Notices by Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff@mastodon.social), page 13

Government and companies make it sound like automated license plate readers are “only looking for lawbreakers” when in fact the tech “collects everyone's data and stores that data often for immense periods of time,” EFF’s @maassive told @WIRED. https://www.wired.com/story/license-plate-readers-political-signs-bumper-stickers/

Did you miss this year's EFF Awards? Catch the celebration with three leaders who have made meaningful strides for technology users. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/eff-awards-night-celebrating-digital-rights-founders-advancing-free-speech-and

EFF’s “How to Fix the Internet” is a finalist in the Signal Awards' 3rd Annual Listener's Choice competition! We’re up against stiff competition, so please vote now for the podcast that shows you what the digital world looks like if we get it right! https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2024/shows/general/technology

Donate using traditional currency and mobile payment on EFF's membership page. https://eff.org/donate

EFF has new cryptocurrency wallet addresses as of August 22, 2024. Thanks for all of the ways that you support privacy and free speech online. https://www.eff.org/pages/other-ways-give-and-donor-support#crypto

Cities “will pay hundreds of thousands and millions of dollars to mount some massive surveillance system, and the public will really be in the dark about how it’s used, when it’s used, where the things are located,” EFF’s Matthew Guariglia told the @chicagotribune and the Illinois Answers Project.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/09/29/chicago-police-cameras/

The 2024 EFF Award winners overcame roadblocks to build organizations that protect and advocate for people’s rights to online free speech, digital privacy, and the ability to live free from government surveillance. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/eff-awards-night-celebrating-digital-rights-founders-advancing-free-speech-and

Tell Congress to throw out the NO FAKES Act and start over. https://act.eff.org/action/tell-the-senate-throw-out-the-no-fakes-act-and-start-over

Did you know the City of Portland owns and operates a fiber-optic broadband network? Find out more about EFA member Personal Telco and the PDX Community Broadband's campaign to guarantee every home and business in PDX affordable, reliable access to high-speed internet. https://communitybroadbandpdx.org/

The FTC's latest investigation found giant tech companies collect way more data than users expect and share it widely without oversight. Federal privacy legislation is long overdue.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/ftc-report-confirms-commercial-surveillance-out-control

Digital IDs aren't just substitutes for physical ones, they'll likely make proving your identity an increasingly common hurdle for accessing goods, services, and spaces—both online and offline. Lawmakers should protect access for people who choose not to use these digital IDs. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/digital-id-isnt-everybody-and-thats-okay

Decisions concerning people’s freedom, mobility, and ability to seek safety in the United States should not be made by computers. That's why EFF and over 100 other organizations are calling on the U.S. government to stop this practice. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/eff-140-other-organizations-call-end-ai-use-immigration-decisions

EFF, patient rights groups, and consumer groups all know: patent challenges benefit the public. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/patient-rights-and-consumer-groups-join-eff-opposing-two-extreme-patent-bills

Kansas: Electronic Frontier Alliance member MOKANCAN is back in the sunflower state this Sunday hosting their monthly meetups for anyone passionate about digital rights and advocacy. https://www.eff.org/event/mokancan-kansas-meet-0

EFF remains committed to building a network with grassroots organizations. If you’re part of a not-for-profit community group, we encourage you to apply. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/reintroducing-efa

It is nearly impossible to be gainfully employed in the United States without the ability to navigate the internet. A total ban on someone’s ability to go online cannot be a condition of probation. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/eff-nc-court-appeals-total-internet-bans-are-unacceptable-and-unconstitutional-0

If you have data you really need to keep safe, consider cordoning off valuable data and communications onto a more secure device. We’ve got you covered on how to do this. https://ssd.eff.org/module/keeping-your-data-safe

A vote on two bad patent bills has been postponed, but these bills should be tossed altogether. They empower patent trolls to file lawsuits over everyday internet use.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/senate-vote-tomorrow-could-give-helping-hand-patent-trolls

What should you do if someone emails you a picture of your house and a threat to publish pictures of you looking at porn? Don’t Panic, don’t pay, it’s probably fake. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/new-email-scam-includes-pictures-your-house-dont-fall-it

Through a combination of predatory pricing, woefully inadequate eBook catalogs, and bad policies restricting access to paper literature, states around the US have exacerbated an already acute book censorship problem for incarcerated people. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/prison-banned-books-week-being-jail-shouldnt-mean-having-nothing-read