Notices by Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff@mastodon.social), page 2

Applications for our Donor Relations Manager position close tomorrow at midnight PT! Apply today. https://www.eff.org/opportunities/jobs/donor-relations-manager

EFF is visiting Ecuador this week to learn more about the arrest and prosecution of security researcher and open source developer Ola Bini. Here’s EFF Director of Strategy, @mala, with the details: https://t.co/eBz13WHKz3

Think it's not worth the time to restart your computer when it tells you to update your software? Think again. https://sec.eff.org/articles/software-updates

Massachusetts: Somerville and Cambridge are speaking out against face recognition. Tell your state lawmakers to do the same. https://action.eff.org/o/9042/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=10936

On Tuesday, Cambridge, MA will consider a new ordinance banning face surveillance that says, "the potential threats to residents’ civil rights and civil liberties that are unique to face recognition technology warrant its outright ban." We agree. https://privacysos.org/blog/cambridge-to-take-up-face-surveillance-ban/

In June, several early members of the Cult of the Dead Cow gathered at the @archive for the release of a new book on the hacking supergroup, who had a profound impact on cybersecurity. Here's what they said about the past, and future, of the industry. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/07/s-original-cult-dead-cow-supergroup-members-share-experiences-joseph-menns-book

The Equifax settlement was a good effort—but without a change in course, we'll all be victims of a data breach like this sooner or later. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/07/equifax-settlement-wont-be-enough-deter-future-breaches-law-must-catch

Here's a "hack" for talking to Congress: in August, members are home for the summer recess, and you'll be able to share your concerns about digital rights with your representatives in person. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/07/congress-home-summer-and-ready-hear-you

Cambridge, MA will consider a ban on municipal use of face recognition Tuesday night. If passed, Cambridge would become the fourth U.S. city—alongside neighboring Somerville—to ban this threat to racial justice, privacy, safety, and free expression. https://privacysos.org/blog/cambridge-to-take-up-face-surveillance-ban/

“Tech workers are making their voices heard because they're trying to build a world that we all want to live in...We should be listening and standing with them when we agree.”
- EFF’s Cindy Cohn explains why this resistance matters on @IRLPodcast_org https://mzl.la/2LzsUqX

Cheers to the 2,076 people who donated during EFF's Better Digital Future membership drive! With your help, we can make sure tech respects the users https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/07/thanks-fighting-better-digital-future

RT @cfarivar: As someone who was recently leaked some Slack screenshots—and as someone who uses Slack daily for work—I think about this a l…

In email marketing software, tracking is often enabled by default. Here are some friendly suggestions to help make tracking less pervasive, less creepy, and less leaky. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/01/stop-tracking-my-emails

To help you stay safe online while social networking, EFF developed this self-defense tip sheet with ideas on how to protect your privacy and identity. https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/protecting-yourself-social-networks

A reading and panel discussion in celebration of @josephmenn's new book "Cult of the Dead Cow: How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World" was an insightful look back into the not-so-distant past of cybersecurity: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/07/s-original-cult-dead-cow-supergroup-members-share-experiences-joseph-menns-book

Want to inform your community about threats to innovation, security, freedom of expression, or privacy? Recruit two neighbors who share your concerns, and join the EFA to build a voice in your community! https://supporters.eff.org/join-efa

Please support the face recognition ban in Cambridge, MA! You can send statements to to council@cambridgema.gov, clerk@cambridgema.gov, and mayor@cambridgema.gov. https://privacysos.org/blog/cambridge-to-take-up-face-surveillance-ban/

The CASE Act wouldn't help artists, would put regular people in danger of bankrupting judgments, and would encourage copyright trolls. Tell your senators to vote no. https://act.eff.org/action/prevent-copyright-trolling-tell-the-senate-that-copyright-claims-can-t-be-treated-like-traffic-tickets

The FTC-Facebook settlement agreement does not limit how Facebook collects, uses, and shares the personal information of its users. That's a missed opportunity. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/07/ftc-facebook-settlement-does-too-little-protect-your-privacy

If you are in California and wonder why your broadband access choices are so limited, you should tell your legislature it’s time for a change. https://eff.org/deeplinks/2019/07/thank-laws-att-and-comcast-support-californias-broadband-monopoly-problem