Notices by Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff@mastodon.social), page 28

No one should own the law. https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-don-t-let-anyone-own-the-law https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-don-t-let-anyone-own-the-law

Google no longer intends to drop support for third-party cookies in Chrome. "This is an extremely disappointing decision that really just highlights Google's commitment to their own profits over users' privacy," EFF’s Lena Cohen told @theregister. https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/23/google_cookies_third_party_continue/

Despite an extensive record, the Murthy plaintiffs could not show that the government caused a social media platform to take down, deamplify, or otherwise obscure their posts or particular posts of others. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/07/supreme-court-dodges-key-question-murthy-v-missouri-and-dismisses-case-failing
 

“Privacy Sandbox” protects Google’s bottom line at the expense of your privacy. Opt out automatically with Privacy Badger’s latest update. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/07/why-privacy-badger-opts-you-out-googles-privacy-sandbox

DHS bought a dog-like robot that it modified with an antenna array to let law enforcement overload people’s home networks to disable any “internet of things” devices, according a transcript obtained by EFF’s Dave Maass and shared with @404mediaco. https://www.404media.co/dhs-has-a-ddos-robot-to-disable-internet-of-things-booby-traps-inside-homes/

Congress is set to vote next week on a law that will allow industry groups to own copyright in the laws we all must follow. We need you to tell them to oppose this outrageous proposal. https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-don-t-let-anyone-own-the-law

Industry is hoping that Congress lets this copyright power grab sail through next week. We can’t let it happen. https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-don-t-let-anyone-own-the-law

Robots, Predictive Policing, Social Media Monitoring. These are just some of the new technologies we've explained for you in our new Field Guide to Police Surveillance
https://sls.eff.org/

Digital spaces enable LGBTQ+ people to engage with their gender and sexual orientation, but it can be daunting to give up any kind of privacy online while doing so. Here's a guide to protecting your identities online, from using a VPN to obscuring faces.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/07/beyond-pride-month-protecting-digital-identities-lgbtq-people

Digital spaces enable LGBTQ+ people to engage with their gender and sexual orientation, but it can be daunting to give up any kind of privacy online while doing so. Here's a guide to protecting your identities online, from using a VPN to obscuring faces.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/07/beyond-pride-month-protecting-digital-identities-lgbtq-people

La Electronic Frontier Alliance es una red de intercambio de información compuesta por grupos de base de todo el país que promueven los derechos digitales en sus respectivas comunidades. https://www.eff.org/fight

Court after court has recognized that no one can own the text of the law. But the Pro Codes Act is a deceptive power grab that will help giant industry associations ration access to huge swaths of U.S. laws. https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-don-t-let-anyone-own-the-law

We have a constitutional right to read, share and discuss the law. Tell Congress you agree the law should be open to us all and urge them to reject this bill. https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-don-t-let-anyone-own-the-law

EFF submitted comments to the FCC demanding investigation of SS7 and Diameter security and transparency into how the telecoms handle the security of these networks. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/07/eff-fcc-ss7-vulnerable-and-telecoms-must-acknowledge

We are "stuck in a digital monoculture, where decades of anti-competitive practices have created it so that just one system is responsible for so much of what we rely on from everything from airlines to hospitals to schools," EFF’s @falsemirror told Mashable. https://mashable.com/article/crowdstrike-update-fail-explained

Want to fight for digital rights in your local school or community, but not sure how? Our Electronic Frontier Alliance toolkits can help you get started. https://www.eff.org/fight

Existen varios tipos de autenticación de dos factores, aquí te explicamos cómo elegir la mejor opción (cuando tienes el lujo de elegir). https://ssd.eff.org/es/module/c%C3%B3mo-habilitar-la-autenticaci%C3%B3n-de-dos-factores

Just deleting a period-tracking app is “bad advice because, simply, this is not the data that is being used in these prosecutions right now,” EFF’s @evacide told USA TODAY. Worry more about Facebook messenger chats, Google searches, and location data.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/07/19/abortion-digital-privacy-tools-vpn/74365552007/

Industry giants want to copyright our laws and sell them back to us. Tell Congress: stop this copyright scam. https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-don-t-let-anyone-own-the-law

“Access to anyone’s social connections can reveal sensitive private information and expose them to security risks,” EFF’s Jennifer Lynch told @Wired. If a vice presidential candidate hasn’t changed his privacy settings, what does that say for the rest of us?
https://www.wired.com/story/jd-vance-venmo/