Electronic Frontier Foundation

Summary

Electronic Frontier Foundation is a nonprofit organization^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (695 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Electronic Frontier Foundation's field of work was digital rights^[3].
• Electronic Frontier Foundation's field of work was Internet activism^[4].
• Electronic Frontier Foundation's field of work was lobbying^[5].
• Electronic Frontier Foundation's field of work was litigation^[6].
• Electronic Frontier Foundation was a member of European Digital Rights^[7].
• Electronic Frontier Foundation was a member of Digital Right to Repair Coalition^[8].
• Electronic Frontier Foundation was a member of International Freedom of Expression Exchange^[9].
• Electronic Frontier Foundation was a member of Re:Create Coalition^[10].
• Electronic Frontier Foundation is in the country of United States^[11].
• Electronic Frontier Foundation's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization^[12].
• Electronic Frontier Foundation's instance of is recorded as non-governmental organization^[13].
• Electronic Frontier Foundation's founder is recorded as John Gilmore^[14].
• Electronic Frontier Foundation's founder is recorded as John Perry Barlow^[15].
• Electronic Frontier Foundation's founder is recorded as Mitch Kapor^[16].
• Electronic Frontier Foundation's logo image is recorded as EFF Logo 2018.svg^[17].
• Electronic Frontier Foundation's headquarters location is recorded as San Francisco^[18].
• Electronic Frontier Foundation's chief executive officer is recorded as Cindy Cohn^[19].
• Electronic Frontier Foundation's ISNI is recorded as 0000000096632934^[20].
• Electronic Frontier Foundation's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 142783709^[21].
• Electronic Frontier Foundation's GND ID is recorded as 5305169-5^[22].
• Electronic Frontier Foundation's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n93114395^[23].
• Electronic Frontier Foundation's IdRef ID is recorded as 169679896^[24].
• Electronic Frontier Foundation's part of is recorded as digital rights movement^[25].
• Electronic Frontier Foundation's Commons category is recorded as Electronic Frontier Foundation^[26].
• Electronic Frontier Foundation's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36033937^[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include John Gilmore^[14], John Perry Barlow^[15], and Mitch Kapor^[16]. +1990-07-10T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Electronic Frontier Foundation^[28].

Identity

Electronic Frontier Foundation's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[29]. Its part of is recorded as digital rights movement^[25]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'EFF'}^[30].

Leadership

Electronic Frontier Foundation's chief executive officer is recorded as Cindy Cohn^[19]. Its chairperson is recorded as Brian Behlendorf^[31]. Its director / manager is recorded as Eva Galperin^[32].

Operations

Electronic Frontier Foundation's headquarters location is recorded as San Francisco^[18].

Industry

Fields of work include digital rights^[3], in Costa Rica^[33]; Internet activism^[4]; lobbying^[5], an activity^[34]; and litigation^[6].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Electronic Frontier Foundation include EFF DES cracker^[35], a one-of-a-kind computer^[36].

Why It Matters

Electronic Frontier Foundation ranks in the top 1% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (695 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

It has been cited as an influence by La Quadrature du Net^[39], a nonprofit organization^[40], in France^[41], founded in 2008^[42], headquartered in 20th arrondissement of Paris^[43].

Works attributed to it include Open Audio License^[44], a free license^[45], founded in 2001^[46], written by it^[47]. Entities named for it include EFF DES cracker^[35], a one-of-a-kind computer^[36].

FAQs

Who did Electronic Frontier Foundation influence?

Electronic Frontier Foundation has been cited as an influence by La Quadrature du Net^[39].