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1 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xml:base="http… | |
2 <channel> | |
3 <title>Deeplinks</title> | |
4 <link>https://www.eff.org/rss/updates.xml</link> | |
5 <description>EFF's Deeplinks Blog: Noteworthy news from around … | |
6 <language>en</language> | |
7 <atom:link href="https://www.eff.org/rss/updates.xml" rel="self" ty… | |
8 <item> | |
9 <title>Three Interactive Tools for Understanding Police Surveillance… | |
10 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/three-interactive-tools-… | |
11 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
12 <p><span>As law enforcement and government surveillance tech… | |
13 <p><em></em><span>The Electronic Frontier Founda… | |
14 <h3><em></em>The Atlas of Surveillance<br /><… | |
15 <p><a href="https://atlasofsurveillance.org%20">&l… | |
16 <p><em></em><span>The Atlas of Surveillance is a… | |
17 <p><span>Developed in partnership with the University of Nev… | |
18 <p>By clicking any point on the map, you will get the name of an a… | |
19 <h3><b></b></h3> | |
20 <h3><b>Who Has Your Face?<br /></b><a href=&q… | |
21 <p><a href="https://whohasyourface.org/"><span&… | |
22 <p><span>Half of all adults in the United States likely have… | |
23 <p><em></em><span>Face recognition is a form of … | |
24 <p><a href="https://whohasyourface.org/"><span&… | |
25 <p><span>The site doesn't collect personal information,… | |
26 <p><span>It also includes a </span><a href="ht… | |
27 <h3><b>Spot the Surveillance<br /></b><a href… | |
28 <p><a href="https://eff.org/spot"><img src=&quo… | |
29 <p><span>If you drove past an automated license plate reader… | |
30 <p><span>Spot the Surveillance is a virtual reality experien… | |
31 <p><span>The experience takes place in a San Francisco neigh… | |
32 <p><span>Spot the Surveillance works with most VR headsets, … | |
33 <h3><em><br /></em><b>Get To Know The Surv… | |
34 <p><em></em><span>EFF has fought back against su… | |
35 | |
36 </div></div></div></description> | |
37 <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 22:05:43 +0000</pubDate> | |
38 <guid isPermaLink="false">103746 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
39 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/street-level-surveillance"… | |
40 <dc:creator>Dave Maass</dc:creator> | |
41 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/sls-social_1_0… | |
42 </item> | |
43 <item> | |
44 <title>Plaintiffs Continue Effort to Overturn FOSTA, One of the Broa… | |
45 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/plaintiffs-continue-effo… | |
46 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
47 <p>A group of organizations and individuals are continuing their f… | |
48 <p>In <a href="https://www.eff.org/document/woodhull-v-uni… | |
49 <h3>How FOSTA Censored the Internet</h3> | |
50 <p>FOSTA led to <a href="https://survivorsagainstsesta.org… | |
51 <p><strong>First</strong>, FOSTA creates a new federal… | |
52 <p><strong>Second, </strong>FOSTA expands potential li… | |
53 <p><strong>Third</strong>, FOSTA limits the federal im… | |
54 <h3>How FOSTA Impacted the Plaintiffs</h3> | |
55 <p>In their filings asking a federal district court in Washington,… | |
56 <p><a href="https://www.eff.org/document/woodhull-v-united… | |
57 <p><a href="https://www.eff.org/document/woodhull-v-united… | |
58 <p>FOSTA has also impacted a website that Andrews helped to create… | |
59 <p> <a href="https://www.eff.org/document/woodhull-v-unit… | |
60 <p><a href="https://www.eff.org/document/woodhull-v-united… | |
61 <p>FOSTA puts <a href="https://www.eff.org/document/woodhu… | |
62 <h3>Where the Legal Fight Against FOSTA Stands Now</h3> | |
63 <p>With the case now back in district court after the D.C. Circuit… | |
64 <p>First, they argue that FOSTA is vague and overbroad. The Suprem… | |
65 <p>FOSTA does just that. The law makes it illegal to “facilitate… | |
66 <p>The government argues that the likelihood of anyone misconstrui… | |
67 <p>Second, the plaintiffs argue that FOSTA’s Section 230 carveou… | |
68 <p>As the plaintiffs show, all the removal of Section 230 immunity… | |
69 <p>Third, the plaintiffs argued that FOSTA is not narrowly tailore… | |
70 <p>There’s no evidence the law has reduced sex trafficking. The … | |
71 <p>Finally, FOSTA violates the Constitution’s prohibition on cri… | |
72 <p>* * *</p> | |
73 <p>FOSTA sets out to tackle the genuine problem of sex trafficking… | |
74 | |
75 </div></div></div><div class="field field--nam… | |
76 <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 19:34:20 +0000</pubDate> | |
77 <guid isPermaLink="false">103743 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
78 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/free-speech">Free Speech</… | |
79 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/cda230">Section 230 of the… | |
80 <dc:creator>Aaron Mackey</dc:creator> | |
81 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/stop-sesta-og-… | |
82 </item> | |
83 <item> | |
84 <title>EFF Joins Coalition Urging Senators to Reject the EARN IT Act… | |
85 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/eff-joins-coalition-urgi… | |
86 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
87 <p>As we have <a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/… | |
88 <p>We sent our letter, but your Senators need to hear from you. Co… | |
89 | |
90 <p class="take-action"><a href="https://act.eff.… | |
91 <p class="take-explainer"><a href="https://act.e… | |
92 | |
93 </div></div></div></description> | |
94 <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2020 22:59:32 +0000</pubDate> | |
95 <guid isPermaLink="false">103729 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
96 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/cda230">Section 230 of the… | |
97 <dc:creator>India McKinney</dc:creator> | |
98 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/eagle-2b.jpg" … | |
99 </item> | |
100 <item> | |
101 <title>What the *, Nintendo? This in-game censorship is * terrible.<… | |
102 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/what-nintendo-game-censo… | |
103 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
104 | |
105 <p><img src="/files/2020/09/16/acnhcensor.jpeg" alt=&… | |
106 <p><span>While we understand the urge to prevent abuse and m… | |
107 <p><span>More importantly, </span><a href="htt… | |
108 | |
109 <p><img src="/files/2020/09/16/internetfreedomfighter.jpg&… | |
110 <p><span>Nevertheless, Nintendo seems uncomfortable with pol… | |
111 <p><span>Nintendo has the right to host the platform </sp… | |
112 | |
113 </div></div></div></description> | |
114 <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2020 22:10:15 +0000</pubDate> | |
115 <guid isPermaLink="false">103728 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
116 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/video-games">Video Games</… | |
117 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/free-speech">Free Speech</… | |
118 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/content-blocking">Content … | |
119 <dc:creator>Kurt Opsahl</dc:creator> | |
120 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/dc28_tech_triv… | |
121 </item> | |
122 <item> | |
123 <title>Trump’s Ban on TikTok Violates First Amendment by Eliminati… | |
124 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/trumps-ban-tiktok-violat… | |
125 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
126 <blockquote><p><span></span><em>A ban on T… | |
127 </blockquote> | |
128 <p><em></em>EFF, the First Amendment Clinic, and the i… | |
129 <p><span> </span></p> | |
130 <p> </p> | |
131 <p> </p> | |
132 <p><span> </span></p> | |
133 | |
134 </div></div></div></description> | |
135 <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2020 23:57:31 +0000</pubDate> | |
136 <guid isPermaLink="false">103723 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
137 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/free-speech">Free Speech</… | |
138 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/social-networks">Social Ne… | |
139 <dc:creator>Nathaniel Sobel</dc:creator> | |
140 </item> | |
141 <item> | |
142 <title>Things to Know Before Your Neighborhood Installs an Automated… | |
143 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/flock-license-plate-read… | |
144 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
145 <h4><b>The False Promise of ALPRs</b></h4> | |
146 <p><span>Some members of a community think that, whether the… | |
147 <p><span>People imagine that if a crime is committed, an ass… | |
148 <p><span>Also, despite what ALPR vendors like </span>&… | |
149 <p class="pull-quote">Like all machines, ALPRs make mist… | |
150 <p><b>ALPRs do, however, present a host of other potential p… | |
151 <h4><b>The Danger ALPRs Present To Your Neighborhood</b&g… | |
152 <p><span>ALPRs are billed as neighborhood watch tools that a… | |
153 <p><span>The fact that your car passes a certain stop sign a… | |
154 <p><span>These dangers are only made worse by the broad diss… | |
155 <h4><b>ALPR Devices Lack Oversight</b></h4> | |
156 <p><span>HOAs and Neighborhood Associations are rarely equip… | |
157 <h4><b>Machine Error Endangers Black Lives</b></h4&… | |
158 <p>Like all machines, ALPRs make mistakes. And these mistakes can … | |
159 <p><span>This isn’t a hypothetical scenario. Just last mon… | |
160 <h4><b>Automated License Plate Reader Abuses by Police Fores… | |
161 <p><span>Though police have used these tools for decades, co… | |
162 <p class="pull-quote"><span><span>Police abu… | |
163 <p><span>A </span><a href="https://www.auditor… | |
164 <p><span>California agencies aren’t unique: a </span>… | |
165 <p><span>In fact, the growing ease with which this data can … | |
166 <p><span>Additionally, some ALPR systems can automatically f… | |
167 <p><span>Some ALPRs are even designed to search for certain … | |
168 <h4><b>What You Can Tell Your Neighbors if You’re Concerne… | |
169 <p><span>Unfortunately, ALPR devices are not the first piece… | |
170 <p><span>If your neighborhood is considering this technology… | |
171 <p><span>You can also point out that ALPRs have not been sho… | |
172 <p><span>If you drive a car, you’re likely being tracked b… | |
173 | |
174 </div></div></div></description> | |
175 <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2020 19:38:12 +0000</pubDate> | |
176 <guid isPermaLink="false">103722 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
177 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/taxonomy/term/69">Call To Action<… | |
178 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/location-privacy">Location… | |
179 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/street-level-surveillance"… | |
180 <dc:creator>Jason Kelley</dc:creator> | |
181 <dc:creator>Matthew Guariglia</dc:creator> | |
182 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/alpr-1.png" al… | |
183 </item> | |
184 <item> | |
185 <title>Researchers Targeting AI Bias, Sex Worker Advocate, and Globa… | |
186 <link>https://www.eff.org/press/releases/researchers-targeting-ai-bi… | |
187 <description><div class="field field--name-field-pr-subhead … | |
188 <p>The virtual ceremony will be held October 15 from 5:30 pm to 7 … | |
189 <p>Joy Buolamwini, Dr. Timit Gebru, and Deborah Raji’s trailblaz… | |
190 <p>Danielle Blunt is one of the co-founders of <a href="ht… | |
191 <p>The <a href="https://opentech.fund/"><span&… | |
192 <p>“One of EFF’s guiding principles is that technology should … | |
