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EFF joins @mozilla and 11 organizations calling for Bumble to prioritize user privacy. Data sharing with third parties must be an opt-in choice, rather than the default opt-out. Users shouldn’t have to put in extra effort to protect their personal information from companies that claim to value privacy. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/eff-and-12-organizations-tell-bumble-dont-sell-user-data-without-opt-consent

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Deleting biometric data after use does mitigate risks, but people always should be cautious about sharing it, EFF’s @falsemirror told Mashable. "You don't want your face print to wind up in a server permanently and [be] used against you in another context." https://mashable.com/article/is-tinder-photo-selector-ai-tool-safe-to-use

Mozilla’s system only measures the success rate of ads—it doesn’t help companies target those ads—and it’s less susceptible to abuse, EFF’s Lena Cohen told @FastCompany. “It’s much more privacy-preserving than Google’s version of the same feature.” https://www.fastcompany.com/91167564/mozilla-wants-you-to-love-firefox-again

Copyright doesn’t justify restrictions on how we can speak and share the text of our laws. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/eff-tells-yet-another-court-ensure-everyone-has-access-law-and-reject-private

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It's “a surveillance network that monitors communities…that have nothing to do with transport or crime,” EFF’s @maassive told @motherjonesmag. “They are just living their lives, doing their thing, but they’ve got the CBP tower looking in their window.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/08/border-patrol-wall-automated-surveillance-artificial-intelligence-security-expo/

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“We can’t rely solely on lawsuits and courts to protect us from the growing wave of anti-speech internet legislation,” EFF’s Joe Mullin said - the public is becoming aware of lawmakers' censorship plans and won't stand for them. https://www.biometricupdate.com/202408/kids-privacy-bills-passed-by-us-senate-house-path-unclear

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“Building homegrown monopolists that are too big to regulate effectively isn’t ultimately any better for consumers and society than ceding the field to foreign companies with close ties to authoritarian regimes,” EFF's @mitchstoltz told GZero Media.
https://www.gzeromedia.com/gzero-ai/all-antitrust-eyes-are-on-nvidia

"There's plenty of ways in which you could use a logo, and it would still be clear parody and perfectly lawful," EFF’s @cmcsherr told @arstechnica. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/08/parody-site-clownstrike-refused-to-bow-to-crowdstrikes-bogus-dmca-takedown/

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"Face recognition is a dangerous technology that routinely results in false accusations, mass surveillance, and racially disparate impact. Sports stadiums should not be using this technology absent strict safeguards,” EFF’s @Adam_D_Schwartz told @theregister. https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/06/nfl_face_scanning_tech/

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