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Notices by EFF (eff@apoil.org)

  1. EFF (eff@apoil.org)'s status on Monday, 12-Nov-2018 13:29:40 EST EFF EFF

    Thank you all—and a huge thanks to the organizers of @aaronswartzday, and the folks at the @internetarchive for hosting the event. source: https://twitter.com/eff/status/1062049784310054912

    In conversation Monday, 12-Nov-2018 13:29:40 EST from apoil.org permalink
  2. EFF (eff@apoil.org)'s status on Sunday, 11-Nov-2018 11:08:06 EST EFF EFF

    Aaron Swartz would have turned 32 this week. Celebrate his life and continue his work this weekend at the sixth annual Aaron Swartz Day. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/11/join-us-sixth-annual-aaron-swartz-day-and-international-hackathon-weekend source: https://twitter.com/eff/status/1061651766645743617

    In conversation Sunday, 11-Nov-2018 11:08:06 EST from apoil.org permalink

    Attachments

    1. Join Us For the Sixth Annual Aaron Swartz Day This Weekend at The Internet Archive
      from Electronic Frontier Foundation
      Join EFF and others on November 10 and 11 to celebrate the sixth annual Aaron Swartz Day, with a weekend of lectures, a virtual reality fair and a hackathon. This weekend we’ll join our friends at the Internet Archive in celebrating Aaron’s work as activist, programmer, entrepreneur, and political...
  3. EFF (eff@apoil.org)'s status on Saturday, 20-Oct-2018 15:07:22 EDT EFF EFF

    It's #RepairDay! Fixing your stuff is good for your soul, for your
    wallet, and for the planet https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/10/its-repair-day-no-one-should-be-punished-contempt-business-model source: https://twitter.com/eff/status/1053724369501925376

    In conversation Saturday, 20-Oct-2018 15:07:22 EDT from apoil.org permalink

    Attachments

    1. It's Repair Day: No One Should Be Punished for "Contempt of Business Model"
      from Electronic Frontier Foundation
      Repair is one of the secret keys to a better life. Repairs keep our gadgets in use longer (saving our pocketbooks) and divert e-waste from landfills or toxic recycling processes (saving our planet). Repair is an engine of community prosperity: when you get your phone screen fixed at your corner...
  4. EFF (eff@apoil.org)'s status on Thursday, 18-Oct-2018 16:31:22 EDT EFF EFF

    Companies are increasingly using sneaky measures to make it harder for anyone but them to repair your devices. Celebrate your right to repair October 20 by sharing your repair stories and images for #RepairDay https://www.eff.org/issues/right-to-repair source: https://twitter.com/eff/status/1053020730655305728

    In conversation Thursday, 18-Oct-2018 16:31:22 EDT from apoil.org permalink

    Attachments

    1. Defend Your Right to Repair!
      from Electronic Frontier Foundation
      (and Tinker, Make, Re-use, or Break) More and more, your devices come embedded with software.  From phones to cars to refrigerators to farm equipment, software is helping your stuff work better and smarter, with awesome new features.  Cool, right? Yep... until it breaks and you want to fix it yourself (or take it to a local repair shop you trust). Or you think of a way to make it work better that requires tinkering with the software (or some third party does).  Or you want to give it to a friend or re-sell it. Then, you have a problem. Why? Copyright.  Software is subject to copyright, and than means that, as a rule, you might own your device but you only license the software in it.  And that license (often called an “End User License Agreement”) is likely to come with any number of restrictions on your ability to tinker with your stuff.  Typical clauses forbid reverse-engineering (i.e., figuring out how the software works so you can adapt it), transfer (i.e., giving it to a friend), and even using unauthorized repair sources at all. Further complication: the software may come with digital locks (aka Digital Rights Management [DRM] or Technical Protection Measures [TPMs]) supposedly designed to prevent unauthorized copying.  And breaking those locks, even to do something simple and otherwise legal like tinkering with or fixing your own devices, means breaking the law, thanks to Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. And then there’s manual lockdown, which happens when manufacturers refuse to publish crucial repair information (including the manuals themselves, but also things like diagnostic codes for cars)—and then threaten to sue anyone else who tries to do so with a lawsuit for copyright infringement.   The end result: users are disempowered, trained to go hat in hand to the Apple store just to change a battery (rather than doing it themselves). Medical clinics must waste scarce resources on expensive repair contracts rather than patient care.  Independent repair shops are driven out of business.  And the electronic waste piles up, as users discard their devices rather then fixing them or donating them for re-use. If you can’t fix it, you don’t own it. From challenging restrictive end user agreements to supporting the fair use of repair manuals and diagnostic codes, EFF is fighting to give owners control over their own devices. Learn more through the links below.
  5. EFF (eff@apoil.org)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Aug-2018 16:19:55 EDT EFF EFF

