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Deeplinks Blog by Katharine Trendacosta | March 15, 2021

Thank You for Speaking Against a Terrible Copyright Proposal

Last week was the deadline for comments on the draft of the so-called “Digital Copyright Act,” a proposal which would fundamentally change how creativity functions online. We asked for creators to add their voices to the many groups opposing this draft, and you did it. Ultimately, over 900 of you...

Deeplinks Blog by Dave Maass, Aaron Mackey, Naomi Gilens, Caitlyn Crites | March 14, 2021

The Foilies 2021

Since 2015, The Foilies have served as an annual opportunity to name-and-shame the uncoolest government agencies and officials who have stood in the way of public access. We collect the most outrageous and ridiculous stories from around the country from journalists, activists, academics, and everyday folk who have filed public...

Event | March 30, 2021

Open Source 101 2021

EFF is proud to be a supporter of this year's Open Source 101, hosted by a team at All Things Open! With 40 sessions and 45 speakers in one day, this is a great way to learn about the "basics" of open source, open tech, and open web.EFF members and...

Event | March 21, 2021

OSINT and Ethical Disclosure Hands-On Workshop

Future Ada , a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance, (not EFF) will host this event:OSINT and Ethical Disclosure Hands-On WorkshopFrom the Organizers:This hands-on workshop will go over OSINT techniques on Internet users and the basics of ethical disclosure to individuals.Have you ever browsed through Internet forums...

Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia | March 12, 2021

Seattle and Portland: Say No to Public-Private Surveillance Networks

An organization calling itself Safe Cities Northwest is aiming to create public-private surveillance networks in Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington. The organization claims that it is building off of a “successful model for public safety” that it built in San Francisco. However, it’s hard to call that model successful...

Event | March 20, 2021

Pssst...What’s The Password? (lol don’t actually tell me)

The Cypurr Collective, a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance (not EFF), will host this event:Pssst...What’s The Password? (lol don’t actually tell me)From The Organizers:Iloveyou...Aww that’s sweet, but not really a great password. Is 123456 just not cutting it anymore? As our lives become more and...

Event | March 17, 2021

MozFest: Did AI Do That? Mitigating the potential risks to user expression online

This highly interactive session will focus on what we can do, from a content governance perspective, to mitigate the risks AI and ML technologies may pose to user expression online. The workshop will have 4 discussion leads: Anima Anandkumar (NVDIA) , Thiago Oliva (OSB Policy), Nic Suzor (QUT, Oversight Board...

Event | March 18, 2021

Know Your Rights: Digital Privacy Rights

S.T.O.P.- a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance, (not EFF) will host this event:Know Your Rights: Digital Privacy RightsFrom the Organizers:Justice Initiatives at Brooklyn Public Library is partnering with community organizations and agencies to produce a series of Know Your Rights workshops. This event...

Event | March 20, 2021

EFF at LibrePlanet 2021

EFF is happy to be a part of this year's online LibrePlanet, hosted by the Free Software Foundation, with the theme of empowering users. Registration is free and we will be at the virtual exhibitor hall, so stop by and give us a virtual hello! Be sure to catch...

Event | March 15, 2021

MozFest 2021: Digital Activism and Surveillance in Times of Pandemic

S.T.O.P.- a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance, (not EFF) will host this event:Digital Activism and Surveillance in Times of PandemicFrom the Organizers :This discussion session is a part of MozFest 2021.In this discussion session, participants will explore how COVID-19 contact tracing technologies may...

Deeplinks Blog by Ernesto Falcon | March 11, 2021

Congress Proposes Bold Plan to End the Digital Divide

New year, new Congress, but the problems of Internet access remains. If anything, the longer the COVID-19 crisis continues, the stronger the case for fast, affordable, Internet for all becomes. And so, an updated version of the Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act has been introduced. It remains a bold...

Event | March 15, 2021

Panel Discussion on Surveillance Ordinances

Portland TA3M , a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance, (not EFF) will host this event:Panel Discussion on Surveillance OrdinancesFrom the Organizers:There are a plethora of technologies available to law enforcement to monitor and track residents. Which of these technologies are currently being used in Portland,...

Deeplinks Blog by Bennett Cyphers | March 10, 2021

App Stores Have Kicked Out Some Location Data Brokers. Good, Now Kick Them All Out.

Last fall, reports revealed the location data broker X-Mode’s ties to several U.S. defense contractors. Shortly after, both Apple and Google banned the X-Mode SDK from their app stores, essentially shutting off X-Mode’s pipeline of location data. In February, Google kicked another location data broker, Predicio, from...

Press Release | March 10, 2021

EFF to Supreme Court: Users Must Be Able to Hold Tech Companies Accountable in Lawsuits When Their Data is Mishandled

Washington, D.C.—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today urged the Supreme Court to rule that consumers can take big tech companies like Facebook and Google to court, including in class action lawsuits, to hold them accountable for privacy and other user data-related violations, regardless of whether they can show they suffered...

Deeplinks Blog by Rebecca Jeschke | March 10, 2021

Internet Advocates Call on ISPs to Commit to Basic User Privacy Protections

This blog post was co-written by EFF, the Internet Society, and Mozilla.As people have learned more about how companies like Google and Facebook track them online they are increasingly taking steps to protect themselves, but there is one relatively unknown way that companies and bad actors can collect...

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Thank You for Speaking Against a Terrible Copyright Proposal

The Foilies 2021

Open Source 101 2021

OSINT and Ethical Disclosure Hands-On Workshop

Seattle and Portland: Say No to Public-Private Surveillance Networks

Pssst...What’s The Password? (lol don’t actually tell me)

MozFest: Did AI Do That? Mitigating the potential risks to user expression online

Know Your Rights: Digital Privacy Rights

EFF at LibrePlanet 2021

MozFest 2021: Digital Activism and Surveillance in Times of Pandemic

Congress Proposes Bold Plan to End the Digital Divide

Panel Discussion on Surveillance Ordinances

App Stores Have Kicked Out Some Location Data Brokers. Good, Now Kick Them All Out.

EFF to Supreme Court: Users Must Be Able to Hold Tech Companies Accountable in Lawsuits When Their Data is Mishandled

Internet Advocates Call on ISPs to Commit to Basic User Privacy Protections

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