Favorite State legislatures—from Olympia, WA, to Honolulu, HI, to Tallahassee, FL, and everywhere in between—kept EFF’s state legislative team busy throughout 2025. We saw some great wins and steps forward this year. Washington became the eighth state to enshrine the right to repair. Several states stepped up to protect the privacy of location data, with…
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Washington’s Right to Repair Bill Heads to the Governor
Favorite The right to repair just keeps on winning. Last week, thanks in part to messages from EFF supporters, the Washington legislature passed a strong consumer electronics right-to-repair legislation through both the House and Senate. The bill affirms our right to repair by banning restrictions that keep people and local businesses from accessing the parts,…
Right to Repair: A Prime Example of Grassroots Advocacy
Favorite Good old-fashioned grassroots advocacy is one of the best tools we have right now for making a positive change for our civil liberties online. When we unite toward a shared goal, anything is possible, and the right to repair movement is a prime example of this. In July of last year, EFF and many other…
"Why Is It So Expensive To Repair My Devices?"
Favorite Now, of course, we’ve all dropped a cell phone, picked it up, and realized that we’ve absolutely destroyed its screen. Right? Or is it just me…? Either way, you’ve probably seen how expensive it can be to repair a device, whether it be a cell phone, laptop, or even a washing machine. Device repair…
Keep The Momentum Going for The Right to Repair
Favorite Thanks to support from local advocates across the country, we’ve been able to have a few strong years for the right to repair. Both California and Minnesota’s right to repair laws go into effect today, and we’ve even made some headway convincing large companies, like Apple, to come out in support of the right…
Hand me the flashlight. I’ll be right back…
Favorite It’s time for the second installment of campfire tales from our friends, The Encryptids—the rarely-seen enigmas who’ve become folk legends. They’re helping us celebrate EFF’s summer membership drive for internet freedom! Through EFF’s 34th birthday on July 10, you can receive 2 rare gifts, be a member for just $20, and as a bonus…
Podcast Episode: Right to Repair Catches the Car
Favorite If you buy something—a refrigerator, a car, a tractor, a wheelchair, or a phone—but you can’t have the information or parts to fix or modify it, is it really yours? The right to repair movement is based on the belief that you should have the right to use and fix your stuff as you…
EFF to Ninth Circuit: There’s No Software Exception to Traditional Copyright Limits
Favorite Copyright’s reach is already far too broad, and courts have no business expanding it any further, particularly where that reframing will undermine adversarial interoperability. Unfortunately, a federal district court did just that in the latest iteration of Oracle v. Rimini, concluding that software Rimini developed was a “derivative work” because it was intended to…
Tell the FTC: It's Time to Act on the Right to Repair
Favorite Do you care about being able to fix and modify your stuff? Then it’s time to speak up and tell the Federal Trade Commission that you care about your right to repair. As we have said before, you own what you buy—and you should be able do what you want with it. That should…
Fighting For Your Digital Rights Across the Country: Year in Review 2023
Favorite EFF works every year to improve policy in ways that protect your digital rights in states across the country. Thanks to the messages of hundreds of EFF members across the country, we’ve spoken up for digital rights this year from Sacramento to Augusta. Much of EFF’s state legislative work has, historically, been in our…