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Deeplinks Blog by Hayley Tsukayama | June 26, 2019

California: Stop Face Surveillance on Police Body-Worn Cameras

Communities called for police officers to wear cameras with the hope that doing so would improve police accountability, not further mass surveillance. But today, we stand at a crossroads. Face recognition technology is now capable of being interfaced with body-worn cameras in real-time—a development that has grave implications for privacy...

Deeplinks Blog by Dave Maass | June 26, 2019

Victory: California Orders State Audit of Automated License Plate Readers

A California legislative committee today voted to direct the State Auditor to launch a probe into the use of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) by law enforcement agencies. The audit will include the first comprehensive statewide survey of which agencies use this surveillance technology and what vendors they...

Deeplinks Blog by Threat Lab | June 26, 2019

The History of Cellular Network Security Doesn’t Bode Well for 5G

There’s been quite a bit of media hype about the improvements 5G is set to supposedly bring to users, many of which are no more than telecom talking points. One aspect of the conversation that’s especially important to get right is whether or not 5G will bring ...

Deeplinks Blog by Jillian C. York | June 25, 2019

During Pride Month and Always, Companies Must Consider the Impact of Their Policies on LGBTQ+ Users

This month, in many parts of the world, the LGBTQ+ community is celebrating Pride and, both online and off, the tech industry has paid lip service to supporting the community. Many social media companies participate in Pride parades or offer photo filters or other digital swag for users to show...

Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia | June 25, 2019

EFF to the California DOJ: Enforce the Prohibition on Assisting Immigration Enforcement

Update June 28, 2019: Albeit months late, the ICE division in Orange County has now submitted its misuse disclosure. Like every other DHS component, it reported it did not open a single misuse investigation in 2018. In response to the looming threat of mass deportations, EFF has sent...

Deeplinks Blog by Hayley Tsukayama, India McKinney, Jamie Williams | June 24, 2019

Congress Should Not Rush to Regulate Deepfakes

The House Intelligence Committee held a hearing earlier this month examining the issue of “deepfakes,” a term coined to describe images or videos created with a machine learning algorithm that allows people to make false footage that appears real. There is real potential for fake or manipulated images...

Deeplinks Blog by Ernesto Falcon | June 24, 2019

The FCC Is Siding With Landlords and Comcast Over Tenants Who Want Broadband Choices

In December of 2016, the city of San Francisco boldly enacted the “Occupant’s Right to Choose Communications Services Provider” ordinance (also known as Article 52) that hinders a payola scheme cooked up between big cable companies like Comcast and landlords. In just a few short years since its enactment...

Event | June 27, 2019

12th Annual Cyberlaw Trivia Night

Please join us on Thursday, June 27th at EFF's 12th Annual Cyberlaw Trivia Night! This event brings lawyers from Bay Area firms and tech companies together in the ultimate battle of mastery over privacy, free speech, and intellectual property law. EFF’s crack team of legal experts will challenge participants to...

Press Release | June 24, 2019

Hearing Wednesday: California Should Audit Use of License Plate Data

Sacramento – On Wednesday, June 26, at 10 am, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will urge the Joint Legislative Audit Committee to approve an audit on the use of automated license plate readers (ALPR) by state law enforcement. ALPRs are camera systems that scan the license plates of vehicles...

Event | June 26, 2019

Big Tech and the Starfish Problem: Why Antitrust Alone Won’t Save Us

A cocktail hour conversation with Harold Feld (@haroldfeld), Senior Vice President of Public Knowledge, and Mike Swift, Chief Global Digital Risk Correspondent of mLex (@Swiftstories). They’ll have a one-on-one interview about Harold’s new book, The Case for the...

Deeplinks Blog by Ernesto Falcon | June 21, 2019

California’s ISP Deregulation Law Allows Recording VoIP Calls without Consent

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has been opposing A.B. 1366, legislation by Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez, which would renew a law that effectively shields a huge part of the telecommunications industry from state and local regulation. Comcast and AT&T law backed this law, Public Utilities Code Sec. 710, in...

Deeplinks Blog by Elliot Harmon | June 20, 2019

Sen. Hawley’s “Bias” Bill Would Let the Government Decide Who Speaks

Despite its name, Sen. Josh Hawley’s Ending Support for Internet Censorship Act (PDF) would make the Internet less safe for free expression, not more. It would violate the First Amendment by allowing a government agency to strip platforms of legal protection based on their decisions to host or remove...

Deeplinks Blog by Hayley Tsukayama | June 18, 2019

Massachusetts Can Become a National Leader to Stop Face Surveillance

Massachusetts has a long history of standing up for liberty. Right now, it has the opportunity to become a national leader in fighting invasive government surveillance. Lawmakers need to hear from the people of Massachusetts to say they oppose government use of face surveillance. Face surveillance poses a threat to...

Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia | June 18, 2019

The Lofgren-Amash Amendment Would Check Warrantless Surveillance

The NSA has used Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act to justify collecting and storing millions of Americans’ online communications. Now, the House of Representatives has a chance to pull the plug on funding for Section 702 unless the government agrees to limit the reach of that program...

Deeplinks Blog by Erica Portnoy | June 17, 2019

Certbot's Website Gets a Refresh

Certbot has a brand new website! Today we’ve launched a major update that will help Certbot’s users get started even more quickly and easily. Certbot is a free, open source software tool for enabling HTTPS on manually-administered websites, by automatically deploying Let’s Encrypt certificates. Since we introduced it in...

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California: Stop Face Surveillance on Police Body-Worn Cameras

Victory: California Orders State Audit of Automated License Plate Readers

The History of Cellular Network Security Doesn’t Bode Well for 5G

During Pride Month and Always, Companies Must Consider the Impact of Their Policies on LGBTQ+ Users

EFF to the California DOJ: Enforce the Prohibition on Assisting Immigration Enforcement

Congress Should Not Rush to Regulate Deepfakes

The FCC Is Siding With Landlords and Comcast Over Tenants Who Want Broadband Choices

12th Annual Cyberlaw Trivia Night

Hearing Wednesday: California Should Audit Use of License Plate Data

Big Tech and the Starfish Problem: Why Antitrust Alone Won’t Save Us

California’s ISP Deregulation Law Allows Recording VoIP Calls without Consent

Sen. Hawley’s “Bias” Bill Would Let the Government Decide Who Speaks

Massachusetts Can Become a National Leader to Stop Face Surveillance

The Lofgren-Amash Amendment Would Check Warrantless Surveillance

Certbot's Website Gets a Refresh

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