data security

When a car passes an automated license plate reader (ALPR), its plate is captured and instantly compared against a list of vehicles that police are actively looking for or that…

Charity organizations do important work that often involves data collection and processing, like organizing call lists, collecting emails for newsletters, or analyzing user engagement to determine the effectiveness of events…

Subject rights requests can be confusing for everybody involved. 

The Federal Communications Commission wants to require telecommunications providers to collect vast amounts of personal information from every person who wants a phone number in the name of combatting scam…

The technological advancement of this century brought with it unprecedented opportunity to gather and collect enormous amounts of personal information from consumers and use it for marketing — among other…

When we write about data privacy, it’s easy to default to talking to “privacy professionals.” 

When Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs 2 was released in 2016, it was a headtrip for those of us working on digital-rights issues in the Bay Area. During the day, I’d fight…

If your website collects data from people in the European Union (EU), you’ll need a privacy policy that meets strict regional standards. The legal landscape in Europe is mainly made…

In 2023, an Australian mayor was getting ready to take legal action against OpenAI. The reason? The company’s chatbot, ChatGPT, shared a fake story about him being involved in a…

This month, we celebrate 36 years of EFF and a mission that is bigger than any one of us. Thanks to EFF, communities around the world are demanding that technology…