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US adults are increasingly pessimistic about economy: Survey

Confidence in the economy dipped to negative 33 in December, the lowest level recorded in President Trump’s second term, according to a new poll. Gallup's Economic Confidence Index — which reflects Americans’ views of current economic conditions and their future outlook —

AI Police Reports: Year In Review

In 2024, EFF wrote our initial blog about what could go wrong when police let AI write police reports . Since then, the technology has proliferated at a disturbing rate. Why? The most popular generative AI tool for writing police reports is Axon’s Draft One, and Axon also

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Pulled '60 Minutes' segment airs in Canada, spreads online

A CBS News segment focused on unearthing stories of Venezuelan men detained in a notorious El Salvador prison after being deported by the Trump administration has sparked controversy among viewers after it was blocked from airing in the United States but was showcased in Canada

2025 in Review

Each December we take a moment to publish a series of blog posts that look back at the things we’ve accomplishes in fighting for your rights and privacy the past 12 months. But this year I’ve been thinking not just about the past 12 months, but also over the past 25 years I’ve

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Fewer people would recommend MMR vaccine: Survey

As measles cases continue to spread across the country, a survey released Monday shows a “small but significant drop” in the proportion of the public that would recommend someone in their household get the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine. According to the poll from