Notices by Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff@mastodon.social), page 38

If your car has internet capabilities, it knows your driving history. Your car insurance carrier might know it, too. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/car-makers-shouldnt-be-selling-our-driving-history-data-brokers-and-insurance

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When judges won’t stand up for public transparency in patent disputes, EFF will. We’re headed to a federal appeals court to push for access to court records.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/eff-appeals-order-denying-public-access-patent-filings
#OpenAccess #patents

NEW on EFF’s “How to Fix the Internet ”— artist Nettrice Gaskins joins Cindy Cohn and @jgkelley to discuss how she’s applying artificial intelligence to expand the boundaries of Black artistic thought. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/05/podcast-episode-ai-artists-palette

Patent litigants shouldn’t be able to agree to shut the public out of their legal fights.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/eff-appeals-order-denying-public-access-patent-filings
#patents #OpenAccess

Help us make Congress work for the public, not patent trolls. https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-we-can-t-afford-more-bad-patents

The stalkerware industry is a “soft target,” EFF’s @evacide told @TechCrunch. “The people who run these companies are perhaps not the most scrupulous or really concerned about the quality of their product.” https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/31/hacked-leaked-exposed-why-you-should-stop-using-stalkerware-apps/

We’re appealing a court order to fight for greater transparency in patent disputes.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/eff-appeals-order-denying-public-access-patent-filings
#openaccess #patents

Georgia’s politically-minded prosecution of Cop City defendants is fearmongering about online security services that are enjoyed by everyone, including Georgia officials and the public at large. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/05/georgia-prosecutors-stoke-fears-over-use-encrypted-messengers-and-tor

Now more than ever, people must be able to hold those in power accountable and inspire others through the act of protest. Protecting your devices and digital assets before, during, and after a protest is vital. https://ssd.eff.org/module/attending-protest

Congress members call out the ShotSpotter product as inaccurate and discriminatory in letter to DHS to investigate the department’s subsidizing of the company for local police use. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/05/shots-fired-congressional-letter-questions-dhs-funding-shotspotter

Tanto computadores Windows como Mac incluem uma forma gratuita de encriptar toda a sua unidade de armazenamento. Deve ativá-la, se ainda não fez. https://ssd.eff.org/pt-br/module/como-criptografar-seu-dispositivo-windows

Local advocacy is essential to ensuring technology supports the intellectual freedom at the heart of a democratic society. Join the fight by connecting with our grassroots network, the Electronic Frontier Alliance. https://www.eff.org/fight

TunnelVision is a good reminder that VPN providers tend to overpromise on their security benefits. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/05/wider-view-tunnelvision-and-vpn-advice

Alaska joins California, Hawaii, and Vermont in finding warrant aerial surveillance unconstitutional https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/05/alaska-supreme-court-takes-aerial-surveillances-threat-privacy-seriously-other

We’ll keep fighting for the public’s right to access documents about legal disputes. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/eff-seeks-greater-public-access-patent-lawsuit-filed-texas

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EFF recently submitted comments to the Oversight Board highlighting that moderation decisions around the phrase “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” must be made on an individualized basis. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/05/eff-submission-oversight-board-posts-include-river-sea