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Concerned about DDoS attacks? Here are some things to think about when choosing a web host:https://www.eff.org/keeping-your-site-alive/choosing-your-web-host …

Congrats to CBS by boldly going where so many others have gone before: headlong into the problems of automated copyright filtering.https://www.eff.org/takedowns/star-trek-and-cbs-enterprising-takedown …

.@AccessNow is inviting video conferencing and VoIP platforms to make a public commitment to release or improve transparency reports. Now that's one call we're willing to join.https://www.accessnow.org/transparency-talks-video-conferencing/ …

We won’t stop fighting for broadband access for every Californian. Why? Because we believe that every student should have a home Internet connection at least as good as the one at the Taco Bell down the street.https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/how-californias-assembly-killed-effort-expand-broadband-all-californians …

The leveraging of student data for commercial purposes isn’t the only risk to student privacy—as we’ve noted time and time again, gathering vast amounts of data on people is unwise given frequent breaches and subsequent data dumps.https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/proctoring-apps-subject-students-unnecessary-surveillance …

On Tuesday, join Electronic Frontier Alliance member @EFFaustin for their monthly event. This time out, they will be exploring distributed technology and the creation of 'Distributed Camp.'https://www.eff.org/event/distributed-technology-time-pandemic …

Cryptocurrency exchange @coinbase holds vast amounts of sensitive data on users. How often do they share that data with law enforcement? EFF is calling for them to release a transparency report.https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/its-past-time-coinbase-issue-transparency-reports …

Patent litigation threatens the kind of jobs the Paycheck Protection Program is supposed to save. So why did the government give PPP money to five patent trolls?https://www.patentprogress.org/2020/08/26/paycheck-protection-recipients-among-npe-targets/ …

No student should be forced to make the choice to either hand over their biometric data and be surveilled continuously or to fail their class.https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/proctoring-apps-subject-students-unnecessary-surveillance …

Want to hear a discussion on all things hacking with EFF's Kurt Opsahl? Be sure to tune into Dragon Con today at 5 pm PT!https://www.eff.org/event/eff-dragon-con-hacking-101 …

Voluntary exposure notification apps may improve outcomes, but we can't rely on them alone to lift COVID-19 restrictions.https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/covid-19-tracking-technology-will-not-save-us …

Fiber is the superior medium for carrying fixed broadband by almost every metric: available bandwidth, SNR, theoretical capacity, real-world throughput, latency, and jitter. Learn more about why Fiber is a superior medium for 21st century broadbandhttps://www.eff.org/wp/case-fiber-home-today-why-fiber-superior-medium-21st-century-broadband#Fiber_Today_and_in_the_21st_Century …

With app mandates in place, the same students who do not have reliable home broadband connections and study space for remote instruction would likely be unable to meet the smartphone app requirements to attend classes in person.https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/07/university-app-mandates-are-wrong-call …

EFF's Hayley Tsukayama will be at Dragon Con today at 12 pm PT discussing the problems with getting paid for your data. Make sure to check it out!https://www.eff.org/event/eff-dragon-con-watchparty-problems-getting-paid-your-data …

We've been sending EFF's "EFFector" newsletter for nearly 30 years, and now we're trying something new: listen online!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05RXrsKlR1M&t=83s …

A solution that requires students to surrender the security of their personal biometric information and give over video of their private spaces is no solution at all.https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/proctoring-apps-subject-students-unnecessary-surveillance …

The Electronic Frontier Alliance is a grassroots network of community and campus organizations across the United States working to educate our neighbors about the importance of digital rights.https://www.eff.org/fight 

Along with traditional currency, you can donate to EFF using various cryptocoins! Check out some different ways to give to EFF today.https://www.eff.org/pages/other-ways-give-and-donor-support#crypto …

Portland: It’s time to end government use of face surveillancehttps://aboutfacenow.org/portland-or