Democracies are in many ways like the internet. In both cases, it may take a thousand cuts to demolish their foundation, yet each cut contributes significantly to their erosion. One such cut exists in the Digital Services Act (DSA) in the form of drastic and overbroad government enforcement powers. But...
EFF is thrilled to finally be back in-person at ShmooCon 2022! Stop by the EFF booth to chat with some of our team and learn about the latest developments in defending digital freedom for all. You can even pick up a special gift as a token of our thanks...
As the Ghanaian Parliament considers a bill that would criminalize being LGBTQI+ or an ally of LGBTQI+ people, and ban all speech on and offline that even remotely supports LGBTQI+ rights, Twitter and Facebook's parent company Meta must publicly speak out against the proposal and state what action they...
Vivimos en un mundo cada vez más gobernado por la tecnología. Con demasiada frecuencia, esa tecnología incluye vulnerabilidades de seguridad que podrían permitir a actores maliciosos acceder a nuestra información más importante y privada. Por eso es tan importante que se permita a los investigadores de seguridad realizar su trabajo...
En una victoria para la privacidad y la seguridad, el Servicio de Impuestos Internos dio marcha atrás en su reciente anuncio de asociarse con ID.me, un servicio de verificación de identidad de terceros, para utilizar el reconocimiento facial para la verificación de los usuarios que gestionan muchos...
This week we learned that San Francisco Police used a woman’s own DNA—collected years earlier as part of an investigation into her sexual assault—to charge her for an unrelated property crime. What’s worse—it appears the S.F. police routinely search victims’ DNA in criminal investigations.
EFF-Austin, a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance, (not EFF) will host this event:STOP Surveillance At The Local LevelFrom the Organizers:Our speaker this month is Evan Enzer. Evan is an Austinite by marriage and legal fellow at The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (STOP), a New...
A falta de tinta, el mercado de la impresión de etiquetas se ha librado de los tejemanejes que asolan el mundo de las impresoras de tinta... hasta ahora.
It is critically important that lawmakers stand up to protect their constituents from the abuse of biometric information, through strong laws with strong enforcement. That’s why we were proud to testify in support last week of Maryland’s SB 335, which would give Marylanders much-needed protections against unwanted biometric...
Mientras un comité de expertos gubernamentales de todo el mundo, convocado por la ONU, se prepara para iniciar las negociaciones para redactar un Tratado sobre Ciberdelincuencia, existe una pronunciada falta de consenso entre los Estados miembros de la ONU sobre lo que constituye un "ciberdelito" y la amplitud del...
A federal judge has rejected Clearview AI’s First Amendment defense, denied the company’s motion to dismiss, and allowed the lawsuits to move forward. This is an important victory for our privacy over Clearview’s profits.
Deeplinks Blog by Konstantinos Komaitis | February 15, 2022
La moderación de contenidos es compleja, difícil y, francamente, agotadora. El ejemplo más reciente es el de Spotify y su decisión de mantener al controvertido presentador de podcasts, Joe Rogan, por encima de otros creadores. No hay duda de que Spotify tiene derecho a determinar a quién alojar, beneficiarse o...
For more than three years, EFF has been fighting for public access to court records in a patent case between Uniloc, one of the world’s most prolific patent trolls, and Apple, one of the world’s biggest tech companies. The district court has ruled three different times that the public...
