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  1. 1 minute ago

    It has been two years since the FCC repealed protections and months since the House voted to restore those protections with the Act. Tell Senators to pass the Act

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  2. 21 minutes ago

    In April the House passed the Net Act to restore . Today the Senate will consider the bill in a unanimous consent motion. Tell Senators to support by passing

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  3. 51 minutes ago

    Today the Senate will hold a unanimous consent vote on the Act to restore . Tell the Senate to stand up for Internet users and vote "yes" on the Save the Internet Act.

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  4. 1 hour ago

    Seattle: Today, at noon, the commission wants to hear from you regarding biometric data collection at and other port facilities. Let your voice be heard. Say NO to the government's use of face surveillance.

    Please join me at the Port of Seattle Commission meeting to urge them to bar participation by SeaTac or its tenants (airlines) in CBP's facial recognition program.
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  5. 1 hour ago

    Not ready for permanent ink? Try one of our temporary tattoos and wear your support on your sleeve:

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  6. 2 hours ago

    Hayden explains that Russian, Chinese, and Saudi authorities will also seek exceptional access backdoors. Proposals to get around encryption, like client-side scanning, open the door to abuses by those authoritarian regimes and other bad actors.

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  7. 2 hours ago

    Ahead of this morning's Senate hearing, former Director of National Intelligence Michael Hayden writes that "proposals that law-enforcement agencies be given backdoor access to encrypted data are unlikely to achieve their goals."

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  8. 2 hours ago

    Did a government agency send you an absolutely ridiculous response to your public records request in 2019? Name and shame them with a Foilies nomination.

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  9. Retweeted
    19 hours ago

    .'s : "A photo of somebody as they pass by your house might not on its own tell you too much. But when you’re connecting an entire system that can, eventually, map people as they move around a neighborhood, it gives you a pretty intimate sense" of them.

    SCOOP: Gizmodo acquired 500 days of data from Ring's app and found the hidden coordinates of its cameras. We were able to map out up to 20,000 Ring devices. We concluded the data could enable anyone to pinpoint the precise locations of these devices.
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  10. 17 hours ago

    We’re challenging Ring spokesman to rethink Ring’s privacy-invasive partnerships with law enforcement.

    Challenge Ring and Shaq to Halt their Law Enforcement Partnerships
    We're challenging @SHAQ to cancel his appearance at the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference and go one-on-one with the Electronic Frontier Foundation instead. #NothingButDragnet
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  11. 17 hours ago

    WhatsApp never disclosed that it deletes accounts after 120 days of inactivity. Friends watched helplessly as their contacts in Kashmir disappeared from WhatsApp groups during the months-long Internet shutdown. Facebook, you can do better at transparency.

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  12. Retweeted
    Dec 7

    The sale of the .ORG registry to Ethos Capital would erode the safeguards nonprofits and NGOs have against arbitrary censorship and price gouging. Sign on to the petition to .

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  13. 18 hours ago

    Whether it be a nice, warm hoodie, or a couple of stickers, order your new EFF merch by this Wednesday to get your items on or before December 23!

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  14. 19 hours ago

    Get that messy tape off of your laptop lens and try one of our camera covers. This set comes with enough stickers to share with family and friends!

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  15. 19 hours ago

    For our new project, Speaking Freely, Tunisian activist shared her experience growing up under the Ben Ali regime and how it shaped her views on free expression

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    Dec 8

    EFF wants to help end government use of face surveillance in your community. 

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  17. 21 hours ago

    Kashmiri friends were alarmed as their contacts in the region mysteriously left WhatsApp groups en masse amid the months-long Internet shutdown. WhatsApp never disclosed that it deletes accounts after 120 days of inactivity. Transparency matters.

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  18. 21 hours ago

    Donate to EFF in honor of a loved one. It’s a great way to pay tribute to friends and family while supporting digital rights.

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  19. 22 hours ago

    Our new project, Speaking Freely, brings perspectives on free expression from different voices around the world. First up: Interviews with and

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  20. 23 hours ago

    How do you get competing banks to allow their customers to access their own data? Not by asking! Mint's origin story of scraping their way to glory is our latest case-study

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