193 <p>Awarded every year since 1992, EFF’s Pioneer Award Ceremony r… | |
194 <p>To attend the virtual Pioneer Awards ceremony:<br /><a… | |
195 | |
196 </div></div></div><div class="field field--nam… | |
197 | |
198 | |
199 <div class=""> | |
200 <div class="field field--name-field-profile-first-name field… | |
201 | |
202 </div> | |
203 | |
204 </div></div></div></description> | |
205 <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2020 16:49:54 +0000</pubDate> | |
206 <guid isPermaLink="false">103721 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
207 <dc:creator>Rebecca Jeschke</dc:creator> | |
208 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/pioneerawards2… | |
209 </item> | |
210 <item> | |
211 <title>EFF to EU Commission on Article 17: Prioritize Users’ Right… | |
212 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/eff-eu-commission-articl… | |
213 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
214 <h2><b>Our Watch Has Not Ended</b></h2> | |
215 <p><span>EU "Directives" are not automatically app… | |
216 <p><span>During the stakeholder meetings, we made a strong c… | |
217 <h2><b>The Targeted Consultation: Don’t Experiment With Us… | |
218 <p><span>The Commission has partly complied with EFF and its… | |
219 <p><b>Our main recommendations are:</b></p> | |
220 <ul> | |
221 <li><span>Produce a non-exhaustive list of service providers… | |
222 <li><span>Ensure that the platforms’ obligation to show be… | |
223 <li><span>Recommend that Member States not mandate the use o… | |
224 <li><span>Establish a requirement to avoid general user (con… | |
225 <li><span>State that the mere fact that content recognition … | |
226 <li><span>Safeguard the diversity of platforms and not put d… | |
227 <li><span>Establish that content recognition technology cann… | |
228 <li><span>Filter-technology can also not assess whether user… | |
229 <li><span>If you believe that filters work, prove it. The Gu… | |
230 <li><span>Complaint and redress procedures are not enough. F… | |
231 <li><span>The Guidance should address the very problematic r… | |
232 </ul> | |
233 | |
234 </div></div></div></description> | |
235 <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate> | |
236 <guid isPermaLink="false">103713 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
237 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/article-13">Article 13</ca… | |
238 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/eu-policy">EU Policy</cate… | |
239 <dc:creator>Christoph Schmon</dc:creator> | |
240 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/og-copyrightbo… | |
241 </item> | |
242 <item> | |
243 <title>Spain’s New Who Defends Your Data Report Shows Robust Priva… | |
244 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/spains-new-who-defends-y… | |
245 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
246 <p><span>The report evaluating policies at 13 Spanish Intern… | |
247 <p><span>But the good news for most of the companies pretty … | |
248 <p><span>While </span><b>Orange</b><spa… | |
249 <p><span>The format of the Eticas report is based on EFF’s… | |
250 <p><span>In today’s report, Eticas evaluated 13 companies,… | |
251 <p><span>The full study is available </span><a href… | |
252 <p><b>An Overview of Companies' Commitments and Shortco… | |
253 <p><span><img src="/files/2020/09/09/qdtd-spain_tabl… | |
254 <p><b>Telefonica-Movistar</b><span>, Spain’s l… | |
255 <p><span>Only </span><b>Telefónica-Movistar<… | |
256 <p><b>Vodafone’s</b><span> privacy policy says… | |
257 <p><b>Orange Spain</b><span> is the only company… | |
258 <p><span>The report shows that, in general, the five home ap… | |
259 <p><span>Through ¿Quien Defiende Tus Datos? reports, local … | |
260 | |
261 | |
262 </div></div></div></description> | |
263 <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 00:30:53 +0000</pubDate> | |
264 <guid isPermaLink="false">103701 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
265 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/quien-defiende-tus-datos">… | |
266 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/international">Internation… | |
267 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/privacy">Privacy</category> | |
268 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/necessary-and-proportionat… | |
269 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/surveillance-human-rights"… | |
270 <dc:creator>Karen Gullo</dc:creator> | |
271 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/qttd-banner-2b… | |
272 </item> | |
273 <item> | |
274 <title>Workplace Surveillance in Times of Corona</title> | |
275 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/workplace-surveillance-t… | |
276 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
277 <p><span>As businesses strive to re-open, and many workers d… | |
278 <p><span>Other companies ask employees to submit daily sympt… | |
279 <h3><b>Health Surveys and Contact Tracing Apps</b><… | |
280 <p><span>One common category of technology to mitigate COVID… | |
281 <p><span>Another example is </span><a href="ht… | |
282 <p><span>PwC does not provide detailed information about the… | |
283 <p><span>Beyond its location and proximity tracking features… | |
284 <p><a href="https://www.blacklinesafety.com/contact-tracin… | |
285 <h3><b>Enforcing Social Distancing </b></h3> | |
286 <p><span>Besides mobile apps, employers can also deploy hard… | |
287 <p><span>Based in Pune, India, </span><a href="… | |
288 <p><span>Likewise, Amazon recently introduced its ‘</sp… | |
289 <h3><b>Conclusion</b></h3> | |
290 <p><span>Purveyors of a variety of new and repurposed survei… | |
291 | |
292 </div></div></div></description> | |
293 <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 00:15:32 +0000</pubDate> | |
294 <guid isPermaLink="false">103715 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
295 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/type-blog-post/policy-analysis">P… | |
296 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/privacy">Privacy</category> | |
297 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/covid-19">COVID-19 and Dig… | |
298 <dc:creator>Katitza Rodriguez</dc:creator> | |
299 <dc:creator>Svea Windwehr</dc:creator> | |
300 </item> | |
301 <item> | |
302 <title>EFF Tells California Supreme Court Not to Require ExamSoft fo… | |
303 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/eff-tells-california-sup… | |
304 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
305 <p><span>ExamSoft is a popular </span><a href="… | |
306 <p><span>ExamSoft’s collection of test takers’ biometric… | |
307 <blockquote><p><i><span>The California Bar shoul… | |
308 </blockquote> | |
309 <p><span>In addition to these privacy invasions, proctoring … | |
310 <p><span>The entrance fee for becoming a lawyer in Californi… | |
311 | |
312 </div></div></div></description> | |
313 <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2020 17:07:17 +0000</pubDate> | |
314 <guid isPermaLink="false">103709 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
315 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/taxonomy/term/70">Commentary</cat… | |
316 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/student-privacy">Student P… | |
317 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/biometrics">Biometrics</ca… | |
318 <dc:creator>Jason Kelley</dc:creator> | |
319 <dc:creator>Sophia Cope</dc:creator> | |
320 <dc:creator>Lindsay Oliver</dc:creator> | |
321 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/og-studentpriv… | |
322 </item> | |
323 <item> | |
324 <title>California Still Needs Privacy Protections for COVID Tracking… | |
325 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/california-still-needs-p… | |
326 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
327 <p>This week, <a href="https://twitter.com/GovofCO/status/… | |
328 <p>While California has not officially announced any such program,… | |
329 <p>Worryingly, they also articulated concerns about the lack of pr… | |
330 <p>Privacy protections are necessary to public health programs, pa… | |
331 <ul> | |
332 <li>A data minimization rule that ensures that the information a p… | |
333 <li>A guarantee that any private entity working on a program does … | |
334 <li>A prohibition from discriminating against people based on thei… | |
335 <li>A strong requirement to purge data from such programs when it … | |
336 </ul> | |
337 <p>We supported two bills in the 2019-2020 legislation session to … | |
338 <p>Unfortunately, both bills recently died in the California Senat… | |
339 <p>The letter from legislators suggests that Google and Apple may … | |
340 <p>Indeed, companies and governments have proven time and again th… | |
341 <p>In addition, employees have few protections from employers who … | |
342 <p>Pinky promises aren’t enough. We need legally binding rules. … | |
343 | |
344 </div></div></div></description> | |
345 <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2020 00:31:27 +0000</pubDate> | |
346 <guid isPermaLink="false">103705 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
347 <dc:creator>Hayley Tsukayama</dc:creator> | |
348 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/california-pri… | |
349 </item> | |
350 <item> | |
351 <title>Human Rights and TPMs: Lessons from 22 Years of the U.S. DMCA… | |
352 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/human-rights-and-tpms-le… | |
353 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
354 <p>In drafting this provision, Congress ostensibly believed it was… | |
355 <p>22 years later, TPMs are everywhere, sometimes called "DRM… | |
356 <p>Last month, <a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020… | |
357 <p>Among the gravest of the defects in the new amendments to the M… | |
358 <p>As with DMCA 1201, the new amendments to the Mexican copyright … | |
359 <p>EFF has had 22 years of experience with the fallout from DMCA 1… | |
360 <p>Below, we have set out examples of how DMCA 1201 -- and its Mex… | |
361 | |
362 <p><a name="free-expression" id="free-expression… | |
363 <a href="#free-expression">Free Expression</a> | |
364 <p>Copyright and free expression are in obvious tension with one a… | |
365 <p>Balancing these two priorities is a delicate act, and while dif… | |
366 <p>TPM rules that have no nexus with copyright infringement vapori… | |
367 <p>For example, a computer can tell if a video includes more than … | |
368 <p>And in truth, when TPMs collide with copyright exemptions, they… | |
369 <p>Take the TPMs that prevent recording or duplication of videos, … | |
370 <p>Other times, TPMs collide with free expression by allowing thir… | |
371 <p>The most prominent example of this interference is to be found … | |
372 <p>While <a href="https://slate.com/technology/2020/08/epi… | |
373 <ul> | |
374 <li><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/… | |
375 <li><a href="https://www.wired.com/2012/08/drone-app/"… | |
376 <li><a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/29/ap… | |
377 <li><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/12/sorry-i… | |
378 <li><a href="https://www.scmp.com/tech/apps-social/article… | |
379 </ul> | |
380 <p>In these cases, Apple's TPM interferes with speech in ways… | |
381 <p>If Apple withholds that approval, the owner of the device and t… | |
382 <p>In the years since Apple perfected the App Store model, many ma… | |
383 | |
384 | |
385 <p><a href="self-determination"></a></p&g… | |
386 <a href="#self-determination">Self Determination</a&g… | |
387 <p>What is a "family?"</p> | |
