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eff, 17 days ago to random

Consider using various browsers for different purposes, EFF’s Daly Barnett told the @WSJ. “Choosing a different browser based on the level of privacy one needs for a specific activity will do wonders for the overall risk their digital footprint carries.” https://www.wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/internet-browsing-privacy-99ee0be8

eff, 17 days ago to random

Microsoft’s new “Recall” feature, meant to help users find things they’d seen or done earlier on their PCs, “will create a treasure trove of sensitive information for law enforcement, spies, or hackers,” EFF’s @cooperq warned GZero Media.
https://www.gzeromedia.com/gzero-north/mind-your-clicks-ai-is-watching

eff, 11 days ago to random

Want to know what it's like to work at EFF? https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/05/one-busy-day-life-effs-activism-team

eff, 19 days ago to random

Using Tor on your phone is a simple way to browse the web anonymously without deep technical knowledge. Here's how to get it working on Android and iPhone. https://ssd.eff.org/module/how-to-use-tor-on-android-and-iphone

eff, 15 days ago to random

"I don't know any YouTube creator who's happy with the way Content ID works," EFF’s @ktrendacosta told @arstechnica — but she "can't think of a way to build the match technology" to improve it, because "machines cannot tell context."
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/washing-machine-chime-scandal-shows-how-absurd-youtube-copyright-abuse-can-get/

eff, 30 days ago to random

You share more personal data online than you realize, risking your privacy — and perhaps, your safety. EFF’s Hayley Tsukayama, @evacide, and @pluralistic join PBS'
NOVA for “Secrets in Your Data,” a look at how to thrive online without compromising personal privacy. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/secrets-in-your-data/

eff, 5 days ago to random

Did you love NOVA on PBS when you were kid?
Now's a great time to tune in again—EFF joins the program to discuss "Secrets in Your Data" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/eff-covers-secrets-your-data-novl

eff, 30 days ago to random

Convicting a Tornado Cash builder chills development of privacy and security tools, EFF’s @aaronmackey told DL News. “Holding a developer of beneficial tools responsible for the wrongdoing of others is short-sighted and harms everyone’s privacy online.” https://www.dlnews.com/articles/regulation/why-the-tornado-cash-alexey-pertsev-case-harms-everyone/

eff, 8 days ago to random

Facing a government-mandated click-through agreement before you can engage in basic internet use sounds like a dystopian novel. But it's an actual proposal before the EU Council. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/eu-council-presidents-last-ditch-effort-mass-scanning-must-be-rejected

eff, 22 days ago to random

Filmmaker @alexwinter joins EFF’s Cindy Cohn and @jgkelley on “How to Fix the Internet” to discuss decentralizing and democratizing the internet so more, diverse people can push tech, online communities, and our world forward. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/05/podcast-episode-chronicling-online-communities

eff, 20 days ago to random

Texas’ age verification law may force users “to divulge specific details of their sexuality to the state government” if they want to access protected online speech. EFF has urged the Supreme Court to hold it unconstitutional. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/05/eff-urges-supreme-court-reject-texas-speech-chilling-age-verification-law

eff, 30 days ago to random

Set it and forget it.

Start an annual or monthly recurring donation to EFF to show your support for free speech and privacy online. https://supporters.eff.org/donate/fight-surveillance-and-protect-free-speech--S

eff, 23 days ago to random

“We don't want people's voices being censored by states, but we also don't want people's voices being drowned out by these bots and by humans doing propaganda as well as states doing propaganda,” EFF’s @jilliancyork told @AJEnglish. https://www.aljazeera.com/features/longform/2024/5/22/are-you-chatting-with-an-ai-powered-superbot

eff, 22 days ago to random

“This is exactly the kind of onerous, one-sided ‘agreement’ that necessitates the right-to-repair,” EFF’s Kit Walsh told @404mediaco. “The data collection is excessive” and it “forecloses competition and allows Samsung to inflate the prices for parts.”
https://www.404media.co/samsung-requires-independent-repair-shops-to-share-customer-data-snitch-on-people-who-use-aftermarket-parts-leaked-contract-shows/

eff, 20 days ago to random

Four years ago, the Biden Administration declared that promoting competition was a whole-of-government priority. Getting rid of Section 230 will do the opposite: freeze the internet in its current, monopolized state. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/05/wanna-make-big-tech-monopolies-even-worse-kill-section-230

eff, 10 days ago to random

The public must have a meaningful right to challenge patents. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/congress-must-stop-pushing-bills-will-benefit-patent-trolls

eff, 23 days ago to random

“It’s really hard for the average person in the United States to know all this technology that police are using, how they justify it, what they’re spending on it,” EFF’s Matthew Guariglia said. “It’s important because it’s dangerous.”
https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2024/05/21/santa-cruz-aclu-panel-examines-privacy-rights/

eff, 22 days ago to random

The Microsoft “Recall” constant screenshot feature could “be a gift for domestic abusers,” EFF’s @evacide told @Deciphersec. “This [also] creates a tempting target for hackers and for people who make malware.”
https://duo.com/decipher/privacy-security-concerns-mount-over-microsoft-recall-feature

eff, 10 days ago to random

If your car has internet capabilities, it knows your driving history. Your car insurance carrier might know it, too. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/car-makers-shouldnt-be-selling-our-driving-history-data-brokers-and-insurance

eff, 26 days ago to random

If Nova PBS’ #SecretsInYourData got you thinking about your privacy online, check out this panel discussion with EFF’s @evacide, @brewsterkahle, Patrick Jackson, and @alokpatelmd held last week at the Computer History Museum. https://youtu.be/n6gqpqWCqyI?feature=shared

eff, 16 days ago to drones

Availability and ubiquity of surveillance technology doesn’t affect whether the government needs a warrant to use them against you, says the Alaska Supreme Court. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/05/alaska-supreme-court-takes-aerial-surveillances-threat-privacy-seriously-other #drones #surveillance

eff, 18 days ago to random

We're looking for a Social Media and Video Manager to lead EFF’s social media strategy and video creation, and to analyze, guide, and develop EFF’s presence on online platforms. Is it you we're looking for? https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=136759&clientkey=28620672D234BF368306CEB4A2746667

eff, 25 days ago to random

NEW: We can’t let corporations and politicians stifle online communities that connect people with similar interests, tastes, views, and concerns, filmmaker @alexwinter tells EFF’s Cindy Cohn & @jgkelley on “How to Fix the Internet.”
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/05/podcast-episode-chronicling-online-communities

eff, 24 days ago to random

Texas’ unconstitutional #ageverification law threatens the anonymity, privacy, and security of adult internet users. The #SCOTUS should reject it. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/05/eff-urges-supreme-court-reject-texas-speech-chilling-age-verification-law

eff, 24 days ago to random

“Historically speaking the (broadband expansion) approach has been: Let’s give money to the big ISPs,” EFF’s Chao Jun Liu told the Indiana Capital Chronicle via the Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism. “It sort of disappears into that black box.”
https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2024/05/21/communities-struggle-to-get-connected-despite-billions-in-broadband-investment/