EFF Investigative Researcher , speaking about ShotSpotter, emphasizes that if cities use these kind of systems, "there needs to be public access and transparency around the way that gunshot detection systems are funded, adopted, deployed, utilized."
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EFF's Beryl Lipton and Jennifer Lynch are speaking this morning before CA's Assembly Committee on Public Safety in a hearing on police surveillance technologies. Thank you to Chair for the invitation. Watch here live: assembly.ca.gov/media/126-video
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We couldn't wait until #DEFCON! EFF's annual member t-shirt puzzle is live. Many thanks to our puzzlemasters , , , and jabberw0nky of the Muppet Liberation Front for creating this year's challenge! Think you can crack it? eff.org/vv22
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It's not the full Vegas experience without a little poker. ♠️♥️♣️♦️ Join EFF for a charity tournament to support digital freedom on Friday, 8/12 at #DEFCON
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I would like to premiere the glorious (and painstakingly dremel-etched) glass trophy that awaits the @eff benefit poker tournament winner at @defcon this year. The Jellybean Trophy awaits!! Eff.org/poker
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Stay shaded, stylish, and ready to stand up for user rights with this low-profile cotton twill dad cap!
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20 Years Of Copyright Wars: EFF’s reflects on the fight over who owns what in a digital world.
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Austin: Join EFA member this Tuesday for an upcoming introduction to digital accessibility, and how designers and developers can better keep disabled colleagues and users in mind.
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What is ShotSpotter? Does it even work? What would it mean for PDX? Learn this and more at the teach-in this Monday, August 8, with EFA member Portland’s Techno-Activism 3rd Mondays -
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Reproductive health data could be publicized or used to build a legal case against people seeking or providing abortions. “These kinds of requests for user data are going to sharply increase,” said EFF Surveillance Litigation Dir. tells .
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San Francisco: The SFPD, Mayor, and Member of the Board of Supervisors are attempting to drastically expand the police’s ability to access live and historical footage from private surveillance cameras. Tell them no!
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While not added to the agenda yet, our understanding is that City Council will be considering voting on the ALPR program at the August 11th council meeting. You should be able to sign up to speak against it on Monday at this link:
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Want to share your thoughts on surveillance?
S.T.O.P. & are looking for young people (16-24) to ask questions about cell phone surveillance on August 8th, 6-7:30 at . Participants will receive $50 for their time!
RSVP here: stopspying.kindful.com/e/cup
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NYC Youths: This Monday Electronic Frontier Alliance member wants to hear your experiences and thoughts on police surveillance.
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We are hosting the great @STOPSpyingNY for a surveillance listening session at Central library at 6pm. This is for young people (16-24) and there is a stipend for participation. RSVP at stopspying.kindful.com/e/cup
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There is no one-size-fits-all approach to digital privacy and security for the abortion access movement. Here’s a high-level guide to figure out what works best for you.
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This Monday, join a teach-in on ShotSpotter and other acoustic detection surveillance. Is there really a crime wave, and is all this surveillance the solution? This event will be hosted by Portland’s TA3M, a member of the Electronic Frontier Alliance.
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A new table just opened at the EFF Benefit Poker Tournament in Las Vegas on Friday, and only THREE SEATS are left. Sign up today! #DEFCON
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Join EFF for a special forum on the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs ruling on abortion, and the ways it underscores privacy and security risks online. Friday, 8/12 at 15:30. #DEFCON.
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San Francisco: The SFPD is attempting to drastically expand the police’s ability to access live and historical footage from private surveillance cameras. Tell the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors to reject this surveillance overreach!!
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Remember Hiroshima and build towards a more peaceful future this August 6 with EFA member No Ethics in Big Tech, starting now
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Keep yourself and your community safe while fighting for the right to reproductive healthcare.
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We're finally back in person at this year! To celebrate, join us for EFF Tech Trivia where you can test your digital security, online rights, and internet culture knowledge.
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Today, EFF’s George Wong joins a panel to discuss Big Tech’s role in nuclear proliferation and armed conflict, and what people in the tech sector can do to bring about more peace, rather than war. Hosted by EFA member No Ethics in Big Tech.
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“If you are going to scare people, you have to follow it out with some sort of empowerment.” EFF’s talks with ’s podcast about security education, protecting vulnerable populations, and the fight to kill stalkerware: beyondtrust.com/podcast/ep-08-
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EFF and the ACLU have filed an amicus brief in the case arguing against warrantless, suspicionless border searches of electronic devices.
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Jailing people for being offensive online won't make the internet better.
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As users we find ourselves increasingly dependent on a handful of companies for internet access, hosting and sharing of resources, and communication. If we are booted from one, there are vanishingly few alternatives.
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While we do not believe data from period tracking apps is an immediate threat, it could be in the future—and that is why now is the time for companies and lawmakers to take concrete steps to minimize the potential for harm.
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Platforms like Facebook and Instagram have long maintained broad and vague community standards that allow them to remove content with little recourse.
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"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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