388 <p>Human social arrangements don't map well to rigid categori… | |
389 <p>But when TPMs enter the picture, these necessary and beneficial… | |
390 <p>One such example is <a href="https://www.etsi.org/deliv… | |
391 <p>CPCM relies on the concept of an "authorized domain" … | |
392 <p>The committee that designed the authorized domain was composed … | |
393 <p>If you have a private boat, or a luxury car with its own intern… | |
394 <p>But the Authorized Domain is far less forgiving to families tha… | |
395 <p>All of this would add up to little more than a bad technology d… | |
396 <p>Because of these laws -- including Mexico's new copyright … | |
397 <p>Mexico's familial relations should be defined by Mexican l… | |
398 <a href="#disability">The Rights of People With Disabili… | |
399 <p>Though disabilities are lumped into broad categories -- "m… | |
400 <p>That is why the core of accessibility isn't one-size-fits-… | |
401 <p>The more a system can be altered by its user, the more accessib… | |
402 <p>This is incompatible with TPMs. TPMs are designed to <em>… | |
403 <p>Accessibility is important for people with disabilities, but it… | |
404 <p>Like able-bodied people, many people with disabilities are able… | |
405 <p>That is why DMCA 1201's prohibition on "trafficking i… | |
406 <p>Recent examples of TPMs interfering with disabilities reveal ho… | |
407 <p>In 2017, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) <a href="h… | |
408 <p>A more recent example comes from the med-tech giant Abbott Labs… | |
409 <p>Note that there is no copyright infringement in any of these ex… | |
410 <p>Normally, a manufacturer's preference is subsidiary to the… | |
411 <p><a name="archiving" id="archiving">&l… | |
412 <a href="#archiving">Archiving</a> | |
413 <p>In 1991, the science fiction writer Bruce Sterling <a href=&… | |
414 <p>Sterling contrasted the creative context of software developers… | |
415 <p>Today, Sterling's characterization rings hollow. Software … | |
416 <p>However, preserving the history of an otherwise ephemeral mediu… | |
417 <p>That is why the US Copyright Office has <a href="https:… | |
418 <p>Of course, it's not merely software that is routinely rest… | |
419 <p><a name="education" id="education">&l… | |
420 <a href="#education">Education</a> | |
421 <p>Copyright systems around the world create exemptions for educat… | |
422 <p>But educators frequently run up against the blunt, indiscrimina… | |
423 <p>Educators' conflicts with TPMs are many and varied: a teac… | |
424 <p>For a decade, the U.S. Copyright Office has <a href="ht… | |
425 <p><a name="national-resiliency" id="national-re… | |
426 <a href="#national-resiliency">National Resiliency</a… | |
427 <p>Thus far, this article has focused on the TPMs' impact on … | |
428 <p>The pandemic has revealed the brittleness and transience of see… | |
429 <p>But TPMs don't understand pandemics or other emergencies: … | |
430 <p>Nowhere is this more visible than in agriculture, where the mar… | |
431 <p>Farmers work under severe constraints: they work in rural, inac… | |
432 <p>That's why TPMs in tractors constitute a severe threat to … | |
433 <p>John Deere's position is that farmers are not qualified an… | |
434 <p>This points to another key feature for national resiliency: ada… | |
435 <p>To be clear, John Deere's restrictions do not prevent farm… | |
436 <p>And John Deere's abuse of TPMs doesn't stop at repair… | |
437 <p>That data is useful to the farmers who generated it: accurate s… | |
438 <p>Again, this is bad enough under normal conditions, but when sup… | |
439 <p><a name="r2r" id="r2r"></a><… | |
440 <a href="#r2r">Right to Repair</a> | |
441 <p>TPMs don't just interfere with ag-tech repairs: dominant f… | |
442 <p>Apple spent lavishly in 2018 on a campaign that stalled 20 stat… | |
443 <p>The Right to Repair is key to economic self-determination at an… | |
444 <p>Take the automotive sector: manufacturers in this increasingly … | |
445 <p>The issue has simmered for a long time: in 2012, voters in the … | |
446 <p>It's bad enough to lose your car while a pandemic has shut… | |
447 <p>Medtronic is the world's largest manufacturer of ventilato… | |
448 <p>There is a thriving secondary market for broken ventilators, bu… | |
449 <p>Medtronic strenuously objects to this practice and warns techni… | |
450 <p><a name="cybersecurity" id="cybersecurity&quo… | |
451 <a href="#cybersecurity">Cybersecurity</a> | |
452 <p>In the security field, it's a truism that "there is n… | |
453 <p>Another truism in security is that "security is a process,… | |
454 <p>The corollary of these two rules is that security requires that… | |
455 <p>But when a system has TPMs, they often interfere with security … | |
456 <p>This problem is so pronounced that in 2018, the US Copyright Of… | |
457 <p>However, that exemption is not broad enough to encompass all se… | |
458 <p><a name="competition" id="competition"&g… | |
459 <a href="#competition">Competition</a> | |
460 <p>Firms use TPMs in three socially harmful ways:</p> | |
461 | |
462 <ol> | |
463 <li>Controlling customers: From limiting repairs to forcing the pu… | |
464 <li>Controlling critics: DMCA 1201 means that when a security rese… | |
465 <li>Controlling competitors: DMCA 1201 allows firms to unilaterall… | |
466 </ol> | |
467 <p>This concluding section delves into three key examples of TPMs&… | |
468 | |
469 <h3>App Stores</h3> | |
470 <p>In principle, there is nothing wrong with a manufacturer "… | |
471 <p>The most familiar example of this is Apple's repeated deci… | |
472 | |
473 <h3>Streaming media</h3> | |
474 <p>This plays out in other device categories as well, notably <… | |
475 | |
476 <h3>Browsers</h3> | |
477 <p>TPMs also allow for the formation of cartels that can collude t… | |
478 <p>However, EME is designed so that it does not constitute a compl… | |
479 <p>In practice, only one company makes a licensable CDM: Google, w… | |
480 <p>However, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl… | |
481 <p><a name="conclusion" id="conclusion">… | |
482 <a href="#conclusion">Conclusion</a> | |
483 <p>The U.S.A. has had 22 years of experience with legal protection… | |
484 <p>The Mexican Congress -- and the U.S. Congress -- could do much … | |
485 <p>However, rightsholders already have a remedy for copyright infr… | |
486 | |
487 </div></div></div><div class="field field--nam… | |
488 <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 13:18:02 +0000</pubDate> | |
489 <guid isPermaLink="false">103672 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
490 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/taxonomy/term/70">Commentary</cat… | |
491 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/dmca">DMCA</category> | |
492 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/dmca-rulemaking">DMCA Rule… | |
493 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/drm">DRM</category> | |
494 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/international">Internation… | |
495 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/trade-agreements">Trade Ag… | |
496 <dc:creator>Cory Doctorow</dc:creator> | |
497 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/mexico-copyrig… | |
498 </item> | |
499 <item> | |
500 <title>Portland’s Fight Against Face Surveillance</title> | |
501 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/portlands-fight-against-… | |
502 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
503 <p class=" take-action"><a href="https://www.eff… | |
504 <p class="take-explainer"><a href="https://www.e… | |
505 <p><span>The proposed ban on government use of face surveill… | |
506 <p><span>The ordinance also provides a path toward protectio… | |
507 <p><span>The Portland City Council will also consider a seco… | |
508 <p><span>On the ban on government use of face surveillance, … | |
509 <p class=" take-action"><a href="https://www.eff… | |
510 <p class="take-explainer"><a href="https://www.e… | |
511 <p><span>Moreover, the enforcement provisions of many of the… | |
512 <p><span>The work of Portland lawmakers and the city's … | |
513 | |
514 </div></div></div></description> | |
515 <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 00:56:24 +0000</pubDate> | |
516 <guid isPermaLink="false">103696 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
517 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/street-level-surveillance"… | |
518 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/face-surveillance">Face Su… | |
519 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/fight">Electronic Frontier Allian… | |
520 <dc:creator>Nathan Sheard</dc:creator> | |
521 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/face-recogniti… | |
522 </item> | |
523 <item> | |
524 <title>Exposure Notification Technology is Ready for Its Closeup</ti… | |
525 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/exposure-notification-te… | |
526 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
527 <p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/05/governme… | |
528 <p><span>Over the last month, we have seen a number of conta… | |
529 <p><span>Other new apps are more concerning. Albion College … | |
530 <p><span>Ultimately, many people may end up participating wi… | |
531 <p><span>Whether considering a new app or the app-less syste… | |
532 | |
533 </div></div></div></description> | |
534 <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2020 23:45:29 +0000</pubDate> | |
535 <guid isPermaLink="false">103694 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
536 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/taxonomy/term/70">Commentary</cat… | |
537 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/covid-19">COVID-19 and Dig… | |
538 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/mobile-devices">Mobile devices</c… | |
539 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/privacy">Privacy</category> | |
540 <dc:creator>Kurt Opsahl</dc:creator> | |
541 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/mobile-surveil… | |
542 </item> | |
543 <item> | |
544 <title>EFF Responds to EU Commission on the Digital Services Act: Pu… | |
545 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/eff-responds-eu-commissi… | |
546 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
547 <h2><b>Preserve What Works</b></h2> | |
548 <p><span>While the European Commission has not yet published… | |
549 <h2><b>Fix What Is Broken</b></h2> | |
550 <p><span>But the DSA should not only preserve what was good … | |
551 <h2><b>Have Your Say Too</b></h2> | |
552 <p><span>There is still time to respond to the consultation … | |
553 <p><b>Our main demands regarding interoperability are:</b… | |
554 <ol> | |
555 <li><span>Platforms with significant market power must offer… | |
556 <li><span>Platforms with significant market power should mak… | |
557 <li><span>Interoperability measures must respect key privacy… | |
558 <li><span>If intermediaries do have to suspend interoperabil… | |
559 </ol> | |
560 <p><b>Our main demands regarding platform liability are:<… | |
561 <ol> | |
562 <li><span>Online intermediaries should not be held liable fo… | |
563 <li><span>It should be clarified that actual knowledge of il… | |
564 <li><span>The Member States of the EU should not be permitte… | |
565 <li><span>The Internet is global and takedown orders of glob… | |
566 </ol> | |
567 <p><b>Our main demands regarding user controls are:</b>… | |
568 <ol> | |
569 <li><span>Users of social media platforms with significant m… | |
570 <li><span>Online platforms should provide meaningful informa… | |
