Notices by Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff@mastodon.social), page 60

San Francisco: Learn more about Proposition E—what it would do, why it's dangerous, and why you should vote No:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/02/what-proposition-e-and-why-should-san-francisco-voters-oppose-it

Vous êtes-vous déjà demandé si vous deviez répondre à ces questions de sécurité, comme « quel est le nom de votre premier animal de compagnie ? » sincèrement ? Il existe une meilleure approche. https://ssd.eff.org/fr/module/créer-des-mots-de-passe-robustes

Curious what surveillance technologies law enforcement has in your area? Browse this map to find out: https://atlasofsurveillance.org

Most of you probably know about EFF’s cookie blocking Privacy Badger, but did you know EFF’s tech team also works on a bunch of other tools to keep you safe online? Check them out here: https://www.eff.org/pages/tools

Courts should interpret the 4th Amendment to bar the gov't from buying phone location data since “in order to acquire this data directly from a person or from their service provider, they would have to get a warrant,” EFF’s @Adam_D_Schwartz told FedScoop. https://fedscoop.com/ice-says-its-stopped-using-phone-location-data/

Axon, maker of Tasers and police body cameras, has bought AI surveillance company Fusus. Local governments should ensure privacy-invasive data collection and tools aren’t adopted by bureaucracy instead of careful public review, EFF’s Beryl Lipton told @Motherboard. https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7bwp4/axon-acquires-fusus-ai-surveillance-retail-healthcare

You shouldn't usually share passwords, but when it comes to protecting yourself from some #AI scams, it can be a simple way to confirm that you're talking to a person—not a robot. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/01/worried-about-ai-voice-clone-scams-create-family-password

EFF and the ACLU today urged CA’s Attorney General to crack down on police who are still violating state law and Californians’ privacy by sharing automated license plate reader info with out-of-state agencies, putting abortion seekers and providers at risk.

https://www.eff.org/press/releases/dozens-rogue-california-police-agencies-still-sharing-driver-locations-anti-abortion

“We need to pass laws at the state and federal level that very clearly lay out when law enforcement can use this (DNA) technique and require judicial authorization," with "consequences for violating those laws,” EFF’s Jennifer Lynch told @highcountrynews.
https://www.hcn.org/articles/justice-new-dna-technique-could-bring-closure-for-families-of-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-people

Policymakers hot to rein in AI-generated deepfakes “must take care that their proposals don’t create more problems than they solve, particularly for free expression and new creativity,” EFF’s @cmcsherr told @BostonGlobe - especially if existing laws suffice. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/01/30/business/taylor-swift-deep-fake-ai/

“These towers aren’t checking people’s papers,” EFF’s Dave Maass told @CalMatters. “Just being somebody who lives on the border, whose family are on both sides of the border, doesn’t make you a criminal and shouldn’t put you under suspicion.”
https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2024/01/border-patrol-california/

“Should we as a society really be going headfirst into virtual reality and augmented reality in our lives before we have strong privacy legislation?” EFF’s @cooperq asks in the @washingtonpost
(Spoiler alert: The answer is “no.”)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/01/30/apple-vision-pro-privacy/

EFF’s “How to Fix the Internet” podcast is an Anthem Awards winner! Heartfelt thanks to the Sloan Foundation and Pacific Content for supporting our exploration of a better tech future that benefits all of us. Season 5 is on the way!
https://www.anthemawards.com/winners/list/entry/#responsible-technology/awareness-media-categories/electronic-frontier-foundations-how-to-fix-the-internet-podcast/458892

Police "have the same barrier to entry as they did before, which is requesting from users. It’s just that Ring is under no obligation to build these free tools," EFF’s Matthew Guariglia told Oklahoma City's @koco5news https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-officers-ring-doorbell-video/46575697

Many of the ills of today’s internet have a single thing in common: they are built on a system of corporate surveillance. This Data Privacy & Protection Day, we're calling for a ban the targeting of ads to us based on our online behavior. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/03/ban-online-behavioral-advertising

Many of the ills of today’s internet have a single thing in common: they are built on a system of corporate surveillance. This Data Privacy & Protection Day, we're calling for a ban on the targeting of ads based on our online behavior. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/03/ban-online-behavioral-advertising

We continue to fight for a version of copyright that truly serves the public interest. And so, every year, EFF and a number of diverse organizations participate in #CopyrightWeek https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/01/its-copyright-week-2024-join-us-fight-better-copyright-law-and-policy

Without archival work, we stand to lose the history of social movements online. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/01/save-your-twitter-account

EFF’s @ktrendacosta talks to @RollingStone about Swifties’ demand for swift action against AI-generated deepfakes — and why it’s unlikely to happen. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/taylor-swift-ai-generated-nudes-swifties-1234954487/

SCOTUS is mulling important questions of tech and law. Hear EFF’s @davidgreene, @knightcolumbia's Alexander Abdo and AEI’s Clay Calvert discuss “Unpacking the Supreme Court’s Tech Term” on @constitutionctr@bird.makeup’s “We the People” podcast with Jeffrey Rosen. https://constitutioncenter.org/news-debate/podcasts/unpacking-the-supreme-courts-tech-term