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Photos you provide for identification are often shared, without your consent, with law enforcement, the FBI, ICE, and others. Who Has Your Face?https://www.whohasyourface.org 

Venmo still has time to make transactions and friends lists private by default, and we hope it makes the right choice.https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/07/venmo-takes-another-step-toward-privacy …

EFF and Internet Archive amicus brief: Scraping is not hacking and doesn't violate the CFAAhttps://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/07/eff-ninth-circuit-recent-supreme-court-decision-van-buren-does-not-criminalize-web …

Scraping is not a crime. Along with the @internetarchive, we're telling the Ninth Circuit that hiQ Labs did not violate federal law by collecting publicly available information from LinkedIn.https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/07/eff-ninth-circuit-recent-supreme-court-decision-van-buren-does-not-criminalize-web …

EFF's @jenuhhveev asks, “Would you share your credit card statement with your friends? Probably not." That's why it's past time for Venmo to go private by default.https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katienotopoulos/venmo-public-feed …

Part of a commitment to human rights in a democracy requires civic hygiene, refusing to create the tools of undemocratic power. India should withdraw and reconsider its new internet intermediary rules that endanger encryption and allow censorship.https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/07/indias-draconian-rules-internet-platforms-threaten-user-privacy-and-undermine …

Today is your last chance to donate to EFF during our summer membership drive and receive a pack of our limited Digital Freedom Analog Postcards! Spread the word with family and friends, and donate or renew your membership today.https://eff.org/greetings 

Hear from early EFF leaders during our upcoming Fireside Chat: Founders Edition, on July 28. Anyone interested in the history of computing and digital rights won't want to miss it:https://www.eff.org/event/eff30-fireside-chat-founders-edition …

El dictamen presentado por el Defensor General del Tribunal de Justicia de la UE sobre el art. 17 de la Directiva sobre derechos de autor reduce el riesgo de bloqueo excesivo. Pero, por desgracia, permite la aplicación de filtros de subida obligatorios.https://www.eff.org/es/deeplinks/2021/07/article-17-copyright-directive-court-justices-advocate-general-rejects-fundamental …

The opinion of the Advocate General of the EU Court of Justice on #Article17 Copyright Directive is a warning to Member States that, without sufficient user safeguards, national laws will undermine the “essence” of the right to freedom of expression.https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/07/article-17-copyright-directive-court-justices-advocate-general-rejects-fundamental …

Secure end-to-end encryption is vital to protect human rights. India should withdraw and reconsider the new internet intermediary rules that endanger encryption and enlist messaging services to mandate content filters and traceability.https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/07/indias-draconian-rules-internet-platforms-threaten-user-privacy-and-undermine …

Governments deploy spyware against journalists, lawyers, and activists--and governments also harbor those companies profiting off those services. It's time to get serious about remedies and prevention. #PegasusProjecthttps://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/07/nso-group-leak-shows-need-real-device-security-accountability-and-redress-those …

We don’t agree with the EU top court’s advisor that mandatory copyright upload filters can be reconciled with fundamental rights. However, the Attorney General got it right by focusing on how to avoid overblocking of legitimate content.https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/07/article-17-copyright-directive-court-justices-advocate-general-rejects-fundamental …

Our all-new Stay Golden member t-shirt is also online. Become a member at our Copper level or above to receive that shirt and the postcards!http://eff.org/greetings 

We've added one more day to EFF's summer membership drive! Donate today to grab a pack of our issue-focused Digital Freedom Analog Postcards for as little as $20!https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/07/final-days-connect-brighter-internet …