Google abandons its promise to block third-party cookies in Chrome, leaving billions vulnerable to online surveillance. We need strong privacy legislation to fight back.
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
Law Practice
San Francisco, CA 26,265 followers
Ensuring that technology supports freedom, justice, and innovation for all people of the world.
About us
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is the leading organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. For decades EFF has worked tirelessly in the courts and with activists to protect the freedom to hack, tinker, remix, and create for the long term good of society. EFF defends free speech on the Internet, fights illegal surveillance, supports freedom-enhancing technologies, and much more. The EFF team consists of a unique blend of activists, technologists, and attorneys that work to ensure that the rights and freedoms we enjoy are enhanced, rather than eroded, as our use of technology grows. Join EFF's movement to protect digital freedom today at eff.org/join. Stay up to date on our latest work: eff.org/EFFector facebook.com/eff google.com/+eff instagram.com/efforg twitch.tv/efflive/ twitter.com/eff mastodon.social/@eff youtube.com/efforg
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https://www.eff.org
External link for Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
- Industry
- Law Practice
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1990
- Specialties
- Free Speech, Privacy, Innovation, Fair Use, Transparency, Security, Technology, Copyright, Online Tracking, Section 230, Hacking, DMCA, Patents, Activism, and Software Development
Locations
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Primary
815 Eddy Street
San Francisco, CA 94109, US
Employees at Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
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Brian Behlendorf
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Anil Dash
Anil Dash is an Influencer Trying to make the internet better by making it more inclusive, more equitable, and fun.
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Dave Farber
Distinguished Professor at Keio University
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Brad Templeton
Speaker/Consultant on Robocars and Exponential Technology [email protected]
Updates
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EFF has filed a brief with the Minnesota Supreme Court reminding them that getting records of every phone that’s been in the vicinity of a crime over the span of weeks is not the same as getting a warrant for the data of one suspect with probable cause.
EFF Tells Minnesota Supreme Court to Strike Down Geofence Warrant As Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Takes the Wrong Turn
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Google no longer intends to drop support for third-party cookies in Chrome. "This is an extremely disappointing decision that really just highlights Google's commitment to their own profits over users' privacy," EFF’s Lena Cohen told The Register.
Google abandons plan to drop third-party cookies in Chrome
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Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) reposted this
Will recent U.S. Supreme Court opinions change your rights online? Join David Greene, Mike Masnick, and Daphne Keller for "The U.S. Supreme Court Takes on the Internet" streaming live on Thursday, July 18 at 10:00 AM PT. eff.org/livestream-scotus
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Last year, USPTO proposed rules that would have weakened the US patent review system. EFF and our supporters spoke up against them, and the worst parts are out.
Victory! EFF Supporters Beat USPTO Proposal To Wreck Patent Reviews
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Will recent U.S. Supreme Court opinions change your rights online? Join David Greene, Mike Masnick, and Daphne Keller for "The U.S. Supreme Court Takes on the Internet" streaming live on Thursday, July 18 at 10:00 AM PT. eff.org/livestream-scotus
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Victory! Supreme Court correctly ruled that social media platforms have First Amendment rights to curate and edit the speech of others they deliver to their users.
Platforms Have First Amendment Right to Curate Speech, As We’ve Long Argued, Supreme Court Said, But Sends Laws Back to Lower Court To Decide If That Applies To Other Functions Like Messaging
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Black Hat USA is next month! We’ll be at the event from August 7-8. Come join us and even get a discount on your registration by using code EFF2024.
EFF at Black Hat USA
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Today marks EFF's 34th anniversary! Thank you to every person who has stood with EFF’s technologists, lawyers, researchers, and advocates since 1990.
34 Years Supporting the Wild and Weird World Online
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Government file-scanning systems that break encryption have scant public support, and no support in EU law.
Now The EU Council Should Finally Understand: No One Wants “Chat Control”
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