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EFF Surveillance Explainers
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EFF is a relevant civil society voice on technology governance and surveillance; their work intersects with AI safety concerns around misuse, dual-use risks, and policy frameworks, though it is not primarily an AI safety resource.
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is a leading nonprofit defending civil liberties in the digital world, covering topics including surveillance, privacy, free speech, and technology policy. Their explainers and resources address government and corporate surveillance practices, digital rights, and policy advocacy. Relevant to AI safety discussions around governance, dual-use technologies, and the societal impacts of emerging tech.
Key Points
- •EFF provides accessible explainers on surveillance technologies, including facial recognition, location tracking, and data collection practices.
- •Covers policy and legal dimensions of technology governance, including legislation, court cases, and regulatory frameworks.
- •Addresses dual-use concerns around technologies that can be used for both beneficial and harmful purposes.
- •Offers resources on encryption, anonymity tools, and digital self-defense relevant to privacy and security.
- •Provides civil society perspective on AI and surveillance that complements technical AI safety work.
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FEATURED UPDATE
### [The Foilies 2026](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/foilies-2026)
Established in 2015, The Foilies are an annual project by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and MuckRock to recognize the agencies, officials and contractors that thwart the public's right to know. We give out these tongue-in-cheek "awards" during Sunshine Week (March 15-21), a collective effort by media and advocacy organizations to highlight the importance of open government.
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FEATURED UPDATE
### [Bonus Podcast Episode: Privacy’s Defender - Cindy Cohn with Cory Doctorow](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/bonus-podcast-episode-privacys-defender-cindy-cohn-conversation-cory-doctorow)
While How to Fix the Internet is on hiatus, we wanted to share a great conversation with you from last week. EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn spoke with bestselling novelist, journalist, and EFF Special Advisor Cory Doctorow about Cindy’s new book, “Privacy’s Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance” ( MIT Press ). %3Ciframe%20height%3D%2252px%22%20width%3D%22100%25%22%20frameborder%3D%22no%22%20scrolling%3D%22no%22%20seamless%3D%22%22%20src%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fplayer.simplecast.com%2F6c05474d-b4a1-4ffb-8ad8-943bccf09a10%3Fdark%3Dtrue%26amp%3Bcolor%3D000000%22%20allow%3D%22autoplay%22%3E%3C%2Fiframe%3E Privacy info. This embed will serve content from simplecast.com You can also listen to this episode on the Internet Archive or watch the video
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