Today The UK Parliament Undermined The Privacy, Security, And Freedom Of All Internet Users
By Joe Mullin The U.K. Parliament has passed the Online Safety Bill (OSB), which says it will make the U.K. “the safest place” in the…
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The UK Government Knows How Extreme The Online Safety Bill Is
By Joe Mullin The U.K.’s Online Safety Bill (OSB) has passed a critical final stage in the House of Lords, and envisions a potentially vast scheme to…
Congress Amended KOSA, But It’s Still A Censorship Bill
By Joe Mullin A key Senate committee voted to move forward one of the most dangerous bills we’ve seen in years: the Kids Online Safety…
The U.K. Government Is Very Close To Eroding Encryption Worldwide
By Joe Mullin The U.K. Parliament is pushing ahead with a sprawling internet regulation bill that will, among other things, undermine the privacy of people…
Stupid Patent of the Month: Trying to Get U.S. Patents On An AI Program
By Joe Mullin Only people can get patents. There’s a good reason for that, which is that the patent grant—a temporary monopoly granted by the…
The EARN IT Bill Is Back, Seeking To Scan Our Messages and Photos
By Joe Mullin In a free society, people should not have their private correspondence constantly examined. U.S. lawmakers, we would hope, understand that individuals have…
Users Worldwide Said “Stop Scanning Us”: 2022 in Review
By Joe Mullin The online conversations that bring us closer together can help build a world that’s more free, fair, and creative. But talking to…
The Battle For Online Speech Moved To U.S. Courts: 2022 in Review
By Aaron Mackey and Joe Mullin EFF and our supporters have fought off numerous wrongheaded attempts by Congress to regulate online speech, including several that…
VICTORY! Apple Commits to Encrypting iCloud, Drops Phone-Scanning Plans
By Joe Mullin Apple has announced it will provide fully encrypted iCloud backups, meeting a longstanding demand by EFF and other privacy-focused organizations. We applaud…
Experts Condemn The UK Online Safety Bill As Harmful To Privacy And Encryption
By Joe Mullin The British Parliament may start debating the Online Safety Bill again as soon as this week. The bill is a deeply flawed…
The UK Online Safety Bill Attacks Free Speech and Encryption
By Joe Mullin The UK government has had more than a year to revise its Online Safety Bill into a proposal that wouldn’t harm users’…
State by State, We’re Making Progress Against Anti-Speech Lawsuits
By Joe Mullin The First Amendment grants us all the right to say our piece. The government can’t shut down our rights to speak out,…
The EU Commission’s New Proposal Would Undermine Encryption And Scan Our Messages
By Joe Mullin The executive body of the European Union published today a legislative proposal (text) that, if it became law, would be a disaster…
Key Senators Have Voted For The Anti-Encryption EARN IT Act
By Joe Mullin Earlier today, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance the dangerous EARN IT bill. We’re disappointed to see the committee advance this…