Notices by Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff@mastodon.social), page 7

Let’s defend privacy together: Our Security Education Companion resources are licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY), which means you can and should share and republish. https://sec.eff.org/topics

According to @Washingtonpost, Oregon police are broadly using Amazon’s “Rekognition” face recognition tech—even for the lowest level crimes—but they won’t disclose it in arrest reports so suspects & defendants don’t know about it, & its use isn’t audited. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/04/30/amazons-facial-recognition-technology-is-supercharging-local-police/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.c51b8f41ec9d

In countries with tight government controls on traditional media, like Sri Lanka, social media is an important way to get news and stay alert after crises. Shutting it down does much more harm than good, writes @trevortimm https://medium.com/s/oversight/sri-lankas-decision-to-censor-social-platforms-is-indefensible-dc0507b849df

Today, over 100 organizations, including EFF, are demanding that @DHSgov stop the targeting of activists, lawyers, and journalists based on their First Amendment-protected activities.
https://cdt.org/insight/coalition-letter-to-dhs-opposing-surveillance-of-activists-journalists-and-lawyers/

Ahmed Mansoor, a blogger and technologist, was sentenced simply for writing criticism of the United Arab Emirates government on social media. He is now on a hunger strike against his unjust and cruel 10-year jail sentence. Learn how you can help here: https://www.gc4hr.org/news/view/2115

Watch @EFFFalcon testify in support of AB 1699, which prohibits ISPs from throttling public safety entities during an emergency, which happened to firefighters in Santa Clara last year. http://calchannel.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=18&event_id=4925

Anyone concerned about press freedom should be concerned about the application of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to Julian Assange. Here’s why. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/04/julian-assanges-prosecution-about-much-more-attempting-hack-password

Given that NYPD's face recognition system returns over 200 potential matches for every submitted photo, "the system gets it wrong, at least, 95.5% of the time." - @CahnLawNY of the Electronic Frontier Alliance's @STOPSpyingNY https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-face-it-nypd-20190417-4ech6z3t55bi7jsw34wa2o4k5e-story.html

FIXED: @WhatsApp will now allow you to choose who can add you to a group. This update will give you greater control of your chats, and help protect your personal phone number privacy. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/04/fixed-whatsapp-rolls-out-group-privacy-settings

If you want to start taking steps to enhance your digital security, it can be hard to know where to start. Here are some simple concepts and tips. https://ssd.eff.org/en/playlist/want-security-starter-pack

Blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah is due to be released tomorrow, after nearly 5 years in prison for his legitimate criticism of Egypt's judiciary. We want to see him home safe with his family. For more information on how to offer support, visit: https://www.eff.org/offline/alaa-abd-el-fattah #freealaa

BREAKING: Europe’s MEPs cave to lobbyists, ignore five million online petitioners, hundreds of thousands of protesters, and approve #article13 and #article11. Find out what happens to the disastrous Copyright Directive next: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/03/eus-parliament-signs-disastrous-internet-law-what-happens-next

Have you ever decided not to install an Android app because you were afraid it would phone home? Tell Google to let you disable network access to your apps. #FixItAlready https://fixitalready.eff.org/android

Great primer on #Article13 and tomorrow's critical EU vote on the from @Cnet's @KatieCollins: "This would mean filters that check content as it's uploaded for platforms including Facebook, Instagram... also many much smaller platforms." https://www.cnet.com/news/article-13-europes-hotly-debated-eu-copyright-law-explained/#ftag=CAD590a51e

The EU will vote on the #CopyrightDirective during the March 25 week session, likely on March 27. That leaves you with only a few days to contact your MEP to insist that they vote against it. https://saveyourinternet.eu

In just two days, on March 23, there will be EU-wide demonstrations against the #CopyrightDirective. Will you be there? https://www.savetheinternet.info/demos

The sites that are shutting down today in protest are, without question, sites that are home to European creators: the very people that #Article13 and #Article11 adherents claim to be protecting. If you'd like to join in, visit https://www.blackout21.eu

#Article13 is a fundamental reworking of how copyright works online, and the Internet’s founders agree: lawmakers should reject this proposal, which would require Internet platforms to install copyright filters that will surveil and censor their users. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/06/internet-luminaries-ring-alarm-eu-copyright-filtering-proposal

Under #Article11, the #LinkTax, text that contains more than a "snippet" from an article must be licensed and paid by whoever quotes the text—meaning countries could make laws that pass using as little as three words from a news story.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/03/european-copyright-directive-what-it-and-why-has-it-drawn-more-controversy-any

The #CopyrightDirective poses a dire threat to the future of the free, fair and open Internet. Sites are protesting in part because, as @Wikimedia says, this Directive makes the simplest basic actions of those Internet users—sharing and linking—suspect.
https://wikimediafoundation.org/2019/02/28/we-do-not-support-the-eu-copyright-directive-in-its-current-form-heres-why-you-shouldnt-either/