Notices by Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff@mastodon.social), page 9

Filters are most useful when they serve as an aid to human review. But today’s mandatory filtering proposals turn that equation on its head, putting the machines in charge. #CopyrightWeek https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/01/dont-put-robots-charge-internet

“Is it normal to have cameras and microphones pointed at you and your guests? Currently the answer is mostly no. These devices aim to change the answer to yes.” https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/01/amazon-echo-alexa-google-home-spying-on-me/

Along with @ACLU & others, we're fighting back against Facebook’s efforts to minimize the effectiveness of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act, urging the IL Supreme Court to allow private lawsuits to ensure the effective enforcement of privacy law https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/07/eff-illinois-supreme-court-protect-biometric-privacy

Tech companies are trying to defang privacy laws even as their threats to our privacy grow, writes @ACLU's @neemaguliani https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/06/opinion/facebook-privacy-violation.html

Have more questions about how to use Tor? We've got updated guides for Windows, macOS, and Linux users:

Windows: https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/how-use-tor-windows
macOS: https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/how-use-tor-macos
Linux: https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/how-use-tor-linux

Face recognition:
- is often implemented with little oversight or privacy protection
- may lead to faulty systems
- disproportionately impacts people of color
- can implicate innocent people for crimes they didn’t commit

Read our report: https://www.eff.org/wp/law-enforcement-use-face-recognition

Facebook is playing word games, again — this time with whether its business partners are considered “service providers” and are therefore “extensions of Facebook itself.” https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/12/facebooks-latest-scandal-shows-we-need-stronger-privacy-laws

Install Privacy Badger to block Facebook's invisible trackers when they try to follow you off the site. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/05/privacy-badger-rolls-out-new-ways-fight-facebook-tracking

Today, @karisma helps shine a light on Colombian telecom companies and their privacy practices, the fourth report in a regional initiative. Learn more about ¿Dónde están mis Datos? here: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/12/who-has-your-back-colombia-fourth-annual-report-fuels-progress-and-asks-more

European Internet users, small business people, legal experts, technical experts, human rights and free speech experts all oppose the copyright censorship of #Article13, yet the lobbying will continue over the holiday break. Contact your MEPs. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/12/facing-criticism-all-sides-eus-terrible-copyright-amendments-stumble-new-year

EFF doesn’t endorse products. But we do have a list of what’s creeping us out this year. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/12/eff-gift-guide-whats-creeping-us-out

Copyright affects how we interact with everything from books to tractors. Don't let the Senate make the Register of Copyrights a Presidential pawn https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/12/tell-senate-not-put-register-copyrights-hands-president

There are just three weeks left to submit your Freedom of Information Act horror stories for consideration for The Foilies 2019. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/11/submit-your-nominations-foilies-2019

With little debate and the support of the main opposition party, Australia has passed a law that will subvert Internet security and demolish user trust. What happens now? https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/12/new-fight-online-privacy-and-security-australia-falls-what-happens-next

Tumblr said its new system would make mistakes. Turns out, that was a huge understatement. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/12/dear-tumblr-banning-adult-content-wont-make-your-site-better-it-will-harm-sex

Sheriffs in the East Bay used drones to watch protests, according to records obtained by EFF and @mlacabe https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/12/alameda-and-contra-costa-county-sheriffs-flew-drones-over-protests

Encryption is the best technology we have to protect information from bad actors, governments, and service providers, and it has developed to the point that it is virtually impossible to break—when used correctly. https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/what-should-i-know-about-encryption

Egyptian authorities must end the unjust persecution of activists and others like Amal Fathy, who was arrested for making an online video about sexual harassment in Cairo. https://theconversation.com/egypt-and-amal-fathy-one-womans-story-highlights-national-wave-of-repression-and-sexual-violence-106890

How easy is it for a third party to identify your browser? Find out with Panopticlick. https://panopticlick.eff.org/

Even with extensive revisions, the EU's copyright censorship proposal remains unworkably vague. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/11/leaks-show-europes-attempts-fix-copyright-directive-are-failing