Ask EFF
Cooper Quintin, Lisa Femia, Thorin Klosowski, Alexis Hancock, Hannah Zhao
DEF CON 33 (backfill) · Day 1 · Main Stage
This DEF CON talk, "Ask EFF," brings together key members of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)'s Public Interest Technology and Activism teams to discuss their multifaceted approach to defending digital rights. Speakers Alexis Hancock, Cliff, Thorin Klosowski, and Cooper Quintin delve into a range of open-source tools, investigative research, and advocacy efforts designed to empower individuals, fight mass surveillance, and push for stronger privacy protections in an increasingly digital world. The session highlights the EFF's unique blend of legal expertise, technical prowess, and grassroots activism, demonstrating how these elements converge to address pressing issues from web encryption to targeted malware.
AI review
A competent DEF CON community update from EFF covering legitimate work across multiple fronts — HTTPS adoption, stalkerware classification, supply-chain malware, IMSI catcher detection — but nothing here is a research drop. This is a status report on ongoing EFF projects, not a technical deep-dive into novel attack or defense territory.