Notices by Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff@mastodon.social), page 6

Satellites are capable of highly advanced and continuous surveillance through high resolution imaging, thermal imaging, and near real-time video, and their capabilities are increasing every day. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/07/department-commerce-address-privacy-licensing-satellites-watch-over-us

Starting now: Join a livestreamed #LogicLoungeNY talk with EFF's Director of Cybersecurity, @evacide, on stalkerware and spyware https://www.eventbrite.com/e/logiclounge-with-eva-galperin-spouseware-and-stalkerware-where-do-we-go-from-here-tickets-63013928356

A new copyright bill would mean anyone who's ever shared a meme, shared a photo that isn't theirs, or downloaded a photo they didn't take could find themselves owing $5,000 https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/07/life-altering-copyright-lawsuits-could-come-regular-internet-users-under-new-law

RT @eff: Cell-Site Simulators (CSSs, a.k.a. Stingrays or IMSI-catchers) are increasingly being used by law enforcement for both dragnet and…

15 years ago, EFF's @doctorow told Microsoft:

1. That DRM systems don't work

2. That DRM systems are bad for society

3. That DRM systems are bad for business

4. That DRM systems are bad for artists

5. That DRM is a bad business-move

He was right.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3k3wkk/microsoft-ebooks-will-stop-working-because-its-shutting-down-a-drm-server

Unfortunately, we still need to be concerned about network security flaws in 5G. Cell network security researcher @Rgoestotheshows explains. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/06/history-cellular-network-security-doesnt-bode-well-5g

You can’t patent a law of nature. 

If this bill passes, that will change.
https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-we-don-t-need-more-bad-patents-8941b5c6-5bb1-4d93-9ca1-a2da87c4458e

Every year on June 4, China's government ramps up VPN shutdowns, arrests, digital surveillance, and social media censorship.

This year is no different—and to mark the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests, the controls are even tighter. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/06/30-years-tiananmen-square-state-chinese-censorship-and-digital-surveillance

New research based on publisher data has found that using invasive tracking for ads brings publishers just 4% more in revenue than ads that don't rely on tracking. Publishers should reevaluate the real costs and benefits of invasive ads. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/06/research-shows-publishers-benefit-little-tracking-ads

A patent bill is coming soon, and it's not good news. The Tillis-Coons bill would remove our best protections against patent trolls and other abusers of the system. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/05/terrible-patent-bill-way

Tell your Senators to restore #NetNeutrality by voting for the Save the Internet Act (S. 682) https://act.eff.org/action/tell-the-senate-to-restore-full-net-neutrality-protections

The FBI routinely uses National Security Letters to impose gag orders on companies without an end date. We've filed a new brief telling the 9th Circuit that endless gag orders are unconstitutional. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/05/eff-supports-unnamed-company-bringing-end-endless-nsl-gag-orders

Police in Denver retaliated against a person recording them by seizing his tablet without a warrant and apparently deleting the video. We're telling the Tenth Circuit: that's a violation of the First Amendment. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/05/eff-tenth-circuit-first-amendment-protects-right-record-police

When you update your software, you are no longer a “target of opportunity” for cheap attacks that try to catch people running out-of-date software. https://sec.eff.org/articles/software-updates

Airports are increasingly becoming a hub of personal data collection. When opting out of these data collection programs is nearly impossible and air travel is nearly unavoidable, that's a problem. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/04/skip-surveillance-opting-out-face-recognition-airports

End-to-end encryption is the best way to protect your messages. It’s time for Twitter to #FixItAlready https://fixitalready.eff.org/twitter

EFF's Surveillance Self-Defense guides can help you learn how to safe safe & secure online https://ssd.eff.org/