Notices by Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff@mastodon.social), page 57

We shouldn’t be forced to show ID to get online. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/02/eff-opposes-california-initiative-would-cause-mass-censorship

Eastern Kansas: EFA member @mokancan will be hosting their regular meeting at the Lawrence Public Library to talk cybersecurity and privacy rights early next month. https://www.eff.org/event/mokancan-kansas-meet

For how long should we let police violate our privacy & safety without accountability & oversight? ”A small band of tech billionaires have joined forces to raise over $1 million to convince us the answer is at least one year,” EFF’s Nash Sheard said. #NOPEonE
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/breed-police-ballot-measure-18682557.php

When an InterPlanetary File System host received a DMCA takedown notice for content accessible through his site, EFF’s Kit Walsh came to the rescue, TorrentFreak reports.
https://torrentfreak.com/ifps-gateway-operator-is-not-liable-for-pirated-software-keys-240223/

We can't censor our way to a better net. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/02/eff-opposes-california-initiative-would-cause-mass-censorship

“San Franciscans know a scam when we see it,” EFF’s Nash Sheard said. “Unchecked surveillance is not the solution to our city’s challenges, and we can’t sit silently while opportunists turn our streets into a surveillance state testing lab.” #NOPEonE https://www.davisvanguard.org/2024/02/billionaires-super-rich-named-as-surveillance-state-17-contributors-fueling-prop-e-plan-to-turn-sf-residents-into-guinea-pigs-for-police-spying/

The freelance journalist Tim Burke has been arrested and indicted in connection with an investigation into leaks of unaired footage from Fox News. Mr. Burke’s prosecution shows the DOJ needs to do more to show that its charging policy prevents CFAA misuse. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/02/justice-department-even-following-its-own-policy-cybercrime-prosecution-journalist

“Prop. E is an extension of the policies that were created that criminalized Black and brown communities by over-policing us, over-charging us and pushing us deeper into the cycles of incarceration,” @youngwomenfree's Lucero Herrera said. #NOPEonE https://missionlocal.org/2024/02/prop-e-foes-demonstrate-outside-y-combinator-hq/

Buying residents’ geolocation data? A swarm of police drones overhead? Robot dogs? San Francisco Police could pursue any of these and much more without accountability under Prop E, EFF’s Saira Hussain tells @reasonmagazine. #NOPEonE https://reason.com/2024/02/22/proposition-e-would-make-it-easier-for-police-to-surveil-san-francisco/

It's #StudentPressFreedom Day! Thanks to all the student journalists investigating surveillance tech and student privacy issues.

Need a story idea? Check out our Red Flag Machine report to learn more about the dangers of student monitoring software. www.redflagmachine.org

EFF’s Mario Trujillo joins CISO Series’ Defense in Depth to talk about the legal, reputational, and administrative costs of retaining too much data. https://cisoseries.com/when-is-data-an-asset-and-when-is-it-a-liability/

Section 702 is up for renewal and now is our time to fight warrantless surveillance. Show your support and help EFF unplug big brother with one of our NSA Spying t-shirts: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/02/nsa-spying-shirts-are-back-just-time-tell-congress-reform-section-702

Mobile driver licenses raise concerns over providers’ credibility on security and questions of surveillance uses that remain unanswered in often opaque partnerships between states and private providers, EFF’s @ross told Bloomberg Law.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and-telecom-law/mobile-drivers-licenses-face-privacy-scrutiny-ahead-of-ny-pilot

“The idea that they can’t get new technology unless they gut our entire system of police oversight and transparency is absolutely ridiculous,” EFF’s Matthew Guariglia told @MLNow about Prop. E. #NOPEonE https://missionlocal.org/2024/02/prop-e-police-surveillance-sf/

“This is a giant camera in the sky for any government to use at any time without our knowledge,” EFF’s Jennifer Lynch told @nytimes. “We should definitely be worried.” https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/20/science/satellites-albedo-privacy.html

“The problem here is that when you target the tool, and not the people using it, you endanger speech in a really fundamental way,” EFF’s @ktrendacosta told Bloomberg Law about the FTC’s proposed AI deepfake regulations. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-providers-face-broad-liability-under-ftcs-deepfakes-proposal

“Paradoxically, what KOSA does is it removes the ability for teens and children to find information when they are experiencing the very sort of health problems and other problems that KOSA is trying to address,” EFF’s @aaronmackey told @NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/02/18/1232301930/how-tech-companies-would-be-affected-by-the-kids-online-safety-act

“It’s a massive leap backwards because San Francisco has some of the more advanced privacy-oriented legislation in the country,” EFF’s Matthew Guariglia told @MLNow about Prop. E. #NOPEonE
https://missionlocal.org/2024/02/prop-e-police-surveillance-sf/

“The amount of people who are surprised by how much data goes elsewhere is a sign that 23andMe isn’t explaining things very clearly,” EFF’s @Thorin told @guardian https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/feb/17/23andme-dna-data-security-finance

A court incorrectly suggested that many foundational consumer privacy principles cannot pass First Amendment scrutiny. We are asking the Ninth Circuit to fix this mistake. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/02/eff-court-strike-down-age-estimation-california-not-consumer-privacy