This year, you may have heard EFF sounding off about our civil liberties on NPR , BBC Radio , or any number of podcasts. But we also started sharing our voices directly with listeners in 2025. In June, we revamped EFFector , our long-running electronic newsletter, and launched
In 2025, elected officials across the country began treating surveillance technology purchases differently: not as inevitable administrative procurements handled by police departments, but as political decisions subject to council oversight and constituent pressure. This shift
Defending encryption has long been a bedrock of our work. Without encryption, it's impossible to have private conversations or private data storage. This year, we’ve seen attacks on these rights from all around the world. Europe Goes All in On Breaking Encryption, Mostly Fails