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Cyber-attacks in 2022 reinforced to Latin American governments why using encryption and fixing security vulnerabilities matter. They also reinforced the serious consequences of government surveillance without solid safeguards, transparency, and oversight.
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Hacking Governments and Government Hacking in Latin America: 2022 in
In 2022, cyber-attacks on government databases and systems broke into headlines in several Latin American countries. These attacks have exposed government systems’ vulnerabilities—including sometimes
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After extensive deliberation, the EU’s Digital Services Act rejected strict takedown deadlines that would have suppressed legal, valuable, and benign speech. EFF also helped to ensure that the final language steered clear of intrusive filter obligations.
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The Adoption of the EU's Digital Services Act: A Landmark Year for
2022 marked an important year for digital rights across the European Union as the landmark Digital Services Act (DSA) came into force on 16 November seeking to foster a safer and more competitive
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Cyber-attacks in Latin America throughout 2022 exposed both systemic government vulnerabilities and arbitrary practices. Read our year in review on why security, privacy, and human rights protection should always go hand in hand
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Hacking Governments and Government Hacking in Latin America: 2022 in
In 2022, cyber-attacks on government databases and systems broke into headlines in several Latin American countries. These attacks have exposed government systems’ vulnerabilities—including sometimes
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EFF’s “Threat Lab”: - Worked to bring down the stalkerware industry - Took aim at invasive surveillance by police - Raised red flags around the security and privacy of daycare apps Developed new tools and techniques for reversing android malware
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EFF’s Threat Lab Sharpens Its Knives: 2022 in Review
EFF’s Threat Lab is dedicated to deep-dive investigations that examine technology-enforced power imbalances in society. In 2022 we’ve sharpened our knives and honed our skills in an effort to bring
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: “Pour one out for all of the security practitioners who are going to have to patiently explain that using a password manager is still good... to people who have glanced at a headline about the latest LastPass breach.”
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LastPass tells world more about recent breach, researchers frustrated
LastPass, a password manager with over 25 million users, gave more details about the latest breach into the company’s systems. The firm claims users’ personal data or master passwords were not...
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EFF’s Threat Lab is a crack team of technologists and researchers who issue FOIAs, guide policymakers, push back against big tech, and dissect hardware and software, all to help people who are exploited by technologically-enforced power imbalances.
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EFF’s Threat Lab Sharpens Its Knives: 2022 in Review
EFF’s Threat Lab is dedicated to deep-dive investigations that examine technology-enforced power imbalances in society. In 2022 we’ve sharpened our knives and honed our skills in an effort to bring
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“This is punitive as opposed to protective. It sets a precedent for other businesses to identify their critics and punish them,” EFF’s
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told the
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Madison Square Garden Uses Facial Recognition to Ban Its Owner’s Enemies
MSG Entertainment, the owner of the arena and Radio City Music Hall, has put lawyers who represent people suing it on an “exclusion list” to keep them out of concerts and sporting events.
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