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From the days of chattel slavery until the modern Black Lives Matter movement, Black communities have developed innovative ways to fight back against oppression. EFF's Director of Engineering, Alexis Hancock, documented this important history of codes, ciphers, underground telecommunications and dance in a blog post that became one of our favorite articles of 2021. In collaboration with The Nib and illustrator Chelsea Saunders, we now have adapted "Coded Resistance" into comic form to further explore these stories, from the coded songs of Harriet Tubman to Darnella Frazier recording the murder of George Floyd.
EFF Updates
We're piloting an audio version of EFFector's Newsletter. We hope you enjoy it!
Catherine Bracy, co-founder and CEO of the Oakland-based TechEquity Collaborative, has spent her career exploring ways to build a more equitable tech-driven economy. She speaks with EFF's Cindy Cohn and Jason Kelley about following the money and changing the regulations that underpin the tech sector so that companies are more inclined to be thoughtful about supporting, not exploiting, the places and people they call home – creating stronger, thriving communities.
While online violence is alarmingly common globally, women are often more likely to be the target of mass online attacks, nonconsensual leaks of sensitive information and content, and other forms of online violence. EFF’s Surveillance Self-Defense (SSD) provides an online guide to defending yourself and your friends from surveillance. In addition to tutorials for installing and using security-friendly software, SSD walks you through concepts like making a security plan, the importance of strong passwords, and protecting metadata.
More than four years after its enactment, the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA) remains an unconstitutional law that broadly censored the internet and harmed sex workers and others by chilling their ability to speak, organize, and access information online. And although FOSTA’s text may not name gender, the regulation of speech exacerbates the censorship of discussions on sexuality and gender identity online, as well as increased profiling of LGBTQ people.
Privacy threats should never stand in the way of our ability to make choices about our body. But with the sudden disappearance of Roe v. Wade’s protections, and as states pass a growing number of “bounty laws'' criminalizing abortion and gender-affirming care, people seeking needed care face new digital privacy threats. This bill would protect people seeking abortion and gender-affirming care from dragnet-style digital surveillance. Tell your California Assemblymember that you support A.B. 793, and urge them to support it, too.
Announcements
EFF is proud to support this year's Open Source 101, hosted by a team at All Things Open on March 23!
EFF supporters are invited to join hack.summit(), a virtual event hosted between March 31 and April 1, where you can learn about blockchain coding concepts from speakers including Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin.
EFF is once again excited to be back in Las Vegas for Black Hat USA! If you are interested in submitting a talk to Black Hat, you can contact info@eff.org about any legal concerns regarding your talk or any sensitive InfoSec research you are conducting.
Job Openings
EFF is looking for a full-time Director, Technology Policy & Projects to lead part of the Public Interest Technology team’s work in privacy, competition, government surveillance, and cybersecurity, along with the development of our Privacy Badger software.
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
The impact of surveillance is traumatizing for all victims, but it’s particularly egregious for women as governments weaponize personal information to intimidate, harass, and smear – leading to a perpetual state of fear and social isolation.
Incidents of online violence do not occur in a vacuum. Shadow banning, trolling, doxxing, cyberstalking, and coordinated flagging of women’s content in online spaces have real-life ramifications for women and historically oppressed groups.
Danuta Perednya was arrested and sentenced to more than six years in prison. Salma al-Shehab was sentenced to 34 years in prison and to a 34-year travel ban. Olesya Krivtsova has been added to a list of terrorists and extremists. They all are being punished for nothing more than posting or reposting something on social media.
Open source methods are increasingly used to document and report on conflicts around the world. Yet one aspect of this emerging field that remains ethically complex and practically challenging for researchers is sexual and gender-based violence.
Responsible Artificial Intelligence has the possibility of bringing significant benefits to African women, but it also brings great threats. This paper explores the relationship between women in Africa today and Artificial Intelligence.
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