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Press Release | July 27, 2021

EFF Sues U.S. Postal Service For Records About Covert Social Media Spying Program

Washington D.C.—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service and its inspection agency seeking records about a covert program to secretly comb through online posts of social media users before street protests, raising concerns about chilling the privacy and...

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EFF v. USPS - Social media monitoring (iCOP)

The Postal Service has secretly combed through the online expression of social media users, raising concerns about chilling the privacy and expressive activity of internet users. EFF filed a Freedom of Information Action (FOIA) suit to learn more about the program.On April 21, 2021, Yahoo News reported that the...

Event

Privacy Without Monopoly: DEFCON 29

EFF Special Advisor Cory Doctorow keynotes the virtual track at DEFCON 29 with "Privacy Without Monopoly," a speech adapted from the EFF white-paper co-authored with Bennett Cyphers.Governments around the world (US, UK, EU) are planning to force interoperability on the biggest tech platforms. Companies like Facebook say that...

Press Release | July 23, 2021

EFF, ACLU Urge Appeals Court to Revive Challenge to Los Angeles’ Collection of Scooter Location Data

San Francisco—The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the ACLU of Northern and Southern California today asked a federal appeals court to reinstate a lawsuit they filed on behalf of electric scooter riders challenging the constitutionality of Los Angeles’ highly privacy-invasive collection of detailed trip data and real-time locations and routes...

Deeplinks Blog by Gennie Gebhart, Bennett Cyphers | July 23, 2021

Los corredores de datos son el problema

¿Por qué debería preocuparse por los corredores de datos? El informe de esta semana sobre una publicación de Substack que sacó a la luz a un sacerdote con datos de localización de Grindr muestra una vez más lo fácil que es para cualquiera aprovecharse de los almacenes de...

Deeplinks Blog by Karen Gullo, Katitza Rodriguez | July 22, 2021

Council of Europe’s Actions Belie its Pledges to Involve Civil Society in Development of Cross Border Police Powers Treaty

As the Council of Europe’s flawed cross border surveillance treaty moves through its final phases of approval, time is running out to ensure cross-border investigations occur with robust privacy and human rights safeguards in place. The innocuously named “Second Additional Protocol” to the Council of Europe’s (CoE)...

Event | August 5, 2021

EFF at DEF CON 29

EFF is excited to be a part of another DEF CON! This year's DEF CON will be a hybrid model, with a limited in-person event and online portion as well. EFF will be in the DEF CON Discord chatting with members and answering any questions you might have about...

Deeplinks Blog by Gennie Gebhart | July 21, 2021

Venmo Takes Another Step Toward Privacy

As part of a larger redesign, the payment app Venmo has discontinued its public “global” feed. If Venmo and parent company PayPal are taking privacy seriously, the app should make privacy the default, not just an option still buried in the settings.

Deeplinks Blog by Hannah Diaz | July 21, 2021

Cheers to the Winners of EFF's 13th Annual Cyberlaw Trivia Night

EFF hosts the Cyberlaw Trivia Night to gather those in the legal community who help protect online freedom for their users. EFF's staff joined forces to craft the questions, pulling details from the rich canon of privacy, free speech, and intellectual property law.

Deeplinks Blog by Katitza Rodriguez, Kurt Opsahl | July 20, 2021

En la India, las normas draconianas para las plataformas de Internet amenazan la privacidad de los usuarios y atentan contra el cifrado.

The Indian government’s new Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code (“2021 Rules”) pose huge problems for free expression and Internet users’ privacy. They include dangerous requirements for platforms to identify the origins of messages and pre-screen content, which fundamentally breaks strong encryption for messaging tools.

Deeplinks Blog by Ernesto Falcon | July 20, 2021

¡Victoria! Los californianos ya pueden elegir el destino de su bancha anda

Today, Governor Newsom signed into law one of the largest state investments in public fiber in the history of the United States. No longer will the state of California simply defer to the whims of AT&T and cable for broadband access. Now, every community is being given their shot.

Deeplinks Blog by Cindy Cohn | July 20, 2021

El proyecto Pegasus revela la necesidad de una verdadera seguridad de los dispositivos, la rendición de cuentas y el resarcimiento de quienes se enfrentan al malware patrocinado por el Estado

EFF has warned for years of the danger of the misuse of powerful state-sponsored malware. Until governments around the world get out of the way and actually support security for all of us, including accountability and redress for victims, these outrages will continue.

Deeplinks Blog by Aaron Jue | July 20, 2021

Final Day: Connect to a Brighter Internet ☀️

Through Wednesday July 21, anyone can join EFF or renew their membership for as little as $20 and get a pack of issue-focused Digital Freedom Analog Postcards. We made this special-edition snail mail set to further connect you with friends or family, and to help boost the signal for a...

Deeplinks Blog by Mukund Rathi, Kurt Opsahl | July 19, 2021

EFF to Ninth Circuit: Recent Supreme Court Decision in Van Buren Does Not Criminalize Web Scraping

EFF and the Internet Archive argued to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Van Buren v. United States shows that the federal computer crime law does not criminalize the common and useful practice of scraping publicly available information on the internet.

Deeplinks Blog by Cory Doctorow | July 16, 2021

Right or Left, You Should Be Worried About Big Tech Censorship

Claiming that “right-wing voices are being censored,” Republican-led legislatures in Florida and Texas have introduced legislation to “end Big Tech censorship.” They’re right. Conservatives are being censored. But it’s not just conservatives who have their political speech blocked by social media giants.

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EFF Sues U.S. Postal Service For Records About Covert Social Media Spying Program

EFF v. USPS - Social media monitoring (iCOP)

Privacy Without Monopoly: DEFCON 29

EFF, ACLU Urge Appeals Court to Revive Challenge to Los Angeles’ Collection of Scooter Location Data

Los corredores de datos son el problema

Council of Europe’s Actions Belie its Pledges to Involve Civil Society in Development of Cross Border Police Powers Treaty

EFF at DEF CON 29

Venmo Takes Another Step Toward Privacy

Cheers to the Winners of EFF's 13th Annual Cyberlaw Trivia Night

En la India, las normas draconianas para las plataformas de Internet amenazan la privacidad de los usuarios y atentan contra el cifrado.

¡Victoria! Los californianos ya pueden elegir el destino de su bancha anda

El proyecto Pegasus revela la necesidad de una verdadera seguridad de los dispositivos, la rendición de cuentas y el resarcimiento de quienes se enfrentan al malware patrocinado por el Estado

Final Day: Connect to a Brighter Internet ☀️

EFF to Ninth Circuit: Recent Supreme Court Decision in Van Buren Does Not Criminalize Web Scraping

Right or Left, You Should Be Worried About Big Tech Censorship

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