Hey, just so you know -- I used to work from EFF from 2005-2009, and recently rejoined them. I wasn't around during the suspension of bitcoin, but ensuring that we weren't 'part of the story' is a deliberate policy from far further back than that. Our work is primarily legal in nature, and conflicts of interest in that environment can prevent us from defending key players.
We have one person in DC, and he works there because he likes the city, not because of lobbying or thinktank activities (he's David Sobel, and leads our FOIA work). The rest of us work in San Francisco, and continue the primary role of EFF, which is to act as a legal firm and conduct public impact litigation.
We have one person in DC, and he works there because he likes the city, not because of lobbying or thinktank activities (he's David Sobel, and leads our FOIA work). The rest of us work in San Francisco, and continue the primary role of EFF, which is to act as a legal firm and conduct public impact litigation.