Notices by Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff@mastodon.social), page 8

If the Supreme Court sides with Texas in this week’s case, it would open the door to a slew of state laws that frustrate internet users' First Amendment rights and make them less secure online. Here's what you need to know about the upcoming arguments. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/five-things-know-about-supreme-court-case-texas-age-verification-law-free-speech

Learn more about what EFF is doing to save the free internet in Europe. More posts coming soon in this series! https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/12/saving-internet-europe-how-eff-works-europe

It is our end-of-year tradition at EFF to look back at the last 12 months of digital rights. The number and diversity of our reflections attest that 2024 was a big year. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/12/2024-year-review

Choosing your security and privacy tools is an ongoing process, not a one-time purchase or download. https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/choosing-your-tools

For more than 20 years, EFF has been fighting against bad software patents. Here’s how we are defending the progress we’ve made, and are looking to make further change in the coming year. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/12/fighting-progress-patents-2024-review

Download Privacy Badger to block spying ads and invisible trackers. https://www.eff.org/pages/privacy-badger

The public has a right to know the technology that law enforcement buys with taxpayer money. This information is not a trade secret, despite what private companies try to claim. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/12/eff-goes-court-uncover-police-surveillance-tech-california

Whether it's fighting illegal surveillance worldwide or defending users against online censorship, EFF is here to fight for your rights on the internet. We couldn't do this without your support. So please, join today. https://eff.org/mjoin

Net neutrality is fundamental to user choice, access to information, and free expression online. Now, more than ever, individual states must pass their own net neutrality laws, or defend the ones they have on the books. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/sixth-circuit-rules-against-net-neutrality-eff-will-continue-fight

Some data breaches include novel information about us, are the result of particularly noteworthy security flaws, or are just so massive they’re impossible to ignore. Here’s EFF’s list of some of the most egregious data breaches of 2024. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/12/breachies-2024-worst-weirdest-most-impactful-data-breaches-year

What direction will your digital rights take under Trump and the 119th Congress? Join us on Thursday for an online discussion that will cover issues like surveillance, age verification, and consumer privacy. https://www.eff.org/event/effecting-change-digital-rights-and-administration

Concerned about your rights online but unsure where to start? Find a local network near you. https://www.eff.org/electronic-frontier-alliance/allies

This week the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in what could be a landmark case for free speech. Read EFF’s statement on what it would mean to cut off a tool used by 170 million Americans to receive information and communicate with the world: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/12/eff-statement-us-supreme-courts-decision-consider-tiktok-ban

Real-time bidding, which powers nearly every ad you see online, might be the most privacy-invasive surveillance system that you’ve never heard of. Learn how it works and how to protect yourself. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/online-behavioral-ads-fuel-surveillance-industry-heres-how

Every year, EFF puts together a series of blogs summarizing what we’ve worked on in the last twelve months. Catch up on all of them. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/12/2024-year-review

In a new settlement, the FTC accuses so-called “weapons detection” company Evolv of not being able to do the things it claims to do. Add them to the long list of surveillance companies who have done the same. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/12/ftc-rightfully-acts-against-so-called-ai-weapon-detection-company-evolv

As the relationship between commercial AI and the national security state becomes closer, it’s important to ask: will government secrecy make these models even less transparent and accountable? https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/11/us-national-security-state-here-make-ai-even-less-transparent-and-accountable

ATTN: #ShmooCon attendees 🫎
Be sure to check out our talk at 11:00 in the “Build It!” track! We’ll be presenting our new project to detect cell site simulators, Rayhunter: https://www.eff.org/event/eff-shmoocon-2025

Training materials obtained by @theintercept include specific examples of permitted hate speech that “demonstrate that Meta’s policy changes are political in nature and not intended to simply allow more freedom of expression,” EFF’s @jilliancyork said. https://theintercept.com/2025/01/09/facebook-instagram-meta-hate-speech-content-moderation/

“This is extremely suspicious behavior that normal towers do not exhibit,” EFF’s @cooperq told @WIRED. “This is not 100 percent incontrovertible truth, but it’s strong evidence suggesting a cell-site simulator was deployed.” https://www.wired.com/story/2024-dnc-cell-site-simulator-phone-surveillance/