"Ask the EFF" Panel
David Greene, Katharine Trendacosta, Samantha Baldwin, Cooper Quintin
BSidesSF 2026 · Day 1 · AMC Theatre 12
The "Ask the EFF" panel at BSides SF 2026 offered a unique and unfiltered look into the critical work of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) at the intersection of technology, law, and activism. Featuring a diverse panel of EFF experts—a senior staff technologist, a policy and research technologist, a senior counsel, and a director of policy and advocacy—the session deviated from traditional presentations, opting for an interactive "Ask Us Anything" format driven by audience questions via Slido. This approach allowed the panelists to address the most pressing concerns of the security community directly, covering a broad spectrum of topics from the implications of artificial intelligence to the existential threats to a free and open internet.
AI review
A competent panel-lane session that delivers genuine utility — real EFF practitioners, honest OpSec advice, and some signal on Ray Hunter and age-verification threats that practitioners can act on. Nothing here will redefine the conversation, but it's not pretending to; it's a well-executed community Q&A that respects the audience's time.