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electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, End Two Federal Programs that Fund Police Surveillance Tech, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 2 days, 11 hours ago

The new administration can do two things immediately that would help stop some of the more nefarious ways that police departments get surveillance technology. It should further roll back the infamous 1033 program […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, For Many, the Arab Spring Isn't Over, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 2 days, 14 hours ago

Ten years ago today, Egyptians took to the streets to topple a dictator who had clung to power for nearly three decades. January 25th remains one of the most important dates of the Arab Spring, a series of […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, Twitter and Interoperability: Some Thoughts From the Peanut Gallery, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 2 days, 15 hours ago

Late in 2019, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey floated “Project Blue Sky,” a plan for an interoperable, federated, standardized Twitter that would let users (or toolsmiths who work on behalf of users) gain more control […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, EFF’s Top Recommendations for the Biden Administration, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 6 days, 10 hours ago

At noon on January 20, 2021, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States, and he and his staff took over the business of running the country.
The tradition of a peaceful transfer […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, Political Satire Is Protected Speech – Even If You Don’t Get the Joke, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 1 week ago

This blog post was co-written by EFF Legal Fellow Houston Davidson.
Should an obviously fake Facebook post—one made as political satire—end with a lawsuit and a bill to pay for a police response to the post? Of […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, Blyncsy’s Patent On Contact Tracing Isn’t A Medical Breakthrough, It’s A Patent Breakdown, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 1 week ago

Stupid Patent of the Month
Contact tracing is critical for limiting the spread of a contagion like COVID-19, but that doesn’t mean it’s inventive to compare people’s locations using their smartphones. Rathe […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, Oakland’s Progressive Fight to Protect Residents from Government Surveillance, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 1 week ago

The City of Oakland, California, has once again raised the bar on community control of police surveillance. Last week, Oakland’s City Council voted unanimously to strengthen the city’s already groundbreaking […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, Why EFF Doesn’t Support Bans On Private Use of Face Recognition, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 1 week ago

Government and private use of face recognition technology each present a wealth of concerns. Privacy, safety, and amplification of carceral bias are just some of the reasons why we must ban government use.
But […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, New OCC Rule Is a Win in the Fight Against Financial Censorship, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 1 week, 1 day ago

On Thursday, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency finalized its Fair Access to Financial Services rule, which will prevent banks from refusing to serve entire classes of customers that they find […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, So-called “Consent Searches” Harm Our Digital Rights, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 1 week, 6 days ago

Imagine this scenario: You’re driving home. Police pull you over, allegedly for a traffic violation. After you provide your license and registration, the officer catches you off guard by asking: “Since you […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, It’s Business As Usual At WhatsApp, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 1 week, 6 days ago

WhatsApp users have recently started seeing a new pop-up screen requiring them to agree to its new terms and privacy policy by February 8th in order to keep using the app.
The good news is that, overall, this […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, EFF Welcomes Fourth Amendment Defender Jumana Musa to Advisory Board, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Our Fourth Amendment rights are under attack in the digital age, and EFF is proud to announce that human rights attorney and racial justice activist Jumana Musa has joined our advisory board, bringing great […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, Face Surveillance and the Capitol Attack, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 2 weeks, 1 day ago

After last week’s violent attack on the Capitol, law enforcement is working overtime to identify the perpetrators. This is critical to accountability for the attempted insurrection. Law enforcement has many, m […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, Beyond Platforms: Private Censorship, Parler, and the Stack, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 2 weeks, 2 days ago

Last week, following riots that saw supporters of President Trump breach and sack parts of the Capitol building, Facebook and Twitter made the decision to give the president the boot. That was notable enough, […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, The FCC and States Must Ban Digital Redlining, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 2 weeks, 2 days ago

The rollout of fiber broadband will never make it to many communities in the US. That’s because large, national ISPs are currently laying fiber primarily focused on high-income users to the detriment of the rest o […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, The Government Has All of the Powers It Needs to Find and Prosecute Those Responsible for the Crimes on Capitol Hill This Week, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 2 weeks, 2 days ago

Perpetrators of the horrific events that took place at the Capitol on January 6 had a clear goal: to undermine the legitimate operations of government, to disrupt the peaceful transition of power, and to […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, YouTube and TikTok Put Human Rights In Jeopardy in Turkey, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 2 weeks, 4 days ago

Democracy in Turkey is in a deep crisis. Its ruling party, led by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, systematically silences marginalized voices, shuts down dissident TV channels, sentences journalists, and disregards the […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, California City’s Effort to Punish Journalists For Publishing Documents Widely Available Online is Dangerous and Chilling, EFF Brief Argues, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 2 weeks, 5 days ago

As part of their jobs, journalists routinely dig through government websites to find newsworthy documents and share them with the broader public. Journalists and Internet users understand that publicly available […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, ACLU, EFF, and Tarver Law Offices Urge Supreme Court to Protect Against Forced Disclosure of Phone Passwords to Law Enforcement, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 2 weeks, 5 days ago

Does the Fifth Amendment Protect You from Revealing Your Passwords to Police?Washington, D.C. – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), along with New Jersey-based […]
electronicfrontierfoundation wrote a new post, EFF's Response to Social Media Companies' Decisions to Block President Trump’s Accounts, on the site americanpeacenik technology journal 2 weeks, 6 days ago

Like most people in the United States and around the world, EFF is shocked and disgusted by Wednesday’s violent attack on the U.S. Capitol. We support all those who are working to defend the Constitution and the r […]
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