I hate talking about #ageverification but supposibly the #California state law: "ab 1856"

is expanding beyond #operatingsystems. It will potentially now apply to, the #webbrowser level, and a return to age verification applying to websites?

While an extension to #browser is horrifying but now #Meta is screwed over, here's why.

If the law passes in this current state, Meta is being targeted again and the government, keeps meta's lobbying money. Did meta really thought they were going to exempt them in the long term? Well they weren't, they want to regulate the entirety of the internet and technology.

Up to the text output before it reaches a "minors screen" as they claim, it's for the minors protection.

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https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/05/one-step-forward-two-steps-back-cas-ab-1856-exempts-open-source-expands-age-gating

Cindy Cohn of the @eff has been fighting for our privacy for over three decades. We dive into government & corporate surveillance, Snowden and so much more. Don't miss this one!

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Cindy Cohn of the @eff is one of the world's leading advocates for digital rights and online freedom. It was my honor to discuss all things privacy and online rights with her today!

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Daily podcast: Cindy Cohn of the @eff is one of the world's leading advocates for digital rights and online freedom. It was my honor to discuss all things privacy and online rights with her today!

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“Companies that build mass surveillance tools—like Amazon and Google with the Nimbus technologies they have sold to Israel—risk complicity in human rights abuses, and the public is watching. https://www. eff.org/deepli...”

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“Millions browse the web on school, library, and workplace computers that leave them exposed to hidden trackers. Privacy Badger can be installed organization-wide to enhance privacy and security on these devices. https:...”

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“Privacy’s Defender “is an essential read for the digital era,” Bookstr says, uncovering “the crucial role privacy plays in upholding democracy and human rights. Part memoir, part exposé, and part historical record, Priva...”

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We Must Not Normalize Digital #Surveillance Abuses. #EFF’s New Guide Underlines Concrete Steps to Fight Back.

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“Everyone deserves the sort of privacy that end-to-end encryption offers for their conversations, and we’re happy to see Google and Apple recognized that with this release. https://www. eff.org/deeplinks/2026/05/vict ...”

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“Police using face recognition technology are prioritizing low-level crimes over privacy rights, EFF’s Beryl Lipton told The Nevada Independent. We don't want a society "where we expect that just because we went into publ...”

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EFF Joins the Chorus: There’s No Evidence Supporting Age Verification

The evidence supporting age verification has long been weak. The EFF is lending their voice to point this out.

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TechNadu spoke with Jillian C. York from EFF about internet shutdowns, surveillance, metadata exposure, and digital safety during conflict situations.

“Digital security is about reducing risk, not eliminating it.”

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Internet Shutdowns and Surveillance in War Zones: What Experts Want You to Understand

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“Abandoning the promise of end-to-end encryption by default is a blow to the privacy of millions of users. https://www. eff.org/deeplinks/2026/05/brok en-promises-rip-instagrams-end-end-encrypted-dms”

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“Here's EFF's new member tee! 😸
This fierce feline swats at the surveillance multiplying in our communities. You may empathize with him, but there’s a better way. Let’s end the law enforcement contracts, harmful practic...”

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“We believe everyone deserves the right to privacy. You can show your support digital freedom with EFF's new Puffy Multisticker Sheet 👻 https:// eff.org/spring”

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At the #CommonwealthClub in SF to see Cindy Cohn speak about privacy and surveillance

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The front cover of the book “Privacy’s Defender: My Thirty Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance” by Cindy Cohn of the Electronic Frontier Foundation

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“The revised GUARD Act no longer appears to cover every AI chat service. That’s an improvement. But it still pushes identity-linked verification systems, raising privacy, anonymity, and speech concerns. https://www. ef...”

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Apple and Google enabled end-to-end encrypted RCS chats, extending interoperable private messaging across iPhone and Android.
EFF’s Encrypt It Already campaign urges Meta, Telegram, Ring and others to expand encryption as defaults keep user data exposed. 🔐

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#EFF to Fourth Circuit: Electronic Device Searches at the #Border Require a Warrant

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Mozilla, Proton, Mullvad, Tor Project, and EFF signed a letter opposing UK online age-verification proposals over privacy and surveillance risks 🌐
The coalition warned mandatory age gates could centralize identity checks, weaken anonymity, and push open web toward closed, monitored platforms 🔒

🔗 https://cyberinsider.com/mozilla-mullvad-proton-sign-letter-opposing-uk-age-verification/

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Free E-book: "Everybody Has Something to Hide: Why and How to Use Signal to Preserve Your Privacy, Security, and Well-Being." This guide is now available as a Free EPUB In Spanish and English.

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#EFF and 18 Organizations Urge #UK Policymakers to Prioritize Addressing the Roots of Online Harm

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“The public should have access to information about automated license plate readers (ALPRs). The best public records laws have a privacy exemption that requires case-by-case balancing of privacy and transparency. https:...”

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#EFF Submission to #UK Consultation on #DigitalID

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Getting Digital Fairness Right: #EFF's Recommendations for the #EU's #DigitalFairnessAct

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“CBP wants to install an AI-powered surveillance tower in San Clemente capable of tracking individual people through residential neighborhoods. Residents and the city should reject this proposal. https://www. eff.org/d...”

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“CA’s social media ban weaponizes legitimate parental concerns, using them to hand over more censorship and surveillance power to the government. Beneath shiny “protect the children” rhetoric, AB 1709 is misguided, uncons...”

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“What gets mandated in NY gets sold everywhere. A surveillance requirement for 3D printers, buried in NY's budget bill, wouldn't just affect NYers. It would become the de facto national standard. https://www. eff.org/d...”

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#EFF Sues #DHS and #ICE For Records on Subpoenas Seeking to Unmask Online Critics

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“Baltimore, MD: EFF is going to be in your area for
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#BookReview: "Privacy's Defender" by Cindy Cohn

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“Life isn't the movies: License plate readers and other surveillance systems sold as a way to catch killers end up being used to spy on protesters, write traffic tickets, and more. Learn more about this insidious phenomen...”

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My privacy action for the day:

Android > Settings > Security & privacy > Privacy controls > Ads, and tap “Delete advertising ID.”

Thanks @eff !

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Mashable: ACLU and other organizations warn Meta against adding facial recognition to smart glasses. “Per Wired, a cavalcade of more than 70 organizations such as the ACLU and Fight for the Future have signed a letter urging Meta to ‘immediately halt and publicly disavow’ its plans to bring facial recognition tech to its growing lineup of smart glasses. In March, a separate group of […]