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Russia has launched airstrikes in Syria for a second day, becoming the latest foreign government to intervene in a war that has already killed over 240,000 people and displaced millions. The move sparked concern […]

Russia Becomes 10th Foreign Gov’t to Launch Airstrikes in SyriaFierce Fighting Between Taliban & U.S.-Backed Gov’t Forces in KunduzOklahoma Grants Last-Minute Stay of Execution for Richard GlossipVirginia: […]

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We are very happy to tell you that the Tor meeting in Berlin is currently underway!
During the past days we’ve been busy discussing the future of Tor as an organization and designing the protocols and […]

The United States makes an improper division between surveillance conducted on residents of the United States, and the surveillance that is conducted with almost no restraint upon the rest of the world. This […]

IN A DRAMATIC and wholly unexpected last-minute move, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin halted the execution of Richard Glossip on Wednesday, citing “last minute questions” about the lethal injection protocol the sta […]

2015 Pioneer Award winners and presenters. Photo by Alex Schoenfeldt.
EFF’s annual Pioneer Awards ceremony gives the digital civil liberties community a chance to honor the work of those who fight for online […]

In August, The Intercept revealed that Alpha Natural Resources, one of the largest coal mining companies in America, has been secretly financing think tanks and political organizations that deny climate change. O […]

Last Thursday, Facebook announced changes and clarifications to its zero-rating program formerly known as Internet.org. It’s re-branded the service “Free Basics,” but the overall idea remains the same: mobil […]

It’s a critical moment in the global debate over privacy, security, and “backdoors” in encryption technology. Despite all that attention, President Obama has yet to come to a public position on bac […]

A system of public matching funds for small donors would have transformed the financial terrain of the current presidential race, concludes a new report by U.S. PIRG, the federation of state Public Interest Re […]

“We’ve ended two wars.” — Barack Obama, July 21, 2015, at a DSCC fundraiser held at a “private residence”
“Now that we have ended two wars responsibly, and brought home hundreds of American troops, we salute thi […]

Adzerk Joins Coalition Delivering Stronger Privacy and a Way Forward in the Ad Blocking ImpasseSan Francisco – Online advertising company Adzerk will offer compliance with EFF’s new “Do Not Track” (DNT) stand […]

Apple’s recently-announced support for adblockers on iOS 9 provoked dramatic debate between those who were celebrating the news, and those who were angry over what they see as the company undermining the primary […]

Robert Reich, who served as labor secretary under President Clinton, discusses the economic plans of Democratic front-runners Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, as well as his new book, “Saving Capitalism: For […]

On the campaign trail, Republican candidates are proposing massive new tax cuts for the rich despite growing economic inequality across the country. On Monday, Donald Trump unveiled a plan to lower the income tax […]

Death row prisoner Richard Glossip is slated to be executed this afternoon. An Oklahoma court recently rejected a request for a new hearing in the case. In 1997, Glossip was working as a manager at the Best Budget […]

U.S. Launches Airstrikes as Afghan Forces Seek to Retake KunduzRaúl Castro and Obama Meet; Castro Calls for End to U.S. EmbargoBritish Resident Shaker Aamer to be Freed from GuantánamoPlanned Parenthood Head F […]

With Notes from the Border, Iva Radivojevic revisits the thematic concerns of her recent feature, Evaporating Borders, which was an intimate account of migrants living in Cyprus — the island to which Rad […]

No one sees the world quite like Dustin Guy Defa. From his warped home movie Family Nightmare to urban fables like Person to Person and Bad Fever, Defa offers instincts and aesthetics that are completely his own. […]

Edward Snowden isn’t just a hashtag anymore. The NSA whistleblower joined Twitter on Tuesday, using the @snowden Twitter handle.
Snowden, who has lived in Russia since turning over a trove of top-secret d […]