EFF’s Tweets

Nov 18

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For Black Friday, why not download

@privacybadger

and remind your friends to download it too! It's a simple browser extension that helps eliminate tracking cookies and ads that follow you around the Internet.

Thanks to everyone who attended a city council meeting to defend the rights of themselves and their neighbors. From broadband access, to defending our Fourth Amendment rights, we rely on local advocates showing up and speaking out.

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We are thankful to the

@FilFoundation

for the Decentralized Web for their support of EFF’s work

Thank you to

for continuing to push elected officials to support pro-privacy legislation in the city of Boston and Massachusetts state.

Get to Know the EFA: Digital Fourth

Electronic Frontier Alliance member Digital Fourth—also known as Restore the Fourth Boston—has been instrumental in passing surveillance oversight ordinances in the greater Boston area since 2018.

13h

We are thankful for the support of

@macfound

and the Kaphan Foundation, which helps us ensure that technology supports freedom, justice, and innovation for all people of the world.

13h

We are thankful to the great work of Electronic Frontier Alliance member

@EFFAustin

and other local groups fighting for the privacy rights of residents of Austin– especially with the fight against automated license plate readers being revisited next year.

14h

We are grateful for the support of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation's Program in Public Understanding of Science and Technology (

@SloanPublic

), without whom our podcast, How to Fix the Internet, would not be possible.

How to Fix the Internet: Podcast

It seems like everywhere we turn we see dystopian stories about technology’s impact on our lives and our futures — from tracking-based surveillance capitalism to street level government surveillance

14h

We are grateful to our clients in Jewel v. NSA and First Unitarian Church v. NSA who stood up for your privacy against mass NSA surveillance for so many years.

15h

We are grateful to Electronic Frontier Alliance member

@LucyParsonsLabs

, whose tireless efforts to organize in marginalized communities against police surveillance has given voice to the voiceless and put much needed tools and energy into local organizing.

Advocating for Change: How Lucy Parsons Labs Defends Transparency in

Here at the Electronic Frontier Alliance, we’re lucky to have incredible member organizations engaging in advocacy on our issues across the U.S. One of those groups in Chicago, Lucy Parsons Labs

15h

EFF is deeply grateful to all of our friends and allies who have offered their support to the effort to #freealaa.

Offline: Alaa Abd El Fattah

Free software developer and activist, Egypt Arrested: November 28, 2013, CairoCurrent status: Re-arrested on September 29, 2019 during nightly required police station check-in. Currently on hunger

16h

We are grateful to House Judiciary for passing the bipartisan Nondisclosure Order (NDO) Fairness Act to take important steps to bring transparency and accountability to the federal government's use of sweeping gag orders accompanying requests for user data.

NDO Fairness Act Letter of Support

2022.04.01_eff_support_letter_re._hr_7072_.pdf

We are thankful for

and Sen. Neil Breslin, who fought to pass the country's first right to repair bill through the New York Legislature. We'll be extra thankful if

@GovKathyHochul

signs it into law! act.eff.org/action/new-yor

17h

We send thanks to Electronic Frontier Alliance member

@RT4MN

and the rest of the

@snsmn_

coalition for helping to keep the promise of the George Floyd uprising alive by fighting for the rights of the people of Minneapolis and St. Paul against police surveillance.

17h

We are grateful for the support of the

@FordFoundation

, which helps us push for safeguards that protect data privacy

17h

Many thanks to all our members and donors who allow us to keep doing the work to protect the digital rights of users everywhere.

18h

We are thankful for all our friends and allies around the world fighting for freedom of expression alongside us, including (but not limited to!)

Thank you

for being a leader in the fight for government transparency and accountability in New York, and working to abolish systems of mass surveillance.

Documenting Police Tech in Our Communities with Open Source Research

19h

EFF owes a debt of gratitude to the hundreds of students and volunteers who have contributed data to AtlasofSurveillance.org.

atlasofsurveillance.org

Atlas of Surveillance

19h

Thank you to Craig Newmark Philanthropies for helping EFF with tools and trainings for journalists, along with boosting our efforts on stalkerware and other disciplinary technologies. We are grateful for its support!

20h

We are grateful to Electronic Frontier Alliance member

@PDXPrivacy

for their diligent work to ensure the voices of the residents of Portland are heard as their city plans out its surveillance policies.

20h

We are thankful to the Open Society Foundations for their support of EFF’s work advancing the public interest internet, and fighting monopolies that harm users.

