Notices by Fight for the Future (team@mastodon.fightforthefuture.org)

For workers, activists, journalists, and so many others, 🐦SlackHQ is a vital communication tool – but it could also become the basis of anti-abortion repression and government surveillance. Sign the letter to demand Slack put user privacy & security first. http://makeslacksafe.com

RIGHT NOW: lawyers for 🐦InternetArchive are taking the stand to speak for the rights of all libraries to own + preserve digital books.

Join 1000+ authors as well as musicians like 🐦itspetergabriel 🐦AmandaPalmer in celebrating their work! http://battleforlibraries.com/

Today, over 35 privacy-preserving projects, coalitions, and organizations are sending a clear message to the new US Congress:

Privacy is fundamental to human rights.

Read the letter: https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2023-01-09-open-letter-for-the-sake-of-freedom-and-democracy-incoming-lawmakers-must-defend-privacy/

STATEMENT: Harrowing incident at Madison Square Garden shows why lawmakers should ban the use of facial recognition in all places of public accommodation, such as bars, restaurants, and venues https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2022-12-20-breaking-madison-square-garden-uses-facial-recognition-to-bar-mom-from-attending-christmas-concert-with-her-daugher