Battle Lines are Drawn
Technology has the power to transform our society, upend injustice, and hold powerful people and institutions accountable. But it can also be used to silence the marginalized, automate oppression, and trample our basic rights. This is the battleground we fight on: to defend technology as a force for liberation, not tyranny.
Recent Projects
Do Not Dox
Data Brokers hoard personal information on all of us, then sell it to anyone who will pay. Tell the FTC to reject this dangerous and abusive business model with a do not call registry for data brokers.
Ban Facial Recognition in Schools
The world’s most dangerous surveillance technology is invading our schools. The Department of Education must take a strong stand and keep facial recognition out of our schools.
Bad Internet Bills
Congress is trying to push through a swarm of harmful internet bills that would severely impact human rights, expand surveillance, and enable censorship on the internet.
Keep Khan
FTC Chair Lina Khan has aggressively defended Americans from the greedy behavior of corporate monopolies. We can't let Big Tech billionaires and lobbyists oust her—we must Keep Khan.
Free the iPhone
The App Store isn’t just a storefront. It is a chokepoint that Apple wields to control the Internet. Free the iPhone Now.
#DontBanTiktok
Censoring TikTok won’t address valid privacy and security concerns. All it will do is reinforce xenophobic tropes and silence millions of people who’ve built a platform on the app and use it for news, entertainment, activism, and community.
Battle for the Net
Net neutrality is the basic principle that ensures no one can block our access to websites, throttle our Internet speeds, or impose unfair fees. We need a functional FCC to restore it now.
Data Privacy Now
We have watched lawmakers push bad internet bills long enough. We need comprehensive privacy legislation at the federal level that prioritizes people — not corporations — and puts us back in control of our personal information.
Make Slack Safe
Safety should be an inherent feature of the tech we use in our daily lives and our workplaces. Sign the letter to demand Slack put user privacy and security first. Tell them to Make Slack Safe.
Stop Data Brokers
Data brokers have a staggering reach into the most private corners of our lives. Large data brokers possess detailed information on more than two-thirds of U.S. residents, tracking where we go, who we know, and what we do each day.
Ban Facial Recognition at Live Events
Artists, venues, and fans: you have a choice when it comes to the technology that’s present at live events. Pledge now to help us fight it.
Don't Track My Car
Big Tech’s automotive ambitions are bad for our economy and dangerous for drivers. The U.S. government must take regulatory action right now to stop Big Tech from taking control of our cars, before it’s too late.
Protect Privacy Tools
Open source, decentralized, human rights and privacy preserving orgs are calling on their users to demand that the 118th Congress to take a principled stand and protect privacy.
Battle for Libraries
Sign the petition to show your support for the Internet Archive, libraries’ digital rights, and an open internet with uncensored access to knowledge.
No EARN IT Act
This bill makes kids less safe, not more safe. And it would kill online privacy and free expression. Tell your lawmakers to oppose it!
Dump ID.me
VICTORY: We won at the IRS. Now we must ensure that all government agencies using facial recognition for verification cancel their contracts and reject these tools.
Cancel Ring Nation
Ring is not family-friendly, and we can’t let MGM use Ring Nation to put a happy face on this privacy-violating surveillance tool. Cancel Ring Nation now.
Google: Stop Endangering Abortion Seekers
In the wake of Roe v. Wade repeal, Google's location data stockpile will be weaponized against abortion patients and doctors. We're demanding an immediate stop to unnecessary collection and retention of our location data.
End Creative Monopolies
The current U.S. copyright system is broken. Our laws for creative works like books, songs, and movies make art-monopolizing corporations richer at the expense of artists. We demand change.
Amazon Doesn't Rock
VICTORY: After major backlash from artists and music lovers, Red Rocks Amphitheater has ended its use Amazon palm scanning technology.
How to Stop Facebook
The best way to stop Facebook’s harms for the whole world is to cut off the fuel supply for its dangerous machine. It's time to pass a real data privacy law that ends their harmful business model forever.
#DontKillCrypto
A poorly written provision included in the infrastructure bill would effectively crush the cryptocurrency ecosystem, expand surveillance, and endanger human rights. We must push for a fix now.
Cancel Amazon + Police Partnerships
Over 1,400 of Amazon's police partners use Ring footage to target protesters and surveil everyone. These partnerships threaten our rights + our democracy.
#NoSpyphone
VICTORY: We organized nationwide protests against Apple's proposed backdoor in iOS 15. The plan is shelved for now.
Ban Facial Recognition in Stores
Your face should not be scanned, stored, or sold just because you walk into or work at a store. Ban facial recognition in stores.
