Help EFF Solve an Issue That's Bigger than Creepy Ads

"Online tracking isn't just creepy and unethical. It also enables government surveillance. Widespread commercial surveillance and weak privacy laws allow data brokers to harvest your data and sell it to law enforcement agencies including the FBI, CBP, and ICE. The government exploits this system to buy sensitive information about you that they would ordinarily need a warrant to collect, like your location over time."

"With your help, EFF is fighting back. Our team is working to enact stronger laws to uphold your privacy. We're advocating for consumer rights in the courts. We're investigating how these technologies affect our communities. And we're cutting off surveillance advertising at the source with tools like Privacy Badger for everyone. You can support this work as an EFF member."

"Privacy is a human right because it gives you a fundamental measure of security and freedom. That is why we at EFF focus on your ability to have private conversations and interact with the world using technologies that you choose. But when tools that many of us must rely on serve corporate surveillance, they also feed government surveillance. We owe it to ourselves to fight the mass spying used to control and intimidate people."

"Millions of people around the world use EFF's Privacy Badger. This browser extension blocks the hidden trackers that twist your web browsing into a commodity for Big Tech, advertisers, scammers, and data brokers. But did you know that we're trying to solve an issue that's even bigger than creepy ads and user profiling? You can help."

Privacy Badger blocks hidden web trackers that turn browsing into a commodity for advertisers, scammers, and data brokers. Online tracking is described as unethical and as a pathway to government surveillance. Commercial surveillance and weak privacy laws allow data brokers to harvest personal data and sell it to law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, CBP, and ICE. The government can use this system to obtain sensitive information such as location over time without a warrant. EFF responds by working on stronger privacy laws, advocating in courts for consumer rights, investigating community impacts of surveillance technologies, and using tools like Privacy Badger to cut off surveillance advertising at its source. Support is offered through EFF membership donations.

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