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EFF has joined 26 free expression and human rights organizations calling for immediate action on Egypt’s continued imprisonment of blogger and activist Alaa Abd El Fattah, following an urgent appeal filed to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention.
Check out our exclusive interview with Obioma Okonkwo, a lawyer and human rights advocate at Media Rights Agenda, a Nigeria-based NGO focused upon promoting and defending freedom of expression, press freedom, digital rights and access to information within Nigeria and across Africa.
EFF Updates
Tim Wu, former antitrust advisor to the Biden Administration, joins EFF’s Cindy Cohn and Jason Kelley to discuss using the law to counterbalance the market’s worst instincts, in order to create an internet focused more on improving people’s lives than on meaningless revenue generation.
Since 2022, some suspicions have been confirmed, new threats have emerged, and overall our risk assessment has grown smarter.
We should all have the freedom to read, share, and comment on the laws we must live by. The forces behind the PRO Codes Act (H.R. 1631) don’t agree. Tell Congress to reject this bad bill.
Data about potential voters—who they are, where they are, and how to reach them—is an extremely valuable commodity during an election year. It's not possible to fully shield yourself from all this data processing, but you can take steps to at least minimize and understand it.
Here’s an audio version of EFFector. We hope you enjoy it!
Announcements
For more than 30 years, EFF has honored key leaders and organizations in the fight for freedom and innovation online. Past award winners have included visionary activist Aaron Swartz, human rights and security researchers The Citizen Lab, media activist Malkia Devich-Cyril, cyberpunk author William Gibson, and whistle-blower Chelsea Manning. Nominees must have made a specific, substantial contribution to help ensure that technology supports freedom, justice, and innovation for all people; the contribution may be technical, social, economic, or cultural. Our community has celebrated people working in diverse fields including journalism, art, digital access, legislation, tech development, and law. 2024 winners will be celebrated at a live event Thursday, Sept. 12 in San Francisco. The nomination deadline is Friday, May 31, so send your nominations today!
Join us for EFF's 8th annual Tech Trivia Night — the ULTIMATE technology quiz! — from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, May 9 at Public Works, 161 Erie Street, San Francisco. Explore the obscure minutiae of digital security, online rights, and internet culture while competing for the coveted 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place trophies and EFF swag! It’s a great opportunity to connect with peers in the tech community, and to celebrate the movement for civil liberties and human rights online. It’s $55 per person but only $45 for Current EFF members, and with dinner and drinks included, this is sure to be a great night. Teams may have 3 to 8 people, so bring your friends (or make a few new ones)!
EFF is excited to be at HOPE XV, July 12-14 at St. John’s University in New York City! Register now for in-person or virtual attendance.
EFF is the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world, championing user privacy, free expression, and innovation through impact litigation, policy analysis, grassroots activism, and technology development. Our mission is to ensure that technology supports freedom, justice, and innovation for all people of the world.
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Airing May 15: Whether you’re on social media or surfing the web, you’re probably sharing more personal data than you realize. EFF’s Eva Galperin and Hayley Tsukayama join host Alok Patel to discuss all the data we’re shedding and explore the latest efforts to maximize benefits without compromising personal privacy. Check your local PBS station’s listings!
Also, Eva and Hayley will take part in free, live/livestreamed panel discussions on the documentary:
Blaming social media and smartphones for teenagers’ problems gives parents a clear, simple, and wrong solution to what is ailing their children, argues Mike Masnick. Masnick is an EFF Award winner and founder and editor of the popular Techdirt blog, as well as founder of the Silicon Valley think tank, the Copia Institute.
In the span of a few years, more and more privately owned, automated cameras have emerged along street corners and straightaways across the nation, scooping up data on every vehicle they see. The millions of cars they surveil don’t have to be linked to any crimes. And the data they collect can be searched for weeks by any police officer with access, whether they’re in the next town over or on the other side of the country. No warrant necessary.
The U.S. government set up a likely court showdown over the scope of TikTok's free speech protections under the U.S. Constitution after President Joe Biden signed legislation to ban the social media platform from app stores unless its Chinese owner sells it.
The ability of the United States to intercept and store Americans’ text messages, calls, and emails in pursuit of foreign intelligence was not only extended but enhanced over the weekend in ways likely to remain enigmatic to the public for years to come.
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