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“No one should have to think twice before criticizing the government online․ But a mass surveillance program known as 'Catch and Revoke' was created to make millions do just that․ Find out more with our latest issue of E…”
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“Whether you’re living in California, Wisconsin, or anywhere under the eye of unconstitutional surveillance, we’re here to help․ We’re fighting ALPR searches across the country․ eff․org/deeplinks/2026/10/were-asking-wi…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“EFF is coming to Portland! Join us on October 22 for a casual meetup with us and fellow privacy and free speech supporters․ eff․org/event/speakeasy-portland”
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“We’re not surprised to learn the DHS’s own Inspector General has found serious flaws in how the TSA protects its facial recognition data․ eff․org/deeplinks/2026/10/dhs-inspector-general-finds-tsa-not-properly-safeguard…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Play Retro Gadgets, Quantum Odyssey, Replicube, SOLAS 128 and more in Humble's new Programming Puzzles Bundle․ Pay what you want and direct some of the proceeds to EFF, too! humblebundle․com/games/programming-puzzles-…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“'Using an advanced surveillance capability such as a cell-site simulator against members of the free press for reporting stories that are unfavorable to the president is an appalling attack on the First Amendment,' EFF’…”
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“The podcast is based on former EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn’s book, 'Privacy’s Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance' ( ﹫themitpress )․ Pick up a copy – proceeds benefit EFF! eff․org/Priva…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“La ACPA obligaría también a las VPN a bloquear sitios acusados de piratería, y un sitio podría ser declarado «pirata» sin comparecer ante el tribunal․ ⌗VPN ⌗Copyright eff․org/deeplinks/2026/10/congress-has-ano…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“In its new crackdown, the Turkish government is targeting LGBTQ+ groups’ websites and social media channels for alleged obscene posts accessible to children․ eff․org/deeplinks/2026/10/turkish-crackdown-lgbtq-organizat…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“We can work together to build a future that works for everyday people․ ⌗oaklandtechweek was a great reminder that, all around us, folks are working together to tackle huge challenges․ eff․org/deeplinks/2026/10/or…”
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EFF: When No ID Means No Internet: Age Verification and the Right to Access Information. “Age verification proposals are often presented as a simple tradeoff: sacrifice a little privacy to better safeguard children online. But that framing overlooks a more fundamental question. What happens to people who cannot verify their age at all? This is particularly a problem when users are required to […]
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“Recent federal data consolidations started with DOGE, moved to anti-immigrant data sharing with DHS, and on to data-driven purges of state voter rolls․ eff․org/deeplinks/2026/10/resisting-menace-federal-data-consolida…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Framing the work of LGBTQ+ organizations as organized crime is a new low for Turkey, where human rights have long been under attack․ We call on Turkish authorities to end the discriminatory crackdown on queer rights gro…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Don't miss EFF Director of Cybersecurity Eva Galperin's keynote at BSidesNYC on October 17․ We'll see you there․ eff․org/event/bsidesnyc”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“It’s DAF Day! Learn how you can use a donor-advised fund to help ensure that technology remains a force for freedom, innovation, and human rights․ eff․org/deeplinks/2026/10/its-daf-day-wait-whats-daf”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Texas prohibió gastar fondos estatales en cámaras Flock y Florida ordenó retirar los ALPR de sus carreteras estatales․ Son buenas noticias, pero queda mucho por hacer: las cámaras siguen en calles locales, estacionamien…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Hay policías a quienes se les ordena no mencionar el uso de ALPR en sus informes ni a las personas detenidas․ Ocultar tecnología de espionaje no es nuevo, pero impide el control público y el derecho de defensa․ eff․or…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Local cops now have access to sophisticated spy tech․ Learn more about cell-site simulators, automated license plate readers, drones, and more at EFF's Street-Level Surveillance project․ eff․org/sls”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“The American Copyright Protection Act would let copyright owners seek court orders forcing ISPs, DNS providers, and VPNs to block Americans’ from accessing to entire websites․ eff․org/deeplinks/2026/10/congress-has-an…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Play Retro Gadgets, Quantum Odyssey, Replicube, SOLAS 128 and more in Humble's new Programming Puzzles Bundle․ Pay what you want and direct some of the proceeds to EFF, too! humblebundle․com/games/programming-puzzles-…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“La Oficina del Alguacil del Condado de Marin compartió datos de