571 <li><span>Users should be notified whenever the rules that g… | |
572 <li><span>The Digital Services Act should affirm users’ in… | |
573 </ol> | |
574 <p><b>Our main demands for procedural justice are:</b>… | |
575 <ol> | |
576 <li><span>The EU should adopt harmonized rules on reporting … | |
577 <li><span>Platforms should provide users with a notice when … | |
578 <li><span>If platforms use automated decision making to rest… | |
579 <li><span>The Digital Services Act should promote quick and … | |
580 </ol> | |
581 | |
582 </div></div></div></description> | |
583 <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2020 09:55:21 +0000</pubDate> | |
584 <guid isPermaLink="false">103689 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
585 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/eu-policy">EU Policy</cate… | |
586 <dc:creator>Christoph Schmon</dc:creator> | |
587 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/interoperable-… | |
588 </item> | |
589 <item> | |
590 <title>Technology Can’t Predict Crime, It Can Only Weaponize Proxi… | |
591 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/technology-cant-predict-… | |
592 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
593 <p><span>In June 2020, Santa Cruz, California became the fir… | |
594 <p><span>Predictive policing is a self-fulfilling prophecy. … | |
595 <p><span>Santa Cruz’s experiment, and eventual banning of … | |
596 <h3><b>What Is Predictive Policing?</b></h3> | |
597 <p><span>The </span><a href="https://www.santa… | |
598 <p><span>Predictive policing analyzes a </span><a h… | |
599 <p><span>The technology attempts to function similarly while… | |
600 <p><span>There is a reason why the use of predictive policin… | |
601 <p><span>As of summer 2020, the technology is used in </s… | |
602 <h3><b>What Problems Does it Pose?</b></h3> | |
603 <p><span>One of the biggest flaws of predictive policing is … | |
604 <blockquote><p><span>If you build predictive policing,… | |
605 </blockquote> | |
606 <p><span>This feedback loop will impact vulnerable communiti… | |
607 <p><span></span><span>Police are already policin… | |
608 <p><span>A recent </span><a href="https://proj… | |
609 <p><span></span><span>These visits often resulte… | |
610 <p><span>As </span><a href="https://time.com/4… | |
611 <p><span>To test racial disparities in predictive policing, … | |
612 <p><span>All of this is why a</span><a href="h… | |
613 <p><span>In addition, there is a disturbing lack of transpar… | |
614 <p><span>For local departments, the prohibitive cost of usin… | |
615 <p><span>Finally, predictive policing raises constitutional … | |
616 <h3><b>What Can Be Done About It? <br /></b><… | |
617 <p><span>As the Santa Cruz ban suggests, cities are beginnin… | |
618 <p><span>Before predictive policing becomes even more widesp… | |
619 <p><span>The lessons from the novella and film </span>… | |
620 | |
621 </div></div></div></description> | |
622 <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2020 23:09:31 +0000</pubDate> | |
623 <guid isPermaLink="false">103687 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
624 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/taxonomy/term/70">Commentary</cat… | |
625 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/privacy">Privacy</category> | |
626 <dc:creator>Matthew Guariglia</dc:creator> | |
627 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/police-spying-… | |
628 </item> | |
629 <item> | |
630 <title>COVID-19 Tracking Technology Will Not Save Us</title> | |
631 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/covid-19-tracking-techno… | |
632 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
633 <p><span>On top of that, any benefits of this technology wil… | |
634 <p><span>Ultimately, exposure notification technology won’… | |
635 <h3><b>Unproven Technology</b></h3> | |
636 <p><span>Exposure notification apps, most notably those buil… | |
637 <p><span>But Bluetooth was not made to assist with contact t… | |
638 <p><span>On top of technical shortcomings, it is also not ye… | |
639 <h3><b>Unevenly Distributed Benefits</b></h3> | |
640 <p><span>Any app that promises to track, trace, or notify CO… | |
641 <p><span>In the U.S., </span><a href="https://… | |
642 <p><span>And smartphone penetration data and specs do not te… | |
643 <h3><b>Technology Will Not Be a Magic Bullet</b></h… | |
644 <p><span>Even with these drawbacks, some will still ask, “… | |
645 <p><span>Relying on unproven, experimental technology can al… | |
646 <p><span>If and when public health officials conclude that s… | |
647 | |
648 </div></div></div></description> | |
649 <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2020 21:59:11 +0000</pubDate> | |
650 <guid isPermaLink="false">103685 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
651 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/covid-19">COVID-19 and Dig… | |
652 <dc:creator>Gennie Gebhart</dc:creator> | |
653 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/covid-breath-b… | |
654 </item> | |
655 <item> | |
656 <title>Pass the Payment Choice Act</title> | |
657 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/pass-payment-choice-act<… | |
658 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
659 | |
660 </div></div></div></description> | |
661 <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2020 21:57:30 +0000</pubDate> | |
662 <guid isPermaLink="false">103684 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
663 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/privacy">Privacy</category> | |
664 <dc:creator>Adam Schwartz</dc:creator> | |
665 </item> | |
666 <item> | |
667 <title>EFF Pilots an Audio Version of EFFector</title> | |
668 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/eff-pilots-audio-version… | |
669 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
670 <p class="take-action"><a href="https://www.yout… | |
671 <p class="take-action take-explainer"><span>Survei… | |
672 <p>Since 1990 the Electronic Frontier Foundation has published EFF… | |
673 <p>The audio version of EFFector is a reading of our newsletter, m… | |
674 <p>Keep in mind that EFFector is just a summary—if you like the … | |
675 <p>Thank you to the supporters around the world who make our work … | |
676 | |
677 </div></div></div></description> | |
678 <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2020 19:44:18 +0000</pubDate> | |
679 <guid isPermaLink="false">103675 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
680 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/taxonomy/term/68">Announcement</c… | |
681 <dc:creator>Christian Romero</dc:creator> | |
682 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/iu.jpeg" alt="… | |
683 </item> | |
684 <item> | |
685 <title>Cryptographer and Entrepreneur Jon Callas Joins EFF as Techno… | |
686 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/cryptographer-and-entrep… | |
687 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
688 <p> </p> | |
689 <p> </p> | |
690 <p> </p> | |
691 <p> </p> | |
692 | |
693 </div></div></div></description> | |
694 <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2020 16:20:02 +0000</pubDate> | |
695 <guid isPermaLink="false">103677 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
696 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/privacy">Privacy</category> | |
697 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/security">Security</catego… | |
698 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/encrypt-the-web">Encrypting the W… | |
699 <dc:creator>Karen Gullo</dc:creator> | |
700 </item> | |
701 <item> | |
702 <title>It’s Past Time for Coinbase to Issue Transparency Reports</… | |
703 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/its-past-time-coinbase-i… | |
704 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
705 <p class="pull-quote">Cryptocurrency exchanges should es… | |
706 <p>Financial data can be among the most sensitive types of informa… | |
707 <p>At least one of Coinbase’s competitors, Kraken, has already r… | |
708 <p>As we <a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/07/ap… | |
709 <p>The third-party doctrine, and the court’s reliance on it in &… | |
710 <p>But we do not know how many other cases are out there like <… | |
711 <p>As one of the largest individual companies in the U.S. cryptocu… | |
712 | |
713 </div></div></div></description> | |
714 <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2020 19:12:16 +0000</pubDate> | |
715 <guid isPermaLink="false">103671 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
716 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/blockchain">Blockchain</ca… | |
717 <dc:creator>Hayley Tsukayama</dc:creator> | |
718 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/block-chain-1.… | |
719 </item> | |
720 <item> | |
721 <title>How California’s Assembly Killed The Effort to Expand Broad… | |
722 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/how-californias-assembly… | |
723 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
724 <p>A deal to expand broadband would have secured more than 100 mil… | |
725 <p>As Sen. Gonzalez <span><a href="https://sd33.sena… | |
726 <p>Yet the Assembly insisted on poison pill amendments that suppor… | |
727 <p>We won’t stop fighting. EFF was proud to co-sponsor this bill… | |
728 <h3><strong>Playing Politics With Necessities</strong>… | |
729 <p>SB 1130 was in a strong position heading into the Assembly. The… | |
730 <p class="pull-quote">The pandemic has exposed how badly… | |
731 <p>Under the current law, only half of Californians lacking high-s… | |
732 <ol> | |
733 <li>Stabilize and expand California’s Internet Infrastructure pr… | |
734 <li>Enable local governments to bond finance $1 billion with state… | |
735 <li>Build broadband networks at a minimum of 100 mbps download, wi… | |
736 <li>Direct support towards low-income neighborhoods that lack broa… | |
737 <li>Expand eligibility for state support to ensure every rural Cal… | |
738 </ol> | |
739 <p>Yet the Assembly proposed amendments that would have weakened t… | |
740 <p>Assembly leadership and Speaker Rendon chose the path of inacti… | |
741 <h3><strong>Why We Can’t Let Up</strong></h3> | |
742 <p>We will keep fighting. We got so close to expanding broadband a… | |
743 <p>Californians see this for what it is: a willful failure of lead… | |
744 <p>By not acting now, the Assembly chose to leave millions of Cali… | |
745 <p>We’re thankful the Senate, the governor, and supporters like … | |
746 | |
747 </div></div></div></description> | |
748 <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2020 22:28:58 +0000</pubDate> | |
749 <guid isPermaLink="false">103669 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
750 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/innovation">Creativity &am… | |
751 <dc:creator>Ernesto Falcon</dc:creator> | |
752 <dc:creator>Hayley Tsukayama</dc:creator> | |
753 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/fcc-forbearanc… | |
754 </item> | |
755 <item> | |
756 <title>Digital Identification Must Be Designed for Privacy and Equit… | |
757 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/digital-identification-m… | |
758 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
759 <p><span>Many factors contribute to one's identity; deg… | |
760 <p><span>Ever since people have been creating online account… | |
761 <p><span>There has been a growing push for digital forms of … | |
762 <p><span>Several technical specifications have been recently… | |
