Publications

Pirate site blocking is a common practice in dozens of countries around the world, and the Netherlands is no exception. After a decade-long legal battle between anti-piracy group BREIN and three local Internet providers, the latter were ordered to bl...

Twenty years ago, the first post was published on TorrentFreak. At the time, I was a young graduate student, eager to learn and research. My interest soon exceeded the academic world and was drawn to a vibrant digital playground: the Internet. In t...

Generative AI is like a Rorschach test for anxieties about technology–be they privacy, replacement of workers, bias and discrimination, surveillance, or intellectual property. Our panelists discuss how to address complex questions and risks in AI whi...

A Washington state trial court has shot down local municipalities’ effort to keep automated license plate reader (ALPR) data secret. The Skagit County Superior Court in Washington rejected the attempt to block the public’s right to access data gather...

Cozy up next to the fireplace and we'll catch you up on the latest digital rights news with EFF's EFFector newsletter. In our latest issue, we’re exposing surveillance logs that reveal racist policing; explaining the harms of Google’s plan for Androi...

Last month, Keir Starmer’s special representative to Syria, Ann Snow, met defence minister Murhaf Abu Qasra in Damascus. This followed a meeting between Qasra and Britain’s chief military adviser in the Middle East, Vice Admiral Edward Ahlgren, in Ju...

Every day, millions of clips from movies and TV shows are shared on social media and other online platforms. These short clips may qualify as fair use when used as part of memes or parodies, for example. Depending on context, they can also trigger a...

Investigations, prosecutions and substantial prison sentences are an important part of the anti-piracy arsenal. The public downfall of a prolific pirate provides the kind of deterrent messaging that can put people off before they even get started....

A shirtless British soldier, clinging to the hair of an Iraqi man whose eyes and nose have been tightly wrapped with black gaffer tape. A line of eight Iraqi men with sand bags over their heads, crouched in stress positions on a pavement as a soldi...

The Supreme Court case between several major record labels and Internet provider Cox Communications is one of the landmark copyright battles of this decade. The outcome will determine how Internet providers should deal with pirating subscribers on th...