ALPR con agencias de otros estados y federales, algo que la ley de California prohíbe: 254 131 veces solo en noviembre de 2024․ Con la ACLU exigimos explic…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“For decades, advocates have fought for strong cybersecurity standards at polling places and for the privacy of voting records․ Learn what's at stake this election season—10/8 at 11AM PT․ eff․org/livestream-svote”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“'My big concern is that automakers love to collect data,' EFF's Matthew Guariglia told ﹫WIRED․ 'With autonomous vehicles, there’s even more data to collect․ And the more data they collect, the more they’re going to fi…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Ready to free yourself from Big Tech tools? Opt Out October is the time to do it․ Once you manage to make some changes, give yourself one of these merit badges and share your accomplishments! eff․org/pages/welcome-opt…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“El SFPD pasó de unos 350 vuelos de drones en 2024 a más de 3500 en solo cinco meses de 2026, sin una política clara que lo respalde․ Pedimos a la Comisión de Policía de San Francisco salvaguardas reales antes de que est…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Hey Siri, how do I limit AI data access? In the latest EFFector newsletter and podcast, we're talking about the privacy complications of AI phone features like Apple's new Siri AI: eff․org/deeplinks/2026/09/hey-siri-h…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“EFF will be at TechCrunch Disrupt from October 13-15! Stop by our table to say hi, learn about recent work, and even renew your membership․ eff․org/event/eff-techcrunch-disrupt-2”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Read more about EFF’s recommendation to lawmakers that any new regulation of frontier AI should focus on immediate, demonstrated risks, not sci-fi doomsday fears․ eff․org/deeplinks/2026/09/eff-lawmakers-ground-ai-cybe…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“VICTORY: A lawsuit seeking to end the Trump administration's social media surveillance program will move forward․ eff․org/press/releases/victory-court-rejects-government-effort-dismiss-social-media-surveillance-lawsuit”
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation just launched Opt Out October, a free guide to taking back your data and devices. It walks through the settings to flip, the platforms worth dropping, and better alternatives, covering AI training on your data, big-tech social media, and moving off Windows to Linux.
So what: pick one thing to opt out of this month and start at eff.org.
✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Competitor app stores on Google Play do not solve every problem with the Android ecosystem․ But it opens the door to something that dominant platforms have been trying to keep out: meaningful competition․ eff․org/deep…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“'Surveillance is not safety,' EFF's Rindala Alajaji said, via ﹫NBCBayArea․ 'That’s why EFF and the ACLU of Northern California are suing the city of San Jose on behalf of SIREN and CAIR - because in a single year, San…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to protect your online privacy is not a 'loophole' that needs to be closed, and a federal judge has blocked a controversial Utah law that treated it as one․ eff․org/deeplinks/2026…”
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“AirTags make that noise 'because you cannot make a tracker that does not alert a thief without also making․․․ a tool for stalking,' EFF’s ﹫evacide told ﹫sixcolors․ 'I think these people have, in fact, considered t…”
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Court Agrees with #EFF: #Utah’s #VPN Law Demands a Technical Impossibility
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Technology should empower people, not control them․ In 2025, that core belief faced unprecedented challenges․ But with the support of our members, donors, partners, and communities, we fought back and made meaningful pr…”
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“Organizing begins at home․ Follow us for updates from ⌗OaklandTechWeek as we join with MediaJustice to explore the terrain of technology and power in California—and what to do about it․ oaklandtechweek․com/session…”
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Opt Out October: The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) offers tips how to opt out of surveillance and tracking:
https://www.eff.org/pages/welcome-opt-out-october-lets-take-control-our-data-and-our-devices
#EFF #OptOutOctober #privacy #surveillance #DataPrivacy
✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Our new 'Privacy’s Defenders' podcast talks to the activists, lawyers and technologists who have fought for a better, more secure and private digital future – a future that’s still attainable․ Episode 1, 'Cowboys, Cyph…”
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https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/court-agrees-eff-utahs-vpn-law-demands-technical-impossibility
a federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking Utah’s SB 73, the state’s draconian anti-VPN age verification law. (it required all "adult" websites, to block all VPNs, and track the real physical location of all visitors) In short the current wording of the document is not technically possible, it simply can not be done, can not be implemented the way they describe.
✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Nobody wants to be on camera everywhere, all the time․ Tell the world you’re saying 'NO' to warrantless mass surveillance with this striking new EFF sticker; proceeds help us keep fighting for your privacy․ shopeff․or…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“EFF’s Nicole Ozer and ﹫htsuka will be talking about how Bay Area organizing can help us build the future we want at MediaJustice's ⌗OaklandTechWeek convening․ oaklandtechweek․com/sessions/beyond-big-tech-organ…”
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“EFF sued to get documents about WISeR, a pilot program that uses AI to authorize or deny certain types of care for patients with Medicare․ 'According to the documents released by the EFF, the program’s implementation wa…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“What actually happens to your ballot after you submit it? Join EFF's livestream on election privacy and cybersecurity, 10/8 at 11AM PT, with live Q&A to follow․ eff․org/livestream-svote”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Digitizing incarcerated people’s mail means companies can store those scans for years, which can chill speech, EFF’s Cara Gagliano told Jefferson Public Radio․ 'We've talked to a lot of people․․․who stopped sending mail…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Continued annual support is the backbone of what makes EFF's work possible․ Set a recurring donation today to make sure your membership never expires, get new gear every year, and make sure EFF can continue the work tha…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Think like a programmer—move like a programmer․ The new Humble Bundle from No Starch press features 18 titles․ Pay what you want and support EFF at the same time! humblebundle․com/books/think-like-programmer-2026-no-s…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“'If you’re looking at society’s interests, the interests of the community in general, it is not helpful to take away something (like physical mail) that experts say is so important to rehabilitation and … avoiding recid…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“ALPRs' threat to privacy and safety can’t be solved by city protocols, EFF's Adam_D_Schwartz﹫mstdn․social told ﹫MercNews․ 'At minimum, officers should be required to get a warrant issued by a judge before searching t…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“However they’re designed, age gates undermine civil liberties, reduce safety, and create barriers to internet entry, often at the expense of marginalized groups․ We call on the EU Parliament to fix the flawed EU Kids Ac…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“EFF joined an amicus brief urging the D․C․ Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate an FAA drone flight restriction that violated the First Amendment right to record law enforcement․ The government can’t avoid accountability …”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Most people should use a password manager, but there's no one-size-fits-all recommendation․ ssd․eff․org/module/choosing-the-password-manager-that-s-right-for-you”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“When you talk to an AI, you are talking to the company hosting the AI, EFF’s ﹫falsemirror told ﹫Wired․ 'These chat windows—that we’re used to being connections between us and another person—are really just us dire…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“'We need a comprehensive federal privacy law that covers this sort of data collection and misuse,' EFF’s ﹫Thorin told ﹫verge․ That means requiring opt-in consent, no deceptive design tricks, & data minimization t…”
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“The EU Kids Act won't keep the internet accountable and trustworthy․ Check out our take on the flagship proposal by the EU Commission, which will lead to age gates for social media and many more restrictions eff․org/d…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Not a fan of just how much information on your phone the new Siri has access to? Here's how to limit it․ eff․org/deeplinks/2026/09/how-limit-what-apples-new-siri-ai-can-access-ios-27”
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Europe’s Age Verification Law Panned By Experts
Europe is pushing for an age verification law through the EU Kids Act. It's going to be a failure in waiting.
