Notices by Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff@mastodon.social)

EFF is heading to #RightsCon! Join us next week in Taipei. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/eff-rightscon-2025

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Have you had a post about abortion removed or had your account suspended for posting about abortion? Your voice matters. Report your experience: https://www.eff.org/uncensored. #StopCensoringAbortion

Keep up with the different surveillance technologies police are using across the U.S., from body-worn cameras, to cell-site simulators. Stay informed using the Atlas of Surveillance. https://atlasofsurveillance.org/atlas

Open source software has been an essential part of EFF since our founding in 1990. That's why we're always excited to hang out with the open source community for #SCaLE: https://www.eff.org/event/eff-scale-22x

EFF’s Cindy Cohn joined Osano’s Arlo Gilbert on the Privacy Insider Podcast to discuss the rapidly evolving landscape of digital rights, privacy, and government policies impacting technology like encryption and AI. https://youtu.be/39M4PZsBS7o?feature=shared

Big Tech is censoring abortion content! 🚨

Social media platforms are removing vital info on reproductive health. Have you been censored? Report it here: https://www.eff.org/uncensored.
#StopCensoringAbortion

Going to a protest? Thinking about switching to encrypted messaging? Curious about VPNs? Check out EFF’s Surveillance Self-Defense site: Tips, Tools and How-tos for Safer Online Communications. https://ssd.eff.org/

EFF’s @Thorin joined @thefinalstrawradio to discuss basic tools and ideas for keeping our information a little safer online - Surveillance Self-Defense, as we call it. https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2025/02/16/surveillance-self-defense-encrypted-chat-apps-and-securing-devices-with-thorin-klosowski/

During our analysis of RedNote, we found that the app requests some very sensitive permissions, including location information, even when the app is not running in the foreground. This permission is not requested by other similar apps such as TikTok, Facebook, or Instagram. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/crimson-memo-analyzing-privacy-impact-xianghongshu-aka-red-note

Don't miss #RightsCon25in Taipei! From February 24 to 27, 2025, delve into the criminalization of Tor use in the Ola Bini case. Discover essential lessons for digital experts from the Global South.

📅 Times:
Ecuador: February 24 at 8:00 p.m. (GMT-5)
Taipei: February 25 at 9:00 a.m. (GMT+8). #DigitalRights #TorProject
https://forms.gle/7BNh1mGoBtPTvqrM8

Attending a protest? Check out EFF's protest safety tips. https://ssd.eff.org/module/attending-protest

Access to abortion information is being suppressed online, so we’re collecting stories of digital censorship to hold platforms accountable.

Share your experience and help us fight back.
Learn more at www.eff.org/uncensored.

#StopCensoringAbortion.

Infringements on privacy are commonplace across the world, and Europe is no exception. In this blog, find out about how we implement a privacy first approach to fighting online harms in Europe. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/saving-internet-europe-defending-privacy-and-fighting-surveillance

Citizen Lab released a report that highlights three serious security issues in the RedNote app, including that the app retrieves uploaded user content in a way that allows anyone else on your network, at your ISP, or organizations like the NSA, to see everything you look at and upload to RedNote. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/crimson-memo-analyzing-privacy-impact-xianghongshu-aka-red-note

"The same tracking techniques that Google claims are essential for online advertising also expose individuals' sensitive information to data brokers, surveillance companies, and law enforcement," EFF’s Lena Cohen told BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm21g0052dno

“Parents should check reviews of the devices they buy, both within the site they're buying it on as well as separate from that site,” EFF’s @legind told Parents magazine. Also, stick with recognized brands that have good product security histories. https://www.parents.com/mom-sends-warning-after-wifi-baby-monitor-gets-hacked-11681067

Everyone's security plans and situations will always be different. But the first step to a better online world is looking at your community and figuring out what's needed and how to get everyone else on board. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/building-community-privacy-plan

Good privacy decisions begin with proper knowledge about your situation—and we’ve got you covered. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/privacy-loves-company

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