Notices by Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff@mastodon.social), page 19

For fans at sporting events, face recognition technology must be explicitly opt-in with a viable alternative for those who decline, EFF’s Matthew Guariglia told @FastCompany. Biometric data can’t be changed if it’s leaked or stolen. “You only have one face.”
https://www.fastcompany.com/91185416/atlanta-falcons-fans-can-now-buy-stadium-snacks-with-their-faces

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EFF’s @cooperq and Will Greenberg built Ray Hunter, a tool designed to detect unusual cellular activity like that which comes from cell site simulators deployed by law enforcement. @WIRED took Ray Hunter for a walk around the Democratic National Convention.
https://www.wired.com/story/dnc-hidden-signal-hunt/

There was concern across the political spectrum that California was trying to compel disclosure of platforms’ views on topics at the center of our dialogue about controversial speech, EFF’s @aaronmackey told the @sfchronicle. https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/x-lawsuit-content-moderation-19743186.php

"In a regime where you need a personhood credential to be able to log in, this actually seems like kind of a custom-built choke point for governments to prevent certain people from getting online,” EFF’s Jacob Hoffman-Andrews told @theregister. https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/03/ai_personhood_credentials/

O Bluesky oferece várias formas de controlar o que aparece no seu fluxo de mensagens (ou feed em inglês): ferramentas de etiquetagem e curadoria para ocultar (ou avisar sobre) o conteúdo de uma publicação e ferramentas para bloquear totalmente as contas do seu fluxo. https://www.eff.org/pt-br/deeplinks/2024/06/how-clean-your-bluesky-feed

Olá, Brazil! Qual é a diferença entre Mastodon, Bluesky e Threads? Para evitar tentativas e erros, descrevemos algumas diferenças entre estas opções e o que isso pode significar para elas no futuro. https://www.eff.org/pt-br/deeplinks/2024/06/whats-difference-between-mastodon-bluesky-and-threads

“His use was obviously critical, and not one that’s going to be in competition with LifeWise or seeking to replace it,” EFF’s @mitchstoltz told the Chronicle-Telegram. “It’s fair use, and therefore not copyright infringement.”
https://chroniclet.com/news/402379/parents-against-lifewise-organizer-files-motion-to-dismiss-copyright-suit/

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Age-gating systems that propose to analyze and copy our biometric data, our government IDs, or both, would be a huge privacy setback for Americans of all ages. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/victory-california-bill-impose-mandatory-internet-id-checks-dead-it-should-stay

And if you think that’s bad, see why the mass of information gathered by self-driving cars and cars with self-driving modes threatens civil liberties and privacy for pedestrians, commuters, and anyone else who relies on public roads and walkways in cities.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/08/impending-privacy-threat-self-driving-cars

If cars “are constantly capturing information, even when they’re parked, the police can look to them as a resource,” putting "third parties—people who are not involved at all—in the crosshairs of investigations,” EFF’s Saira Hussain told the @sfchronicle. https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/tesla-sentry-mode-police-evidence-19731000.php

Nobody should need a credential of their personhood, EFF’s Jacob Hoffman-Andrews told @cnet. “Your personhood is an innate feature of your being. It can't be granted to you by anyone else."
https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/personhood-credentials-everything-to-know-about-the-proposed-id-for-the-internet/

Next week is our EFF Awards! All are welcome to join us in San Francisco on September 12th to recognize key leaders and organizations championing digital rights: www.eff.org/effawards

The festivities begin with special guest Elizabeth Minkel. Join us to celebrate this year's honorees with drinks, bytes, and excellent company.

We are pleased to announce our winners!
🏆 404 Media
🏆 Carolina Botero
🏆 Connecting Humanity

RSVP today! www.eff.org/effawards

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 Coalition's campaign to guarantee every home and business in PDX affordable, reliable access to high-speed internet. https://communitybroadbandpdx.org/

A melhor maneira de contornar a censura depende muito de onde você está e de quais tipos de censura esteja enfrentando. https://ssd.eff.org/pt-br/module/entendendo-e-contornando-censura-na-rede

如果你是 Signal 的新用户，可能会觉得有点难以掌握，但其实它的设置和使用都非常简单。https://ssd.eff.org/zh-hans/module/how-to-use-signal

Meta and Snap should not be able to freely disclose the content of your communications to anyone. They agree. The Supreme Court should too. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/california-supreme-court-should-help-protect-your-stored-communications

Happy #LaborDay! In this piece from 2020, our staff investigates #bossware– tech that bosses use to surveil and control their workers, and how to protect yourself.https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/06/inside-invasive-secretive-bossware-tracking-workers