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

Gamers need to push back on rent-only copyright culture before it’s too late. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/sony-nerfs-videogame-ownership

The effort to age gate the internet is back in Washington—and now it has a new name. The KIDS Act is a sprawling package of proposals to control what we can see and say online. Learn more with this week's EFFector newsletter and podcast: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/dont-let-congress-age-gate-internet-effector-3813

Killing physical discs is just the next step in diminishing your right to own your videogame library. This is how we reclaim digital ownership. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/sony-nerfs-videogame-ownership

We're helping you fight street-level surveillance policies covering everything from Flock camera contracts to geofence warrants. You can help when you join EFF. https://eff.org/summer

EFF helped expose Texas' use of automated license plate readers to track down a woman suspected of self-managing an abortion. Our friends at Mayday Health helped make sure pregnant people were aware of the surveillance risk. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/we-want-texans-know-their-rights-qa-mayday-health-impact-surveillance-abortion

We can have privacy laws without what the KIDS Act pushes for: more surveillance, more monitoring of conversations, and more collection of personal information. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/house-passed-kids-act-senate-should-reject-it

The House passed the KIDS Act, but the fight isn’t over. The Senate can still reject this package of internet bills that will harm our privacy and free expression. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/house-passed-kids-act-senate-should-reject-it

Following EFF and 404 Media’s report on Texas’s use of Flock cameras, eye-catching billboards popped up in Houston, warning drivers that if they’re pregnant, the state of Texas could be tracking them. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/we-want-texans-know-their-rights-qa-mayday-health-impact-surveillance-abortion

Online meeting participants might not know if another attendee is using an off-platform AI notetaker, EFF’s @Thorin told AP News. “Asking everyone for consent before doing a sensitive meeting would be the most polite approach to take.”
https://apnews.com/article/ai-notetaker-work-meetings-privacy-data-c700299371ca7cfec77dafdfb948067f

RSS is a secret trick to making the internet more usable. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/hate-algorithm-rss-one-tools-youve-been-looking

The hacker wardrobe is black on black, making this new Electric Fist badge a perfect accessory for #DEFCON 34! Order yours by July 24 to complete your fit for the con: https://badgelife.eventbrite.com

Grindr has been caught sharing users' HIV status and precise location with advertisers without obtaining valid consent. They must immediately stop prioritizing profits over users’ safety, and make privacy the default across its platform. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/grindr-put-queer-safety-and-privacy-over-profits

Far from protecting children, Illinois’ HB 5511 will effectively dismantle online anonymity, jeopardize data security, and severely restrict access to constitutionally protected speech for young people and adults alike. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/eff-gov-pritzker-veto-illinois-hb-5511

X violating user data in 2022 led to an FTC order requiring it to take platform security seriously and periodically report to the regulator. Its new petition to waive those requirements should be fully rejected. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/eff-and-allies-xs-ftc-petition-waive-privacy-violation-order-should-be-rejected

The California 3D printer scheme proposed by AB 2047 still won’t work, still mandates surveillance, still censors lawful expression, and still creates a bad deal for consumers. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/we-can-still-stop-californias-3d-printer-surveillance-scheme

This Pride, we’re answering all your digital rights questions in season two of our initiative, LGBT Q&A.

You asked: is being openly trans on the internet harmful in this day and age with the current political situation?

EFF's answer: In short, yes. But of course it's more complicated than that.

This updated version of AB 2047 downgrades performance standards and removes oversight, while still threatening privacy and choice for users of 3D printers. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/we-can-still-stop-californias-3d-printer-surveillance-scheme

Right now, the only thing holding back most police from deploying armed drones and robots is the policies of companies and the social stigma surrounding the issue. Neither of these will hold forever. We need regulation. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/lawmakers-must-act-now-prevent-armed-police-drones

Deadline extended! Join EFF and the Queer Arts Collective in building a creative space at the intersection of digital justice and artistic expression. We're looking for works that convey the importance of digital liberation and ways of achieving it. Submit by July 10. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/call-submissions-digital-pride

"Although the Court stopped short of striking down these warrants as inherently unconstitutional, we look forward to pressing lower courts to eliminate these warrants once and for all." (3/3)