20h

We are thankful for all of our Electronic Frontier Alliance members for organizing, movement building, educating, hosting, and generally being awesome in their local communities. eff.org/EFA-allies

21h

We’re thankful for every person who picked up a phone, sent an email, had a video call, went to a townhall, or met with a lawmaker to answer our calls to action. We couldn’t do this without you.

21h

We are thankful to the EFF Board of Directors and Advisory Board for supporting our staff throughout the year.

We are grateful for

for introducing the “My Body, My Data" Act, which will protect the privacy and safety of people seeking reproductive health care.

Pass the "My Body, My Data" Act

EFF supports Rep. Sara Jacobs’ “My Body, My Data" Act, which will protect the privacy and safety of people seeking reproductive health care.Privacy fears should never stand in the way of healthcare.

22h

EFF is thankful for our partnership with

@RSJNevada

, which allows us to collaborate and educate young journalists on digital security and freedom of information requests.

We are thankful for

and the other sponsors who sent the Safe Connections Act to the President’s Desk.

VICTORY! Congress Sends the Safe Connections Act to the President’s

In the 21st century, it is difficult to lead a life without a cell phone. It is also difficult to change your number—you’ve given it to all your friends, family, doctors, children’s schools, and so

Santa Clara Principles on Transparency and Accountability in Content Moderation

23h

We are thankful to all of the wonderful events and conferences that have held space for EFF this year, including

We are grateful for all of the organizations that contributed to the Santa Clara Principles 2.0

santaclaraprinciples.org

Santa Clara Principles

San Diego Citizens Wrest Control of Surveillance Tech Away From Police

Nov 24

We’re thankful for Electronic Frontier Alliance members

@twcsandiego

and

@techleadsd

, as well as the rest of the

@SanDiegoTRUST

coalition, for fighting for public oversight over police surveillance technology.

gizmodo.com

Organizers in San Diego have secured a major win after a long fight against unbridled police surveillance.

Nov 24

A huge thanks to our 35,000+ donors. You are the backbone of our work. Without your support, we wouldn’t be able to fight for digital freedoms in the way we do now. Thank you!

Nov 24

The UK government should protect the privacy and security of its residents.

@RishiSunak

, don’t accept an Online Safety Bill that undermines encryption.

Experts Condemn The UK Online Safety Bill As Harmful To Privacy And

The British Parliament may start debating the Online Safety Bill again as soon as this week. The bill is a deeply flawed censorship proposal that would allow U.K. residents to be thrown in jail for

For Twitter, the EU’s Digital Services Act Will Test Musk’s Vision

Turbulence ahead for "the bird" in Europe. The EU’s new Digital Services Act seeks to make the internet a fairer place by reining in the power of Big Tech platforms. With Musk in the cockpit, Twitter is in for a bumpy ride.

justsecurity.org

Much depends on how social media platforms interpret their obligations under the new regulation, and how EU authorities enforce it.

"I appreciate the important work the EFF does. We will look back some years from now with a clear view of just how important that work turned out to be. Thank you!" Read what you, our members, think of our accomplishments together in our Annual Report:

See What We Accomplished Together in EFF's 2021 Annual Report

EFF's 2021 Annual Report is out now! Enjoy highlights of our work during the calendar year, along with a financial report covering our fiscal year of July 2020 - June 2021. EFF leveraged over $15M in

Public safety officials should follow the lead of these top prosecutors in embracing, not subverting, end-to-end encryption.

Top Prosecutors in CA, NY and DC Are Speaking Up For End-to-End

We all should have the ability to have a private conversation, and it follows that we need ways to communicate privately online as well. In the digital world, end-to-end encryption is our best chance

Are you thankful for the freedom to make jokes online? We urged a federal appeals court to uphold this First Amendment right after police arrested a Louisiana man for comparing the pandemic to a zombie apocalypse on Facebook.

EFF to Fifth Circuit: The First Amendment Protects the Right to Make

EFF intern Izzy Simon contributed to this blog post.The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the right to free expression and prohibits the government from “abridging the freedom of

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Nov 22

Starting anew on Mastodon? Take a tour of its privacy and security first:

Is Mastodon Private and Secure? Let’s Take a Look

This post is part of a series on Mastodon and the fediverse. We also have a post on what the fediverse is, and why the fediverse will be great—if we don't screw it up, and more are on the way. You

Nov 22

Our first ever EFF Awards took place on November 10, where we gave three awards to those contributing to building a better digital future for everyone. Miss out on the event? Check out our recap and even watch the recording!

The First EFF Awards Celebration

EFF's newly-rebranded annual celebration recognized the work of Alaa Abd El-Fattah, the Digital Defense Fund, and Kyle Wiens. Each honoree has contributed to building a world in which we can all

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