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Our faces are unique identifiers that can’t be left at home, or replaced like a stolen ID or compromised password. It’s time to ban government use of face recognition to protect our privacy, free expression, and information security
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Looking for something to watch this weekend? Revisit our event, EFF At Home: Queer Optimism, where we were joined by LGBTQ+ activists, writers, artists, and tech experts to discuss the role of optimism in trying times
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Any person in need of an abortion now also needs to consider their digital privacy and security plan. Here are some tips:
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Encryption protects everyone’s right to a private conversation—a basic human right that should uphold.
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As Indonesia moves to enforce invasive content moderation rules known as MR5 and MR10, EFF and partners urge the country to revoke them.
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The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act will fail to do either. The Digital Advertising Act, on the other hand, gets to the root of the problem.
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Should you really delete your period tracking app? The short answer: not necessarily.
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Security Researchers: Join EFA member for a virtual discussion on Wednesday with EFF’s Andrew Cocker about the USDOJ’s new policy that it will not bring CFAA prosecutions for good faith research.
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The SFPD is attempting to drastically expand their ability to live monitor and access historical footage from private surveillance cameras—threatening the privacy and civil rights of San Franciscans.
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We're proud to premiere new EFF member gifts to celebrate our birthday month! Through July 20th, get a new t-shirt and Internet Action Patches, and you can become a Silicon-level member for just $20.00. eff.org/summer
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Who Defends Your Data in Panamá? Learn about how far Panamá's mobile telecom companies go in their commitments to transparency, user privacy, and security in 's new report. Read more.
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Who Defends Your Data in Panamá? Learn about how far Panamá's mobile telecom companies go in their commitments to transparency, user privacy, and security in 's new report. Read more.
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Indonesia’s MR5 and MR10 content moderation rules threaten to chill access to information and freedom of expression. They should be repealed.
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¿Quién Defiende Tus Datos en Panamá? Entérate de hasta dónde llega el compromiso de las empresas de servicios móviles de Panamá con la transparencia, la privacidad de los usuarios y la seguridad en el nuevo informe de . Lee más en:
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EFF has been member-supported for over 3 decades. Join today so we can continue to fight for a better digital future for the next 30 years!
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After four years, EFF is excited to be back in New York for this month! If you're attending, be sure to stop by our booth in the expo hall. We'll be offering our latest member gear and giving updates on the latest in the fight for digital freedom
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India temporarily postponed the enforcement of its new cybersecurity rules. EFF joins the calls for inclusive public consultations on these guidelines. 7/
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A number of cybersecurity experts have already called on the Indian government to defer the implementation of the CERT-In rules and initiate an open process of public consultation. 6/ accessnow.org/cms/assets/upl
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CERT-In compels data centers, virtual private servers, cloud services, and VPNs to store a copy of the data in India. 5/
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VPNs are crucial tools for millions of users, including journalists, human rights defenders, activists, and everyday users, especially for those from marginalized and at-risk groups. 4/
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India’s new Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) rules on cybersecurity may put privacy and free speech in peril by imposing draconian data retention obligations on intermediaries, data centers, and VPNs. 1/
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ヽ〳 ՞ ᗜ ՞ 〵ง That feeling when you get a set of Internet Action Patches for supporting EFF's work during our summer membership drive! eff.org/summer
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Your wonderful and complicated internet needs you! When you support EFF’s activists, attorneys, and technologists as a Copper Level member or greater, you can choose EFF’s new fuzzy monogram t-shirt or a number of other conversation-starting member perks. eff.org/summer
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Who Defends Your Data in Panamá? Learn about how far Panamá's mobile telecom companies go in their commitments to transparency, user privacy, and security in 's new report. Read more.
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Apple has debuted a 'Lockdown Mode' for high-risk users being targeted by spyware used by governments and law enforcement. We congratulate them for providing protection to human rights defenders, heads of state, lawyers, activists, journalists, and more
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In response to Dobbs + an membership drive, I bumped up my monthly EFF payroll donation by $10, which is then matched by 's Give program.
We'll need EFF more than ever moving forward, and even $5/month helps (& the stickers are great).
supporters.eff.org/donate/summer-
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¿Quién Defiende Tus Datos en Panamá? Entérate de hasta dónde llega el compromiso de las empresas de servicios móviles de Panamá con la transparencia, la privacidad de los usuarios y la seguridad en el nuevo informe de . Lee más en:
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EFA member is hosting an in-person conversation next Tuesday about the ripple effects of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation for Texans.
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EFF's tells she's worried that law enforcement will ask websites to remove abortion-related content. After all, it's worked in the past.
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This Friday, join EFF's for "Tech Policy in the Shadow of Dobbs," along with other leading experts on cybersecurity, freedom of speech, and reproductive rights to discuss the tech policy landscape in the aftermath of Dobbs.
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Who Defends Your Data in Panamá? Learn about how far Panamá's mobile telecom companies go in their commitments to transparency, user privacy, and security in 's new report. Read more.
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EFF has you covered with a round up of important digital rights updates! Read the latest issue of EFFector out now or listen to the audio version.
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"There is no difference in the data from your reproductive choices than the pair of shoes you looked at online. It's treated exactly the same," says India McKinney of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. reports:
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¿Quién Defiende Tus Datos en Panamá? Entérate de hasta dónde llega el compromiso de las empresas de servicios móviles de Panamá con la transparencia, la privacidad de los usuarios y la seguridad en el nuevo informe de . Lee más en:
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