Notices by Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff@mastodon.social), page 3

Los datos de localización son uno de los más importantes y reveladores sobre todos nosotros. La reciente presentación del software Locate X muestra exactamente cómo pueden utilizarlo las fuerzas de seguridad. Esto es lo que puedes hacer. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/11/creators-police-location-tracking-tool-arent-vetting-buyers-heres-how-protect

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

Only a federal privacy law that empowers ordinary people to sue companies that broker their sensitive data will have enough teeth to begin reining in the data broker industry. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/04/americans-deserve-more-current-american-privacy-rights-act

The U.S. Senate has a chance to pass critical protections for journalists -- help us tell them this must be a priority. https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-to-pass-the-press-act-now

The House is about to vote on a bill that would give broad and easily abused new powers to the executive branch to allow the Secretary of Treasury to strip a U.S. nonprofit of its tax-exempt status. Tell Congress to vote NO on H.R. 9495. https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-not-to-weaponize-the-treasury-department-against-nonprofits

Keep it minimal while you show your support for EFF's fight against Street-Level Surveillance. https://shop.eff.org/products/street-level-surveillance-beanie

Location data is one of the most important and revealing data points about all of us. The recent reveal of the Locate X software shows exactly how law enforcement can use it. Here’s what you can do. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/11/creators-police-location-tracking-tool-arent-vetting-buyers-heres-how-protect

Today the Encode Justice NJ chapter is hosting an online interview with EFF Senior Staff Technologist Jacob Hoffman-Andrews on the future of AI and deepfakes. https://www.eff.org/event/deepfake-dilemma-technology-law-and-society

“You may recall he was the one who issued the initial TikTok ban,” EFF’s @davidgreene told @AlJazeera. “He did it by executive order, which was overturned by the courts, but he was very much of the belief that TikTok posed a national security threat.” https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2024/11/15/for-embattled-tiktok-trump-offers-hope-of-a-reprieve

There has been an uptick in requests from organizations looking for privacy and security training since Election Day, EFF’s @evacide told @axios. https://www.axios.com/2024/11/15/government-surveillance-trump-administration-prep

Companies have made device repair a way to siphon more money from your pocket to theirs. Learn how to push back. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/10/why-it-so-expensive-repair-my-devices

“We’ve seen law enforcement officers themselves use the data for their own purposes,” EFF’s @maassive told the @LATimes. “It should be frightening to everybody, because where we go in our lives is not the government’s business.”
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-11-14/are-there-automated-license-plate-readers-in-your-city-theres-an-open-source-program-for-that

Tell Congress to oppose H.R. 9495, which would give the executive branch the power to strip a U.S. nonprofit of its tax-exempt status without due process. This bill will chill nonprofit activity, endangering any organization that may be targeted by the administration. https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-not-to-weaponize-the-treasury-department-against-nonprofits

“I’m really excited that folks can choose the social media that’s right for them," EFF’s @falsemirror told @Vox. Some might want to talk to barely a dozen people, “and then if folks want a really big audience and to really blow up that’s also available.” https://www.vox.com/technology/385433/what-is-bluesky-twitter-social-media-use-future

Thanks to all those who spoke out! If you haven't told Congress your opinion on these terrible bills, you can still do so using our action center. Help us move the next Congress in a different direction. https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-we-can-t-afford-more-bad-patents

These bills were giveaways to patent trolls. We hope to engage with the next Congress on real patent fixes—changes that will create a more fair system for small companies and everyday users of tech.

The PERA and PREVAIL patent bills were pulled at the last minute today, without getting a committee vote. Senators are right to have concerns with these deeply flawed bills. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/11/tell-congress-stop-these-last-minute-bills-help-patent-trolls

This Saturday! Join the Encode Justice NJ chapter for an interview on AI and deepfakes with EFF Senior Staff Technologist Jacob Hoffman-Andrews. https://www.eff.org/event/deepfake-dilemma-technology-law-and-society

You might know how expensive it can be to repair a cell phone, laptop, or even a washing machine. But, it doesn't need to be this way: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/10/why-it-so-expensive-repair-my-devices

People are fighting back against the privatization and consolidation of our online communities. We documented these and several other exciting developments in the world of decentralization late last year. (4/4) https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/taking-back-web-decentralization-2023-review