Notices by Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff@mastodon.social), page 5

Mandatory online ID checks won’t just affect minors. They will harm adults’ right to free and anonymous speech. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/california-lawmakers-should-reject-mandatory-internet-id-checks

A few tips and a cautious mindset can help protect you against some, but not all malware. https://ssd.eff.org/module/how-do-i-protect-myself-against-malware

No matter what the MPA wants to claim, site blocking does not help artists. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/04/mpa-doesnt-get-decide-who-first-amendment-protects

Age verification systems are surveillance systems. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/california-lawmakers-should-reject-mandatory-internet-id-checks

Creativity is fun for the whole family. That's why our newest "Fix Copyright" t-shirt also comes in youth sizes! https://shop.eff.org/products/fix-copyright-t-shirt

The House has just announced that they will move forward with a Congressional markup of the dangerous Kids Online Safety Act, which will lead to privacy-invasive online age verification for social media. https://energycommerce.house.gov/posts/chair-rodgers-announces-full-committee-markup-of-11-bills

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Today’s 404 Media story detailing the exposure of administrative credentials to a major social media age verification platform, potentially allowing hackers to access sensitive data such as driver’s license images, is just more evidence that age verification bills like KOSA are a dangerous path for the internet. https://www.404media.co/id-verification-service-for-tiktok-uber-x-exposed-driver-licenses-au10tix/

Here's how #KOSA is likely to harm young people, in their own words. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/thousands-young-people-told-us-why-kids-online-safety-act-will-be-harmful-minors

Congress needs to hear from you. https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-kosa-will-censor-the-internet-but-won-t-help-kids

We must stop the Kids Online Safety Act. If KOSA is allowed to pass, it will likely lead to age verification, handing more power, and private data, to third-party identity verification companies—endangering the privacy of every social media user. https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-kosa-will-censor-the-internet-but-won-t-help-kids

Free expression is a human right! Don't be afraid to speak your mind. https://www.eff.org/Encryptids

We’ve analyzed the House version of KOSA, and unsurprisingly, it is just as dangerous as the Senate version. It’s crucial everyone who cares about digital rights continue to oppose it. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/05/us-version-kosa-still-censorship-bill

AI in predictive policing: “If you really wanted to make predictions about where a crime was going to occur, well, it would send you to Wall Street,” EFF’s Kit Walsh says on the new episode of “How to Fix the Internet.” https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/podcast-episode-ai-kitopia

There is no scientific consensus that social media is harmful to children's mental health. The Surgeon General’s claims are extraordinarily misguided and speech-chilling.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/no-online-speech-should-not-have-warning-labels

Age verification systems are surveillance systems. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/california-lawmakers-should-reject-mandatory-internet-id-checks

It’s still early for ActivityPub and AT Protocol, but we broke down some current differences and what directions they might go in.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/whats-difference-between-mastodon-bluesky-and-threads
#fediverse #bluesky #interoperability

Congress continues to push for censorship bills to "protect the kids" online rather than passing comprehensive privacy laws that would protect all users from predatory data gathering and sales that target us for advertising and abuse.

We detail what a comprehensive data privacy law should look like here at https://eff.org/privacyfirst

“I want to see what the stats are” on San Francisco’s ALPRs, EFF’s Saira Hussain told KQED News. “The studies that are out there have shown that actually automated license plate readers do not have a discernible effect on solving crime.” https://www.kqed.org/news/11989977/san-franciscos-new-license-plate-readers-are-leading-to-arrests-and-concerns-about-privacy

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Say no to encryption backdoors. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/eu-council-presidents-last-ditch-effort-mass-scanning-must-be-rejected