No COVID-19 in Our Name
Artists and creators penned an open letter to call for the sharing of life saving medical technology.
End Child Surveillance
Technology companies are preying on our children for profit and putting them in danger. We need to protect our kids.
Stop Spotify Surveillance
Tell Spotify to drop its creepy plan to spy on our conversations and emotionally manipulate us for profit.
Stop Spying on Kids
We are calling for four major changes to protect kids online: ban addictive and manipulative app features; ban micro-targeted advertising; limit data collection itself; and ban biometric stalkerware.
Make Zoom Safe
VICTORY: We won a campaign to get Zoom to offer end-to-end encryption for all accounts, regardless of payment status.
Operation Save Democracy
We helped everyone on the Internet to come together and get out the vote in 2020.
Fight for Privacy
Tell Congress to support data privacy protections that put people—not corporations—in control of their data.
Who Can Get Your Book?
Many books are not available at libraries, depriving people of the opportunity to read, learn, and improve their lives. We're calling attention to this injustice.
No Big Tech
The Biden/Harris administration must exclude Big Tech lobbyists from key government positions in order to make policies that benefit everyone in America.
Rescind Ring
Amazon Ring cameras continue to be given awards despite issues with security, privacy, and racial profiling. It’s time for reviewers to rescind their endorsements of these dangerous products.
Stop Financial Surveillance
The US Treasury is considering a new rule that would impose government surveillance on cryptocurrency transactions. We're telling them to stop.
Proctorio Is Worse Than a Proctology Exam
Hundreds of thousands of students around the world are fighting back against creepy e-proctoring app Proctorio and their equally creepy CEO, Mike Olsen.
Who Is Harming Kids?
YouTube's invasive advertising hurts kids. Are the brands you support contributing to the problem? View our scorecard to find out.
Save Online Free Speech
President Trump issued an executive order attacking CDA 230, the law that protects free speech online. Tell the FCC what you think about this disastrous policy.
Stop the PATRIOT Act
By labeling political activists “terrorists,” the government uses the PATRIOT Act to justify their invasive — and unconstitutional — surveillance. It's time to stop the government from spying on people.
End Ring Partnerships
As police have militarized and increased their budgets, technology corporations like Amazon have become their silent partners. Let's put an end to these dangerous partnerships.
Take This Seriously
The COVID-19 pandemic threatens our public health, but many proposed responses to this new coronavirus threaten our privacy and personal safety. We must take all these threats seriously.
Ring Safety Warning
Amazon Ring doorbells expose your personal information, share your video footage without your knowledge, and leave you vulnerable to hackers.
Stay at Home Fest
We organized an online music festival and provided artists with resources to host their own shows and connect with others during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Scan Congress
Facial recognition technology is incredibly invasive, but there are virtually no laws limiting its use. So we scanned Congress to prove how easy — and legal! — it is track people online and IRL.
Investigate Amazon
Amazon’s business model is surveillance. They infiltrate our neighborhoods and homes with products that record everything we do. It's time for that to stop.
Ban Facial Recognition on Campus
Dangerous facial recognition is already being used on college campuses across America. We've teamed up with student groups to fight back.
Ban Facial Recognition at Festivals
We've convinced musical artists, venues, and promoters to take a stand against using invasive and racially-biased facial recognition technology at music festivals.
Speakout.Tech
Tech workers have the power to stop unethical uses of technology. Whistleblowing is an act of love for humanity.
Gamers for Freedom
Game developers and publishers are censoring gamers for expressing political opinions, so we are fighting to protect our basic human rights.
Vote for Net Neutrality
VoteBot used text messages to help people register to vote, know where politicians stood on net neutrality, and contact their lawmakers.
First Responders for Net Neutrality
We saw the true danger of the FCC's net neutrality repeal when Verizon was caught throttling California fire fighters.
Drop Salesforce
We demanded Salesforce cancel their contract with US Customs and Border Protection and set up a “Detention Center” at Dreamforce.
Businesses for Net Neutrality
Small businesses can't survive without the open Internet. Competition and free markets online are essential to small business.
Hello Vote
Register to vote, get reminders to vote, and encourage your friends to show up to the polls on election day with the HelloVote chat bot.
The Poor People's Campaign
Somebody’s hurting our people. It’s gone on far too long, and we won’t be silent anymore.
Earth Day Live
On April 22-24, millions around the world took to the web to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.
Digital Climate Strike
Join millions of people walking out of their homes and workplaces to show their support for environmental protection through a digital strike. No more business as usual!