Google's new reCAPTCHA Mobile Verification scheme will block users running independent, de-googled versions of Android, continuing the company's pattern of anti-competitive behavior. The thrice-convic…
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) argues that automated content moderation using AI has become a permanent fixture of online platforms, warning that crisis-era protocols adopted during the pand…
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is urging supporters to become members for as little as $10 per month to help cut through AI hype and advocate for privacy, free expression, and protections ag…
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is calling on Grindr to prioritize LGBTQ+ user safety by making privacy the default, ending data sharing with advertisers and AI training without opt-in consen…
Researchers have repeatedly found Android devices pre-loaded with malware sold on Amazon and other major online retailers, with one campaign affecting 10 million devices. The Electronic Frontier Found…
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) joined Foxglove, Human Rights Watch, and 60 other organizations in urging the UK to halt its deployment of Facial Age Estimation (FAE) technology at the border…
Senators Ted Cruz and Ron Wyden introduced the JAWBONE Act, a bipartisan bill creating a federal cause of action against government officials who coerce online platforms into censoring lawful speech. …
The Trump administration's AI regulation has been haphazard and retaliatory, particularly against Anthropic, violating the First Amendment by punishing the company for refusing to allow its models to …
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is considering standards changes that would allow websites to block automated access, threatening the open web. Proposals from the AI Preferences and Web Bot…
The NO FAKES Act, intended to combat harmful AI-generated impersonations, would instead suppress satire, commentary, and news by importing DMCA-style takedown rules, according to a coalition of civil …
Automated license plate readers (ALPR) installed by surveillance companies across the U.S. are being used by authorities for noise complaints and other low-level investigations, according to the Elect…
The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to vote on the NO FAKES Act, which would create a broad property right in a person's likeness to address AI-generated replicas. Critics argue the bill would enabl…
Meta has removed facial recognition code from its Meta AI smart glasses app following public outcry and a WIRED report exposing the technology. The June 5th update stripped the app of face-recognition…
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) held its 18th Annual Cyberlaw Trivia Night in San Francisco, where three teams tied for first place for the first time in the event's history. Team Shady Docke…
California lawmakers are again considering AB 412, a bill that would require AI developers to identify and disclose copyrighted works used to train generative AI systems. The Electronic Frontier Found…
The Electronic Frontier Foundation's Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Matthew Guariglia testified before the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection, warning that …