Privacy vs Surveillance

Monitoring the latest developments about privacy and digital surveillance.

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Risky Business #807 -- Shai-Hulud npm worm wreaks old-school havoc

On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news, including:* Shai-Hulud worm propagates…
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Rayhunter: What We Have Found So Far

A little over a year ago we released Rayhunter, our open source tool designed to detect cell-site simulators. We’ve been blown…
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Podcast Episode: Building and Preserving the Library of Everything

All this season, “How to Fix the Internet” has been focusing on the tools and technology of freedom – and one of the most…
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Risky Business #806 -- Apple's Memory Integrity Enforcement is a big…

On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news, including:* Apple ruins exploit…
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Executive Director Cindy Cohn Will Step Down After 25 Years with EFF

EFF Launches Search for Successor to ‘Visionary Lawyer and Leader’ SAN FRANCISCO – Electronic Frontier Foundation Executive…
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EFF Awards Spotlight :sparkles: Software Freedom Law Center, India

In 1992 EFF presented our very first awards recognizing key leaders and organizations advancing innovation and championing civil…
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Age Verification Is A Windfall for Big Tech—And A Death Sentence For…

Update September 10, 2025: Bluesky announced today that it would implement age verification measures in South Dakota and Wyoming…
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EFF Joins 55 Civil Society Organizations Urging the End of Sanctions…

Following the U.S. government's overreaching decision to impose sanctions against Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special…

FBI took iPhones, folders and USB drives in raid on John Bolton’s home

In newly released court documents, investigators list items seized from home of Trump’s ex-national security adviser
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EFF Awards Spotlight :sparkles: Erie Meyer

In 1992 EFF presented our very first awards recognizing key leaders and organizations advancing innovation and championing civil…
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From Libraries to Schools: Why Organizations Should Install Privacy…

​​In an era of pervasive online surveillance, organizations have an important role to play in protecting their communities’…
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Verifying Trust in Digital ID Is Still Incomplete

In the past few years, governments across the world have rolled out different digital identification options, and now there are…
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EFF Statement on ICE Use of Paragon Solutions Malware

This statement can be attributed to EFF Senior Staff Technologist Cooper Quintin It was recently reported by Jack Poulson on…
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EFF Awards Spotlight :sparkles: Just Futures Law

In 1992 EFF presented our very first awards recognizing key leaders and organizations advancing innovation and championing civil…
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:zipper-mouth_face: This Censorship Law Turns Parents Into Content…

School is back in session! Perfect timing to hit the books and catch up on the latest digital rights news. We've got you covered…
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Risky Business #805 -- On the Salesloft Drift breach and "OAuth soup"

On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news, including:* The Salesloft breach and why…
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What WhatsApp’s “Advanced Chat Privacy” Really Does

In April, WhatsApp launched its “Advanced Chat Privacy” feature, which, once enabled, disables using certain AI features in chats…
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Join Your Fellow Digital Rights Supporters for the EFF Awards on…

For over 35 years, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has presented awards recognizing key leaders and organizations advancing…
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Podcast Episode: Protecting Privacy in Your Brain

The human brain might be the grandest computer of all, but in this episode, we talk to two experts who confirm that the ability…
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Risky Business #804 -- Phrack's DPRK hacker is probably a Chinese APT…

On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news, including: Australia expels Iranian…
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