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Deeplinks Blog by Bennett Cyphers, Cory Doctorow | June 21, 2021

The new ACCESS Act is a good start. Here’s how to make sure it delivers.

We’ve praised the ACCESS Act as “a step towards a more interoperable future.” However, the bill currently before Congress is just a first step, and it’s far from perfect. While we strongly agree with the authors’ intent, some important changes would make sure that the ACCESS Act delivers on its...

Event | June 28, 2021

Surveillance Self Defense Workshop

Taking lessons from our panel discussion on Protesting in the Age of Mass surveillance, this workshop is an opportunity for activists on the ground to receive personalized attention from security experts and protest veterans. Attendees can expect to walk through the steps they can take before, during, and after a...

Deeplinks Blog by Joe Mullin | June 17, 2021

Changing Section 230 Won’t Make the Internet a Kinder, Gentler Place

Tech platforms, especially the largest ones, have a problem—there’s a lot of offensive junk online. Many lawmakers on Capitol Hill keep coming back to the same solution—blaming Section 230.What lawmakers don’t notice is that a lot of the people posting that offensive junk get stopped, again and...

Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia, Karen Gullo | June 17, 2021

Emails from 2016 Show Amazon Ring's Hold on the LAPD Through Camera Giveaways

In March 2016, “smart” doorbell camera maker Ring was a growing company attempting to market its wireless smart security camera when it received an email from an officer in the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Gang and Narcotics Division, who was interested in purchasing a slew of devices.The Los...

Event | June 22, 2021

Introducing Columbia’s DEFRAG Film Festival - Screening + Discussion

Join Columbia University’s DEFRAG Film Festival for a night of film and discussion as we look over the evolution and impact of Hollywood’s portrayal of hacker culture. The event will kick off with a virtual screening of Colossus: The Forbin Project, followed by a panel discussion featuring cyber and tech...

Event | June 23, 2021

Cindy Cohn at L.A.S.E.R. Talk at Stanford - Three L.A.S.E.R. Talks: Art, Digital Privacy, Cultural Capital

Join EFF's Cindy Cohn at Leonardo Art/Science Evening Rendezvous of June 2021 Three L.A.S.E.R. Talks: Art, Digital Privacy, Cultural Capital. The L.A.S.E.R.s are an international program of evening gatherings that bring artists and scientists together for informal presentations and conversation with an audience. Cindy will be joined by Anastasia Raina...

Event | June 24, 2021

Cindy Cohn at Access, Excess, and Trespass: Van Buren & the CFAA

Join EFF's Cindy Cohn at ACM's Access, Excess, and Trespass: Van Buren & the CFAA virtual webinar.Early this month, the Supreme Court ended decades of uncertainty for security researchers, database users, and internet business builders about the scope of the landmark 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) . ....

Press Release | June 15, 2021

22 Rights Groups Tell PayPal and Venmo to Shape Up Policies on Account Closures

San Francisco – Nearly two dozen rights groups, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), have joined together to tell PayPal and its subsidiary Venmo to shape up its policies on account freezes and closures, as its opaque practices are interfering with payment systems connected to many First-Amendment protected activities.“Companies like...

Press Release | June 14, 2021

Unconstitutional Florida Law Barring Platforms from Suspending Politicians Should be Blocked, EFF Tells Court

Tallahassee, Florida—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Protect Democracy urged a federal judge to strike down Florida’s law banning Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms from suspending political candidates’ accounts, saying it unconstitutionally interferes with the First Amendment rights of the companies and their users, and forces companies to give politicians’...

Press Release | June 14, 2021

Hearing Tuesday: EFF Testifies Against SFPD for Violating Transparency Policies

San Francisco – On Tuesday, June 15, at 5:30 pm PT, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will testify against the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) at the city’s Sunshine Ordinance Task Force committee meeting. EFF has registered a complaint against the SFPD for withholding records about a controversial investigation involving...

Deeplinks Blog by Katharine Trendacosta, Bennett Cyphers, Cory Doctorow, Cindy Cohn | June 11, 2021

The ACCESS ACT Takes a Step Towards a More Interoperable Future

When it comes to online services, there are a few very large companies whose gravitational effects can alter the entire tech universe. Their size, power, and diverse levers of control mean that there is no single solution that will put right that which they’ve thrown out of balance. One thing...

Deeplinks Blog by Jason Kelley | June 11, 2021

1000 Californians Have Asked Their Representatives To Fix Our Broken Broadband System. Have You?

The California legislature has been handed what might be their easiest job this year, and they are refusing to do it. Californians far and wide have spent the pandemic either tethered to their high-speed broadband connections (if they’re lucky), or desperately trying to find ways to make their internet...

Event | June 24, 2021

S.T.O.P. x RadTech: Combating the Digital Divide with Privacy-Preserving Public Broadband

This session, we examine the movement for privacy-preserving public broadband access. We'll be joined by H. Trostle, Noel Hidalgo, & Kim McKinley to discuss the current state of the digital divide & how to advance the movement for public broadband forward. Moderated by STOP's Albert Fox Cahn.

Deeplinks Blog by Cory Doctorow | June 11, 2021

The GDPR, Privacy and Monopoly

In Privacy Without Monopoly: Data Protection and Interoperability, we took a thorough look at the privacy implications of various kinds of interoperability. We examined the potential privacy risks of interoperability mandates, such as those contemplated by 2020’s ACCESS Act (USA), the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act (EU),...

Deeplinks Blog by Jason Kelley | June 10, 2021

Victory! Dartmouth Ends Unfounded Cheating Investigation After Students, Rights Groups Speak Out

The Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine has ended its months-long dragnet investigation into supposed student cheating, dropping all charges against students and clearing all transcripts of any violations. This affirms what EFF, The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), students, and many others...

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The new ACCESS Act is a good start. Here’s how to make sure it delivers.

Surveillance Self Defense Workshop

Changing Section 230 Won’t Make the Internet a Kinder, Gentler Place

Emails from 2016 Show Amazon Ring's Hold on the LAPD Through Camera Giveaways

Introducing Columbia’s DEFRAG Film Festival - Screening + Discussion

Cindy Cohn at L.A.S.E.R. Talk at Stanford - Three L.A.S.E.R. Talks: Art, Digital Privacy, Cultural Capital

Cindy Cohn at Access, Excess, and Trespass: Van Buren & the CFAA

22 Rights Groups Tell PayPal and Venmo to Shape Up Policies on Account Closures

Unconstitutional Florida Law Barring Platforms from Suspending Politicians Should be Blocked, EFF Tells Court

Hearing Tuesday: EFF Testifies Against SFPD for Violating Transparency Policies

The ACCESS ACT Takes a Step Towards a More Interoperable Future

1000 Californians Have Asked Their Representatives To Fix Our Broken Broadband System. Have You?

S.T.O.P. x RadTech: Combating the Digital Divide with Privacy-Preserving Public Broadband

The GDPR, Privacy and Monopoly

Victory! Dartmouth Ends Unfounded Cheating Investigation After Students, Rights Groups Speak Out

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