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    May 5

    EFF30 Fireside Chat: Surveillance, with Edward Snowden

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  2. 1 hour ago

    Publishers are trying to take Sci-Hub off the internet, but archivists are working to make the project uncensorable.

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  3. 1 hour ago

    Love Privacy Badger? Be sure to donate to EFF today to support the project and to help us keep fighting on your side for years to come!

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  4. 2 hours ago

    Scammers are going to scam. Learn to look out for the signs of a phishy email or message with our tips here.

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  5. 4 hours ago

    Durante el , donde organizadores han desaparecido esta semana, la organización esta investigando casos de bloqueo de internet o contenidos.

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  6. 5 hours ago

    New York: Now is the time to speak up for your right to repair.

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  7. 5 hours ago

    We are also seeing similar occurrences in Colombia, where protestors are seeing content and account removals across various platforms. Our friends at are collecting information on the phenomenon.

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  8. 5 hours ago

    What we’re seeing in Palestine is not that different from what we’re seeing in India, where companies are complicit with absurd demands to remove criticism of the government’s COVID-19 strategy.

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  9. 5 hours ago

    EFF joins a coalition of organizations calling on Facebook and Twitter to stop systematically silencing protests and deleting evidence in Palestine:

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  10. 6 hours ago

    Protesters in Colombia have been calling for change—but instead of addressing public outcry, the Colombian government responded with violent repression. EFF and allies have digital security resources that can help protestors speak out, report and organize.

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  11. 8 hours ago

    Everyday, we’re exploited for profit through “dark patterns”: online design tactics used to trick you into doing things you probably would not choose to do. Learn more and submit the worst offenders to the Dark Patterns Tip Line

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  12. 23 hours ago

    Ever felt deceived by UX design? For example: sites that make the email opt-out checkbox on a checkout page harder to see? Introducing the Dark Patterns Tip Line! Share dark patterns you spot to fight back against designs that harm:

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  13. 23 hours ago

    La Electronic Frontier Alliance (Alianza de Fronteras Electrónicas) es una red de base de organizaciones comunitarias y universitarias en todo Estados Unidos que trabaja para educar a nuestros vecinos sobre la importancia de los derechos digitales.

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  14. 23 hours ago

    Having a strong password and using Two Factor Authentication is a great way to protect your social media accounts. Check out our Security Education Companion handout for guidance on enabling 2FA.

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  15. May 23

    Some surveillance regulations can offer the risk of legislative bodies becoming rubber stamps—providing a veneer of democracy over a perpetuation of bureaucratic theater. Like any good legislation, the power or fault is in the details.

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  16. May 23

    “Content that doesn’t violate Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter standards can get swept away by automated tools” - spoke to about the censorship of Palestinian content

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  17. May 23

    This technology won’t keep students safe, but it *will* disproportionately harm the ones already bearing the biggest burdens from the pandemic.

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  18. May 23

    Learn about the fight against stalkerware—apps that covertly spy on another person’s device—in an online discussion on May 28:

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  19. May 23

    Electronic Frontier Alliance member is now taking submissions for their annual conference!

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    It’s Official! Our CFP is OPEN! Get ready for “the Return” to Carolina Theatre Durham on 9/24/21!
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  20. May 23

    Attention eagle eyes: if you spot a deceptive design in the wild that tried to trick you into signing up for something you didn’t want, you can now submit it to the Dark Patterns Tip Line (hosted by Consumer Reports).

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  21. May 23

    Tools that put machines in power over ordinary people are a sickening reversal of how technology should work. It will take technologists, consumers, activists, and the law to put it right.

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