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### [Meet Rayhunter: A New Open Source Tool from EFF to Detect Cellular Spying](/deeplinks/2025/03/meet-rayhunter-new-open-source-tool-eff-detect-cellular-spying)
Rayhunter is a new open source tool we’ve created that runs off an affordable mobile hotspot that we hope empowers everyone, regardless of technical skill, to help search out cell-site simulators (CSS) around the world.
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### [The Senate Passed The TAKE IT DOWN Act, Threatening Free Expression and Due Process](/deeplinks/2025/02/senate-passed-take-it-down-act-threatening-free-expression-and-due-process)
Earlier this month, the Senate passed the TAKE IT DOWN Act ( S. 146 ), by a voice vote. The bill is meant to speed up the removal of non-consensual intimate imagery, or NCII, including videos that imitate real people, a technology sometimes called “deepfakes.” Protecting victims of these heinous privacy invasions is a legitimate goal. But good intentions alone are not enough to make good policy. As currently drafted, the TAKE IT DOWN Act mandates a notice-and-takedown system that...
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### [Ninth Circuit Correctly Rules That Dating App Isn’t Liable for Matching Users](/deeplinks/2025/02/ninth-circuit-correctly-rules-dating-app-isnt-liable-matching-users)
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit correctly held that Grindr, a popular dating app, can’t be held responsible for matching users and enabling them to exchange messages that led to real-world harm. EFF and the Woodhull Freedom Foundation filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit in support of Grindr. Grindr and other dating apps are possible thanks to strong Section 230 immunity. Without this protection, dating apps—and other platforms that host user-generated content—would have more incentive...
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We've [opposed the Take It Down Act](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/take-it-down-act-flawed-attempt-protect-victims-will-lead-censorship) because it could be easily manipulated to take down lawful content that powerful people simply don't like. Last night, President Trump demonstrated he has a similar view on the bill. He wants to sign the bill into law, then use it to...
Rayhunter is a new open source tool we’ve created that runs off an affordable mobile hotspot that we hope empowers everyone, regardless of technical skill, to help search out cell-site simulators (CSS) around the world.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit correctly held that Grindr, a popular dating app, can’t be held responsible for matching users and enabling them to exchange messages that led to real-world harm. EFF and the [Woodhull Freedom Foundation](https://www.woodhullfoundation.org/) filed an [amicus brief](https://www.eff.org/document/doe-v-grindr-9th-cir-eff-amicus-brief) in the Ninth...
Join EFF's Cindy Cohn and Eva Galperin in conversation with Ron Deibert of the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab, to discuss Ron’s latest book: Chasing Shadows: Cyber Espionage, Subversion and the Global Fight for Democracy.
EFF is here to keep you up-to-date with the latest news in the world of civil liberties and human rights online with our EFFector newsletter!This edition of the newsletter covers Apple's recent decision to [turn off Advanced Data Protection](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/cornered-uks-demand-encryption-backdoor-apple-turns-its-strongest-security-setting) for users in the U.K., our [how-to guide](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/mad-meta-dont-let-them-collect-and-monetize-your-personal-data) for...
The Stored Communications Act is built on the principle that users have a reasonable expectation of privacy that companies like Snap and Meta will not disclose your communications to third parties.
Flock Safety loves to crow about the thousands of local law enforcement agencies around the United States that have adopted its [avian](https://www.flocksafety.com/articles/product-announcement-q2-2023)\-[themed](https://swshoa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Flock-Safety.pdf) [automated license plate readers](https://www.eff.org/cases/automated-license-plate-readers) (ALPRs). But when a privacy activist launched a website to map out the exact locations of these pole-mounted devices, the company...
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer made [a public commitment](https://x.com/Keir_Starmer/status/1891082392938398002) on February 14 to Laila Soueif, the mother of [Alaa Abd El Fattah](https://www.eff.org/offline/alaa-abd-el-fattah#main-content), stating “I will do all that I can to secure the release of her son Alaa Abd el-Fattah and reunite him with his family.” While that...
Earlier this month, the Senate passed the TAKE IT DOWN Act ([S. 146](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/146)), by a voice vote. The bill is meant to speed up the removal of non-consensual intimate imagery, or NCII, including videos that imitate real people, a technology sometimes called “deepfakes.” **Protecting victims of these heinous privacy**...
With the rise of digital surveillance, securing our health data is no longer just a privacy issue—it's a matter of personal safety. In the wake of the Supreme Court's reversal of _Roe v. Wade_ and the growing restrictions on abortion and gender-affirming care, protecting our personal health data has never...
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