https://www.freezenet.ca/europes-age-verification-law-panned-by-experts/
#Censorship #News #AgeVerification #AI #EFF #EU #EUKidsAct #Europe #gaming #SocialMedia #Steam
✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“California should be going after social media services’ harmful surveillance business practices and giving all users, regardless of age, more choices․ eff․org/deeplinks/2026/09/californias-addictive-feeds-law-violates…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“California Gov․ Gavin Newsom's executive order is an opportunity for a needed, thoughtful conversation about artificial intelligence and its potential harms․ It’s a good start to the dialogue – but just a start․ Read ou…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“EFF recently submitted comment to the UN OHCHR on the protection of human rights defenders in the digital age․ The full report, alongside our and others' inputs, is now available: ohchr․org/en/calls-for-input/2026/cal…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“With Rayhunter, we can find out how cell site simulators are being used, and protect ourselves and our communities from this form of surveillance․ eff․org/deeplinks/2025/03/meet-rayhunter-new-open-source-tool-eff-dete…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Flock searches for the LOLs? A new EFF report finds police are routinely offering nonsensical 'reasons' for their Flock searches, including 'LOL' and 'LMAO․' Find out more with our latest issue of EFFector: eff․org/de…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Thanks to the EFF staff, board members, and supporters who gathered in Washington DC last night to chat with new EFF Executive Director Nicole Ozer․ We are hard at work in DC fighting bad policies and supporting good on…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“EFF regularly talks to lawmakers and their staff to ensure that Congress defends civil liberties in the digital age․ Hear from EFF's Director of Federal Affairs, India McKinney, about what we're up to this week in Washi…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Meta’s recent settlement will have a massive domino effect, especially for young people using social media to support their political advocacy․ eff․org/how-the-meta-settlement-silences-youth-activism”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Companies have turned just about everything into subscription services that users have to pay for․ 'They get the subscription and our data,' EFF's ﹫ktrendacosta said․ 'It's a win-win for them and a lose-lose for us․…”
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“Axon and Flock both make ALPRs that capture every passing vehicle regardless of any suspicion, recording location, time, license plate, color, make, model, and other characteristics․ Trading one for the other 'is sort o…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Tune into the latest EFFector podcast: 'Everybody Hates Flock․ Now What?' This time, we're chatting about the nationwide pushback to ALPRs — and how we can make sure today's backlash leads to lasting change․ eff․org/d…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Learn more about our cutting-edge work on AI issues, and please donate today to help keep us fighting for a brighter digital future․ supporters․eff․org/donate/amac-form--bdaa (5/5)”
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“'Calling it a license plate reader is sort of a misnomer at this point because it collects so much other information,' EFF’s Lisa Femia told Southwest Florida’s WINK News․ winknews․com/wink_investigations/how-advanced…”
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“Ultimately, Ring is the one managing this software and its implementation, and beyond a white paper, 'trust us' is the only level of verification they’re offering outside observers․ eff․org/deeplinks/2026/09/cold-take…”
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“California’s turn toward social media bans remains a harmful and misguided policy direction․ The passage and signing of A․B․ 2071 and A․B․ 2298 proves there is a better way․ eff․org/deeplinks/2026/09/governor-newsom-s…”
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“The public deserves to know how AI is driving decisions about seniors’ healthcare․ EFF is releasing records obtained through our FOIA lawsuit to gain transparency into an experimental AI program that could jeopardize Me…”
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“LISTEN: EFF’s Matthew Guariglia joined ﹫NPR 's Code Switch to discuss how the surveillance state got built, who it was built on first, and why opposing it suddenly now unites so many factions․ npr․org/2026/09/11/nx…”
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“Freedom, openness, and interoperability defined the internet's promise 25 years ago․ Today a handful of centralized platforms control our data and set the rules․ Join our livestream with Q&A on 9/17 at 11AM PT to talk a…”
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“Download Privacy Badger to block spying ads and invisible trackers․ eff․org/privacybadger”
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@blogdiva/117264962813728390
also, i need everybody at @eff #EFF to take note of this:
❝ The last 60 years, everything was pre-recorded, and we put it on storage somewhere.[…]
Based on who you are, the cookies that are associated with you, and your previous track record and your previous preferences, a recommender system would recommend one of those pieces of information to you, but it was all pre-recorded. ❞
did Huang actually say techbros had 60 years of “pre-recorded” creative work THEY CREATED sitting in servers?
