Biden Signed the TikTok Ban. What's Next for TikTok Users? (www.eff.org)
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In Historic Victory for Human Rights in Colombia, Inter-American Court Finds State Agencies Violated Human Rights of Lawyers Defending Activists (www.eff.org)
In a landmark ruling for fundamental freedoms in Colombia, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights found that for over two decades the state government harassed, surveilled, and persecuted members of a lawyer’s group that defends human rights defenders, activists, and indigenous people putting the attorneys’ lives at risk.
U.S. Senate and Biden Administration Shamefully Renew and Expand FISA Section 702, Ushering in a Two Year Expansion of Unconstitutional Mass Surveillance (www.eff.org)
U.S. Senate and Biden Administration Shamefully Renew and Expand FISA Section 702, Ushering in a Two Year Expansion of Unconstitutional Mass Surveillance (www.eff.org)
How Political Campaigns Use Your Data to Target You (www.eff.org)
How Political Campaigns Use Your Data to Target You, and What You Can Do to Protect Your Privacy (www.eff.org)
Political campaigns tap into the same intrusive adtech tracking systems used to deliver online behavioral ads. We saw a glimpse into how this worked after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and the system has only grown since then....
The EFF is missing the point with the American Privacy Rights Act (www.eff.org)
The EFF has been calling for national private legislation for a while but now that we have something on the table they are criticizing it. They are calling for state level laws but the problem with local laws is that there are 50 different states for companies to try to keep track of. The other problem with local legislation is...
Two Years Post-Roe: A Better Understanding of Digital Threats (www.eff.org)
Americans Deserve More Than the Current American Privacy Rights Act (www.eff.org)
Two Years Post-Roe: A Better Understanding of Digital Threats (www.eff.org)
It’s been a long two years since the Dobbs decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Between May 2022 when the Supreme Court accidentally leaked the draft memo and the following June when the case was decided, there was a mad scramble to figure out what the impacts would be. Besides the obvious perils of…
S.T.O.P. is Working to ‘Ban The Scan’ in New York (www.eff.org)
The Motion Picture Association Doesn’t Get to Decide Who the First Amendment Protects (www.eff.org)
Bad Amendments to Section 702 Have Failed (For Now)—What Happens Next? (US-focused, FISA) (www.eff.org)
EFF’s update also has a handy form to contact Congress. Their summary:...
Bad Amendments to Section 702 Have Failed (For Now)—What Happens Next? (US-focused, FISA) (www.eff.org)
EFF’s update also has a handy form to contact Congress. Their summary:...
List of Printers Which Do or Do Not Display Tracking Dots (www.eff.org)
Cops Running DNA-Manufactured Faces Through Face Recognition Is a Tornado of Bad Ideas (www.eff.org)
Cops Running DNA-Manufactured Faces Through Face Recognition is Tornado of Bad Ideas (www.eff.org)
U.S.: Responding to the “gunshot detection” tool ShotSpotter, a Chicago police officer opened fire on an unarmed teenager (www.eff.org)
Three officers approached the boy’s house, with one asking “What you doing bro, you good?” They heard a loud bang, later determined to be fireworks, and shot at the child. Fortunately, no physical injuries were recorded. In initial reports, police falsely claimed that they fired at a “man” who had fired on officers....
Responding to ShotSpotter, Police Shoot at Child Lighting Fireworks (www.eff.org)
This post was written by Rachel Hochhauser, an EFF legal internWe’ve written multiple times about the inaccurate and dangerous “gunshot detection” tool, Shotspotter. A recent near-tragedy in Chicago adds to the growing pile of evidence that cities should drop the product.On January 25, while…...
How to Figure Out What Your Car Knows About You (and Opt Out of Sharing When You Can) (www.eff.org)
Cars collect a lot of our personal data, and car companies disclose a lot of that data to third parties. It’s often unclear what’s being collected, and what’s being shared and with whom. A recent New York Times article highlighted how data is shared by G.M. with insurance companies, sometimes without clear knowledge from...
How to Figure Out What Your Car Knows About You (and Opt Out of Sharing When You Can) (www.eff.org)
Cars collect a lot of our personal data, and car companies disclose a lot of that data to third parties. It’s often unclear what’s being collected, and what’s being shared and with whom. A recent New York Times article highlighted how data is shared by G.M. with insurance companies, sometimes without clear knowledge from...