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We're Fighting For Your Rights In Court, In Congress, and In Your Car

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We're Fighting For Your Rights In Court, In Congress, and In Your Car

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EFFector 35.4

We're Fighting For Your Rights In Court, In Congress, and In Your Car

In our 790th issue:

  • Updates
  • Announcements
  • Job Openings
  • MiniLinks

Top Features

Why We’re Suing to Protect the Right of Incarcerated People to Receive Physical Mail

In 2021, San Mateo County, Calif., banned people incarcerated in its jails from receiving physical mail. EFF, the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, and the Social Justice Legal Foundation filed a lawsuit challenging this unconstitutional policy. 

Sign The Petition And Tell EU Legislators: Don’t Scan Us

The European Parliament is debating a proposal that, if it passes, could be disastrous for privacy worldwide. Every message, photo, or hosted file could be scanned, with the results sent to government agencies. It’s time for everyone to tell legislators: Stop Scanning Me.

Fourth Circuit: Individuals Have a First Amendment Right to Livestream Their Own Traffic Stops

In a partial victory for police accountability, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that the First Amendment protects a passenger who livestreams the traffic stop of the car he is traveling in. EFF had filed an amicus brief supporting the plaintiff in Sharpe v. Winterville in 2021.

EFF Updates

Audio Version of EFFector Newsletter

We're piloting an audio version of EFFector's Newsletter. We hope you enjoy it!

What Policymakers Need to Know About the First Amendment and Section 230

The Supreme Court just heard two cases—Twitter v. Taamneh and Gonzalez v. Google—that could dramatically affect users’ speech rights online. Last week, EFF hosted a Capitol Hill panel in Washington D.C. to discuss what legislators need to know about these cases, the history of Section 230, and the First Amendment’s protections for online speech.

CBP Is Expanding Its Surveillance Tower Program at the U.S.-Mexico Border–And We're Mapping It

To provide researchers with the tools to analyze the impact of U.S. border security policy, EFF has released a new map and dataset of more than 290 surveillance towers installed by Customs and Border Protection along the border with Mexico.

Civil Society Organizations Urge Ghana’s Parliament to Reject Repressive Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill

With Ghana's anti-LGBTQ+ bill set to undergo its second reading in the Ghanaian Parliament, EFF and other civil society partners are calling on the government of Ghana to immediately reject this draconian bill.

How We Fought For and Won Access to Records About Predictive Policing in General Escobedo, Mexico

What started with a simple public records request became a journey into the absurd depths of Mexican bureaucracy. But we emerged victorious, and learned a lot about how a city experimented with a dangerous surveillance tool.

EFF Tells Supreme Court: Trademark Law Doesn’t Trump the First Amendment

A trademark dispute between Jack Daniels and a maker of novelty dog toys may not sound like an important First Amendment battleground, but a bad decision in the latest trademark case to come before the U.S. Supreme Court could eliminate an important protection for a wide range of political and artistic expression.

Announcements

hack.summit()

EFF supporters are invited to join hack.summit(), a virtual event hosted between March 31 and April 1, where you can learn about blockchain coding concepts from speakers including Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin.

EFF's 7th Annual Tech Trivia Night

Join us in San Francisco on April 27th for EFF's 7th annual Tech Trivia Night! Explore the obscure minutiae of digital security, online rights, and internet culture.

EFF at Black Hat USA

EFF is once again excited to be back in Las Vegas for Black Hat USA! If you are interested in submitting a talk to Black Hat, you can contact info@eff.org about any legal concerns regarding your talk or any sensitive InfoSec research you are conducting.

Job Openings

​Director, Technology Policy and Projects

EFF is looking for a full-time Director, Technology Policy & Projects to lead part of the Public Interest Technology team’s work in privacy, competition, government surveillance, and cybersecurity, along with the development of our Privacy Badger software.

MiniLinks

Expect 'Fireworks and Posturing on Both Sides' at House TikTok hearing (Daily Kos)

There are legitimate data privacy concerns about all social media platforms, including but not limited to TikTok. That’s why EFF supports comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation.

Texas Lawmakers Want to Erase Abortion From the Internet (Coda Story)

A Texas bill targeting websites, people and companies that share abortion-related info online is systematically set up to silence people and chill speech.

Secret Service and ICE Did Not Always Adhere to Statute and Policies Governing Use of Cell-Site Simulators (REDACTED) (Department of Homeland Security)

Two Homeland Security agencies have been found conducting overly broad surveillance again—this time, by using stingray devices to collect cell phone data in violation of federal policies and laws.

How to Secure Your Twitter Account for Free (Washington Post)

Twitter’s abrupt end to free two-factor authentication via SMS will leave more users with less security. 

The UN's Cybercrime Treaty Could Be A Privacy Disaster (IT Pro)

The vague and broad provisions contained in the UN’s Cybercrime Treaty will undoubtedly sweep up and criminalize legitimate expression, news reporting, protest speeches, and more.

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