763 <h2>The Trust Model</h2> | |
764 <p>Major specifications that address digital identities place them… | |
765 <p><strong><span><img src="/files/2020/08/31/1… | |
766 <p><span>The question of who acts as the issuer and the veri… | |
767 <p><span>Issuers are generally institutions that you already… | |
768 <h3><span>Verifiable Credentials</span></h3> | |
769 <p><span>Now that we’ve established the framework of digit… | |
770 <p><span>In November 2019, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3… | |
771 <p><span>This was built in the trust model format in a way t… | |
772 <p><code><span>..</span></code></p> | |
773 <p><code><span>"id": "http://example.ed… | |
774 <p><code><span>"issuanceDate": "2010-01… | |
775 <p><code><span>"type": ["VerifiableCred… | |
776 <p><code><span>...</span></code></p> | |
777 <p><span>The ID section in this VC gives way to a W3C drafte… | |
778 <p><code><span>...</span></code></p> | |
779 <p><code><span>"id": "did:example:ebfeb… | |
780 <p><code><span>"alumniOf": {</span><… | |
781 <p><code><span>...</span></code></p> | |
782 <p><span>While these specifications provide structure, they … | |
783 <h3><span>Mobile Driver’s Licenses</span></h3> | |
784 <p><span>The W3C is not the only standards body working to b… | |
785 <p><span>This specification isn’t centered on decentralize… | |
786 <h2><span>“Digital First” Identities Could Lead to Priva… | |
787 <p><span>These thorough specifications are a significant con… | |
788 <p><span>Both specifications recommend data minimization, av… | |
789 <p><span>Some of these privacy hazards might be diminished w… | |
790 <p><span>That will not always be the case. For example, when… | |
791 <p><span>One could argue that these specifications do not th… | |
792 <p><span>There also are privacy concerns in other applicatio… | |
793 <p><span>When thinking about verified credentials, solutions… | |
794 <p><span>Some potential uses of digital identification might… | |
795 <p><span>The privacy recommendations in the W3C and mDL spec… | |
796 <p><span></span></p> | |
797 | |
798 </div></div></div></description> | |
799 <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2020 22:39:07 +0000</pubDate> | |
800 <guid isPermaLink="false">103659 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
801 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/taxonomy/term/70">Commentary</cat… | |
802 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/taxonomy/term/77">Technical Analy… | |
803 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/national-ids">Mandatory Na… | |
804 <dc:creator>Alexis Hancock</dc:creator> | |
805 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/mobile-privacy… | |
806 </item> | |
807 <item> | |
808 <title>New Federal Court Rulings Find Geofence Warrants Unconstituti… | |
809 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/new-federal-court-ruling… | |
810 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
811 <p><span>Geofence warrants, also known as reverse location s… | |
812 <p><span>In Chicago, the government applied to a magistrate … | |
813 <p><span>Here, the government submitted an application to co… | |
814 <p><span>As we’ve seen with other geofence warrants, the g… | |
815 <p><span>On July 8, in the first unsealed </span><a… | |
816 <blockquote><p><span>the geographic scope of [the] req… | |
817 </blockquote> | |
818 <p><span>Second, the court determined that the warrant appli… | |
819 <p><span>In response to the court’s order, the government … | |
820 <p><span>Then, the government came back to the court yet aga… | |
821 <p><span>These decisions are good news. Judges too often rub… | |
822 <p><span>Nonetheless, as the judges noted at various points … | |
823 <blockquote><p><span>[t]he government's undiscipl… | |
824 </blockquote> | |
825 <p><span>Indeed, statistics from </span><a href=&qu… | |
826 <p><span>That is deeply worrying. Indiscriminate searches li… | |
827 | |
828 </div></div></div><div class="field field--nam… | |
829 <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2020 18:10:43 +0000</pubDate> | |
830 <guid isPermaLink="false">103647 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
831 <dc:creator>Jennifer Lynch</dc:creator> | |
832 <dc:creator>Nathaniel Sobel</dc:creator> | |
833 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/og-unreliablei… | |
834 </item> | |
835 <item> | |
836 <title>California’s Assembly May Do Nothing to Help on Broadband�… | |
837 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/californias-assembly-may… | |
838 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
839 <p class="take-action"><a href="https://act.eff.… | |
840 <p class="take-action take-explainer">California: Call O… | |
841 <p><em><strong>Original Post: </strong></em&g… | |
842 | |
843 <p>There has been broad support for legislation to close the digit… | |
844 <p class="take-action"><a href="https://act.eff.… | |
845 <p class="take-action take-explainer">California: Call O… | |
846 <p>This is despite all the suffering people are enduring from a la… | |
847 <p>The people hurting most right now will pay the greatest price. … | |
848 <p></p><div class="caption caption-center">&… | |
849 <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr&qu… | |
850 <p>— Kevin de Leόn (@kdeleon) <a href="https://twitter… | |
851 <p>There is no question that the major national ISPs have systemic… | |
852 <p>Doing nothing also means choosing to leave millions in rural co… | |
853 <p>Shame is the only word that can describe the collective inactio… | |
854 <p>We have tried the private-only model for decades now, and we ar… | |
855 <p class="take-action"><a href="https://act.eff.… | |
856 <p class="take-action take-explainer">California: Call O… | |
857 | |
858 </div></div></div></description> | |
859 <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2020 15:45:41 +0000</pubDate> | |
860 <guid isPermaLink="false">103641 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
861 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/taxonomy/term/73">Legislative Ana… | |
862 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/competition">Competition</… | |
863 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/net-neutrality">Net Neutra… | |
864 <dc:creator>Ernesto Falcon</dc:creator> | |
865 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/fcc-forbearanc… | |
866 </item> | |
867 <item> | |
868 <title>One Database to Rule Them All: The Invisible Content Cartel t… | |
869 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/one-database-rule-them-a… | |
870 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
871 <p><span>Social media platforms have long struggled with the… | |
872 <p><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/the-und… | |
873 <p><span>During the coronavirus pandemic, social media compa… | |
874 <p><span>This problem has become more acute with the introdu… | |
875 <p><span>This is exactly what the GIFCT initiative aims to d… | |
876 <p><span>Countless examples have proven that it is very diff… | |
877 <p><span>The GIFCT </span><span>content cartel&l… | |
878 <p><span>Ever since the attacks on two Mosques in Christchur… | |
879 <p><span>However, the Operating Board, where real power resi… | |
880 <p><span>For example, governments participating in the IAC a… | |
881 <p><span>Where does this leave GIFCT and the millions of Int… | |
882 | |
883 | |
884 </div></div></div></description> | |
885 <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 16:43:28 +0000</pubDate> | |
886 <guid isPermaLink="false">103634 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
887 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/taxonomy/term/70">Commentary</cat… | |
888 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/free-speech">Free Speech</… | |
889 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/corporate-speech-controls"… | |
890 <dc:creator>Svea Windwehr</dc:creator> | |
891 <dc:creator>Jillian C. York</dc:creator> | |
892 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/free-speech-ca… | |
893 </item> | |
894 <item> | |
895 <title>Voter Advocacy Orgs Sue Trump Administration for Executive Or… | |
896 <link>https://www.eff.org/press/releases/voter-advocacy-orgs-sue-tru… | |
897 <description><div class="field field--name-field-pr-subhead … | |
898 <p>“Our clients want to make sure that voting information found … | |
899 <p>Trump signed the “Executive Order on Preventing Online Censor… | |
900 <p>In the lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for th… | |
901 <p>“Voters have a constitutional right to receive accurate infor… | |
902 <p>“We joined this cause to protect voters’ access to accurate… | |
903 <p>For the full complaint in Rock the Vote et al. v. Trump:<br … | |
904 | |
905 | |
906 </div></div></div><div class="field field--nam… | |
907 | |
908 | |
909 <div class=""> | |
910 <div class="field field--name-field-profile-first-name field… | |
911 | |
912 </div> | |
913 | |
914 </div><div class="field__item odd"><div class=… | |
915 | |
916 | |
917 <div class=""> | |
918 <div class="field field--name-field-profile-first-name field… | |
919 | |
920 </div> | |
921 | |
922 </div></div></div></description> | |
923 <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 16:12:22 +0000</pubDate> | |
924 <guid isPermaLink="false">103630 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
925 <dc:creator>Rebecca Jeschke</dc:creator> | |
926 </item> | |
927 <item> | |
928 <title>Our EU Policy Principles: User Controls</title> | |
929 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/our-eu-policy-principles… | |
930 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
931 <h2><b>A Chance to Reinvent Platform Regulation </b>&… | |
932 <p><span>In a few months, the European Commission will intro… | |
933 <p><span>EFF supports the Commission’s goal of promoting a… | |
934 <p><span>The DSA is a crucial chance to enshrine the importa… | |
935 <p><span>EFF will work with EU institutions to fight for use… | |
936 <h2><b>Principle 1: Give Users Control Over Content</b>… | |
937 <p><span>Many services like Facebook and Twitter originally … | |
938 <p><span>Platforms’ algorithmic tools leverage their intim… | |
939 <p><span>Users do not have to accept this. There are many th… | |
940 <p><span>Giving people—as opposed to platforms—more cont… | |
941 <h2><b>Principle 2: Algorithmic Transparency</b></h… | |
942 <p><span>Besides being given more control over the content w… | |
943 <h2><b>Principle 3: Accountable Governance</b></h2&… | |
944 <p><span>Online platforms govern their users through their t… | |
945 <h2><b>Principle 4: Right to Anonymity Online</b></… | |
946 <p><span>There are countless reasons why individuals may not… | |
947 <p><span>For many people, however—including members of the… | |
948 | |
949 </div></div></div></description> | |
950 <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 07:21:37 +0000</pubDate> | |
951 <guid isPermaLink="false">103627 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
952 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/eff-europe">European Union… | |
953 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/eu-policy">EU Policy</cate… | |
954 <dc:creator>Svea Windwehr</dc:creator> | |
955 <dc:creator>Christoph Schmon</dc:creator> | |
956 <dc:creator>Jillian C. York</dc:creator> | |
957 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/free-speech-ca… | |
958 </item> | |
959 <item> | |
960 <title>Throwing Out the FTC's Suit Against Qualcomm Moves Antit… | |
961 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/throwing-out-ftcs-suit-a… | |
