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Industry groups are pushing a new bill–the SMART Copyright Act–that would give the Copyright Office the power to set the rules for internet technology and services to address copyright infringement, with precious little opportunity for appeal. Remaking the internet to serve the entertainment industry was a bad idea ten years ago and it’s a bad idea today.
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Russia’s Ministry of Digital Development and Communications is instructing Russian citizens to download a government-approved web browser, or change their basic browser settings. But this would install a certificate authority that paves the way for a decade of digital surveillance, with the power to bypass the cryptographic privacy measures every internet user relies on.
Russians and Ukrainians are both prolific users of Telegram, relying on the app for channels that act as newsfeeds, group chats (both public and private), and one-to-one communication, but what do you need to know about just how safe Telegram is, and how to use it more securely?
The Russian military invasion of Ukraine has led to a backlash against Russia, but that has evolved into bans on anything ethnically or historically Russian—a terrible idea with potentially harmful consequences.
Laura Poitras joins EFF’s Cindy Cohn and Danny O’Brien to talk about her continuing work to uncover spying on journalists, and what we can do to fight back against mass surveillance.
On this episode of How to Fix the Internet, Marc Maron and his producer Brendan McDonald join EFF’s Cindy Cohn and Danny O’Brien to talk about how they decided not to give into the legal threats of a patent troll, and how podcasters came together to support EFF’s work to defeat the patent.
Tech companies earn staggering profits by targeting ads to us based on our online behavior, creating a mad dash to collect information on users without regard to privacy.
We talk to Zach Latta, founder of Hack Club, about the importance of high school student access to an open internet, why learning to code can increase equity, and how schools’ online security and the law often stand in the way.
Printer companies have long profited from being the exclusive sellers of ink or toner for their own machines. Now, label maker Dymo is installing hardware in their printers to ensure that customers can only print on paper they sell.
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Job Openings
EFF is looking for a senior-level Accounting Director to manage all day-to-day accounting and reporting operations of a budget of $15 million, to eventually supervise a team of 2 staff members.
EFF is looking for a litigator who is excited about fostering digital creativity, justice and innovation to join our legal team.
MiniLinks
The CIA has been engaging in mass surveillance of Americans' communications, violating everyone's privacy without any oversight from courts or Congress.
After MIT and Tech Review published scathing revelations of police spying in Minnesota’s Twin Cities, they took into account responses by both defenders and detractors and have published even more.
The Biden administration is proposing to expand a controversial surveillance program that tracks the whereabouts of more than 180,000 immigrants awaiting their day in court.
Every year, EFF and Muckrock team up with Alt weeklies around the country to highlight how challenging FOIA & transparency can be.
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