< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> The opening and closing months of 2024 saw federal enforcement against a number of location data brokers that track and sell users’ whereabouts through apps installed on their smartphones. In January,…
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Fighting Online ID Mandates: 2024 In Review
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> This year, nearly half of U.S. states passed laws imposing age verification requirements on online platforms. EFF has opposed these efforts, because they censor the internet and…
AI and Policing: 2024 in Review
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> There’s no part of your life now where you can avoid the onslaught of “artificial intelligence.” Whether you’re trying to search for a recipe and sifting through…
State Legislatures Are The Frontline for Tech Policy: 2024 in Review
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> State lawmakers are increasingly shaping the conversation on technology and innovation policy in the United States. As Congress continues to deliberate key issues such as data privacy,…
Fighting Automated Oppression: 2024 in Review
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> EFF has been sounding the alarm on algorithmic decision making (ADM) technologies for years. ADMs use data and predefined rules or models to make or support decisions,…
Exposing Surveillance at the U.S.-Mexico Border: 2024 Year in Review in Pictures
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> Some of the most picturesque landscapes in the United States can be found along the border with Mexico. Yet, from San Diego’s beaches to the Sonoran Desert, from Big Bend National…
Restrictions on Free Expression and Access to Information in Times of Change: 2024 in Review
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> This was an historical year. A year in which elections took place in countries home to almost half the world’s population, a year of war, and collapse…
Aerial and Drone Surveillance: 2024 in Review
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> We’ve been fighting against aerial surveillance for decades because we recognize the immense threat from Big Brother in the sky. Even if you’re behind within the confines…
EFF’s 2023 Annual Report Highlights a Year of Victories: 2024 in Review
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Every fall, EFF releases its annual report, and 2023 was the year of Privacy First. Our annual report dives into our groundbreaking whitepaper along with victories in…
Behind the Diner—Digital Rights Bytes: 2024 in Review
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> Although it feels a bit weird to be writing a year in review post for a site that hasn’t even been live for three months, I thought it would be fun…