962 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
963 <p>The relationship between antitrust and patent law is especially… | |
964 <p>Standards can enhance competition and consumer choice, but they… | |
965 <p>To minimize that risk, standard-setting organizations typically… | |
966 <p>Qualcomm is one of the most important and dominant companies in… | |
967 <p>Although Qualcomm promised to license its SEPs (including paten… | |
968 <p>In 2017, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission <a href="htt… | |
969 <p>But this month, a panel of judges from the Court of Appeals for… | |
970 <p>According to the Ninth Circuit, patent owners don’t have a du… | |
971 <p>But even when Qualcomm restricted its licensing policies in cri… | |
972 <p>Patent exhaustion is a century-old doctrine that protects the r… | |
973 <p>It makes no sense that Qualcomm could contract around a fundame… | |
974 <p>We hope the FTC sticks to its guns and asks the Ninth Circuit t… | |
975 | |
976 </div></div></div></description> | |
977 <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 00:01:30 +0000</pubDate> | |
978 <guid isPermaLink="false">103624 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
979 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/taxonomy/term/72">Legal Analysis<… | |
980 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/competition">Competition</… | |
981 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/patents">Patents</category> | |
982 <dc:creator>Alex Moss</dc:creator> | |
983 </item> | |
984 <item> | |
985 <title>California: Tell Your Senators That Ill-Conceived “Immunity… | |
986 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/california-tell-your-sen… | |
987 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
988 <p>By claiming that blockchain technology is part of a unique solu… | |
989 <p class="take-action"><a href="https://act.eff.… | |
990 <p class="take-action take-explainer">Tell Your Senator:… | |
991 <p>While the latest version of A.B. 2004 steps back from <a hre… | |
992 <p class="pull-quote">By claiming that blockchain techno… | |
993 <p>But the bill says nothing about how long a credential should be… | |
994 <p>And there are many problems with the underlying concept of immu… | |
995 <p>EFF also opposes the very purpose of these credentials which, a… | |
996 <p>Finally, by suggesting deploying credentials that rely on havin… | |
997 <p>The latest version of A.B. 2004 doesn’t take any of these con… | |
998 <blockquote><p>“A better approach would be [to] establish … | |
999 </blockquote> | |
1000 <p>A.B. 2004’s authors still aren’t listening. But you can tel… | |
1001 <p class="take-action"><a href="https://act.eff.… | |
1002 <p class="take-action take-explainer">Tell Your Senator:… | |
1003 | |
1004 </div></div></div></description> | |
1005 <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 00:06:28 +0000</pubDate> | |
1006 <guid isPermaLink="false">103620 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
1007 <dc:creator>Hayley Tsukayama</dc:creator> | |
1008 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/California-bea… | |
1009 </item> | |
1010 <item> | |
1011 <title>If Privacy Dies in VR, It Dies in Real Life</title> | |
1012 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/if-privacy-dies-vr-it-di… | |
1013 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
1014 <p><span>It’s easy to be swept up in the excitement of a n… | |
1015 <h3><b>A Step Backwards: Requiring Facebook Login for Oculus… | |
1016 <p><span>This is why Oculus’ </span><a href="… | |
1017 <p><span>There’s good cause to be alarmed. Eliminating alt… | |
1018 <p><span>Logging into Facebook on an Oculus product </spa… | |
1019 <p><span>Facebook violating the trust of users in its acquir… | |
1020 <h3><b>Defending Fundamental Human Rights in All Realities&l… | |
1021 <p><span>Strapping these devices to ourselves lets us enter … | |
1022 <p><span>Threats to our privacy don’t stop there. A VR/AR … | |
1023 <p><span>Companies like Oculus need to do more than </spa… | |
1024 <p><span>We all need to keep the pressure on state legislatu… | |
1025 <p><span>Antitrust enforcers should also take note of yet an… | |
1026 <p><span>The future of privacy in VR/AR will depend on swift… | |
1027 <p><span>Left unchecked, we fear VR/AR development will foll… | |
1028 | |
1029 </div></div></div></description> | |
1030 <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2020 22:08:30 +0000</pubDate> | |
1031 <guid isPermaLink="false">103618 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
1032 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/privacy">Privacy</category> | |
1033 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/biometrics">Biometrics</ca… | |
1034 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/video-games">Video Games</… | |
1035 <dc:creator>Rory Mir</dc:creator> | |
1036 <dc:creator>Katitza Rodriguez</dc:creator> | |
1037 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/facebook-face-… | |
1038 </item> | |
1039 <item> | |
1040 <title>Courts Shouldn’t Stifle Patent Troll Victims’ Speech</tit… | |
1041 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/courts-shouldnt-stifle-p… | |
1042 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
1043 <p>Mycroft AI, a company with nine employees that makes open-sourc… | |
1044 <p>Voice Tech’s <a href="https://patents.google.com/pate… | |
1045 <p>“Math isn’t patentable and software shouldn’t be either,�… | |
1046 <p>Montgomery also said that he’d “always wanted to be a troll… | |
1047 <p>That tough language got attention, and the story went viral on … | |
1048 <h2><strong>The Court Steps In</strong></h2> | |
1049 <p>According to Voice Tech, however, it led to harassment. The c… | |
1050 <p>Unfortunately, Judge Ketchmark not only accepted Voice Tech’s… | |
1051 <p>To be clear, if the allegations are true, Voice Tech’s counse… | |
1052 <p>But the public has a right to know what is happening in this ca… | |
1053 <h2><strong>Patent Trolls and Speech Police </strong>… | |
1054 <p>It gets worse. Apparently emboldened by its initial success, Vo… | |
1055 <p>In June, Mycroft <a href="https://mycroft.ai/blog/mark-… | |
1056 <p><em>Voice Tech demands that Mycroft remove the link to th… | |
1057 <p>Mycroft has removed the link. Voice Tech has also sought to cen… | |
1058 <p>It’s bad enough when small companies like Mycroft AI are subj… | |
1059 | |
1060 </div></div></div></description> | |
1061 <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2020 18:53:54 +0000</pubDate> | |
1062 <guid isPermaLink="false">103611 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
1063 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/bloggers">Bloggers' Rights</… | |
1064 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/free-speech">Free Speech</… | |
1065 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/patents">Patents</category> | |
1066 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/resources-patent-troll-vic… | |
1067 <dc:creator>Joe Mullin</dc:creator> | |
1068 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/patent-troll-w… | |
1069 </item> | |
1070 <item> | |
1071 <title>EFF Sues Texas A&M University Once Again to End Censorshi… | |
1072 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/eff-sues-texas-am-univer… | |
1073 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
1074 <p>In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Texas A&amp;M held its s… | |
1075 <p>Where government entities such as Texas A&amp;M open online… | |
1076 <p>Texas A&amp;M knows this well, because this is not the firs… | |
1077 <p>We are disappointed that Texas A&amp;M has continued to cen… | |
1078 <p>EFF is joined by co-counsel PETA Foundation and Rothfelder Fali… | |
1079 | |
1080 </div></div></div><div class="field field--nam… | |
1081 <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 20:02:48 +0000</pubDate> | |
1082 <guid isPermaLink="false">103606 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
1083 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/taxonomy/term/68">Announcement</c… | |
1084 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/free-speech">Free Speech</… | |
1085 <dc:creator>Naomi Gilens</dc:creator> | |
1086 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/free-speech-ca… | |
1087 </item> | |
1088 <item> | |
1089 <title>Proctoring Apps Subject Students to Unnecessary Surveillance<… | |
1090 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/proctoring-apps-subject-… | |
1091 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
1092 <p class="pull-quote"><span><span>No student… | |
1093 <p><span>Through a series of </span><a href="h… | |
1094 <p><span>Much of this technology is effectively indistinguis… | |
1095 <p><span>In addition to the invasive gathering of biometric … | |
1096 <p><span>The companies retain much of what they gather, too�… | |
1097 <p><span>The leveraging of student data for commercial purpo… | |
1098 <p>Aside from privacy concerns, these tools could easily penalize … | |
1099 <p><span>No student should be forced to make the choice to e… | |
1100 <p><span>Technology has opened up unprecedented opportunitie… | |
1101 <p><span>Educational institutions will need to adapt fundame… | |
1102 <p><i><span>If you currently have or previously had a … | |
1103 | |
1104 </div></div></div></description> | |
1105 <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 19:54:55 +0000</pubDate> | |
1106 <guid isPermaLink="false">103602 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
1107 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/taxonomy/term/70">Commentary</cat… | |
1108 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/student-privacy">Student P… | |
1109 <dc:creator>Jason Kelley</dc:creator> | |
1110 <dc:creator>Lindsay Oliver</dc:creator> | |
1111 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/student-privac… | |
1112 </item> | |
1113 <item> | |
1114 <title>EFF Calls on California Gov. Newsom To Mandate Data Privacy P… | |
1115 <link>https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-calls-california-gov-ne… | |
1116 <description><div class="field field--name-field-pr-subhead … | |
1117 | |
1118 </div></div></div><div class="field field--nam… | |
1119 | |
1120 | |
1121 <div class=""> | |
1122 <div class="field field--name-field-profile-first-name field… | |
1123 | |
1124 </div> | |
1125 | |
1126 </div></div></div></description> | |
1127 <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 15:17:09 +0000</pubDate> | |
1128 <guid isPermaLink="false">103601 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
1129 <dc:creator>Karen Gullo</dc:creator> | |
1130 </item> | |
1131 <item> | |
1132 <title>California Must Recognize That Privacy is Vital to Public Hea… | |
1133 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/california-must-recogniz… | |
1134 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
1135 <p>Being upfront and honest about what information contact tracing… | |
1136 <p>Our coalition asks for the following four, common-sense protect… | |
1137 <ul> | |
1138 <li>A data minimization rule that ensures that the information a p… | |
1139 <li>A guarantee that any private entity working on a contact traci… | |
1140 <li>A prohibition from discriminating against people based on thei… | |
1141 <li>A strong requirement to purge data from such programs when it … | |
1142 </ul> | |
1143 <p>EFF also believes that the following additional guardrails are … | |
1144 <ul> | |
