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Operations Security (OPSEC) Trainings: 2025 in Review

It's no secret that digital surveillance and other tech-enabled oppressions are acute dangers for liberation movement workers. The rising tides of tech-fueled authoritarianism and hyper-surveillance are universal themes across the various threat models we consider. EFF's

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EFF in the Press: 2025 in Review

EFF’s attorneys, activists, and technologists don’t just do the hard, endless work of defending our digital civil liberties — they also spend a lot of time and effort explaining that work to the public via media interviews. EFF had thousands of media mentions in 2025, from

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Drone as First Responder Programs: 2025 in Review

Drone as first responder (DFR) adoption really took off in 2025. Though the concept has been around since 2018, this year saw more normalization of the technology, its integration into more real-time crime center structures, and the implementation of automated deployment of

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Tehran shopkeepers shut stores over economic conditions

Some shopkeepers in Tehran shut their stores for the second day in a row Monday in protest against economic hardships and sharp swings in Iran's embattled currency, media reports said. The rial has hit new lows on the unofficial market, with the US dollar trading at around 1.42

Trump says US hit facility in Venezuela 'very hard'

President Trump said during a recent radio interview that the U.S. “knocked out” a “big” facility in Venezuela, as the administration continues to turn up the pressure against President Nicolás Maduro. Asked about Venezuela during a Friday appearance on the "Cats & Cosby" show

Before we build on the moon, we have to master the commute

Even most rocket scientists would rather avoid hard math when they don't have to do it. So when it comes to figuring out orbits in complex three-body systems, like those in cis-lunar space, which is between Earth and the moon, they'd rather someone else do the work for them.

A year of putting veterans first

Under President Trump's leadership, the Department of Veterans Affairs has made significant improvements in customer service, reduced the backlog of veterans waiting for benefits, and expanded access to health care, while also eliminating wasteful spending and prioritizing the

Turning structural failure into propulsion

Solar sails have some major advantages over traditional propulsion methods—most notably, they don't use any propellant. But, how exactly do they turn? In traditional sailing, a ship's captain can simply adjust the angle of the sail itself to catch the wind at a different angle.