Notices by Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff@mastodon.social), page 7

You have the right to publish research critical of X. On X. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/04/federal-court-dimisses-xs-anti-speech-lawsuit-against-watchdog

Risk of socially engineered backdoors in critical software seems like an indictment of open-source projects, but it could happen anywhere, EFF’s Molly told @theintercept - in fact, this one was found only due to the project’s open nature.
https://theintercept.com/2024/04/03/linux-hack-xz-utils-backdoor/

Not only is this full dice-roll policing, it also threatens the rights, freedom, or even the life of whoever is unlucky enough to look a little bit like that artificial face. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/cops-running-dna-manufactured-faces-through-face-recognition-tornado-bad-ideas

EFF has your back, no matter if you’re online or on the streets. That’s why we’re working on projects like Privacy Badger and our Surveillance Self-Defense guides. Help support our work by becoming a member today: https://eff.org/mjoin

EFF’s @davidgreene told the @washingtonpost he hopes this high-profile ruling against Elon Musk’s X will discourage others from trying to use frivolous lawsuits as a tool for intimidation and silencing critics. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/03/25/musk-x-lawsuit-slapp-center-digital-hate/

Passcodes, biometrics, cloud storage... data encryption on your iPhone can get confusing. Here's everything you need to know. https://ssd.eff.org/module/how-encrypt-your-iphone

If you're hearing a lot about the fediverse these days, you should know: Mastodon is not the whole fediverse and the fediverse is not simply a Twitter replacement. The fediverse is an entire ecosystem, built on something called ActivityPub. Learn more: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/11/leaving-twitters-walled-garden

Here's where 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

The State of California is currently rolling out a “mobile driver’s license” (mDL), a form of digital identification that raises significant privacy and equity concerns. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/decoding-california-dmvs-mobile-drivers-license

The State of California is currently rolling out a “mobile driver’s license” (mDL), a form of digital identification that raises significant privacy and equity concerns. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/decoding-california-dmvs-mobile-drivers-license

Police are using DNA to create hypothetical face renderings—then using these images as a clue to base investigations on.

If this wasn't bad enough, police in California ran one of these images through face recognition tech. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/cops-running-dna-manufactured-faces-through-face-recognition-tornado-bad-ideas

EFF's Certbot has brought HTTPS to millions of web domains for free! Each cert brings us closer to encrypting the web and defending users everywhere. Help support this work today. https://eff.org/support-certbot

We’re proud to announce that EFF’s @zoracon is among “The Identity 25,” Okta Ventures’ initiative “that shines a spotlight on the trailblazers in the burgeoning field of digital identity.”

Watch as EFF’s David Greene explains on PBS News Hour how a #TikTok ban in the U.S. could violate First Amendment rights, and why comprehensive data privacy legislation is what we really need. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-a-tiktok-ban-in-the-u-s-could-violate-1st-amendment-rights

If an app or web service offers two-factor authentication, you should be using it. Here's how it works and what sorts of pitfalls to watch out for. https://ssd.eff.org/module/how-enable-two-factor-authentication

Young voices should be essential when talking about the Kids Online Safety Act (#KOSA), so we asked some of the young advocates fighting to stop the the bill a few questions.

Five-thousand responded. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/thousands-young-people-told-us-why-kids-online-safety-act-will-be-harmful-minors

#SXSW wants to shut down critics of the festival with trademark and copyright claims. But neither are a free pass to shut down political advocacy. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/sxsw-tried-silence-critics-bogus-trademark-and-copyright-claims-eff-fought-back

Watch as EFF’s @davidgreene explains on PBS NewsHour how a TikTok ban in the U.S. could violate First Amendment rights, and why comprehensive data privacy legislation is what we really need.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-a-tiktok-ban-in-the-u-s-could-violate-1st-amendment-rights

Nevada’s action would “make it easier for criminals to access the communications of children because if you make it easy for law enforcement to access, you make it easier for criminals to access too" — a really bad trade-off, EFF’s Cindy Cohn told Las Vegas' KLAS 8 News Now.
https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/nevada-attempts-to-block-auto-encrypted-messages-for-kids-on-social-media/

Here are 16 ways to celebrate #internationalwomensday—

1. Four Reasons to Protect the Internet this International Women’s Day: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/four-reasons-protect-internet-international-womens-day

2. Four Infosec Tools for Resistance this International Women’s Day: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/four-infosec-tools-resistance-international-womens-day

3. Four Voices You Should Hear this International Women’s Day https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/four-voices-you-should-hear-international-womens-day

4. Four Actions You Can Take To Protect Digital Rights this International Women’s Day: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/four-actions-you-can-take-protect-digital-rights-international-womens-day