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Deeplinks Blog by Mitch Stoltz | December 18, 2025

Fair Use is a Right. Ignoring It Has Consequences.

Fair use is not just an excuse to copy—it’s a pillar of online speech protection, and disregarding it in order to lash out at a critic should have serious consequences. That’s what we told a federal court in Channel 781 News v. Waltham Community Access Corporation,...

Deeplinks Blog by Christian Romero | December 18, 2025

Stand Together to Protect Democracy

Support EFF before the end of 2025 to fuel the legal battles that defend encryption, the tools that protect privacy, and the advocacy that stops dangerous laws. EFF has been in the fight every step of the way, thanks to support from people like you.

Deeplinks Blog by Thorin Klosowski, Bill Budington, Rindala Alajaji, Christian Romero, Lena Cohen, Hayley Tsukayama, Cooper Quintin | December 17, 2025

The Breachies 2025: The Worst, Weirdest, Most Impactful Data Breaches of the Year

Another year has come and gone, and with it, thousands of data breaches that affect millions of people. The question these days is less, Is my information in a data breach this year? and more How many data breaches had my information in them this year?

Deeplinks Blog by Christian Romero | December 16, 2025

🪪 Age Verification Is Coming for the Internet | EFFector 37.18

The final EFFector of 2025 is here! Just in time to keep you up-to-date on the latests happenings in the fight for privacy and free speech online.In this latest issue, we're sharing how to spot sneaky ALPR cameras at the U.S. border, covering a host of new ...

Deeplinks Blog by Hayley Tsukayama | December 15, 2025

Trends to Watch in the California Legislature

If you’re a Californian, there are a few new state laws that you should know will be going into effect in the new year. EFF has worked hard in Sacramento this session to advance bills that protect privacy, fight surveillance, and promote transparency.California’s legislature runs in a two-year cycle, meaning...

Event | December 15, 2025

EFF Reddit AMA—The Harms of Age Verification Mandates

We’re the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), and we’re hosting an AMA on r/privacy from Monday (12/15) to Wednesday (12/17) to talk about what age verification mandates mean for everyone. Come ask us anything about how age verification works, who it...

Deeplinks Blog by Paige Collings | December 15, 2025

EFF, Open Rights Group, Big Brother Watch, and Index on Censorship Call on UK Government to Reform or Repeal Online Safety Act

Ahead of today's Parliamentary petition debate on the Online Safety Act, EFF joined Open Rights Group, Big Brother Watch, and Index on Censorship in sending a briefing to UK politicians urging them to listen to their constituents and repeal the legislation.

Deeplinks Blog by Paige Collings | December 13, 2025

EFF and 12 Organizations Urge UK Politicians to Drop Digital ID Scheme Ahead of Parliamentary Petition Debate

Ahead of the UK Parliament convening to debate a petition signed by almost 2.9 million people calling for an end to the government’s plans to roll out a national digital ID, EFF and 12 other civil society organizations wrote to politicians in the country urging them to reject the Labour...

Deeplinks Blog by Joe Mullin | December 11, 2025

Thousands Tell the Patent Office: Don’t Hide Bad Patents From Review

A massive wave of public comments just told the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO): don’t shut the public out of patent review.EFF submitted its own formal comment opposing the USPTO’s proposed rules, and more than 4,000 supporters added their voices—an extraordinary response for a technical, fast-moving rulemaking. We comprised...

Deeplinks Blog by Lisa Femia | December 11, 2025

Why Isn’t Online Age Verification Just Like Showing Your ID In Person?

This blog also appears in our Age Verification Resource Hub: our one-stop shop for users seeking to understand what age-gating laws actually do, what’s at stake, how to protect yourself, and why EFF opposes all forms of age verification mandates. Head to EFF.org/Age to explore our resources and...

Deeplinks Blog by Molly Buckley | December 10, 2025

Age Verification Is Coming For the Internet. We Built You a Resource Hub to Fight Back.

Age verification laws are proliferating fast across the United States and around the world, creating a dangerous and confusing tangle of rules about what we’re all allowed to see and do online. That's why today, we're launching EFF.org/Age, a one-stop shop for users seeking to understand what these laws actually...

Deeplinks Blog by Katharine Trendacosta | December 10, 2025

The Best Big Media Merger Is No Merger at All

The state of streaming is... bad. It’s very bad. The first step in wanting to watch anything is a web search: “Where can I stream X?” Then you have to scroll past an AI summary with no answers, and then scroll past the sponsored links. After that, you find out...

Press Release | December 10, 2025

EFF Launches Age Verification Hub as Resource Against Misguided Laws

With ill-advised and dangerous age verification laws proliferating across the United States and around the world, creating surveillance and censorship regimes that will be used to harm both youth and adults, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has launched a new resource hub that will sort through the mess and help people...

Deeplinks Blog by Alexis Hancock | December 9, 2025

Deeplinks Blog

Deeplinks Blog

Fair Use is a Right. Ignoring It Has Consequences.

Stand Together to Protect Democracy

The Breachies 2025: The Worst, Weirdest, Most Impactful Data Breaches of the Year

🪪 Age Verification Is Coming for the Internet | EFFector 37.18

Trends to Watch in the California Legislature

EFF Reddit AMA—The Harms of Age Verification Mandates

EFF, Open Rights Group, Big Brother Watch, and Index on Censorship Call on UK Government to Reform or Repeal Online Safety Act

EFF and 12 Organizations Urge UK Politicians to Drop Digital ID Scheme Ahead of Parliamentary Petition Debate

Thousands Tell the Patent Office: Don’t Hide Bad Patents From Review

Why Isn’t Online Age Verification Just Like Showing Your ID In Person?

Age Verification Is Coming For the Internet. We Built You a Resource Hub to Fight Back.

The Best Big Media Merger Is No Merger at All

EFF Launches Age Verification Hub as Resource Against Misguided Laws

Age Assurance Methods Explained

EFF Benefit Poker Tournament at DEF CON 33

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