A full review of EFF staffers between the years 2001 and 2004, and
their employment history, reveals conflicts of interests with big technology
companies (that have a history of privacy violations). Paired with an
analysis of the political/philosophical positions of key members, including
founders and presidents, this study highlights wider problems affecting
the computer science and technology world in general. Perhaps, the EFF
cannot commit to an all-encompassing defense of privacy – equally harsh
to governments and companies – because it does not know its own history.