"In the short term there seems to have been a swing in favor of fear of crime," said, adding that the EFF is "optimistic" that the overall trend is toward limiting government use of such surveillance technologies.
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Victory! The Tenth Circuit held that students have the right to speak freely on social media while off campus.
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“Ring impacts everybody’s privacy,” says , a policy analyst at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. “Most immediately, it impacts the people who walk down the streets every day, where the cameras are pointing out.”
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The UK Online Safety Bill is another attempt to put a government backdoor into our private messages.
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Tomorrow, EFF’s George Wong joins a panel to discuss Big Tech’s role in nuclear proliferation and armed conflict. Hosted by EFA member No Ethics in Big Tech.
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“Cable is hitting an upper limit that we will likely meet within the next decade. Fiber could probably meet our needs for the next 30 years, if not 50,” EFF Legislative Associate told the .
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EFF and partners have already called for repealing the Indonesian content moderation rules, as those limit Indonesians’ rights to receive and impart information and speak freely online.
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As Indonesia’s repressive content moderation rules entered into force, Indonesians started losing access to online services, including Yahoo! and Paypal, as those didn’t register with Indonesian authorities.
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“New Yorkers deserve to know how political dissent is policed in this city. More importantly, these records can help us prevent more abuses in the future.”
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The footage from your home security cameras doesn't only belong to you, and it's time we reevalaute whether cameras = safety. To learn more, check out 's op-ed in the Boston Globe, "Your camera, the police, and you."
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Legislation deputizing people to find, sue, and collect damages from those helping people seeking abortion creates serious digital privacy and security risks for those involved in reproductive care. Learn about this and more at EFF's panel during #DEFCON.
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EFF is proud to be a supporter of the 31st USENIX Security Symposium! #usesec22
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“When you see the volume of data that’s up for sale, and the lack of regulation in the vast majority of American states regarding how companies can use data, it seems like a match made in privacy hell.”
’s Bennett Cyphers on the car data industry.
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The federal data privacy bill, ADPPA, would end FCC enforcement of telecom data privacy laws. This provision "isn't intended to and won't improve Americans' privacy in any sort of way," explains EFF's Lee Tien.
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Let's Encrypt provides free TLS certificates to anyone, anywhere. To make things even easier, you can automate certificate renewal using 's certbot. Get started with our certs today: letsencrypt.org/getting-starte
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Fancy yourself a tech expert? Show us what you’ve got! EFF Tech Trivia at —put your digital security, online rights, & internet culture knowledge to the test
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There is still time to nominate someone for this year’s EFF Awards! Let us know who you think should win by 2PM today!
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Some states don't currently have data privacy laws, and their residents would benefit from a federal baseline. But there must be room for states to build on that federal foundation. We can't just do the minimum and call it a day.
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“Now I understand why I’m in prison: they want to deprive me of joy. Now I understand why I will resist: Prison will not stop my love.” Read this piece about by nytimes.com/2022/08/02/opi #FreeAlaa
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“The world has changed in many ways since Roe [v. Wade]. But one of the ways that it's changed is we have a digital surveillance infrastructure now that did not exist before,” Corynne McSherry, legal director for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said.
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The U.S. Supreme Court's abortion ruling sparked new concerns for people accessing or sharing healthcare resources online. Join EFF during #DEFCON for a special session on digital privacy and security considerations.
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The recent court decision supporting the right to anonymity online is not only a great win for free speech, it’s also a great example of how EFF’s patient work in the courts over many years can pay off.
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Nominations for this year’s EFF Awards close TOMORROW, Tuesday, August 2nd at 2PM Pacific! Let us know who you think should win!
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Thank you to everyone who helped support EFF's mission at #scale19x over the weekend! Community support makes a brighter digital future possible. 💛🐧
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EFF-Austin will be speaking to the Public Safety Commission to rebut statements that APD is making about policies around surveillance tech, as well as ALPRs and LRADs. Any resources you can provide us about the known ways that APD has abused these technologies is appreciated.
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NYC Youths: Electronic Frontier Alliance member wants to hear about your experience with surveillance technology.
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This August, join a teach-in on ShotSpotter and other acoustic detection surveillance. Is there really a crime wave, and is surveillance the solution? This event will be hosted by Portland’s TA3M, a member of the Electronic Frontier Alliance.
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The first step of defending your community is getting organized. Check out our resources for joining a local digital rights advocacy group, or starting your own.
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Hacktoberfest is just around the corner! Submit your talks to BSides RDU 2022, hosted by Electronic Frontier Alliance member , by Sept 4th.
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The BSides RDU 2022: Hacktoberfest CFP is now OPEN!
BSides RDU is October 15th at the Carolina Theatre in Durham.
If you have a security topic you want to talk about, submit your idea!
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There's strong precedent for federal privacy laws to serve as a floor but not a ceiling.
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If you are concerned about unwanted data collection while providing or seeking reproductive healthcare, or organizing to support it, these guides are here to help you stay safe.
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We should be able to choose. To pick the service that shared our values and stood up against unjust government demands. Instead, we are forced to try to figure out what is possible under companies’ rules.
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EFF is in the #scale19x exhibit hall today until 2 pm. Stop by to say hello, buy some fun swag, and even renew or start an EFF membership. eff.org/event/eff-scal
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