Notices by Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff@mastodon.social), page 58

Learn how Prop E threatens San Franciscans' privacy. http://sfprope.org

Most people should use a #password manager, but there's no one-size-fits-all recommendation. https://ssd.eff.org/module/choosing-the-password-manager-that-s-right-for-you

Three years later, the Kids Online Safety Act remains a censorship bill that would allow the government to decide what types of information can be shared online. Tell your representatives to oppose it.  https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/02/dont-fall-latest-changes-dangerous-kids-online-safety-act

Big Tech takes away our agency as users and developers of technology. Thankfully, America's antitrust enforcers have stepped up and are taking meaningful, important action: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/02/hip-hip-hooray-hipster-antitrust

Don’t give in to privacy nihilism. Instead, share and celebrate the ways we’re winning. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/02/privacy-isnt-dead-far-it

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The Kids Online Safety Act still gives federal and state officials the power to target lawful speech online, and it will still harm a wide range of children who rely on the internet to access information and find their communities. #KOSA https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/02/dont-fall-latest-changes-dangerous-kids-online-safety-act

“Unchecked surveillance is not the solution to our city’s challenges,” EFF’s Nash Sheard said at Wednesday’s rally. “If passed, Prop. E would expand secret surveillance while stripping away hard-won safety policies.” More from The Davis Vanguard: https://www.davisvanguard.org/2024/02/san-francisco-prop-e-opponents-protest-outside-sf-city-hall-claim-measure-protects-cops-not-civilians/

KOSA would still let government decide what information can be shared online, would still require websites, apps and platforms to filter and block legal speech, and probably would still result in age verification requirements, EFF’s @jgkelley told @verge https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/15/24073878/kids-online-safety-act-new-senate-support

“There are already coordinated misinformation campaigns and bots putting out messages against vaccines or to affect the climate change discussion,” EFF’s @falsemirror told @bulwarkonline. "AI just makes all this more unique, harder to detect, and more widely present.” https://plus.thebulwark.com/p/how-authoritarians-will-use-ai

Keep your eyes peeled for some exciting news coming soon... #StopNSAspying

The authors of the dangerous Kids Online Safety Act (#KOSA) have amended it for 2024, and it remains a censorious and dangerous bill. We are asking everyone to demand that their representatives oppose it—even if they already have. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/02/dont-fall-latest-changes-dangerous-kids-online-safety-act

“Despite these latest amendments, KOSA remains a dangerous and unconstitutional censorship bill which we continue to oppose,” EFF’s @jgkelley told @TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/15/lawmakers-revise-kids-online-safety-act-to-address-lgbtq-advocates-concerns/

An innocent California man's arrest and three-week incarceration demonstrates "the police will use whatever tool they have, even if it's a tool that has a huge risk of misidentifying someone," EFF’s Jennifer Lynch told the Ventura County Star. https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2024/02/15/camarillo-man-once-charged-with-kidnapping-attempt-declared-innocent/72428314007/

Requiring ID to access social media will “harm everyone’s ability to speak out and share information, regardless of their age,” EFF’s Jason Kelley told The Center Square; that data could be sold, stolen, or abused, & millions without government ID would lose access. https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_b8baac3e-cb8b-11ee-8d1c-87384d15b517.html

While you await the next season of our award-winning “How to Fix the Internet” podcast (coming soon!), give a listen to EFF’s Cindy Cohn on Fairpatterns’ “Fighting Dark Patterns” podcast, discussing the fight to protect your privacy and free will online.
https://shows.acast.com/6409c2f789451a0011bb9ddb/65ccb8ebe9ab17001792f416

Romance chatbots could "be a great tool for people exploring their sexuality—a way to try out conversations they would be too embarrassed to have with a person,” EFF’s Jacob Hoffman-Andrews told TechNewsWorld — but only with strong privacy policies. https://www.technewsworld.com/story/mozilla-recommends-swiping-left-on-ai-romance-apps-179014.html

“San Franciscans know a scam when they see it," EFF's Nash Sheard said about Prop E at a rally today outside San Francisco City Hall. #NOPEonE

Members of Congress are talking about changing a law that ensures every American is able to speak online. Bipartisan consensus is a rare thing in politics these days. Unfortunately, they’re wrong, EFF’s @aaronmackey writes in @mercnews. https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/02/14/opinion-gutting-key-internet-law-wont-protect-children-online/

Are you a San Francisco resident against Prop E? Join us TOMORROW at 9am, in front of San Francisco's City Hall along with @ACLU and other speakers as we say NO on Prop E. #NOPEonE https://eff.org/SFpropE