Notices by Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff@mastodon.social), page 26

"We should all be concerned when we hear about unproven technologies like Rapid DNA being promoted for criminal justice purposes, especially given how few protections currently exist around DNA collection in the U.S.," EFF’s Hudson Hongo told @Salon https://www.salon.com/2024/08/05/as-a-lobbyist-dave-reichert-pushed-dna-technology-that-could-enable-mass-surveillance/

Arbitrary surveillance enabled by a global treaty is the antithesis of a just world. Read EFF’s Veridiana Alimonti and @derechosdigital's Michel Roberto de Souza on why Brazil should champion strong human rights safeguards in the #UNCybercrimeTreaty negotiations. https://www.uol.com.br/tilt/analises/ultimas-noticias/2024/08/05/onu-pode-fechar-pacto-global-de-vigilancia-arbitraria-o-que-fara-o-brasil.htm

Google prioritizes profits over privacy by keeping third-party cookies in Chrome. It's time for privacy legislation to put you in control of your data. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/google-breaks-promise-block-third-party-cookies

EFF has been tracking nearly 100 bills in California alone. Find out which ones we want you to know about: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/here-are-effs-sacramento-priorities-right-now

When they tried to copyright the law, industry giants lost in court. Now they’re trying to change the law in Congress. Don’t let it happen. https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-don-t-let-anyone-own-the-law

Victims of human rights abuses enabled by powerful surveillance technologies must be able to seek redress through U.S. courts against both foreign and domestic corporations, we told the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.  https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/eff-ninth-circuit-dont-shield-foreign-spyware-company-human-rights-accountability

CrowdStrike’s billion-dollar outage is a wake-up call. We need antitrust action now to prevent future tech collapses. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/07/crowdstrike-antitrust-and-digital-monoculture

It’s time for Handschu to visit Atlanta. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/atlanta-police-must-stop-high-tech-spying-political-movements

Electronic Frontier Alliance members get support from a community of like-minded grassroots organizers from across the US. If your group wants to help defend our digital rights, consider joining today. https://eff.org/join-EFA

Overreliance on a few tech giants makes us all susceptible to the same bugs and exploits. Stronger antitrust enforcement is good for security. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/07/crowdstrike-antitrust-and-digital-monoculture

Copyright must not be used as a tool to control public access to the law. Stop the Pro Codes Act! https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-don-t-let-anyone-own-the-law

The California legislature is tackling a wide array of privacy, free speech, and innovation issues this session, including bills that cover what standards AI systems should meet before being used by state agencies, how AI and copyright interact, and police use of surveillance. Learn more https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/here-are-effs-sacramento-priorities-right-now

Google abandons its promise to block third-party cookies in Chrome, leaving billions vulnerable to online surveillance. We need strong privacy legislation to fight back. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/google-breaks-promise-block-third-party-cookies

NSO Group is unlikely to face legal accountability in its home country. U.S. courts should be open to victims of human rights violations wrought by surveillance technologies, like the journalists of El Faro journalists who were targeted with the Pegasus spyware.  https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/eff-ninth-circuit-dont-shield-foreign-spyware-company-human-rights-accountability

"Parody is protected speech,” EFF’s @davidgreene told @nbcnews. Despite deepfakes’ growing sophistication, which can easily fool listeners, “it’s still important to have protection for commentary and parody.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinformation/kamala-harris-deepfake-shared-musk-sparks-free-speech-debate-rcna164119

The Atlanta Police Department is surveilling the freedom to protest, online and off. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/atlanta-police-must-stop-high-tech-spying-political-movements

Google abandons its promise to block third-party cookies in Chrome, leaving billions vulnerable to online surveillance. We need strong privacy legislation to fight back. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/google-breaks-promise-block-third-party-cookies
#chrome #privacy

Whatever went wrong at #CrowdStrike was just a spark. Last month it ignited the powder keg of digital monocultures. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/07/crowdstrike-antitrust-and-digital-monoculture
#FTC #antitrust

Consumer enforcement against Meta’s face recognition system paved the way for Texas’ $1.4 billion settlement. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/07/texas-wins-14-billion-biometric-settlement-against-meta-it-would-have-happened

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