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Event | May 30, 2022

RT4MN: Surveillance Self Defense Workshop

Restore the 4th MN, a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance, (not EFF) will host this event:Surveillance Self Defense WorkshopFrom the Organizers:Taking lessons from our panel discussion on Protesting in the Age of Mass surveillance, this workshop is an opportunity for activists on the ground to...

Deeplinks Blog by Nathan Sheard, Adam Schwartz | May 5, 2022

The Movement to Ban Government Use of Face Recognition

In the hands of police and other government agencies, face recognition technology presents an inherent threat to our privacy, free expression, information security, and social justice. Our faces are unique identifiers that can’t be left at home, or replaced like a stolen ID or compromised password. The technology facilitates...

Deeplinks Blog by Daly Barnett | May 4, 2022

Digital Security and Privacy Tips for Those Involved in Abortion Access

Legislation deputizing people to find, sue, and collect damages from anyone who tries to help people seeking abortion care creates serious digital privacy and security risks for those involved in abortion access. Those targeted by anti-abortion laws can, if they choose, take steps to better protect themselves online.

Deeplinks Blog by Christoph Schmon, Filip Lukáš, Corynne McSherry | May 4, 2022

The EU's Copyright Directive Is Still About Filters, But EU’s Top Court Limits Its Use

The Court of Justice of the European Union has issued a long-awaited judgment on the compatibility of the EU Copyright Directive’s filtering requirements with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. The ruling recognizes the tension between copyright filters and the right to freedom of expression, but falls...

Deeplinks Blog by Christian Romero | May 3, 2022

Digital Rights Updates with EFFector 34.3

Want the latest news on your digital rights? Well, you're in luck! Version 34, issue 3 of our EFFector newsletter is out now. Catch up on the latest EFF news by reading our newsletter or listening to the new audio version below. This issue includes...

Event | May 16, 2022

PDX Privacy: Cellphone voting

Stephanie Singer and Sheila Golden have been focused on voting systems for many years and have analyzed ways to ensure election integrity. They'll join us this month to explore the pros and cons of voting via cellphone.

Deeplinks Blog by Josh Richman | May 3, 2022

Podcast Episode: Teaching AI to Its Targets

Too many young people – particularly young people of color – lack enough familiarity or experience with emerging technologies to recognize how artificial intelligence can impact their lives, in either a harmful or an empowering way. Educator Ora Tanner saw this and rededicated her career toward promoting tech literacy and...

Deeplinks Blog by Cory Doctorow | May 2, 2022

Tracking Exposed: Demanding That the Gods Explain Themselves

Imagine if your boss made up hundreds of petty rules and refused to disclose them, but every week, your pay was docked based on how many of those rules you broke. When you’re an online creator and your “boss” is a giant social media platform, that’s exactly how your compensation...

Event | May 10, 2022

How consumers can exercise their rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) gives the state’s residents important rights regarding the personal information that businesses collect about them—information that can be used to determine what offers they receive and the prices or rates they pay, not only for products and services, but for employment, credit, housing and...

Deeplinks Blog by Mitch Stoltz, Christoph Schmon, Andrew Crocker | May 2, 2022

The EU Digital Markets Act Places New Obligations on “Gatekeeper” Platforms

The European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) is a proposal for bringing competition and fairness back to online platform markets. It just cleared a major hurdle on the way to becoming law in the EU as the European Parliament and the Council, representing the member states, reached a political...

Deeplinks Blog by Mitch Stoltz, Andrew Crocker, Christoph Schmon | May 2, 2022

The EU Digital Markets Act’s Interoperability Rule Addresses An Important Need, But Raises Difficult Security Problems for Encrypted Messaging

The European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) allows new messaging services to demand interoperability (the ability to exchange messages) from the internet's largest messaging services (like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and iMessage). Interoperability is an important tool to promote competition and prevent monopolists from shutting down user-empowering innovation. But...

Event | July 22, 2022

Cory Doctorow keynote for A New HOPE

EFF Special Advisor Cory Doctorow will present a keynote address for 2600 Magazine's 2022 Hackers on Planet Earth conference, A New HOPE, in New York City.

Event | June 8, 2022

Cory Doctorow keynote for OpenJSWorld

EFF Special Advisor Cory Doctorow will present the opening keynote presentation at OpenJSWorld, in Austin, Texas.

Event | May 6, 2022

Cory Doctorow Demicon 33

EFF Special Advisor Cory Doctorow is the guest of honor at Des Moines's Demicon 33 science fiction convention; his solo presentations and panels include "Computer Technology in SF," "Seize the Means of Computation," "Pay the Writer-Beyond Moar Copyrights!" and "Human Rights/Digital Rights."

Event | July 22, 2022

EFF at HOPE 2022

EFF is excited to be a part of this year's HOPE! After being away for four years, since 2020 was virtual, we're excited to be in person for A New Hope. Be sure to stop by our booth in the expo hall to learn about the latest developments in...

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