AI Face Anonymizer Masks Human Identity In Images

We’re all pretty familiar with AI’s ability to create realistic-looking images of people that don’t exist, but here’s an unusual implementation of using that technology for …

EFF to New York: Age Verification Threatens Everyone's Speech and Privacy

Young people have a right to speak and access information online. Legislatures should remember that protecting kids' online safety shouldn't require sweeping online surveillance and censorship.EFF reminded the New York Attorney General of this...

Investigations in the so-called darknet: Law enforcement agencies undermine Tor anonymisation

The Tor network is considered the most important tool for surfing the internet anonymously. Law enforcement agencies have apparently begun to infiltrate it in order to expose criminals. They have been successful in at least one case.

Hack of Age Verification Company Shows Privacy Danger of Social Media Laws

We’ve said it before: online age verification is incompatible with privacy. Companies responsible for storing or processing sensitive documents like drivers’ licenses are likely to encounter data breaches, potentially exposing not only personal...

EFF Urges Supreme Court to Reject Texas’ Speech-Chilling Age Verification Law

A Texas age verification law will rob people of anonymity online, chill access to speech for privacy- and security-minded internet users, and entirely block some adults from accessing constitutionally protected online content, EFF argued in a...

EFF Urges New York Court to Protect Online Speakers’ Anonymity

The First Amendment requires courts to apply a robust balancing test before unmasking anonymous online speakers, EFF explained in an amicus brief it filed recently in a New York State appeal.In the case on appeal, GSB Gold Standard v. Google, a...

Don’t Fall for the Latest Changes to the Dangerous Kids Online Safety Act 

The authors of the dangerous Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) unveiled an amended version this week, but it’s still an unconstitutional censorship bill that continues to empower state officials to target services and online content they do not like....

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States Attack Young People’s Constitutional Right to Use Social Media: 2023 Year in Review

Legislatures in more than half of the country targeted young people’s use of social media this year, with many of the proposals blocking adults’ ability to access the same sites. State representatives introduced dozens of bills that would limit...

Fighting For Your Digital Rights Across the Country: Year in Review 2023

EFF works every year to improve policy in ways that protect your digital rights in states across the country. Thanks to the messages of hundreds of EFF members across the country, we've spoken up for digital rights this year from Sacramento to...

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