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Hey NOLA! Want to read about some of the most outrageous threats to the public's right to access government records? Pick up a hard copy of The Foilies in this week's

Online behavioral targeting is almost single-handedly responsible for the worst privacy problems on the internet today.

Ban Online Behavioral Advertising

Tech companies earn staggering profits by targeting ads to us based on our online behavior. This incentivizes all online actors to collect as much of our behavioral information as possible, and then

Targeting every computer with a Russian or Belarusian IP address as a means of protest against the actions of a government is patently absurd and harmful.

Anti-War Hacktivism is Leading to Digital Xenophobia and a More

The horrific Russian military invasion of Ukraine has understandably led to a backlash against Russia. The temptation is to label anything Russian, from state media and students to cats, as bad and

Rather than empower young people to learn online, schools often block harmless educational content and coding resources, from common sites like Github to “view source” functions on school-issued devices. Learn more in this week’s episode of EFF’s podcast:

Podcast Episode: Hack to the Future

Like many young people, Zach Latta went to a school that didn't teach any computer classes. But that didn’t stop him from learning everything he could about them and becoming a programmer at a young

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و بیش از 50 سازمانی می‌پیوندیم که از مسئولان ایرانی — و افراد دخیل در مذاکرات دوجانبه با ایران — می‌خواهند دخالت‌های شدید برای کاربران اینترنتی در ایران را لغو کند.

Letter to Iran, Regarding the Regulatory System for Cyberspace

نامه به ایران، درباره سیستم مقرراتی برای صورت‌حساب خدمات فضای سایبری امروز، EFF به ماده 19 و بیش از 50 سازمانی پیوسته که از دولت ایران می‌خواهند دخالت‌های شدید در حریم خصوصی، ایمنی و آزادی بیان

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Equating people with the actions of their authoritarian governments is never a good idea.

Anti-War Hacktivism is Leading to Digital Xenophobia and a More

The horrific Russian military invasion of Ukraine has understandably led to a backlash against Russia. The temptation is to label anything Russian, from state media and students to cats, as bad and

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Content moderation at scale is impossible, and Big Tech holds communities hostage to platforms of unimaginable scale. The #ACCESSAct and #DMA promise an #interoperable internet where leaving big platforms doesn't mean severing our treasured connections.

To Make Social Media Work Better, Make It Fail Better

Pity the poor content moderator. Big Tech platforms expect their mods to correctly apply a set of rules to users in more than a hundred countries, in over a thousand languages. These users are

Every year, we team up with

& an amazing group of

@altweeklies

to highlight how challenging #FOIA & transparency can be. Read on for the "winners" of this year's Foilies: buff.ly/3KVT3Le

Sure we need to make platforms' moderation more transparent and accountable, but we need to make it less important, by letting people move to federated, self-managed communities where they can exercise technological self-determination.

To Make Social Media Work Better, Make It Fail Better

Pity the poor content moderator. Big Tech platforms expect their mods to correctly apply a set of rules to users in more than a hundred countries, in over a thousand languages. These users are

In den USA konnte die RIAA youtube-dl nicht vom Netz nehmen. Jetzt hofft Sie auf die deutsche Justiz. Sie verklagt eine deutsche Website, die nicht einmal youtube-dl hostet – sie hostet lediglich Links zu GitHub.

Die Kampagne zur Abschaltung des wichtigen Dokumentarfilm-Tools

Die stärksten Verteidiger*innen des Urheberrechts wissen einfach nicht, wann sie aufhören sollen. Sie scheiterten im Jahr 2020 an dem Versuch, GitHub per US-Gesetz dazu zu zwingen, den Zugang zu

EFF reinforces the call of Brazilian civil society against a Fake News Bill rule compelling payment for the use of media content online. It’s a flawed rule that will actually entrench big powers.

Brazil’s “Remuneration Right” Strengthens Big Tech and Big Media, At

Brazil’s “Fake News Bill” (PL 2630/2020) is the latest salvo in the global battle between Big Tech companies and the media industry—which is itself highly concentrated, controlled by a handful of

Perhaps the reason users stick around on the social media platforms they claim to hate is that they're lying. Or maybe they just love the people they'd have to leave behind more than they hate the platforms.

To Make Social Media Work Better, Make It Fail Better

Pity the poor content moderator. Big Tech platforms expect their mods to correctly apply a set of rules to users in more than a hundred countries, in over a thousand languages. These users are

For quick reference, we've created a handy guide designed to be printed, folded, and carried in your pocket (PDF download). Now, more than ever, citizens must be able to hold those in power

Are you planning to attend a protest? Protecting your electronic devices and digital assets before, during, and after a protest is vital to keeping yourself and your information safe, as well as getting your message out.

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Attending a Protest

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The long-term impact of Russia’s new root certificate is not clear, but the digital security of Russian citizens is already splintered.

You Should Not Trust Russia’s New “Trusted Root CA”

Last week, Russian citizens began receiving instructions to either download a government-approved web browser, or change their basic browser settings, according to instructions issued by their

Miembro de la Alianza de Fronteras Electrónicas (EFA)

@Kilometro0PR

organiza un evento sobre muertes producidas por la policía en Puerto Rico. Únete este martes para conocer más. facebook.com/events/6339055

Understanding and Circumventing Network Censorship

There are different ways of beating Internet censorship. Some protect you from surveillance, but many do not. The circumvention tool that is best for you depends on your threat model.

