Notices by Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff@mastodon.social), page 43

There's a lot of case law on Section 230’s limitation of platforms’ liability for content posted by users, but not much on whether a subsection protects creators of tools that let users control how they access the internet, EFF’s Sophia Cope told @WIRED. https://www.wired.com/story/meta-section-230-users-algorithm/

In San Francisco for #BSidesSF or #RSAC this upcoming week? Fill out your schedule with EFF's Tech Trivia on May 9th! Join us to test your knowledge on digital security, online rights, and internet culture. Plus, we'll have tacos 🌮 https://www.eff.org/tt24m

New Speaking Freely interview! This time we sat down with VP of Global Advocacy at the Wikimedia Foundation, Rebecca MacKinnon. Read her interview and more here: https://eff.org/speaking-freely

A reminder to Swifties and non-Swifties alike to regularly review your phone's location sharing settings.
Remember: the deepest privacy threat from mobile phones is the way that they announce your whereabouts all day (and all night) long.

Stalking your ex using phone location services isn’t cool. Neither is the way that governments and companies use your phone's data to determine where you've been. Learn more about protecting your privacy, and how EFF helps:
* https://www.eff.org/issues/location-privacy
* https://ssd.eff.org/module/mobile-phones-location-tracking

#TaylorSwift #blackdog #locationprivacy #dataprivacy #digitalrights

“License plate readers are not documenting crime — they are documenting the perfectly legal activity that is driving your car on a public road,” EFF’s Dave Maass told The News & Observer. “It’s capturing more information on innocent people in that neighborhood.” https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article286920890.html

On EFF’s “How to Fix the Internet,” Repair Association leader Gay Gordon-Byrne joins Cindy Cohn and @jgkelley to discuss the past, present and future of the #RightToRepair movement. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/04/podcast-episode-right-repair-catches-car

EFF’s @evacide went in-depth on privacy, cybersecurity, and future tech challenges for our democratic society with the @EDPS #20Talks series. https://20years.edps.europa.eu/en/talks/eva-galperin

Have you seen EFF's very own Cybertiger IRL? 🐯 Here's your chance! Join us May 9th at EFF's Tech Trivia Night #EFFTechTrivia https://www.eff.org/tt24m

Expanded #RightToRepair protections could bring a flood of new local small-business jobs while reducing waste, Repair Association leader Gay Gordon-Byrne tells EFF’s Cindy Cohn and Jason Kelley on the latest episode of “How to Fix the Internet.” https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/04/podcast-episode-right-repair-catches-car

You can help support EFF tools like Privacy Badger, Certbot, and Atlas of Surveillance by becoming a member of EFF today! https://eff.org/mjoin

Using your face or thumbprint to unlock your phone is convenient, but courts may grant less legal protection to biometrics. EFF’s Andrew Crocker spoke to @Gizmodo about passwords and the Fifth Amendment. https://gizmodo.com/stop-using-your-face-or-thumb-to-unlock-your-phone-1851438205

Human rights and civil liberties should be protected on the internet—even in times of conflict and war. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/10/internet-access-shouldnt-be-bargaining-chip-geopolitical-battles

For data brokers dealing with our personal information, our data can either be useful for their profit-making or truly anonymous, but not both. Our privacy rights online must not be sacrificed so corporations can fill their pockets. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/11/debunking-myth-anonymous-data

Protecting your electronic devices and digital assets before, during, and after a protest is vital to keeping yourself and your information safe, as well as getting your message out. Learn more:
https://ssd.eff.org/module/attending-protest

"I expect there will be at least one legal challenge to the (TikTok ban) law. And I think the U.S. government will be hard-pressed to show that the law satisfies the appropriate First Amendment scrutiny," EFF’s @davidgreene told @Mashable https://mashable.com/article/tiktok-ban-legal-fight

If you bought it, you should have the right to use it, modify it, and repair it whenever, wherever, and however you want, Repair Association leader Gay Gordon-Byrne tells EFF’s Cindy Cohn and Jason Kelley on the new episode of “How to Fix the Internet.”   https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/04/podcast-episode-right-repair-catches-car

Earth Day still on your mind? Our “planned obsolescence” throwaway culture doesn’t have to be, and shouldn’t be, a technology status quo, @RepairCoalition leader Gay Gordon-Byrne tells EFF’s Cindy Cohn and @jgkelley on the new episode of “How to Fix the Internet.” https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/04/podcast-episode-right-repair-catches-car

What year was the first version of Microsoft Windows released? Comment with the answer and register today! #EFFTechTrivia https://www.eff.org/tt24m

"The legal and political environment in Africa is becoming repressive against press freedom and freedom of expression."

Learn more in our latest Speaking Freely interview featuring Obioma Okonkwo! Read her interview and more, here: https://www.eff.org/pages/speaking-freely-obioma-okonkwo