1145 <li>A <strong><em>ban on location tracing</em>&l… | |
1146 <li>A <strong><em>prohibition against contact traci… | |
1147 <li><strong><em> Effective enforcement</em><… | |
1148 </ul> | |
1149 <p>EFF, along with many other privacy groups, <a href="htt… | |
1150 <p>Respecting privacy can help establish much-needed trust in thes… | |
1151 | |
1152 </div></div></div></description> | |
1153 <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 17:07:11 +0000</pubDate> | |
1154 <guid isPermaLink="false">103598 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
1155 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/privacy">Privacy</category> | |
1156 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/covid-19">COVID-19 and Dig… | |
1157 <dc:creator>Hayley Tsukayama</dc:creator> | |
1158 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/california-pri… | |
1159 </item> | |
1160 <item> | |
1161 <title>California Governor Newsom's Broadband Plan Lays Importa… | |
1162 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/governor-newsoms-broadba… | |
1163 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
1164 <p><span>While the governor acknowledged that a 100 mbps dow… | |
1165 <h3><b>Any Infrastructure Plan Pushing 100 mpbs To All Calif… | |
1166 <p><span>Fiber is the universal medium of 21st-century broad… | |
1167 <p><span>As the legislature and executive branch in Californ… | |
1168 <p><span>If the Governor’s plan results in a systemic appr… | |
1169 <p><span>To give an example, look no further than the story … | |
1170 <p><span>This type of enabling force makes fiber a critical … | |
1171 | |
1172 </div></div></div></description> | |
1173 <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 22:08:40 +0000</pubDate> | |
1174 <guid isPermaLink="false">103591 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
1175 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/taxonomy/term/73">Legislative Ana… | |
1176 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/competition">Competition</… | |
1177 <dc:creator>Ernesto Falcon</dc:creator> | |
1178 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/fcc-forbearanc… | |
1179 </item> | |
1180 <item> | |
1181 <title>Civil Rights and First Amendment Defenders Urge First Circuit… | |
1182 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/civil-rights-and-first-a… | |
1183 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
1184 <p>Seven amicus briefs were filed in support of our position:</… | |
1185 <ul> | |
1186 <li>Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus and law firm WilmerHale, … | |
1187 <li>The Constitutional Accountability Center filed an <a href=&… | |
1188 <li>The Yale Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic and law f… | |
1189 <li>The Harvard Cyberlaw Clinic, on behalf of the Harvard Immigrat… | |
1190 <li>The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, t… | |
1191 <li>The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed an … | |
1192 <li>Law firm Covington &amp; Burling, on behalf of the Center … | |
1193 </ul> | |
1194 <p>EFF, ACLU, and ACLU of Massachusetts originally filed this laws… | |
1195 <p>In November 2019, the district court <a href="https://w… | |
1196 <p>We are proud to see a diverse array of organizations and indivi… | |
1197 | |
1198 </div></div></div><div class="field field--nam… | |
1199 <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 20:31:08 +0000</pubDate> | |
1200 <guid isPermaLink="false">103587 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
1201 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/taxonomy/term/72">Legal Analysis<… | |
1202 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/border-searches">Border Se… | |
1203 <dc:creator>Saira Hussain</dc:creator> | |
1204 <dc:creator>Adam Schwartz</dc:creator> | |
1205 <dc:creator>Sophia Cope</dc:creator> | |
1206 </item> | |
1207 <item> | |
1208 <title>Future Ada: Tech Organizing Through an Intersectional Lens</t… | |
1209 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/future-ada-tech-organizi… | |
1210 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
1211 <p>Based in Spokane, WA, Future Ada was founded in 2017 to advance… | |
1212 <p class="pull-quote"><span>"Just because you… | |
1213 <p>Since their launch, Future Ada has grown into the understanding… | |
1214 <p><span></span><strong><span>How did the … | |
1215 <blockquote><p><strong><span>Rebecca:<br />… | |
1216 <p><span>Throughout the week, we had to come up with project… | |
1217 <p><span>I was already running a user group called Spokane G… | |
1218 <p><span>I made some friends and they helped me develop our … | |
1219 </blockquote> | |
1220 <p><span></span><span></span><strong>… | |
1221 <blockquote><p><span></span><strong><sp… | |
1222 <p><span>Hearing other people, who are very successful, talk… | |
1223 <p><span>I try and speak about this stuff and be open with m… | |
1224 <p><span>In the last few years, I’ve been picking up the s… | |
1225 <p><span>One of the other things that, thankfully, Emilie wa… | |
1226 </blockquote> | |
1227 <p><span></span><span></span><strong>… | |
1228 <blockquote><p><strong><span>Emilie:<br />… | |
1229 </blockquote> | |
1230 <p><span></span><span></span><strong>… | |
1231 <blockquote><p><span></span><strong><sp… | |
1232 <p><span>I want our organization to help create future Ada L… | |
1233 </blockquote> | |
1234 <p><span></span><span></span><strong>… | |
1235 <blockquote><p><span></span><strong><sp… | |
1236 </blockquote> | |
1237 <p><span></span><span></span><strong>… | |
1238 <blockquote><p><span></span><strong><sp… | |
1239 <p><span>Challenges? I'm not a marketing person, that&#… | |
1240 <p><span>We want to be really careful with what we do. We wa… | |
1241 </blockquote> | |
1242 <p><span></span><span></span><strong>… | |
1243 <blockquote><p><strong><span>Emilie:<br />… | |
1244 <p><span></span><strong><span>Rebecca:<… | |
1245 <p><span>Since moving online because of the pandemic, we… | |
1246 </blockquote> | |
1247 <p><span></span><span></span><strong>… | |
1248 <blockquote><p><span></span><strong><sp… | |
1249 <p><span></span><strong><span>Emilie:<b… | |
1250 <p><span></span><strong><span>Rebecca:<… | |
1251 <p><span>We have been trying to work with the <a href=&qu… | |
1252 <p><span></span><strong><span>Emilie:<b… | |
1253 <p><span>I think switching to online has been wonderful for … | |
1254 </blockquote> | |
1255 <p><span></span><span></span><strong>… | |
1256 <blockquote><p><span></span><strong><sp… | |
1257 </blockquote> | |
1258 <p><span></span><span></span><strong>… | |
1259 <blockquote><p><span></span><strong><sp… | |
1260 <p><span></span><strong><span>Emilie:<b… | |
1261 </blockquote> | |
1262 <p>Future Ada’s work to lift up and support Spokane women in STE… | |
1263 <p>If you are a member of a community or student-led group in your… | |
1264 | |
1265 </div></div></div></description> | |
1266 <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 16:30:29 +0000</pubDate> | |
1267 <guid isPermaLink="false">103585 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
1268 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/security-education">Securi… | |
1269 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/fight">Electronic Frontier Allian… | |
1270 <dc:creator>Nathan Sheard</dc:creator> | |
1271 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/future-ada-1.j… | |
1272 </item> | |
1273 <item> | |
1274 <title>Article 17: Germany Shows Creativity, but EFF Wants More</tit… | |
1275 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/article-17-germany-shows… | |
1276 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
1277 <p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/06/dutch-la… | |
1278 <p>We have therefore recently submitted <a href="https://w… | |
1279 <div class="page" title="Page 2"> | |
1280 <div class="layoutArea"> | |
1281 <div class="column"> | |
1282 <p><span> </span></p> | |
1283 </div> | |
1284 </div> | |
1285 </div> | |
1286 | |
1287 </div></div></div></description> | |
1288 <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 13:56:54 +0000</pubDate> | |
1289 <guid isPermaLink="false">103564 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
1290 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/article-13">Article 13</ca… | |
1291 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/eu-policy">EU Policy</cate… | |
1292 <dc:creator>Christoph Schmon</dc:creator> | |
1293 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/og-copyrightbo… | |
1294 </item> | |
1295 <item> | |
1296 <title>An Open Letter to the Government of South Africa on the Need … | |
1297 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/open-letter-government-s… | |
1298 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
1299 <p>From the U.S.A., South Africa imported the flexible idea of <… | |
1300 <p>Both systems are important for preserving core human rights, in… | |
1301 <p>Taken together, the two systems are even better: the European s… | |
1302 <p>But as important as these systems are, and as effective as they… | |
1303 <p>Last week, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa alarmed huma… | |
1304 <p>President Ramaphosa has been misinformed. The copyright limitat… | |
1305 <p>Today, EFF sent an <a href="https://www.eff.org/files/2… | |
1306 <p>In our letter, we set out the legal basis for the U.S. fair use… | |
1307 <p>This is an urgent matter. EFF is proud to partner with NGOs in … | |
1308 | |
1309 </div></div></div></description> | |
1310 <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 12:24:41 +0000</pubDate> | |
1311 <guid isPermaLink="false">103584 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
1312 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/taxonomy/term/70">Commentary</cat… | |
1313 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/international">Internation… | |
1314 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/intellectual-property">Fai… | |
1315 <dc:creator>Cory Doctorow</dc:creator> | |
1316 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/copyright-oran… | |
1317 </item> | |
1318 <item> | |
1319 <title>No to Expanded HHS Surveillance of COVID-19 Patients</title> | |
1320 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/no-expanded-hhs-surveill… | |
1321 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
1322 <p>The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) leads our nation’s… | |
1323 <p>HHS issued <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/doc… | |
1324 <p>Unfortunately, HHS Protect poses a grave threat to the data pri… | |
1325 <p><strong><em>New data collection</em></stro… | |
1326 <p><strong><em>New data sharing</em></strong&… | |
1327 <p><strong><em>New data use</em></strong>.… | |
1328 <p><strong><em>New data storing</em></strong&… | |
1329 <p>No doubt, the ongoing COVID-19 crisis requires a coordinated go… | |
1330 <p>Thus, EFF filed <span><a href="https://www.eff.or… | |
1331 | |
1332 </div></div></div></description> | |
1333 <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2020 20:50:57 +0000</pubDate> | |
1334 <guid isPermaLink="false">103578 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
1335 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/privacy">Privacy</category> | |
1336 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/covid-19">COVID-19 and Dig… | |
1337 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/medical-privacy">Medical P… | |
1338 <dc:creator>Adam Schwartz</dc:creator> | |
1339 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/medical-privac… | |
