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Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

Nonprofit advocacy group

Appears in 5 stories · Last updated Nov 7, 2026

Stories

Apple releases watchOS 27.3 beta with Siri Recap and Live Rewind

New Capabilities

Critic of Siri Recap's consent model

Apple Watch wearers can now double-press the Digital Crown to see a text transcript of the last 15 seconds of conversation. The same beta adds Siri Recap, which turns a conversation into a short summary with bullet points.

Updated 4 days ago

San Francisco Police Commission advances new drone policy

Rule Changes

Opposes current policy

The San Francisco Police Commission voted 5-1 on Oct. 14 to advance its first drone policy since voters legalized police drone use in 2024. The rules allow drones for public safety responses, bar general surveillance and monitoring protests, and require a warrant before a drone peers into a home or enclosed yard.

Updated Oct 19

SFPD deploys AI video analysis tool used by Israeli authorities in East Jerusalem

New Capabilities

As of October 2026: Critic of BriefCam deployment

The San Francisco Police Department has deployed BriefCam, an AI video analysis platform developed by an Israeli tech firm. Israeli authorities used the same tool to monitor Palestinians in East Jerusalem. The $198,000, three-year contract, funded by federal grants, supports the department's Real Time Crime Center.

Updated Oct 6

Federal immigration showdown in Minnesota

Force in Play

As of May 2026: Closed offices January 30 in solidarity with National Shutdown

The Department of Homeland Security deployed 3,000 federal agents to Minneapolis in what it calls the largest immigration enforcement operation in U.S. history. Two months in, two U.S. citizens are dead: Renee Good, 37, shot January 7, and Alexander Pretti, 37, an ICU nurse, shot January 24; DHS claims self-defense in both cases, but witness videos contradict that.

Updated May 23

The age verification wars

Rule Changes

As of May 2026: Opposing age verification mandates as privacy threats

A federal judge blocked Texas from forcing Apple and Google to verify every app store user's age, calling the law akin to requiring ID checks at bookstore doors. This December 2024 ruling is the latest defeat in a wave of state attempts to age-gate the internet.

Updated May 16