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Deeplinks Blog by Paige Collings, Thorin Klosowski | March 8, 2024

Four Infosec Tools for Resistance this International Women’s Day

While online violence is alarmingly common globally, women are often more likely to be the target of mass online attacks, nonconsensual leaks of sensitive information and content, and other forms of online violence. This International Women’s Day, visit EFF’s Surveillance Self-Defense (SSD) to learn how to defend yourself and...

Deeplinks Blog by Paige Collings, Jillian C. York | March 8, 2024

Four Reasons to Protect the Internet this International Women’s Day

Today is International Women’s Day, a day celebrating the achievements of women globally but also a day marking a call to action for accelerating equality and improving the lives of women the world over. The internet is a vital tool for women everywhere—provided they have access and are able to...

Deeplinks Blog by Dave Maass, Beryl Lipton | March 8, 2024

The Atlas of Surveillance Removes Ring, Adds Third-Party Investigative Platforms

Running the Atlas of Surveillance, our project to map and inventory police surveillance across the United States, means experiencing emotional extremes. Whenever we announce that we've added new data points to the Atlas, it comes with a great sense of satisfaction. That's because it almost always means that...

Deeplinks Blog by Melissa Srago | March 8, 2024

Join us for EFF's 8th Annual Tech Trivia Night!

Join us in San Francisco on May 9th for EFF's 8th annual Tech Trivia Night! Explore the obscure minutiae of digital security, online rights, and internet culture.Enjoy delicious tacos, churros, and complimentary adult beverages and soft drinks as you and your team battle through rounds of questions—and cutthroat live judging!—to...

Event | March 9, 2024

EFF-Austin: Open Data Day with Open Austin

EFF-Austin , a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance, (not EFF) will host this event:Join Open Austin at Open Data Day Austin!From the Organizers:EFF-Austin is proud to be a sponsor of Open Austin's Open Data Day Austin!Local governments like the City of Austin produce masses of...

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EFF-Austin: Open Data Day w/Open Austin

Event | March 13, 2024

Setting the Stage: Considering Ethics, Equity, and Accountability

The National Academies (not EFF) will host this event. EFF's Jennifer Lynch will participate. Setting the Stage: Considering Ethics, Equity, and AccountabilityHow are probabilistic genotyping, facial predictions, and genetic genealogy being used by law enforcement across federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial actors?How reliable and accurate are...

Deeplinks Blog by Mario Trujillo, David Greene | March 7, 2024

Victory! EFF Helps Resist Unlawful Warrant and Gag Order Issued to Independent News Outlet

Over the past month, the independent news outlet Indybay has quietly fought off an unlawful search warrant and gag order served by the San Francisco Police Department. Today, a court lifted the gag order and confirmed the warrant is void. The police also promised the court to not seek another...

Deeplinks Blog by Brad Warren | March 7, 2024

Should Caddy and Traefik Replace Certbot?

Can free and open source software projects like Caddy and Traefik eventually replace EFF’s Certbot? Although Certbot continues to be developed, we think tools like these help offer a promising path forward in the further development of a secure and encrypted web. For some users, tools like...

Deeplinks Blog by Cory Doctorow | March 6, 2024

Privacy First and Competition

Monopolists want us to believe that their power over our lives is inevitable and unchangeable, just as the surveillance industry banks on convincing you that the fight for privacy was and always will be a lost cause. But we once had a better internet, and we can get a better...

Event | March 13, 2024

Cory Doctorow at San Francisco Public Library

Join EFF Special Advisor and New York Times-bestselling author Cory Doctorow for a book launch for his new thriller, The Bezzle. Cory will be joined in conversation with author Robin Sloan. Prior to this conversation, EFF Senior Staff Technologist Cooper Quintin will host a short presentation about the...

Deeplinks Blog by Christoph Schmon | March 5, 2024

European Court of Human Rights Confirms: Weakening Encryption Violates Fundamental Rights

In a milestone judgment—Podchasov v. Russia—the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that weakening of encryption can lead to general and indiscriminate surveillance of the communications of all users and violates the human right to privacy. In 2017, the landscape of digital communication in Russia faced...

Deeplinks Blog by Nathan Sheard | March 4, 2024

Voting No on Prop E Is Easy and Important for San Francisco

As San Francisco residents, we must stand up for ourselves and our city and vote No on Prop E. Voting No on Prop E is not only an easy choice, but also a necessary one. It is a choice that reflects our values and vision for San Francisco. It is...

Deeplinks Blog by Thorin Klosowski | March 4, 2024

Celebrating 15 Years of Surveillance Self-Defense

On March 3rd, 2009, we launched Surveillance Self-Defense (SSD). At the time, we pitched it as, "an online how-to guide for protecting your private data against government spying." In the last decade hundreds of people have contributed to SSD, over 20 million people have read it, and the...

Deeplinks Blog by Christian Romero | March 4, 2024

Privacy Isn't Dead. Far From It. | EFFector 36.3

As we continue the journey of fighting for digital freedoms, it can be hard to keep up on the latest happenings. Thankfully, EFF has a guide to keep you in the loop! EFFector 36.3 is out now and covers the latest news, including recent changes to the Kids Online Safety...

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Four Infosec Tools for Resistance this International Women’s Day

Four Reasons to Protect the Internet this International Women’s Day

The Atlas of Surveillance Removes Ring, Adds Third-Party Investigative Platforms

Join us for EFF's 8th Annual Tech Trivia Night!

EFF-Austin: Open Data Day with Open Austin

EFF-Austin: Open Data Day w/Open Austin

Setting the Stage: Considering Ethics, Equity, and Accountability

Victory! EFF Helps Resist Unlawful Warrant and Gag Order Issued to Independent News Outlet

Should Caddy and Traefik Replace Certbot?

Privacy First and Competition

Cory Doctorow at San Francisco Public Library

European Court of Human Rights Confirms: Weakening Encryption Violates Fundamental Rights

Voting No on Prop E Is Easy and Important for San Francisco

Celebrating 15 Years of Surveillance Self-Defense

Privacy Isn't Dead. Far From It. | EFFector 36.3

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