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“New Media Rights wins for 'Helping Creators Fight Back Against IP Bullies․' When creators are threatened with bogus copyright claims, New Media Rights is in their corner fighting to ensure they’re not silenced․ newmed…”
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“DeFlock wins for 'Exposing the ALPR Surveillance Network․' Police across the US quietly built a mass license plate tracking system․ DeFlock turned that invisible surveillance web into something residents can see and fig…”
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The #fediverse, a network of independent services, offers an #alternative to centralised platforms by enabling #usercontrol over data and fostering localised online communities. Join #EFF’s Babette Ngene and Rory Mir, along with Bruce Schneier and Mallory Knodel, for a discussion on building a #decentralisedweb that prioritises #userchoice and #datacontrol. https://join.eff.org/Additional-donation/?Fedizen.EU #Fedizen #Fediverse #ActivityPub #News
✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“If laws have weak enforcement mechanisms, companies factor that low risk into the cost of doing business and keep violating our privacy, EFF’s Lena Cohen told ﹫MercNews․ 'Unless companies face serious consequences fo…”
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“You asked: 'What’s one thing I can do today to improve my safety and security online as an LGBTQ+ person?' For this question we received through our LGBT Q&A, we’ve brought in our friends from The Trevor Project to answ…”
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“Training AI models on copyrighted works is 'squarely what transformative use is,' EFF’s Tori Noble told Reason - these are 'general purpose tools' and 'exactly the kind of creation that copyright is designed to foster․'…”
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“'The idea that surveillance makes us safer keeps being used as an excuse,' EFF’s Rindala Alajaji told ﹫BBCNews, as tech is 'used to criminalise people for being bystanders, with stories of innocent people being pulled…”
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“Three copyright takedown notices were enough to knock an entire citizen journalism channel off YouTube—just days before a local election․ Wrongful DMCA takedowns harm democratic debate, and those who send them should be…”
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“This good news follows years of pushback from local advocates that has seen dozens of cities sever ties with surveillance companies․ But much more work remains․ eff․org/deeplinks/2026/09/texas-and-florida-step-back-al…”
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✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“A settlement supposedly designed to protect young people will require Meta to do even more surveillance—estimating users’ ages, hunting for secondary accounts, and enforcing sweeping restrictions․ eff․org/deeplinks/20…”
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“Two important state actions have dealt a big blow to automated license plate reader (ALPR) networks․ This is just the latest proof of the growing tide of public opposition to mass surveillance․ eff․org/deeplinks/2026/…”
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“A crucial part of thinking about the risk of doxxing is preparing for how to respond․ Here's our latest guide: eff․org/deeplinks/2026/08/doxxing-safety-part-ii-incident-response”
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“Switching from Flock ALPRs to Axon ALPRs does nothing to address the public’s discontent, EFF’s Matthew Guariglia told NewsNation: The 'dangers that you were concerned about are still going to be there․' newsnationnow…”
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“A recent wave of state legislation proves that momentum is building against location surveillance․ While it's a huge step forward, state leaders must go further to fully protect our privacy․ eff․org/deeplinks/2026/08/…”
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@eff so how the f does that square with privacy and free speech????
Stealing is a violation of privacy, stealing our words is a violation of free speech. No one is being compensated. Rare books are being destroyed. In some cases original authors are being denied the rights to their own work because an AI stole it from them.
You can not say this is not stealing.
Absolutely you have violated your own purpose in existing.
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@eff Maybe these stupid #AI #Clankers can stop this stupid #DDoS attack on my server then?
If you have taken this hypocritical take on copyright, then you need to get your head out of you're ass, because if I did the same thing these companies are doing, I'd be sued into hell for it.
Translation: Someone at the #EFF is definitely getting fired over this stupid post.
Alt...
AI clankers attempting to DDoS my server. This is after rate-limiting.
✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“'That’s a concern with drones and all forms of surveillance technology: What is the (data) container holding this information, and what are the vulnerabilities of that container?' EFF's Beryl Lipton told the Reno News &…”
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“The California legislature passed Assembly Bill 1709 today, which functions as a sweeping ban on social media use for young people under the age of 16․ We're urging Governor Gavin Newsom to veto the measure․ eff․org/d…”
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“There is growing national momentum against ALPR mass surveillance․ In the past year, dozens of cities have ended their contracts with Flock and other vendors․ In the past week, Florida has ordered the removal of ALPRs f…”
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“The risk of being doxxed is top of mind for many movement workers․ Learn what you can do to care for your digital footprint without compromising your work․ eff․org/deeplinks/2026/08/doxxing-safety-pt-i-prevention-and-…”
