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Deeplinks Blog by Will Greenberg, Saira Hussain | August 5, 2021

We Have Questions for DEF CON's Puzzling Keynote Speaker, DHS Secretary Mayorkas

The Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas will be giving a DEF CON keynote address this year. Those attending this weekend’s hybrid event will have a unique opportunity to “engage” with the man who heads the department responsible for surveillance of immigrants, Muslims, Black activists, and other marginalized...

Deeplinks Blog by rainey Reitman, Hayley Tsukayama | August 5, 2021

16 Civil Society Organizations Call on Congress to Fix the Cryptocurrency Provision of the Infrastructure Bill

The Electronic Frontier Foundation, Fight for the Future, Defending Rights and Dissent and 13 other organizations sent a letter to Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and other members of Congress asking them to act swiftly to amend the vague and dangerous digital currency provision of Biden’s infrastructure...

Deeplinks Blog by Cory Doctorow | August 3, 2021

With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: Platforms Want To Be Utilities, Self-Govern Like Empires

Whether it’s “bringing the world closer together” (Facebook), “organizing the world’s information” (Google), to be a market “where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online” (Amazon) or “to make personal computing accessible to each and every individual” (Apple), the founding missions of tech giants reveal...

Deeplinks Blog by Aaron Jue | August 3, 2021

Flex Your Power. Own Your Tech.

Just as a good hacker sees worlds of possibility in plastic, metal, and pixels, we must all envision and work for a future that’s better than what we’re given. This week, EFF is celebrating the Las Vegas computer security conferences virtually and putting our annual mystery-filled DEF CON t-shirt online.

Event | August 6, 2021

EFF Tech Trivia @ DEF CON

EFF is proud to present EFF Tech Trivia @ DEF CON! Live on Friday, August 6, 17:00 to 20:00 Pacific, featuring Cooper the Cybertiger as Quizmaster and Kurt Opsahl as MC.EFF Tech Trivia @ DEF CONFriday, August 6, 2021 at 5 pm Pacific Time...

Deeplinks Blog by rainey Reitman | August 2, 2021

The Cryptocurrency Surveillance Provision Buried in the Infrastructure Bill is a Disaster for Digital Privacy

The forthcoming Senate draft of Biden's infrastructure bill—a 2,000+ page bill designed to update the United States’ roads, highways, and digital infrastructure—contains a poorly crafted provision that could create new surveillance requirements for many within the blockchain ecosystem. This could include developers and others who do not control digital...

Event | August 21, 2021

CyPurr Session: Back to School

School’s In! However you may feel about it, join Cypurr as we talk about ways students can help keep their privacy in mind on their devices while navigating the academically (and socially) rigorous new school year!

Event | August 10, 2021

Top 10 Things IT Needs to Know About OT

Operational Technology (OT) refers to systems used to monitor events, processes, and devices, and to make adjustments in industrial operations. As these systems and networks converge with enterprise IT, it’s imperative that IT personnel understand the business, cultural, and technical drivers that make OT different. This talk will focus on...

Deeplinks Blog by Adam Schwartz, Alexis Hancock | July 29, 2021

DHS’s Flawed Plan for Mobile Driver’s Licenses

Digital identification can invade our privacy and aggravate existing social inequities. Designed wrong, it might be a big step towards national identification, in which every time we walk through a door or buy coffee, a record of the event is collected and aggregated. Also, any system that privileges...

Deeplinks Blog by Mukund Rathi, David Greene | July 29, 2021

Texas AG Paxton's Retaliatory Investigation of Twitter Goes to Ninth Circuit

In an amicus brief filed July 23, EFF, along with the Center for Democracy and Technology and other partner organizations, urged the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to apply longstanding First Amendment law and protect Twitter from a retaliatory investigation by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Deeplinks Blog by Ernesto Falcon | July 29, 2021

The Bipartisan Broadband Bill: Good, But It Won’t End the Digital Divide

The U.S. Senate is on the cusp of approving an infrastructure package, which passed a critical first vote last night by 67-32. Negotiations on the final bill are ongoing, but late yesterday NBC News had the draft broadband provisions. There is a lot to like in it, a lot that...

Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia | July 29, 2021

Es hora de que la policía deje de usar ShotSpotter

Documentos judiciales revisados recientemente por VICE han revelado que ShotSpotter, una empresa que fabrica y vende sistemas de detección de disparos por audio a ciudades y departamentos de policía, podría no ser tan precisa o fiable como afirma la empresa. De hecho, los documentos revelan que los empleados...

Deeplinks Blog by Jillian C. York | July 28, 2021

Disentangling Disinformation: Not as Easy as it Looks

Body bags claiming that “disinformation kills” line the streets today in front of Facebook’s Washington, D.C. headquarters. A group of protesters, affiliated with “The Real Facebook Oversight Board” (an organization that is, confusingly, not affiliated with Facebook or its Oversight Board), is urging Facebook’s shareholders to ban so-called...

Deeplinks Blog by India McKinney, Cindy Cohn | July 28, 2021

Should Congress Close the FBI’s Backdoor for Spying on American Communications? Yes.

All of us deserve basic protection against government searches and seizures that the Constitution provides, including requiring law enforcement to get a warrant before it can access our communications. But currently, the FBI has a backdoor into our communications, a loophole, that Congress can and should close.This week, Congress will...

Deeplinks Blog by Jason Kelley | July 28, 2021

EFF at 30: Freeing the Internet, with Net Neutrality Pioneer Gigi Sohn

To celebrate 30 years of defending online freedom, EFF held a candid live discussion with net neutrality pioneer and EFF board member Gigi Sohn, who served as Counselor to the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and co-founder of leading advocacy organization Public Knowledge.

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We Have Questions for DEF CON's Puzzling Keynote Speaker, DHS Secretary Mayorkas

16 Civil Society Organizations Call on Congress to Fix the Cryptocurrency Provision of the Infrastructure Bill

With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: Platforms Want To Be Utilities, Self-Govern Like Empires

Flex Your Power. Own Your Tech.

EFF Tech Trivia @ DEF CON

The Cryptocurrency Surveillance Provision Buried in the Infrastructure Bill is a Disaster for Digital Privacy

CyPurr Session: Back to School

Top 10 Things IT Needs to Know About OT

DHS’s Flawed Plan for Mobile Driver’s Licenses

Texas AG Paxton's Retaliatory Investigation of Twitter Goes to Ninth Circuit

The Bipartisan Broadband Bill: Good, But It Won’t End the Digital Divide

Es hora de que la policía deje de usar ShotSpotter

Disentangling Disinformation: Not as Easy as it Looks

Should Congress Close the FBI’s Backdoor for Spying on American Communications? Yes.

EFF at 30: Freeing the Internet, with Net Neutrality Pioneer Gigi Sohn

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