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

“The subpoena targeting Amandla did not fit any of Google’s exceptions. Google screwed up, and it needs to own its mistakes,” EFF’s Mario Trujillo told Android Authority. https://www.androidauthority.com/eff-pushes-back-on-google-exception-claim-3658264/

Does someone in your life love internet freedom and civil liberties? Donate to EFF in their honor today! https://eff.org/tribute

Surveillance is transnational: tools are exported, playbooks are copied, and data moves across borders as easily as money. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/digital-hopes-real-power-how-arab-spring-fueled-global-surveillance-boom

“We have a chance to implement some very real reforms to this policy, which has been out of control for a very long time,” EFF’s Matthew Guariglia told https://Military.com. “Eventually, we’re going to have to implement some necessary reforms, including a warrant requirement.” https://www.military.com/daily-news/headlines/2026/04/16/trump-summons-gop-holdouts-spy-law-vote-stalls.html

Every 3D print in NY can be surveilled — from political speech to company prototypes — if these provisions make it into the state budget. We need to act NOW to stop it. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/stop-new-yorks-attack-3d-printing #NewYork #3Dprinting

“The most telling amicus brief in Cisco comes from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), which chronicles how U.S. companies have allegedly provided the tools and technologies to enable the global human rights abuses,” Just Security reports. https://www.justsecurity.org/136437/cisco-supreme-court/

“We are in a time of conflicts started by rich men, amid an ecological collapse, and our concern is children being online? ... Age gating punishes the young for crises they did not create.” - Read more from Dr. Jean Linis-Dinco in our new Speaking Freely interview, here: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/speaking-freely-dr-jean-linis-dinco

There are myriad ways that law enforcement can access the content or other metadata of push notifications. Let’s fix that. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/how-push-notifications-can-betray-your-privacy-and-what-do-about-it

Buried in New York State's proposed budget is an ill-conceived measure to stifle 3D printing with surveillance and censorware. We need to act now to defend creators and demand legislators to drop these provisions. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/stop-new-yorks-attack-3d-printing #newyork #3dprinting

While California is at the forefront of print blocking, the impacts will be felt far outside of its borders. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/dangers-californias-legislation-censor-3d-printing #AB2047 #opensource #3dprinting #DRM

EFF says California's proposed legislation to put the burden of blocking 3D-printed firearms onto printer manufacturers could effectively sideline open source tools and create new surveillance concerns, The Register reports. https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/14/eff_california_3dprinted_firearms/

Today, EFF sent complaints to the attorneys general of California and New York urging them to investigate Google for deceptive trade practices over Google's broken promises to users targeted by the government 🧵(1/4) https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-state-ags-investigate-googles-broken-promise-users-targeted-government

Compared to other 3D printer laws proposed this year, California’s is the most troubling. It criminalizes open source, reduces consumer choice, and creates a new bureaucratic burden. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/dangers-californias-legislation-censor-3d-printing #opensource #3dprinting #AB2047

EFF has published a major update to our "Surveillance Technology at the US-Mexico Border." Order a copy before they run out. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/hot-press-effs-updated-guide-tech-us-mexico-border

Join EFF and WISP on Tuesday, April 14th at the True Reformer Building to chat about Privacy’s Defender, a new book by EFF’s Executive Director Cindy Cohn. RSVP today! https://eff.org/PDwithWISPDC

Using secure messaging services for all communications and considering what content you post on social media are just two easy ways to build an online space that feels as free and safe as speaking with those closest to us in the offline world. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/building-community-privacy-plan

“Discord is in the business of making money by selling their users’ personal data,” EFF's Samantha Baldwin told @arstechnica. “They are implementing ‘age verification’ to meet regulatory compliance and to collect more data about their customers, not protect children.” https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/dad-stuck-in-support-nightmare-after-teen-lied-about-age-on-discord/

More of the web is encrypted than ever before! And it's thanks to strong advocacy, hard work, and tools like EFF's Certbot. Help support privacy and free speech today. https://eff.org/support-certbot

Millions browse the web on school, library, and workplace computers that leave them exposed to hidden trackers. Privacy Badger can be installed organization-wide to enhance privacy and security on these devices. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/libraries-schools-why-organizations-should-install-privacy-badger

Quantum computers are coming sooner than expected. Now's a good time to check if your encrypted messenger has moved to post-quantum cryptography. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/yikes-encryptions-y2k-moment-coming-years-early