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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 .
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Online behavioral targeting is almost single-handedly responsible for the worst privacy problems on the internet today.
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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.
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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:
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ما به 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.
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Equating people with the actions of their authoritarian governments is never a good idea.
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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.
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Every year, we team up with & an amazing group of to highlight how challenging #FOIA & transparency can be. Read on for the "winners" of this year's Foilies: buff.ly/3KVT3Le
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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The long-term impact of Russia’s new root certificate is not clear, but the digital security of Russian citizens is already splintered.
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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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1/5 📢Private communications are a cornerstone of democratic society
Today, & 34 orgs call on the to protect our communications' #privacy & #confidentiality in the Legislation to effectively tackle child abuse #CSAM. Read our letter: edri.org/our-work/priva
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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.
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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.
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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.
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EFF's Action Center makes it easy for you to defend free speech, fight surveillance, and support innovation. Make your voice heard today:
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When it comes to state data “privacy” laws, the race to the bottom is accelerating.
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Electronic Frontier Alliance member 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
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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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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.
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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.
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Charleston!
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"Each year during Sunshine Week (March 13-19), The Foilies serve up tongue-in-cheek 'awards' for government agencies and assorted institutions that stand in the way of your right to access to information."
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Detroit!
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Happy #SunshineWeek. From federal agencies to small town police departments to a couple of corporations, these 2022 Foilies winners had no problem tossing government transparency in the crapper. metrotimes.com/detroit/the-fo
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Santa Fe!
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Wu-Tang. 55 years to produce COVID vaccine data. Snail mail, please. FBI spying. Every year, we are thrilled to publish The Foilies, a collection of wild tales of government transparency fuckery assembled by our friends at the @EFF. Enjoy! sfreporter.com/news/coverstor
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