage and Abortion Hotline’s censorship on Instagram in the latest installment of our #StopCensoringAbortion blog series. https://www.eff.org/pages/silencing-abortion-providers-meta
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California’s “No Robo Bosses Act” is a great start.California’s “No Robo Bosses Act” is a great start. And much more is needed, because many kinds of powerful institutions are using automated decision-making against us. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/yes-californias-no-robo-bosses-act
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Around a quarter of our Stop Censoring Abortion campaign submissions reported having their entire account disabled after sharing abortion information—primarily on Meta platforms.Around a quarter of our Stop Censoring Abortion campaign submissions reported having their entire account disabled after sharing abortion information—primarily on Meta platforms. These take downs often happened without warning, contradicting Meta's own enforcement policies. https://www.eff.org/pages/meta-removing-abortion-advocates-accounts-without-warning
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California has one of the nation’s most comprehensive privacy laws, but it’s not always easy for people to exercise these rights.California has one of the nation’s most comprehensive privacy laws, but it’s not always easy for people to exercise these rights. That’s why @CAGovernor needs to sign A.B. 566 into law. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/tell-governor-newsom-make-it-easier-use-your-privacy-rights
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Companies often make it pretty hard for us to ask them not to share our information.Companies often make it pretty hard for us to ask them not to share our information. @CAGovernor should sign A.B. 566 and give us the tools to make it easier to do so. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/tell-governor-newsom-make-it-easier-use-your-privacy-rights