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Electronic Frontier Foundation

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The Electronic Frontier Foundation is a digital-rights advocacy organization focused on protecting privacy, free expression, encryption, and online anonymity.

Its work combines litigation and policy advocacy with practical support, including OPSEC training, Privacy Badger, Certbot, and the Atlas of Surveillance. EFF challenges government and corporate surveillance, location tracking, data-broker practices, biometric monitoring, and weak safeguards for artificial intelligence and online platforms. Its legal and policy approach emphasizes necessity, judicial authorization, independent oversight, transparency, and effective remedies, with cases such as Bernstein v. Department of Justice and Chatrie v. United States illustrating its defense of strong encryption and location privacy.

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All Articles11 articles
Important7 articles · CI Score 60 and above
Forbes
Freedom Tech Pushes Back On Digital Control And Surveillance
Citizen Lab, Bitchat, Cashu, and Agora are presented as privacy and freedom tech responses to surveillance, spyware, and financial repression across multiple countries.
6/4/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
Tech Policy Press / Justin Hendrix
Sustaining The Fight Against Authoritarianism
Cindy Cohn discusses encryption driven privacy protections in the United States amid contemporary legal and activist efforts.
3/8/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
EFF / Daly Barnett
EFF Reflects On A Year Of OPSEC Training For Activists
EFF expanded pro bono OPSEC trainings for at-risk communities using consent-based OSINT footprint mapping and tracker identification to reduce surveillance and harassment risks.
6/18/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
EFF / Veridiana Alimonti
EFF Guide Sets Steps To Stop Arbitrary Digital Surveillance
EFF launched a guide in the Americas detailing legal and institutional safeguards to limit arbitrary state digital surveillance.
5/18/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
Electronic Frontier Foundation
EFF Warns Digital Laws And Surveillance Threaten Human Rights Defenders
A UN submission describes how new cybercrime and online safety laws across jurisdictions expand surveillance and suppress lawful expression, affecting human rights defenders.
4/1/2026 • Policy, Politics & Governance • General
Electronic Frontier Foundation / Josh Richman
Privacy's Defender: Cindy Cohn With Cory Doctorow
Cindy and two experts discuss encryption and privacy battles on March 10 in San Francisco.
3/17/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
Willamette Week / Christen McCurdy
Cindy Cohn's 30-Year Fight For A Better Internet
Cindy Cohn discusses encryption and privacy rights on March 13 at Powell's City of Books in Portland.
3/11/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
Interesting2 articles · CI Score 45–59
The Michigan Daily / Cora Rolfes
Cindy Cohn Reflects On Her Fight Against Digital Surveillance
Cindy Cohn, Electronic Frontier Foundation executive director, discussed her memoir after leaving EFF, covering early advocacy and encryption litigation tied to First Amendment protections in the context of state and corporate tracking.
3/27/2026 • Data Collection & Surveillance Practices • General
WebProNews / Sara Donnelly
EFF’s 36-Year Digital Rights Fight Enters A New Era
EFF executive director Nicole Ozer discusses privacy and digital rights risks tied to geofence location rules, AI moderation, encryption backdoors, and KIDS Act age verification.
7/12/2026 • Consumer Privacy & Digital Rights • General
Additional2 articles · CI Score below 45
EFF / Josh Richman
EFF Honors Four Digital Rights Organizations With 2026 Awards
EFF announced in 2026 that Access Now, 7amleh, DeFlock, and New Media Rights received awards for advancing digital rights and challenging surveillance.
9/9/2026 • Consumer Privacy & Digital Rights • General
EFF / Nicole Ozer
EFF’s New Executive Director Outlines The Fight For Digital Rights
Nicole Ozer, Electronic Frontier Foundation Executive Director, cited Chatrie v. United States on location-data privacy and set priorities for encryption, anonymity, and AI rights.
7/10/2026 • Consumer Privacy & Digital Rights • General