Notices by Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff@mastodon.social), page 6

Over the past decade, many universities have been building up their surveillance arsenal. If you’re protesting on campus, here’s some tips and resources to keep yourself safe: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/surveillance-defense-campus-protests

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

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

Georgia’s politically-minded prosecution of Cop City defendants is fearmongering about online security services that are enjoyed by everyone, including Georgia officials and the public at large. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/05/georgia-prosecutors-stoke-fears-over-use-encrypted-messengers-and-tor

Alaska joins California, Hawaii, and Vermont in finding warrant aerial surveillance unconstitutional https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/05/alaska-supreme-court-takes-aerial-surveillances-threat-privacy-seriously-other

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

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

Copyright’s fair use doctrine protects lots of important free expression against the threat of ruinous lawsuits. Fair use isn’t limited to political commentary or erudite works – it also protects popular entertainment like Tiger King. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/05/fair-use-still-protects-histories-and-documentaries-even-tiger-king

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“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/

Tell Congress: KOSA will censor the internet but won't help kids.
https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-kosa-will-censor-the-internet-but-won-t-help-kids

We must recognize and fight legislation like KOSA that’s pushing us to cede our power, privacy, and control over our health care and free expression, EFF’s @ericabp writes in TheAdvocate. https://www.advocate.com/voices/erica-portnoy-upholding-privacy

Using AI to turn body-camera videos into police reports is worrisome given that some AI have been shown to "hallucinate" facts, or summarize events inaccurately, EFF’s Matthew Guariglia told Phoenix’s 12News. https://www.12news.com/article/tech/artificial-intelligence-police-reports/75-bab7ec96-5521-40fd-a716-6f4ea908f815

Police must be transparent about how they use tools to pry data from our cell phones so that the public can decide whether it’s appropriate, EFF’s @legind told Louisville Public Media. https://www.lpm.org/investigate/2024-05-08/louisville-police-say-little-about-powerful-cell-phone-hacking-tool

“It’s comically difficult” to turn off your new car’s data collection, EFF’s @Thorin told Sherwood News. “I do this for a living and I am not 100% positive I have gotten everything correct, which is ridiculous.” https://sherwood.news/tech/how-to-opt-out-of-the-privacy-nightmare-that-comes-factory-installed-in-new/

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

Net neutrality means that ISPs don’t get to speed up or slow down your web traffic based on what site you’re visiting. The FCC understood this in 2015, yet left the door open for the creation of fast lanes in their new rules. Tell them to fix this mistake. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/04/fcc-must-clarify-its-rules-prevent-loopholes-will-swallow-net-neutrality-whole

We need your help! Call your senators and tell them to vote NO on reauthorizing and expanding Section 702. https://eff.org/risaa

Yes, VPNs can make it seem like you’re browsing the internet from a different state, if that’s something you need. But it takes some work to find a VPN that’s legit. https://ssd.eff.org/module/choosing-vpn-thats-right-you

Police used DNA and probability software to invent a likely face for a subject and then put that fake face through face recognition software. This is policing done by pure chance and it's beyond dangerous. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/cops-running-dna-manufactured-faces-through-face-recognition-tornado-bad-ideas #facerecognition