Have you set up a username on Signal yet? Now’s as good a time as any. https://ssd.eff.org/module/how-to-use-signal#set-or-change-your-username
Cars can collect and share an abundance of data with insurance companies, advertisers, and others. It can seem impossible to figure out what your car is sharing, but it is possible with a little effort (and a lot of patience). Here’s how. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/how-figure-out-what-your-car-knows-about-you-and-opt-out-sharing-when-you-can
If an app or web service offers two-factor authentication, you should be using it. Here's how it works and what sorts of pitfalls to watch out for. https://ssd.eff.org/module/how-enable-two-factor-authentication
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-OR, who co-authored Section 230 — “the 26 words that created the internet” — joins EFF’s “How to Fix the Internet” to discuss recent attacks on this still-vital law.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/podcast-episode-i-squared-governance
Happy Sunshine Week! Grab your popcorn and enjoy the "winners" of The Foilies, our annual faux awards that name and shame the agencies that thwarted the public's right to government information. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/foilies-2024
For decades, software developers have relied on the settled view that a work is not derivative under copyright law unless it is “substantially similar” to a preexisting work in both ideas and expression. We’re asking the Ninth Circuit to uphold that view. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/eff-ninth-circuit-theres-no-software-exception-traditional-copyright-limits
EFF and its allies are opposing Nevada’s attempt to stop Meta from offering end-to-end encryption by default to Facebook Messenger users under 18 in the state. Encryption is the best tool we have for safeguarding our privacy and security online. https://www.eff.org/press/releases/reject-nevadas-attack-encrypted-messaging-eff-tells-court
Looking to protect yourself from online spying? Check out EFF’s Surveillance Self-Defense guides at SSD.EFF.ORG
NEW on “How to Fix the Internet”— U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-OR, joins EFF’s Cindy Cohn and nostr:npub164ndyysc09s7r806xrelhrcpra6vldzxf00cnac7el57fmf4ttqqfde7av to discuss his “I squared” legislative approach, prioritizing individuals and innovation to foster an internet that benefits everyone.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/podcast-episode-i-squared-governance
Ghana’s virulently anti-LGBTQ+ “family values” bill — packed with online censorship measures — could effectively ban big brands like Rihanna, FIFA, Guinness, Marvel, and Nike, EFF’s Daly Barnett, Paige Collings, and Dave Maass write for AllAfrica. https://allafrica.com/stories/202403080425.html
For data brokers dealing with our personal information, our data can either be useful for their profit-making or truly anonymous, but not both. Our privacy rights online must not be sacrificed so corporations can fill their pockets. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/11/debunking-myth-anonymous-data
Don’t give in to privacy nihilism. Instead, share and celebrate the ways we’re winning. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/02/privacy-isnt-dead-far-it
Start a Tor relay at your university, get a challenge coin! Learn more at torchallenge.eff.org today.
EFF and the ACLU today urged CA’s Attorney General to crack down on police who are still violating state law and Californians’ privacy by sharing automated license plate reader info with out-of-state agencies, putting abortion seekers and providers at risk.
Without archival work, we stand to lose the history of social movements online. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/01/save-your-twitter-account
Strong, unique passwords are a must, and it's not as hard to accomplish as you might think. https://ssd.eff.org/module/creating-strong-passwords
Research into adversarial watermarking for AI is just beginning, and while there’s no strong reason to believe it will succeed, there are some good reasons to believe it will ultimately fail. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/01/ai-watermarking-wont-curb-disinformation
Thanks, American Dialect Society, for choosing "enshittification" as the 2023 Word of the Year. nostr:npub1hykucplphuhelaxutcw4jw3vuu7gcg42czhqmk7jhchs8vdga4fsj73p33's apt term describes how online platforms decay by showing users less and less of what they came for, while keeping them trapped and unable to exit for better alternatives. https://americandialect.org/2023-word-of-the-year-is-enshittification/
Privacy Badger now replaces tweets embedded in articles with a “click-to-activate" placeholder. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/01/privacy-badger-puts-you-control-widgets
The looming expiration of the Section 702 surveillance law gives us the opportunity to introduce real reforms. But the FISA Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2023 (H.R.6611) is a step backwards and must not pass. Tell your Congress members:
https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-they-must-defeat-hpsci-s-horrific-surveillance-bill