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Event | January 29, 2024

PDX Privacy: The AI Education Movement

PDXPrivacy, a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance (not EFF), will host this event:The AI Education Movement: Youth, Schools, and Everyone ElseFrom the Organizers:Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is currently in the news almost every day — chatbots like ChatGPT, image generators like Dall-E, and a host...

Event | February 1, 2024

DC864: Beyond Locked Doors

DEF CON 864, a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance (not EFF), will host this event:Beyond Locked Doors: Digital Defenses for Water Treatment PlantsFrom the Organizers:Do you remember hearing about the Oldsmar, Florida water treatment facility back in February 2021? That event caught the nation's...

Event | January 28, 2024

MOKANCAN: Kansas Meet-up

MOKANCAN , a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance, (not EFF) will host this event:MOKANCAN Meet-upFrom the Organizers:Do you live in eastern Kansas and care about technological free expression, security, privacy, creativity, and access to knowledge? Join the Missouri and Kansas Cyber Alliance Network at it’s...

Event | January 21, 2024

MOKANCAN: Missouri Meet-up

MOKANCAN , a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance, (not EFF) will host this event:MOKANCAN Meet-upFrom the Organizers:Do you live in Western Missouri and care about technological free expression, security, privacy, creativity, and access to knowledge? Join the Missouri and Kansas Cyber Alliance Network for a...

Event | January 16, 2024

Unpacking the Supreme Court’s Tech Term

National Constitution Center (not EFF) will host this event. EFF's David Greene will be speaking.Unpacking the Supreme Court’s Tech TermFrom the Organizers:Several cases before the Supreme Court raise important questions at the intersection of technology and law. Join legal experts Alex Abdo of the Knight First Amendment...

Press Release | January 10, 2024

EFF Unveils Its New Street Level Surveillance Hub

“People are surveilled by police at more times and in more ways than ever before, and understanding this panopticon is the first step in protecting our rights,” said EFF Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Matthew Guariglia. “Our new hub is a ‘Field Guide to Police Surveillance;’ providing a reference source on...

Deeplinks Blog by Alexei Miagkov, Daly Barnett | January 10, 2024

Privacy Badger Puts You in Control of Widgets

The latest version of Privacy Badger replaces embedded tweets with click-to-activate placeholders. This is part of Privacy Badger's widget replacement feature, where certain potentially useful widgets are blocked and then replaced with placeholders. This protects privacy by default while letting you restore the original widget whenever you want it or...

Deeplinks Blog by Jillian C. York | January 10, 2024

UAE Confirms Trial Against 84 Detainees; Ahmed Mansoor Suspected Among Them

The UAE confirmed this week that it has placed 84 detainees on trial, on charges of “establishing another secret organization for the purpose of committing acts of violence and terrorism on state territory.” Suspected to be among those facing trial is award-winning human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor,...

Deeplinks Blog by Josh Richman | January 8, 2024

Craig Newmark Philanthropies – Celebrating 30 Years of Support for Digital Rights

EFF has been awarded a new $200,000 grant from Craig Newmark Philanthropies to strengthen our cybersecurity work in 2024. We are especially grateful this year, as it marks 30 years of donations from Craig Newmark, who joined as an EFF member just three years after our...

Event | January 13, 2024

Tracking the World's Dumbest Cyber-Mercenaries @ ShmooCon

Be sure to see EFF's Director of Cybersecurity, Eva Galperin, on Saturday, January 13 at 1400 in the "Belay It!" track for a talk titled "Tracking the World's Dumbest Cyber-Mercenaries."For the last 6 years my colleagues and I have been tracking the activities of the cyber-mercenaries we call...

Press Release | January 5, 2024

EFF Urges Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Find Keyword Search Warrant Unconstitutional

Keyword warrants that let police indiscriminately sift through search engine databases are unconstitutional dragnets that target free speech, lack particularity and probable cause, and violate the privacy of countless innocent people, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and other organizations argued in a brief filed today to the Supreme Court of...

Deeplinks Blog by Jacob Hoffman-Andrews | January 5, 2024

AI Watermarking Won't Curb Disinformation

Generative AI allows people to produce piles upon piles of images and words very quickly. It would be nice if there were some way to reliably distinguish AI-generated content from human-generated content. It would help people avoid endlessly arguing with bots online, or believing what a fake image purports to...

Deeplinks Blog by Aaron Mackey | January 4, 2024

EFF Asks Court to Uphold Federal Law That Protects Online Video Viewers’ Privacy and Free Expression

As millions of internet users watch videos online for news and entertainment, it is essential to uphold a federal privacy law that protects against the disclosure of everyone’s viewing history, EFF argued in court last month.

Event | May 9, 2024

EFF's 8th Annual Tech Trivia Night

Join us in San Francisco on May 9th for EFF's 8th annual Tech Trivia Night! Explore the obscure minutiae of digital security, online rights, and internet culture.Enjoy delicious tacos, churros, and complimentary adult beverages and soft drinks as you and your team battle through rounds of questions—and cutthroat live judging!—to...

Deeplinks Blog by Aaron Mackey | January 3, 2024

Victory! Police Drone Footage is Not Categorically Exempt From California’s Public Records Law

Video footage captured by police drones sent in response to 911 calls cannot be kept entirely secret from the public, a California appellate court ruled last week.The decision by the California Court of Appeal for the Fourth District came after a journalist sought access to videos created by Chula...

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PDX Privacy: The AI Education Movement

DC864: Beyond Locked Doors

MOKANCAN: Kansas Meet-up

MOKANCAN: Missouri Meet-up

Unpacking the Supreme Court’s Tech Term

EFF Unveils Its New Street Level Surveillance Hub

Privacy Badger Puts You in Control of Widgets

UAE Confirms Trial Against 84 Detainees; Ahmed Mansoor Suspected Among Them

Craig Newmark Philanthropies – Celebrating 30 Years of Support for Digital Rights

Tracking the World's Dumbest Cyber-Mercenaries @ ShmooCon

EFF Urges Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Find Keyword Search Warrant Unconstitutional

AI Watermarking Won't Curb Disinformation

EFF Asks Court to Uphold Federal Law That Protects Online Video Viewers’ Privacy and Free Expression

EFF's 8th Annual Tech Trivia Night

Victory! Police Drone Footage is Not Categorically Exempt From California’s Public Records Law

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