This was the first time F-Droid had an official presence at IndiaFOSS , and I honestly did not know what to expect. We actually had quite a lot of people coming by. Most were students, and many had never heard of F-Droid before. That made it a different experience. A lot of the…
With Rust 1.100.0, the following changes to 32-bit Windows targets will happen: i686-pc-windows-msvc Tier 1 with host tools target will be demoted to Tier 1 without host tools. i686-pc-windows-gnu Tier 2 with host tools target will be demoted to Tier 2 without host tools. Builds…
The Marin County Sheriff’s Office is the latest California law enforcement agency to get caught sharing automated license plate reader (ALPR) data from their Flock Safety system with out-of-state and federal agencies. EFF and the ACLU of Northern California are calling them out…
If you are an Android user, you may have noticed it already: Google has begun allowing rival, third-party app stores to be distributed through the Google Play Store. And if you are a developer, you may have noticed new options for billing and distributing your apps. For years…
When state lawmakers attempt to rewrite how the internet works, users rely on courts to recognize that laws can’t make technical impossibilities a reality. That’s why we were happy to see that a court has blocked Utah’s attempt to outlaw the privacy protections of Virtual Private…
Over the years, the major tech companies have found all sorts of ways to embed themselves into our lives. We often use their software, their AI tools, their social media, and their operating systems by default without even thinking about potential alternatives. It’s time to…
Here’s our summary of updates, events and activities in the LibreOffice project in September – click the links to learn more… We started September with a record-breaking response to the release of LibreOffice 26.8: in its first week, the new version passed one million downloads…
Tor Browser 16.0a13 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory . This version includes important security updates to Firefox. ⚠️ Reminder : The Tor Browser Alpha release-channel is for testing only . As such, Tor Browser Alpha is…
Arti is our ongoing project to create a next-generation Tor implementation in Rust. We're happy to announce the latest release, Arti 2.7.0. This release continues our ongoing development towards using Arti as a relay and as a directory authority, with much of the work focusing on…
The Rust team is happy to announce a new version of Rust, 1.99.0. Rust is a programming language empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software. If you have a previous version of Rust installed via rustup , you can get 1.99.0 with: $ rustup update stable If you…
When the rich and powerful try to use the court to silence negative reporting about themselves, it’s worth calling out that behavior for what it is: an attack on free speech. This is why EFF is happy to stand up for reporters who find themselves in that situation. The California…
With the launch of iOS 27, Apple is rolling out a variety of new AI features to its familiar voice assistant, Siri. But how are AI tools like these handling our data? In our latest EFFector newsletter , we're talking about the privacy complications of AI phone features. JOIN OUR…
Today, the OpenStack community released OpenStack 2026.2 Hibiscus, our 34th release. For users and operators, a new release is an opportunity to explore new features and improvements. For the contributor community, it is a chance to look back at six months of collaboration across…
Changes and updates Update Tor Browser to 15.0.24 . Update the Tor client to 0.4.9.13. Update the Linux kernel to 6.12.111. Fixed problems Fix the default keyboard input method when starting a session in Korean. ( #21779 ) Get Tails 7.14 To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep…
San Francisco's decision to retain its use of Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) surveillance cameras belies what we know about this spying technology tool: it endangers residents and threatens the privacy and civil liberties of our community. Based on what's in the city's…
The LibreOffice project does extensive testing of every major update before release. But as it’s a large piece of software used in millions of different ways across the whole world, sometimes there are issues with certain setups. So The Document Foundation, the non-profit behind…
People are increasingly concerned about the ways in which mass surveillance is tracking our every move: from Flock license plate readers to face recognition to creepy ads that – based on what we see and do online – seem to know everything we’re thinking and planning. It didn’t…
Tor Browser 15.0.24 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory . This version includes important security updates to Firefox. Windows Package Signature Issue The DigiCert EV code-signing certificate we use to sign Windows…
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