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  1. 2 hours ago

    Dream job alert! Help tell funders why EFF's work defending digital rights is vital to our collective future.

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  2. 3 hours ago

    The Council of Europe's () draft rules for police seeking user data directly from service providers across borders can perniciously affect Latin American privacy frameworks. Here we explain how.

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  3. 5 hours ago

    We're winning. Apple has announced delays to its intended phone scanning tools while it conducts more research. But the company must go further, and drop its plans to put a backdoor into its encryption entirely.

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  4. Retweeted
    Sep 2

    Do you want to help survivors detect and prevent technology-related abuse such as cyberstalking and spyware? Cornell's Clinic to End Tech Abuse is looking for volunteers. Go do some good:

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  5. 22 hours ago

    EFF Threat Lab's new tool `apkeep` lets you download Android APKs directly from the command-line in either a Linux desktop or Android mobile environment.

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    Sep 2

    1. Yesterday imposed its first surveillance ban on SpyFone and its CEO for secretly spying on people’s phones and physical activities, selling this real-time surveillance to stalkers and abusers, and exposing devices to hackers.

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  7. 23 hours ago

    How many cops are “weaponizing” copyright to get videos removed? We don’t know, says EFF’s : “If something gets press, the platforms make the video available. The ones we hear about are never going to be the ones that stay down for very long.”

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  8. 23 hours ago

    Tune in to EFF's annual Pioneer Award Ceremony on Thursday, September 16! Help us celebrate lluminary individuals for their work on the electronic frontier.

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  9. 24 hours ago

    We cannot let the tools used to fight for public health be subverted into systems to perpetuate inequity or as cover for unrelated, unnecessary data collection.

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  10. Sep 2

    Writers and friends of writers: spread the word about this rare opportunity to work on the fun, fearless team that introduces funders to the work EFF does!

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  11. Sep 2

    We will keep a close eye on the lawsuits the law spurs and the chilling effects that accompany them. If you experience such censorship, please contact info@eff.org.

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  12. Sep 2

    The law is an attack on many fundamental rights, including the First Amendment rights to advocate for abortion rights, to provide basic educational information, and to counsel those considering reproductive decisions.

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  13. Sep 2

    Those providing educational resources, identifying locations of clinics, arranging rides and escorts, fundraising to support reproductive rights, or simply encouraging women to consider all their options—now have to consider the risk that they might be sued for speaking.

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  14. Sep 2

    SB8 is a “bounty law”: it doesn’t just allow these lawsuits, it provides a significant financial incentive to file them. It is an attack on many fundamental rights, including the First Amendment rights to advocate for abortion rights and to provide basic educational information.

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  15. Sep 2

    The law will create anti-choice trolls: a class of lawyers and plaintiffs dedicated to using the courts to extort money from a wide variety of speakers supporting abortion rights.

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  16. Sep 2

    THREAD: In addition to the drastic restrictions it places on a woman’s reproductive and medical care rights, the new Texas abortion law, SB8, will have devastating effects on online speech.

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  17. Sep 2

    EFF members stand for online privacy, free speech, and innovation rights when tech users need it most. Stay golden, friends.

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  18. Sep 1

    Everyone's heard that "network effects" are how Facebook grew its user-base - but now the FTC is homing in on how "switching costs" let Facebook hold those users hostage.

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  19. Sep 1

    The FTC has banned stalkerware company Support King and its CEO from doing business in surveillance. This is an important first in pursuing justice for victims of the spyware industry.

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  20. Sep 1

    Congress: Nonprofit TV-streaming services can use a copyright exception so Americans have access to local stations. Copyright-abusing networks: No, they can't. We control how viewers can watch free broadcasts. Judge ruling against @LocasOrg: OK, got it.

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