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  “When the CEO of a very prominent company that enables human rights abuses goes and starts another company, the chances that it is also based on a lack of respect for human rights are pretty high,” EFF’s @evacide@hachyderm.io told Canada's Investigative Journalism Foundation. https://theijf.org/article/former-ceo-of-israeli-spyware-company-seeking-ontario-contracts-for-his-new-firm

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  "When towns get money for much needed public and social issues, (too many of them) just end up throwing that money at more surveillance," EFF’s Matthew Guariglia told WBUR. https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/11/09/massachusetts-casinos-gambling-traffic-flock-surveillance-cameras

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  "The numbers reported to EFF amount to a dragnet domestic surveillance program by Trump's Homeland Security Department,” U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-OR, told @WIRED@flipboard.com. We agree, and that’s why we’re demanding even more information about those 185,000 administrative subpoenas. https://www.wired.com/story/dhs-has-used-this-controversial-investigative-tool-185000-times-since-trump-took-office/

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  For years, “grassroots activists across the country have been demanding that city councils exercise their procurement power to refuse to pay for ALPRs,” EFF’s @Adam_D_Schwartz@mstdn.social told @TechCrunch@mstdn.social, and “many city councils are listening.” https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/at-least-10-local-governments-have-moved-to-drop-flocks-surveillance-cameras-since-summer/

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  Google should give educators options when (and if) they introduce AI into the classroom. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/11/google-forcing-ai-students-bs

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  Apple’s “gray list” to curb unwanted or inflammatory autocomplete suggestions “is something users should be really well aware of and have some ability to customize," EFF’s @davidgreene@mstdn.social told @Reuters@flipboard.com. "This is something that should not be secret." https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/apples-predictive-text-restrictions-include-dictator-trump-sleepy-joe-researcher-2026-11-06/

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  One of the biggest tech companies shouldn’t steamroll how schools teach via an update. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/11/google-forcing-ai-students-bs

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  Documents disclosed after years of delays and tech woes show social media surveillance was a prominent feature of U.S. Postal Service’s iCOP program: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/11/postal-service-surveilled-protest-activities-online-little-rules-oversight

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  You cannot defend free expression by silencing the people who document censorship. We stand with https://sflc.in, IFF, @geoblockedindia, and India's digital rights community. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/11/when-watchdogs-are-silenced-indias-crackdown-those-documenting-online-censorship

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  “As a functional ban on social media for youth under 16, AB 1709 cuts young people off from essential information and experiences, silencing the very voices it claims to protect,” EFF's Rindala Alajaji said in our press briefing, as @TechCrunch@mstdn.social reports. https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/meta-google-and-tiktok-sue-california-ag-over-teen-social-media-law/

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  Last week, EFF submitted to the UN's consultation on child safety online where we emphasized focusing on the systems that create risks to young people; holding tech companies accountable for their design choices; and including young people in these decisions. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/11/eff-submission-ohchr-consultation-child-rights-and-safety-digital-environment

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  The organizations documenting online censorship in India are now the ones being targeted. Several organizations have faced takedown requests from the Delhi Police. We stand in solidarity with those defending the right to speak and access information. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/11/when-watchdogs-are-silenced-indias-crackdown-those-documenting-online-censorship

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  Researchers have found higher hotel rates for Mac users and steeper ride-share fares for trips ending in non-white neighborhoods. Surveillance pricing is already here. Learn more on 11/5 at 11AM PT. https://eff.org/livestream-spricing

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  Records disclosed to EFF reveal that the Postal Service social media surveillance program monitored protests across the political spectrum. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/11/postal-service-surveilled-protest-activities-online-little-rules-oversight

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  It took years to obtain records about the U.S. Postal Service's social media surveillance program, "iCOP." They show little oversight or legal justification, poor record-keeping, and no recognition that its surveillance of protests chills our rights. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/11/postal-service-surveilled-protest-activities-online-little-rules-oversight

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  A free internet requires more than access to networks and platforms. It requires the ability to publish independently and share information without government interference. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/11/independent-digital-media-not-privilege-governments-can-revoke-fight-save-egypts

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  Social media platforms have glitches near elections, but "Meta just needs to have an affirmative plan for this and not just try to respond as they happen,” EFF’s @davidgreene@mstdn.social told @arstechnica@mastodon.social. Until then, “they’re not going to dispel suspicion that things are politically motivated.” https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/11/trump-wanted-to-give-no-kings-no-air-then-meta-suspended-its-instagram/

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  The fight for a free and open internet isn't only about keeping websites accessible. It's also about protecting the people and organizations that use the internet to publish, investigate, and hold power to account. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/11/independent-digital-media-not-privilege-governments-can-revoke-fight-save-egypts

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  Egypt is moving to shut down Mada Masr, one of the country's most important independent newsrooms. Its editor-in-chief, Lina Attalah, faces another trial, while the outlet has been ordered to close. This attack on press freedom demands an international response. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/11/independent-digital-media-not-privilege-governments-can-revoke-fight-save-egypts

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  Did you know that companies increasingly use personal data to set individualized prices? To learn more, join EFF, @consumerreports.org, and @techequity.bsky.social on Nov 5th at 11 AM Pacific to hear more about this topic. https://www.eff.org/livestream-spricing

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  Ring has announced a new “Search Party” feature that could eventually bring mass biometric surveillance to our streets. It’s on by default. Shut it off. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/no-one-including-our-furry-friends-will-be-safer-rings-surveillance-nightmare-0

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  As Opt Out October comes to a close, we want to take a moment to share some more outside resources to consider on your journey to find alternatives to the major tech companies’ products. After all, Opt Out October can and should be a yearlong process. https://www.eff.org/pages/welcome-opt-out-october-lets-take-control-our-data-and-our-devices

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  Last year, we sued the government for sharing federal workers' confidential personnel files with DOGE. In a victory for our privacy, a court ruled this month that the government broke the law. Find out more with our latest issue of EFFector: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/fighting-doges-data-grab-effector-3819

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  One little change in the Settings can go a long way toward controlling your privacy. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/victory-you-can-now-exclude-apps-siri-ai

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  Data brokers and advertisers argue that location data itself is not sensitive data, EFF’s Mario Trujillo told KFF Health News, as reported in @WashPost@flipboard.com. “But location data is sensitive. It’s the comprehensive collection of location data that reveals sensitive things.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/10/28/your-phone-knows-youre-doctor-data-brokers-are-profiting-it/

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  New records obtained by EFF expose more problems with Medicare’s AI-driven prior authorization program and show why we need stronger legal limits around government use of automated decision-making. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/new-records-obtained-eff-expose-more-problems-medicares-ai-experiment

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  Reddit's win over SerpAPI and Perplexity sets a dangerous precident, and will embolden gatekeepers to make the web less open. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/anti-circumvention-laws-raise-cost-knowledge

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  ALPR camera networks are routinely abused for everything from stalking romantic partners to tracking peaceful protesters. Misconduct is built into the system, and this dangerous mass surveillance network can't be fixed. Read EFF’s agenda for state lawmakers on why a total ban is the only complete solution. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/effs-state-legislative-agenda-end-alpr-mass-surveillance

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  Don’t let the major companies control every bit of tech you touch. Tweak a few settings, or opt out of their options entirely. Either way, you win. https://www.eff.org/pages/welcome-opt-out-october-lets-take-control-our-data-and-our-devices

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  The Canadian Senate has a chance to stop the dangerous surveillance powers inherent in Bill C-22. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/canadians-are-running-out-time-oppose-dangerous-c-22-surveillance-bill