‘How To Fix The Internet’ Returns for a New Season
EFFector 35.2
‘How To Fix The Internet’ Returns for a New Season
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In our 788th issue:
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Top Features
Our podcast, How To Fix The Internet, is back! In this season’s premiere, researcher and hacker Andrew “bunnie” Huang speaks with EFF's Cindy Cohn and Jason Kelley about how we can have it all – from better phones to cooler drones, from handy medical devices to fun Star Wars fan gadgets – if we’re willing to share ideas and trade short-term profit for long-term advancement.
EFF Updates
We're piloting an audio version of EFFector's Newsletter. We hope you enjoy it!
The public deserves an FCC commissioner who will fight for net neutrality, for rural broadband access, and for strong internet infrastructure. Gigi Sohn has been a fair and balanced advocate for public interest for her entire career, and it is past time to let her get to work helping to build a better internet for everyone.
EFF has filed a brief as part of Gonzalez v. Google urging the Supreme Court to preserve free expression and ensure that Section 230 continues to offer broad protections of internet users’ rights.
The incredible lobbying effort mobilized against right to repair laws, as in New York, shows that companies will make public promises but privately don’t want to be held to them. That’s why anyone who cares about the right to repair should take this year as a sign to keep on pushing.
The public should not have to file CPRA requests over and over again to receive electronic search data. The California Legislature wrote a law establishing that this information must be available online, and CADOJ must follow it.
This month’s Stupid Patent of the Month is U.S. Patent No. 9,054,860, which has been used by a company called Digital Verification Services, LLC, (DVS) to sue more than 50 companies that provide different types of e-signature software.
Announcements
On February 14, join EFF-Austin and Kathy Mitchell to discuss bills and developments related to digital rights and privacy in the Texas Legislature.
As part of Student Press Freedom Day on February 23, EFF Investigative Researcher Beryl Lipton will guide attendees through how the public records request process works.
IRE’s annual data journalism conference is taking place in Nashville between March 2-5, and includes a panel on the Freedom of Information Act with EFF Investigative Researcher Beryl Lipton.
EFF is excited to be back in Pasadena, CA for SCALE! Stop by the EFF booth to chat with some of our team and learn about the latest news in defending digital freedom for all.
Job Openings
EFF is looking for a full-time energetic and passionate General Counsel to lead the organization in identifying and analyzing its internal legal risks and needs.
EFF is looking for a Security and Privacy Activist to work on the Surveillance Self-Defense resource and a range of actions around digital security and privacy.
EFF is seeking a full-time Senior System Administrator to build and maintain the organization’s digital infrastructure as part of the Technical Operations Department.
EFF is looking for an experienced professional to join our legal team as a Legal Secretary to support up to nine attorneys in their litigation, appellate, and policy practices.
EFF is looking for an experienced professional to lead the organization's fundraising programs. The Chief Development Officer also serves as a member of the senior management team and works with the Board of Directors.
MiniLinks
While it may seem nice that something like BeReal is free of charge, instead of paying for things in cash we’re paying for them in information.
When cities get surveillance cameras, police and vendors promise the world that they’ll miraculously solve crimes. But it’s just a commercial thing. It’s just business.
Elon Musk’s decision to end some access to the free Twitter API marks a significant and disappointing shift for the platform. Instead of opening up the site to further interoperability, Musk is further locking it down.
Victory! Security expert Ola Bini was finally declared innocent in a unanimous verdict by a three-judge tribunal in Ecuador.
Efforts to ban TikTok will have little effect on the overall data privacy landscape—only comprehensive data privacy legislation applying to data collectors across the board will do that.
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