1340 </item> | |
1341 <item> | |
1342 <title>Personal Telco Project: A Case Study in Community Connectivit… | |
1343 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/personal-telco-project-c… | |
1344 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
1345 | |
1346 <p><b>Lewis: Can you tell me how the group got started? What… | |
1347 <p><span><strong>Russell Senior</strong>: It sta… | |
1348 <p><span>In 2003 we became a 501c3 nonprofit and the network… | |
1349 <p><span>In the early days, our monthly meetings had several… | |
1350 <p><span><strong>LWG: </strong></span><… | |
1351 <p><span>We were deploying single board computers in a littl… | |
1352 <p><b>LWG: Were there difficulties in finding hosts?</b&g… | |
1353 <p><span><strong>RS</strong>: It is difficult. I… | |
1354 <p><span>At peak, we had around 140 networks, around 30 of w… | |
1355 <p><strong>LWG: </strong><span></span><… | |
1356 <p><span><strong>LWG:</strong> </span><… | |
1357 <p><span>In the very early days, we didn’t understand the … | |
1358 <p><span><strong>LWG:</strong> </span><… | |
1359 <p><span>We also offer a community vibe, that lets small bus… | |
1360 <p><span>In the earlier days, when we had local media focusi… | |
1361 <p><b><strong>LWG:</strong> Going forward, how d… | |
1362 <p><span><strong>RS</strong>: I had always see… | |
1363 <p><span>Telecommunication has tremendous value. The problem… | |
1364 <p><span>The cost of building the infrastructure has present… | |
1365 <p><span>The underlying philosophy is that ISPs have too muc… | |
1366 <p><span>So, some model with public ownership, or non-profit… | |
1367 <p><span><strong>LWG:</strong> </span><… | |
1368 <p><span><strong>LWG:</strong> </span><… | |
1369 <p><span><strong>RS</strong>: Cell phone data is… | |
1370 <p><span>When LTE first appeared, everyone was excited by ho… | |
1371 <p><span>If anyone thinks that 5G can solve these issues, I … | |
1372 <p><b><strong>LWG:</strong> Can you tell me abou… | |
1373 <p><span><strong>RS</strong>: We started a 501c4… | |
1374 <p><span>This time around, Multnomah County has been recepti… | |
1375 <p><span><strong>LWG: </strong></span><… | |
1376 <p><span><strong>RS</strong>:The school board is… | |
1377 <p><span></span></p> | |
1378 <p><em><span>Our thanks to</span> <span>Ru… | |
1379 <p><em><span>To find an Electronic Frontier Alliance a… | |
1380 | |
1381 | |
1382 </div></div></div></description> | |
1383 <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2020 20:15:27 +0000</pubDate> | |
1384 <guid isPermaLink="false">103571 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
1385 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/fight">Electronic Frontier Allian… | |
1386 <dc:creator>Lewis Gittens</dc:creator> | |
1387 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/efa-2.png" alt… | |
1388 </item> | |
1389 <item> | |
1390 <title>Victory! Court Orders CA Prisons to Release Race of Parole Ca… | |
1391 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/victory-court-orders-ca-… | |
1392 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
1393 <p>In <a href="https://www.eff.org/cases/voss-v-cdcr"… | |
1394 <p>Project Recon is a promising example of how AI might be used to… | |
1395 <p>In September 2018, Project Recon requested from CDCR race and e… | |
1396 <p>In June 2020, EFF filed a <a href="https://www.eff.org/… | |
1397 <p>In its <a href="https://www.eff.org/document/government… | |
1398 <p>The court <a href="https://www.eff.org/document/order-b… | |
1399 <blockquote><p>[T]his case unquestionably involves a weighty… | |
1400 </blockquote> | |
1401 <p>Accordingly, the court ordered CDCR to produce the requested re… | |
1402 <p>Apart from being a win for transparency and open government, th… | |
1403 <p>Moreover, this case is a win for beneficial AI innovation. In a… | |
1404 | |
1405 </div></div></div><div class="field field--nam… | |
1406 <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2020 23:24:22 +0000</pubDate> | |
1407 <guid isPermaLink="false">103559 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
1408 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/taxonomy/term/72">Legal Analysis<… | |
1409 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/ai">Artificial Intelligenc… | |
1410 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/transparency">Transparency… | |
1411 <dc:creator>Saira Hussain</dc:creator> | |
1412 <dc:creator>Cara Gagliano</dc:creator> | |
1413 <dc:creator>Adam Schwartz</dc:creator> | |
1414 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/artificial-int… | |
1415 </item> | |
1416 <item> | |
1417 <title>On the Road to Victory for Human Rights in Mexico!</title> | |
1418 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/road-victory-human-right… | |
1419 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
1420 <p>Last month, <a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020… | |
1421 <p>As we explained in detail, the law has wide-ranging impacts on … | |
1422 <p>EFF was proud to stand with the many Mexican civil society orga… | |
1423 <p>We are greatly cheered to learn that the Commission has petitio… | |
1424 <p>However, this process of court review can take <em>years&… | |
1425 <p>Because of these real, ongoing harms, we call upon the Supreme … | |
1426 <p>(<em>Our thanks to Luis Fernando García Muñoz from R3D … | |
1427 | |
1428 </div></div></div></description> | |
1429 <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2020 17:52:05 +0000</pubDate> | |
1430 <guid isPermaLink="false">103545 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
1431 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/taxonomy/term/70">Commentary</cat… | |
1432 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/international">Internation… | |
1433 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/trade-agreements">Trade Ag… | |
1434 <dc:creator>Cory Doctorow</dc:creator> | |
1435 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/mexico-copyrig… | |
1436 </item> | |
1437 <item> | |
1438 <title>Guitar Villain? Ubisoft Patents Basic Teaching Techniques</ti… | |
1439 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/guitar-villain-ubisoft-p… | |
1440 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
1441 <p><span>These steps will sound familiar to anyone who has t… | |
1442 <p><span>According to Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest … | |
1443 <p><span>Ubisoft’s patent says the claimed invention offer… | |
1444 <p><span>The claims of Ubisoft’s patent don’t include an… | |
1445 <p><span>This program sounds like most educational video gam… | |
1446 <p><span>That question was raised in 2018 when Ubisoft sued … | |
1447 <p><span>Section 101 may be familiar to readers of our </… | |
1448 <p><span>These limitations are powerful weapons against soft… | |
1449 <p><span>The Ubisoft case shows how Section 101 can also pro… | |
1450 <p><span>On August 9th of last year, the U.S. District Court… | |
1451 <p><span>The Federal Circuit rejected Ubisoft’s attempt to… | |
1452 <p><span>Cases like this are important in ensuring the U.S. … | |
1453 | |
1454 </div></div></div></description> | |
1455 <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2020 22:27:36 +0000</pubDate> | |
1456 <guid isPermaLink="false">103552 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
1457 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/stupid-patent-month">Stupi… | |
1458 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/patents">Patents</category> | |
1459 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/video-games">Video Games</… | |
1460 <dc:creator>Rory Mir</dc:creator> | |
1461 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/OG-stupid-pate… | |
1462 </item> | |
1463 <item> | |
1464 <title>Final Weekend for EFF's 30th Anniversary Challenge Coin<… | |
1465 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/final-weekend-get-eff-30… | |
1466 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
1467 <p>To be eligible for an EFF anniversary challenge coin, <a hre… | |
1468 <p class="take-action"><a href="https://supporte… | |
1469 <p class="take-explainer">Start a Monthly or Annual Recu… | |
1470 <h4>For Current Recurring Donors</h4> | |
1471 <p>Any existing monthly or annual recurring donor who increases th… | |
1472 <p>If you have a recurring donation via PayPal, you aren't ab… | |
1473 <p></p><center><div class="caption caption-cen… | |
1474 <p>EFF's work is sustained by thousands of people from every … | |
1475 | |
1476 </div></div></div></description> | |
1477 <pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2020 19:34:26 +0000</pubDate> | |
1478 <guid isPermaLink="false">103541 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
1479 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/taxonomy/term/68">Announcement</c… | |
1480 <dc:creator>Aaron Jue</dc:creator> | |
1481 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/challenge-3f_1… | |
1482 </item> | |
1483 <item> | |
1484 <title>EFF Joins SPLC Letter to Georgia High School Expressing Conce… | |
1485 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/eff-joins-splc-letter-ge… | |
1486 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
1487 <p>Consistent with this, we <a href="https://splc.org/2020… | |
1488 <p>As the letter acknowledges, students have robust First Amendmen… | |
1489 <blockquote><p>In its landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Co… | |
1490 <p>....</p> | |
1491 <p>While we understand that emotions around school reopening decis… | |
1492 </blockquote> | |
1493 <p> We acknowledge that in some situations, there may be counterv… | |
1494 <p>In this situation, however, the student's right to create … | |
1495 | |
1496 </div></div></div></description> | |
1497 <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2020 21:58:16 +0000</pubDate> | |
1498 <guid isPermaLink="false">103538 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
1499 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/free-speech">Free Speech</… | |
1500 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/covid-19">COVID-19 and Dig… | |
1501 <dc:creator>David Greene</dc:creator> | |
1502 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/icon-2019-free… | |
1503 </item> | |
1504 <item> | |
1505 <title>Victory! EFF Defends Public’s Right to Access Court Records… | |
1506 <link>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/victory-eff-defends-publ… | |
1507 <description><div class="field field--name-body field--type-… | |
1508 <p>Although this problem is pervasive, when we looked at a lawsuit… | |
1509 <p>When EFF saw how egregious the sealing of these court records w… | |
1510 <p>Instead of appealing that decision, Uniloc tried to modify its … | |
1511 <p>Last month, the Federal Circuit, <a href="http://www.ca… | |
1512 <p>The Federal Circuit recognized that district courts need and sh… | |
1513 <p>However, one aspect of Judge Alsup’s decision was not affirme… | |
1514 <p>The Federal Circuit’s decision is a victory for the public, w… | |
1515 | |
1516 </div></div></div></description> | |
1517 <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2020 18:43:13 +0000</pubDate> | |
1518 <guid isPermaLink="false">103534 at https://www.eff.org</guid> | |
1519 <category domain="https://www.eff.org/issues/patents">Patents</category> | |
1520 <dc:creator>Alex Moss</dc:creator> | |
1521 <enclosure url="https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/patent-troll-w… | |
1522 </item> | |
1523 </channel> | |
1524 </rss> |