When we give our private information to the government to pay taxes, apply for a job, or vote, we should be able to trust that our data won't later be used against us. But in a betrayal of that trust, the federal government has been pooling the information it has about us on an unprecedented scale—and using it for purposes we never agreed to.

EFF and other groups are fighting back. On this episode, we're talking to EFF's F. Mario Trujillo about a recent victory in our lawsuit against the government for sharing federal workers' confidential personnel files with DOGE.

EFFector is a podcast by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the leading nonprofit defending online civil liberties. Support our work today at https://eff.org/podfan.

0:00 Intro
4:17 Resisting the Menace of Government Data Consolidation with F. Mario Trujillo
18:00 How to Block Ad Trackers
23:17 EFF Events and Opportunities

No one should have to think twice before posting a meme criticizing the government. But a mass surveillance program known as "Catch and Revoke" was created to make millions do just that.

EFF and other defenders of free speech are fighting back. On this episode, we're talking to EFF's Lisa Femia about how the government is using AI to suppress protected speech online—and the important lawsuit she and others are working on to stop it.

EFFector is a podcast by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the leading nonprofit defending online civil liberties. Support our work today at https://eff.org/podfan.

0:00 Intro
6:19 The Lawsuit Challenging "Catch and Revoke" with Lisa Femia
19:27 Celebrating Opt Out October
28:11 EFF Events and Opportunities

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? And what can we do to make sure our private information stays private?

On this episode, we're talking to EFF's Thorin Klosowski about the privacy complications of AI phone features—and how to limit what data Siri AI can access.

EFFector is a podcast by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the leading nonprofit defending online civil liberties. Support our work today at https://eff.org/podfan.

0:00 Intro

6:05 How to Limit What Apple’s New Siri AI Can Access with Thorin Klosowski

18:16 Flock ALPR News Quiz

24:16 EFF Events and Opportunities