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“Last year, we published our rubric for what comprehensive, protective location privacy laws should look like․ Since then, state lawmakers nationwide have begun answering the call to regulate this invasive industry․ ef…”
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“Being aware of any potential privacy risks is an important part of the decision to use any software, and that includes AI tools․ ssd․eff․org/module/privacy-considerations-with-ai-tools”
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“'The idea that an organization that is an alternative host—for email, websites, and other services—could be designated a terrorist organization simply for providing a service that a lot of people want…is scary,' EFF’s …”
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“EFF is keeping a list of lawless ICE subpoenas to tech companies․ eff․org/deeplinks/2026/08/list-ice-subpoenas-tech-companies”
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“Young people deserve better than a policy built on panic․ We're happy to see France's top court acknowledge this and strike down the country's legislation banning social media for under-15s․ eff․org/deeplinks/2026/08…”
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“'Police can just sit down on their computer and search for those plates without a warrant from a judge․ So, it is a system tailor-made for abuse,' EFF’s Matthew Guariglia told Savannah's WSAV NBC3․ wsav․com/news/local…”
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“'Obviously, there are a lot of problems with a site like this, starting with its potential use by stalkers,' EFF's ﹫evacide told ﹫Wired; also, 'the site did not seem to be good at the very thing it is claiming to …”
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“EFF’s position is that ALPR mass surveillance—the indiscriminate, continuous collection and retention of location data on every driver, regardless of suspicion—should not exist․ Because it nonetheless does, EFF also urg…”
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“A statement from EFF Senior Counsel ﹫davidgreene about today's Meta settlement: 'Young users will now have less access to Meta products, and a lesser ability to exercise their rights to speak, access information and…”
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“'AI has really supercharged the ability for information that was collected at one time to now be able to be used for a lot of other purposes,' EFF’s Nicole Ozer told CNN Newsource (via CBS Texas)․ cbsnews․com/texas/vi…”
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Dal Manifesto di oggi:
Terrorista è la piattaforma
di Mario Di Vito
Dati in pasto
Il collettivo italiano Autistici/Inventati sanzionato dagli Usa: «Aiutano gli Antifa». Per uscire dall’elenco dei cattivi deve fare abiura
Dal Manifesto di oggi:
https://ilmanifesto.it/terrorista-e-la-piattaforma?t=3I9GEJG6fcVicbwr2wdoX
Uscire dalla lista statunitense delle organizzazioni terroristiche non è difficile. Basta compilare un modulo online e lì dichiararsi ravveduti del proprio comportamento. Bizzarrie legate all’assurdità intrinseca della guerra che l’amministrazione Trump sta facendo agli «Antifa» e in generale a tutti quei gruppi «di sinistra» ritenuti responsabili di chissà quali violenze nel paese. Autistici/Inventati, in questo contesto, è accusato di offrire infrastrutture digitali a questi «gruppi violenti».
#LibertàDigitali #Antifa #USA #Autistici/Inventati #Internet #Eff
@scuola
@RFancio
@lealternative @filippodb
@Pare
@lindasartini
@DarioZanette
@X_net
@Khrys
@nemobis
@lgsp
@informapirata
@openiteste
@alephoto85
@informatica
@prealpinux
Alt...
Dati in pasto
Ospitano gli Antifa, e senza tracciarli. Gli Stati Uniti
sanzionano, con gli stessi strumenti usati contro
AlQaeda, il collettivo italiano Autistici/Inventati.
Punito il dissenso, ma anche una delle poche alternative
al dominio delle grandi piattaforme social
✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Companies have a responsibility to protect the privacy of their users․ That responsibility does not end simply because they wish to avoid the ire of this administration․ eff․org/deeplinks/2026/08/some-tech-companies-h…”
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“'All the employees that trusted the company with their information are at great risk,' EFF’s ﹫Adam_D_Schwartz told ﹫MiamiHerald․ 'We urge companies like Spirit not to do this․' miamiherald․com/living/travel/arti…”
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State attorneys general bypass legislatures, use courts to force #surveillance cameras into innocent people's bedrooms, shred online #anonymity, and impose extreme #speech #curfews.
Everyone then claps and cheers at how much safer the children are going to be now.
I'm going to be sick. We'll all be marched into camps at this rate. God help us all.
#EFF statement: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/eff-statement-meta-settlement
Settlement (PDF, 122 pages): https://oag.dc.gov/sites/default/files/2026-08/Settlement%20Agreement%20FINAL%20-%20Fully%20Executed.pdf
News article: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/26/meta-kids-safety-features-settlement-01050418
✊ #DigitalRights updates from #EFF https://eff.org
“Online platforms should not have to fight lengthy and costly legal battles before lawsuits can be dismissed under Section 230․
eff․org/deeplinks/2026/08/ninth-circuit-ruling-will-force-online-platforms-host-user-speec…”
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“Add some whimsy to your suit with a privacy-minded Bigfoot pin 👣 shop․eff․org/products/bigfoot-pin”
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“'Anonymity provides you the space to either publish unpopular speech, or speech that is critical of powerful individuals,' EFF’s ﹫aaronmackey told Straight Arrow News․ And those powerful individuals could be 'folks …”
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