Security News

Gmail Confidential Mode misleading users with security claims, EFF says
2018-07-23 18:20

Even though users can set an expiration date for emails, the EFF said that Google can still access the message data.

EFF Sues to Repeal Controversial Online Sex Trafficking FOSTA Law
2018-06-29 17:51

The Electronic Frontier Foundation on Thursday announced a lawsuit against the recently passed controversial FOSTA law.

“Safer hops for email” – EFF’s plan to cut down on email snooping
2018-06-27 00:27

STARTTLS is the email command that switches into encrypted mode. EFF just announced "STARTTLS Everyhere" to get everyone on board...

EFF Secures Email Delivery With STARTTLS Everywhere
2018-06-26 17:00

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) this week announced STARTTLS Everywhere, a new project aimed at improving the security of email delivery. read more

In non-startling news, EFF says STARTTLS email crypto is mostly done wrong
2018-06-26 03:57

And so it's trying to kick off an effort to fix that up, because security and privacy matter Having successfully pushed for universal HTTPS Web encryption, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's...

Nate Cardozo, Attorney with EFF Talks Encryption at RSA Conference 2018
2018-04-18 12:56

Threatpost talks to crypto expert Nate Cardozo, senior staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation at RSA Conference 2018 about the U.S. government’s current position on device...

EFF Reviews Privacy Practices of Online Service Providers (Security Week)
2017-07-13 20:26

During 2016, the US government made 49,868 requests to Facebook for user data; 27,850 requests to Google; and 9,076 requests to Apple. Governments will not stop making these requests, since the...

EFF offers legal advice to researchers at Black Hat, B-Sides and DEF CON (Help Net Security)
2017-07-13 19:48

Not all security researchers have someone to talk to and ask specific advice about the legal challenges that they could be faced while doing their work. If you are one of them, it’s good to know...

EFF Sues DOJ Over National Security Letter Disclosure Rules (Threatpost)
2017-06-07 21:18

The Electronic Frontier Foundation sued the United States Department of Justice demanding to know whether the agency is complying with rules that mandate a periodic review of National Security...