Organizations¶

Organizations that defend digital rights, support open source software, and protect the rights of software companies and developers.

Digital Civil Liberties¶

ORG-EFF: Electronic Frontier Foundation — defends civil liberties in the digital world.
ORG-ACLU: American Civil Liberties Union — defends constitutional rights including technology-related civil liberties.
ORG-CDT: Center for Democracy and Technology — promotes democratic values in technology policy.
ORG-KNIGHT-FIRST-AMENDMENT: Knight First Amendment Institute — litigates First Amendment cases in the digital age.
ORG-INSTITUTE-FOR-JUSTICE: Institute for Justice — nonprofit public interest law firm defending free speech and government overreach.

Open Source and Software Freedom¶

ORG-OSI: Open Source Initiative — steward of the Open Source Definition.
ORG-FSF: Free Software Foundation — promotes computer user freedom and maintains the GPL.
ORG-SOFTWARE-FREEDOM-CONSERVANCY: Software Freedom Conservancy — provides legal and organizational support for FOSS projects.
ORG-SFLC: Software Freedom Law Center — pro bono legal services for open source developers.

Privacy and Security¶

ORG-TOR-PROJECT: Tor Project — develops anonymous communication tools.
ORG-SIGNAL: Signal — develops encrypted messaging technology.

How to Engage¶

Each organization has a corresponding contact record in the Contacts section with actionable intake paths for getting legal help or organizational support. See also the Generated Outreach CRM.