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Deeplinks Blog by Jacob Hoffman-Andrews | November 7, 2023

Article 45 Will Roll Back Web Security by 12 Years

The EU is poised to pass a sweeping new regulation, eIDAS 2.0. Buried deep in the text is Article 45, which returns us to the dark ages of 2011, when certificate authorities (CAs) could collaborate with governments to spy on encrypted traffic—and get away with it. Article 45 forbids...

Deeplinks Blog by Brendan Gilligan, India McKinney, Andrew Crocker, Matthew Guariglia | November 7, 2023

The Government Surveillance Reform Act Would Rein in Some of the Worst Abuses of Section 702

The congressional authorization for Section 702 expires in December 2023, and it’s in light of the current administration’s attempts to renew this authority that we demand that Congress must not reauthorize Section 702 without reforms. It’s more necessary than ever to pass reforms that prevent longstanding and widespread abuses of...

Deeplinks Blog by Saira Hussain, Sophia Cope | November 6, 2023

EFF to Ninth Circuit: Activists’ Personal Information Unconstitutionally Collected by DHS Must Be Expunged

UPDATE: On May 30, 2024, the Ninth Circuit denied the plaintiffs' petition for rehearing en banc.EFF filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in a case that has serious implications for people’s First Amendment rights to engage in cross-border journalism and advocacy.In...

Deeplinks Blog by Christian Romero | November 6, 2023

Digital Rights Updates with EFFector 35.14

There's been lots of news and updates recently in the realm of digital rights, from EFF's recent investigation (and quiz!) into the student monitoring tool GoGuardian, to a recent victory in California regarding law enforcement's sharing of ALPR data outside of the state. It can feel overwhelming to...

Deeplinks Blog by Joe Mullin | November 6, 2023

Congress Shouldn't Limit The Public's Right To Fight Bad Patents

The U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Intellectual Property will debate a bill this week that would dramatically limit the public’s right to challenge bad granted patents. The PREVAIL Act, S. 2220 would bar most people from petitioning the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to revoke patents that never...

Event | November 27, 2023

Cory Doctorow and Frances Haugen at the Toronto Metro Reference Library

Join EFF Special Advisor Cory Doctorow and Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen in conversation at the Toronto Metro Reference Library: "Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen talks with journalist, activist and author Cory Doctorow about standing up against one of today's most powerful organizations and the power of a single individual to...

Event | November 16, 2023

Inspiring the Next Generation with Cory Doctorow

Join EFF Special Advisor Cory Doctorow in a presentation for 7th and 8th graders at the Stratford Public Library in Stratford, Ontario.

Event | November 16, 2023

Inspiring the Next Generation with Cory Doctorow

Join EFF Special Advisor Cory Doctorow in a presentation for 7th and 8th graders at the Stratford Public Library in Stratford, Ontario.

Event | November 16, 2023

Cory Doctorow and Vass Bednar at the CBC IDEAS festival (Stratford, ON)

Join EFF Special Advisor Cory Doctorow and Vass Bednar at the CBC IDEAS Provocations festival in Stratford, Ontario, Canada for a discussion of technological self-determination, Big Tech, and antitrust.

Event | November 9, 2023

The New Luddites Seizing the Means of Computation

Join EFF Special Advisor Cory Doctorow and author Brian Merchant for an online Hallway Track talk. Cory will be discussing his book, The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation, and Merchant will be discussing his book Blood In the Machine.

Event | November 8, 2023

Cory Doctorow and Rebecca Giblin in the Second Life Book Club

Join EFF Special Advisor Cory Doctorow and his co-author, Professor Rebecca Giblin, for a Second Life book talk about Chokepoint Capitalism, their book on digital technology and creative labor markets.

Event | November 7, 2023

From the world to the EU: Leveraging International lessons in the implementation of the Digital Services Act (DSA)

Join us at Search forCommon Ground's DSA event in Brussels on November 7th! The event's venue is NH Grand Place Arenberg in the heart of Brussels. We are excited for this informative and dynamic event, where we will discuss ways the European Commission, DG-CNECT, and the newly established...

Event | November 15, 2023

NYLS: Data Breach Tabletop CLE

NYLS Privacy Law Association - a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance, (not EFF) will host this event:NYLS Privacy Law Association: Cybersecurity Happy HourFrom the Organizers:Come join the PLA for an interactive walk through the aftermath of a data breach: notices,...

Press Release | November 1, 2023

EFF to Supreme Court: Reverse Dangerous Prior Restraint Ruling Upholding FBI Gag on X’s Surveillance Transparency Report

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) urged the Supreme Court today to review and reverse a dangerous ruling allowing the Justice Department to censor X’s ability to publish information about government requests for the platform’s private user data, a decision that undermines at least a hundred years of...

Event | November 14, 2023

Austin: AI and cybersecurity, new advances, evolving risks

EFF-Austin , a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance, (not EFF) will host this event:The changing ecosystem of AI and cybersecurity: new advances, evolving risksFrom the Organizers:In September 2023, the cybersecurity analytics company Splunk, which has never been profitable in its 20 years, was acquired by...

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Article 45 Will Roll Back Web Security by 12 Years

The Government Surveillance Reform Act Would Rein in Some of the Worst Abuses of Section 702

EFF to Ninth Circuit: Activists’ Personal Information Unconstitutionally Collected by DHS Must Be Expunged

Digital Rights Updates with EFFector 35.14

Congress Shouldn't Limit The Public's Right To Fight Bad Patents

Cory Doctorow and Frances Haugen at the Toronto Metro Reference Library

Inspiring the Next Generation with Cory Doctorow

Inspiring the Next Generation with Cory Doctorow

Cory Doctorow and Vass Bednar at the CBC IDEAS festival (Stratford, ON)

The New Luddites Seizing the Means of Computation

Cory Doctorow and Rebecca Giblin in the Second Life Book Club

From the world to the EU: Leveraging International lessons in the implementation of the Digital Services Act (DSA)

NYLS: Data Breach Tabletop CLE

EFF to Supreme Court: Reverse Dangerous Prior Restraint Ruling Upholding FBI Gag on X’s Surveillance Transparency Report

Austin: AI and cybersecurity, new advances, evolving risks

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