EFF
Abbreviation with 2 meanings
| Stands for | Electronic Frontier Foundation |
|---|---|
| Meanings | 2 |
| Categories | Organizations & Companies, Government & Politics |
EFF has two meanings. It stands for Electronic Frontier Foundation (nonprofit) or Economic Freedom Fighters (world government).
Meanings of EFF at a glance
| # | EFF stands for | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electronic Frontier Foundation | Organizations & Companies › Nonprofit |
| 2 | Economic Freedom Fighters | Government & Politics › World Government |
1. Electronic Frontier Foundation
Organizations & Companies · Nonprofit Abbreviations
Nonprofit that defends civil liberties in the digital world, including privacy, free expression and innovation, through litigation, technology projects and advocacy.
Example: EFF's Privacy Badger extension blocks hidden trackers in the browser.
Founded in 1990 by John Perry Barlow, John Gilmore and Mitch Kapor, it won early cases establishing that software code is protected speech. It helped create the free certificate authority Let's Encrypt. In South African politics, EFF means the Economic Freedom Fighters party.
2. Economic Freedom Fighters
Government & Politics · World Government Abbreviations
South African radical left party, founded in 2013 by Julius Malema after his expulsion from the ANC Youth League, that calls for land expropriation without compensation and nationalization of mines and banks.
Example: EFF members in red overalls disrupted the president's address to Parliament.
Its members wear red berets and workers' overalls in Parliament. It became the third-largest party after the 2019 election. In US technology policy, EFF means the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
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