Notices by Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff@mastodon.social)

Rather than making EFF’s @davidgreene doubt whether young people had free speech rights worth protecting, parenthood made him feel even more strongly that they do. Read his op-ed at Tech Policy Press. https://www.techpolicy.press/they-said-id-feel-different-about-free-speech-as-a-parent-they-were-wrong/

A lot has changed since the iPhone first introduced privacy permissions way back in iOS 4 with the ability to disable an app’s access to location. Here’s a deep dive into the variety of privacy and security settings on an iPhone. https://ssd.eff.org/module/how-to-get-to-know-iphone-privacy-and-security-settings

“[N]o algorithm will ever replace a parent’s judgment. No platform policy can substitute for engaged, informed families.”

Parents, don’t let California take away your right to decide what’s best for your family.

https://capitolweekly.net/ab-1709-leaves-parents-and-kids-exposed-where-it-matters-most/

Congress should say NO to the NO FAKES Act. Read more about why: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/no-fakes-act-could-silence-satire-commentary-and-news

Web scraping helps journalists report the news and libraries preserve history. Locking down sites to stop AI will hurt these helpful uses. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/free-and-open-web-under-attack-ietf

New laptop? Cover that thing up with stickers that show your support for online freedom. https://shop.eff.org/products/privacy-sticker-combo

Young people deserve better than a policy built on panic, and all internet users deserve a safe and free internet. The UK’s new social media ban for under-16s is a threat to everyone. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/uks-new-under-16-social-media-ban-will-cause-more-harm-it-prevents

Despite UK politicians affirming repeatedly that the Online Safety Act would solve all of the problems with online safety, they’re now going ahead with a social media ban for under-16s. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/uks-new-under-16-social-media-ban-will-cause-more-harm-it-prevents

After 26 years at EFF, today is outgoing Executive Director Cindy Cohn’s last day here. Read her final message to all of us. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/farewell-now-friends

Former EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn reflects upon 26 years of defending digital freedom, and on our organization's past, present, and future: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/farewell-now-friends

Social media bans are unconstitutional, discriminatory, and deeply misguided. If we don’t trust tech companies with our private information now, we shouldn't pass laws that force us to give them even more of it. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/how-and-why-fight-back-against-social-media-bans

In our latest EFFector newsletter and podcast, we're covering a victory for facial privacy, EFF's testimony to Congress about AI and surveillance, and troubling new information on how police are using license plate readers. readers. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/mass-surveillance-loud-music-effector-3811

A “news” site has quoted at least six non-existent EFF experts in the past two months. False quotations that misstate our positions damage the trust that the public and reputable media outlets have in us. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/news-site-keeps-hallucinating-eff-staffers

Surveillance pricing is bad for privacy, equity, and price transparency. So EFF supports a California bill which would ban this creepy practice. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/californias-bill-ban-surveillance-pricing

Tech companies rarely build separate operating systems for different states, so California's new age verification law likely will affect "everyone who uses [operating systems], including the billions of folks outside of California," EFF’s @aaronmackey told @PCMag. https://www.pcmag.com/explainers/your-computer-may-require-an-age-check-might-have-to-prove-it

Social media bans fail to keep young people safe, harm vulnerable communities, and violate free speech, all while creating massive databases that invite identity theft and permanent surveillance. We must fight back. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/how-and-why-fight-back-against-social-media-bans

NO FAKES would create another layer of internet censorship on top of the already existing legal and voluntary takedown systems. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/tell-congress-just-say-no-no-fakes

Do you use EFF's free and open source tool, Privacy Badger? It's helped millions of users stop mass spying in their web browser. You can support Privacy Badger, and even rep the tool, when you become an EFF member and choose this new crewneck as your member gift! https://eff.org/spring

The reality is that social media bans weaponize parents’ concerns about children’s safety to justify unprecedented levels of surveillance and censorship. Our new primer breaks down why these bans don’t work, who is harmed by them, and how we fight back. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/how-and-why-fight-back-against-social-media-bans

Last week, researchers identified code in Meta AI's smart glasses app that could convert faces into unique biometric signatures to identify strangers in public. Just as quietly as they embedded this code, the app’s 6/5 update appears to have quietly removed them. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/victory-meta-strips-facial-recognition-code-smart-glasses-app-after-public-outcry