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This is an overview of network censorship, but it is not comprehensive. Governments, companies, schools, and Internet providers sometimes use software to prevent their users from accessing certain

ICE is not the first, and will probably not be the last, federal agency to abuse our notion of what is “relevant” for an investigation in order to collect information on millions of people. This must end.

Here’s How ICE Illegally Obtained Bulk Financial Records from Western

Senator Ron Wyden has released a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Inspector General voicing his concern over a previously-unknown bulk data collection program that was

How to: Avoid Phishing Attacks

Our phishing guide will help you to identify phishing attacks when you see them and outline some practical ways to help defend against them.

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On your path to improving your digital security, you may encounter bad actors who attempt to undermine your security goals. We call these bad actors adversaries. When an adversary sends an email or

Strong privacy legislation in the United States is possible, necessary, and long overdue. EFF has three top priorities for proposed legislation regarding consumer data privacy.

EFF's Recommendations for Consumer Data Privacy Laws

Strong privacy legislation in the United States is possible, necessary, and long overdue. EFF emphasizes the following concrete recommendations for proposed legislation regarding consumer data

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never fails to delight when putting together a year's worth of horror stories about abuses in government transparency. Here, friends, are The Foilies: sfreporter.com/news/coverstor

Tell Congress to Pass the Safe Connections Act and Make It Easier for Survivors to Escape Domestic...

The Safe Connections Act has passed the Senate. Tell your House Representative to support this common sense bill to help survivors of domestic abuse remove their cell phone plan and information from the control of abusers.

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We all know that, in the 21st century, it is difficult to lead a life without a cell phone. It is also difficult to change your number—the one all your friends, family, doctors, children’s schools,...

1/5 📢Private communications are a cornerstone of democratic society Today,

@edri

& 34 orgs call on the

@EU_Commission

to protect our communications' #privacy & #confidentiality in the Legislation to effectively tackle child abuse #CSAM. Read our letter: edri.org/our-work/priva

People's online communication beeing surveilled.

ApTI Romania and 9 others

A perfect encapsulation of everything that’s wrong with FOIA: A retired journalist finally got documents he requested about a raid of a congressman’s home 12 years later—a delay that lasted longer than the politician’s prison term. eff.org/deeplinks/2022

Навіть під час використання програм для обміну повідомленнями із наскрізним шифруванням, Ваше місцезнаходження все ще доступне через мобільну мережу, поки ваш пристрій підключено до неї.

Використання телефону в критичний час

Захищені комунікації особливо важливі в період кризи. Усвідомлення того, що за нами стежать впливає на те, як ми висловлюємось, ми часто піддаємось атакам різного роду акторів, починаючи від

У темні часи люди повинні мати можливість досягти світла, заспокоїти своїх близьких, поінформувати себе та інших, уникнути стін пропаганди та цензури. Інтернет є вирішальним інструментом для всього цього – поводьтеся з ним обережно.

Воєнний час - не найкращий час для проблем з інтернетом

Як і більшість людей, ми в EFF ( Фонд Електронних Рубежів ) шоковані загарбницьким нападом Росії на Україну. Так само як і більшість людей, ми не експерти у військовій стратегії чи у міжнародній

Did you know that EFF creates and maintains tools to help protect your privacy online? Privacy Badger blocks invisible trackers, and automatically learns to block more as you use it! It’s available for Chrome, Opera, and Firefox for Android.

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While the idea that you can fix your unequal relationship with a platform's terms of service with a post, there are no magic words you can post that will change the rules.

There Are No Magic Words That You Can Post to Change Instagram’s

Every so often, a rash of identical posts starts to take over social media. This isn’t the work of bots, but the result of a number of people believing that these words will have an effect on the

EFF's Action Center makes it easy for you to defend free speech, fight surveillance, and support innovation. Make your voice heard today:

When it comes to state data “privacy” laws, the race to the bottom is accelerating.

Utah: Urge Governor Cox to Veto This Weak Data Privacy Bill

EFF fights for strong data privacy laws in statehouses across the country. That’s why we joined a coalition of privacy advocates in urging Utah's lawmakers to stop the bill. Now we're asking Gov.

Change Makers Showcase - 3/10/2022

Electronic Frontier Alliance member

@BroadbandNw

has a model for how to provide communities with the support and resources they need to build and operate their own modern broadband infrastructure. Learn more in this short video.

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This week on How to Fix the Internet, we talk to filmmaker Laura Poitras about what life was like on a terror watchlist, and her new work exposing abuses by NSO Group

Podcast Episode: Watching the Watchers

Imagine being detained by armed agents whenever you returned from traveling outside the country. That’s what life became like for Academy Award-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras, who was placed on a

Update: The Safe Connections Act has passed the Senate! If you haven't already told your House Representative to support this common sense bill, now is a perfect time!

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Survivors of domestic abuse need to be able to remove their cell phone plan and information from the control of abusers. The Safe Connections Act would let them. Tell Congress to pass the Safe Connections Act. act.eff.org/action/tell-co

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The certificate authority Russians have been instructed to install paves the way for a decade of digital surveillance, with the power to bypass the cryptographic privacy measures every internet user relies on.

You Should Not Trust Russia’s New “Trusted Root CA”

Last week, Russian citizens began receiving instructions to either download a government-approved web browser, or change their basic browser settings, according to instructions issued by their

Незалежно від того, де Ви знаходитесь, а особливо в Росії та Україні, Вам не слід покладатися на телефонні дзвінки чи SMS, щоб захистити конфіденційність вашого спілкування від державних структур.

Використання телефону в критичний час