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Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia | January 25, 2021

End Two Federal Programs that Fund Police Surveillance Tech

The new administration can do two things immediately that would help stop some of the more nefarious ways that police departments get surveillance technology. It should further roll back the infamous 1033 program of the National Defense Authorization Act, which allows local police to inherit military gear. And it should...

Event | January 27, 2021

CPDP 2021: User Choice and Freedom Through Portability and Interoperability Rights?

The 2021 Computers, Privacy and Data Protection conference (CPDP) will be held in Brussels from 27-29 January. On Wednesday, January 28, Christoph Schmon, EFF’s International Policy Director, will host a panel on “User Choice and Freedom Through Portability and Interoperability Rights?”.The aim of the panel, which will start...

Event | January 26, 2021

"Code is Speech" and Other Cryptocurrency Concerns

Tues, Jan 26: ZCash Zeal Call with Danny O’Brien, Director of Strategy, Electronic Frontier FoundationIn this public call aimed at Zcash community members, we’ll talk about “code as speech,” and how that concept is viewed around the world. Danny will discuss global anti-encryption (and anti-decentralisation!) trends and what we...

Deeplinks Blog by Jason Kelley | January 25, 2021

For Many, the Arab Spring Isn't Over

Ten years ago today, Egyptians took to the streets to topple a dictator who had clung to power for nearly three decades. January 25th remains one of the most important dates of the Arab Spring, a series of massive, civilian-led protests and uprisings that spread across the Middle East and...

Deeplinks Blog by Cory Doctorow | January 25, 2021

Twitter and Interoperability: Some Thoughts From the Peanut Gallery

Late in 2019, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey floated "Project Blue Sky," a plan for an interoperable, federated, standardized Twitter that would let users (or toolsmiths who work on behalf of users) gain more control over their participation in the Twitter system. This was an exciting moment for us, a...

Event | January 28, 2021

Launch for the print edition of How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism

Join EFF Special Advisor Cory Doctorow for the launch of the print edition of his short book about competition, disinformation and monopoly, How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism (read it online free here)

Event | February 12, 2021

Cory Doctorow at Boskone 58

Join EFF Special Advisor Cory Doctorow for a series of panels, talks and readings at Boskone 58, the online incarnation of the venerable, Boston-area science fiction convention.

Event | February 9, 2021

Cory Doctorow in conversation with Edward Snowden

Join EFF Special Advisor Cory Doctorow in conversation with the whistleblower Edward Snowden for an online event to launch the young adult edition of Snowden's memoir, "Permanent Record."

Event | January 27, 2021

Facial Recognition and Coded Bias: Online Conversation With EFF's Associate Director of Community Organizing and the Coded Bias Team

On Wednesday, January 27, EFF Associate Director of Community Organizing, Nathan 'nash' Sheard (he/ze), will take part in a live Q&A on Twitter with the team behind Coded Bias, a revelatory documentary that exposes the ways that AI systems have developed algorithms that can infringe on our privacy...

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EFF Transition Memo to Incoming Biden Administration

Contents Introduction Surveillance Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Facial Recognition Technology Border Search and Immigration Surveillance Encryption Background on Encryption Backdoors End-to-End Encryption and Client-Side Scanning Broadband 21st-Century-Ready Access for All Americans Net Neutrality and Public Safety Section 230 Deepfakes Mandated Political Neutrality CSAM, Sex Trafficking and other...

Deeplinks Blog by India McKinney, Ernesto Falcon | January 21, 2021

EFF’s Top Recommendations for the Biden Administration

At noon on January 20, 2021, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States, and he and his staff took over the business of running the country.The tradition of a peaceful transfer of power is as old as the United States itself. But...

Event | January 26, 2021

Community Feedback Session: Ban Facial Recognition

Restore the 4th MN- a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance, (not EFF) will host this event:Community Feedback Session: Ban Facial RecognitionFrom the Organizers :We have an opportunity to effectively ban facial recognition technology in Minneapolis. Will you join our efforts to put an...

Deeplinks Blog by David Greene | January 20, 2021

Political Satire Is Protected Speech – Even If You Don’t Get the Joke

This blog post was co-written by EFF Legal Fellow Houston Davidson.Should an obviously fake Facebook post—one made as political satire—end with a lawsuit and a bill to pay for a police response to the post? Of course not, and that’s why EFF filed an amicus brief in Lafayette...

Deeplinks Blog by Joe Mullin | January 20, 2021

Blyncsy’s Patent On Contact Tracing Isn’t A Medical Breakthrough, It’s A Patent Breakdown

Stupid Patent of the MonthContact tracing is critical for limiting the spread of a contagion like COVID-19, but that doesn’t mean it’s inventive to compare people’s locations using their smartphones. Rather, it’s all the more important to protect the basic methods of public health from bogus patent claims.The CDC ...

Deeplinks Blog by Nathan Sheard | January 20, 2021

Oakland’s Progressive Fight to Protect Residents from Government Surveillance

The City of Oakland, California, has once again raised the bar on community control of police surveillance. Last week, Oakland's City Council voted unanimously to strengthen the city's already groundbreaking Surveillance and Community Safety Ordinance. The latest amendment, which immediately went into effect, adds prohibitions on Oakland's Police...

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End Two Federal Programs that Fund Police Surveillance Tech

CPDP 2021: User Choice and Freedom Through Portability and Interoperability Rights?

"Code is Speech" and Other Cryptocurrency Concerns

For Many, the Arab Spring Isn't Over

Twitter and Interoperability: Some Thoughts From the Peanut Gallery

Launch for the print edition of How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism

Cory Doctorow at Boskone 58

Cory Doctorow in conversation with Edward Snowden

Facial Recognition and Coded Bias: Online Conversation With EFF's Associate Director of Community Organizing and the Coded Bias Team

EFF Transition Memo to Incoming Biden Administration

EFF’s Top Recommendations for the Biden Administration

Community Feedback Session: Ban Facial Recognition

Political Satire Is Protected Speech – Even If You Don’t Get the Joke

Blyncsy’s Patent On Contact Tracing Isn’t A Medical Breakthrough, It’s A Patent Breakdown

Oakland’s Progressive Fight to Protect Residents from Government Surveillance

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