    RT @PrivacyBadger: The new version of Privacy Badger now pre-trains badgers on new installs. With this, new installations will block tracke… source: https://twitter.com/eff/status/1032361743886864384

    In conversation Wednesday, 22-Aug-2018 16:19:55 EDT from apoil.org permalink
  6. EFF (eff@apoil.org)'s status on Thursday, 05-Jul-2018 06:17:15 EDT EFF EFF

    BREAKING: In a huge victory, the European Parliament has voted 318-278 against #Article13 and #Article11—the disastrous #CensorshipMachine and #LinkTax copyright proposals.

    That means we’re close to stopping these terrible proposals—and we’re gaining momentum. source: https://twitter.com/eff/status/1014815462155153408

    In conversation Thursday, 05-Jul-2018 06:17:15 EDT from apoil.org permalink
  7. EFF (eff@apoil.org)'s status on Monday, 18-Jun-2018 04:18:33 EDT EFF EFF
    • EFF

    RT @EFF: MEPs—as you consider proposals that could break the Internet for the entire globe—how do you plan to vote on #Article11 and #Artic… source: https://twitter.com/eff/status/1008624994895532035

    In conversation Monday, 18-Jun-2018 04:18:33 EDT from apoil.org permalink
  8. EFF (eff@apoil.org)'s status on Monday, 18-Jun-2018 04:17:28 EDT EFF EFF
    • EFF

    RT @EFF: Everyone needs to know just how wildly dangerous the European Union’s vote this week could be for the global Internet, and the und… source: https://twitter.com/eff/status/1008624723922583552

    In conversation Monday, 18-Jun-2018 04:17:28 EDT from apoil.org permalink
  9. EFF (eff@apoil.org)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Apr-2018 11:39:17 EDT EFF EFF

    BREAKING: President @realDonaldTrump has signed SESTA/FOSTA into law. As we've already seen, this bill silences online speech by forcing Internet platforms to censor their users.
    https://twitter.com/EFF/status/976551891160113152 source: https://twitter.com/eff/status/984093530443235328

    In conversation Wednesday, 11-Apr-2018 11:39:17 EDT from apoil.org permalink
  10. EFF (eff@apoil.org)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Apr-2018 20:19:42 EDT EFF EFF
    • EFF

    Twitter friends: A scammer is impersonating EFF in replies to our tweets. @EFF is not giving away Ethereum or any other cryptocurrency. Please use common sense before sending cryptocurrency to strangers. source: https://twitter.com/eff/status/981325400742637569

    In conversation Tuesday, 03-Apr-2018 20:19:42 EDT from apoil.org permalink
  11. EFF (eff@apoil.org)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Apr-2018 19:54:40 EDT EFF EFF

    The DOJ’s Office of Inspector General report supports what EFF has long suspected: the FBI’s public 2016 battle with Apple to access the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone was more about legal precedent than technical feasibility. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/04/fbi-could-have-gotten-san-bernardino-shooters-iphone-leadership-didnt-say source: https://twitter.com/eff/status/981319095743234048

    In conversation Tuesday, 03-Apr-2018 19:54:40 EDT from apoil.org permalink

    Attachments

    1. The FBI Could Have Gotten Into the San Bernardino Shooter’s iPhone, But Leadership Didn’t Say That
      from Electronic Frontier Foundation
      The Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) last week released a new report that supports what EFF has long suspected: that the FBI’s legal fight with Apple in 2016 to create backdoor access to a San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone was more focused on creating legal precedent than...
  12. EFF (eff@apoil.org)'s status on Friday, 23-Mar-2018 17:15:02 EDT EFF EFF

    EFF’s @jilliancyork tells @AJListeningPost that “when the censorship occurs on these platforms [like Facebook] the content disappears forever and I think that’s one of the sort of least democratic things that we could imagine.”
    https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/listeningpost/2018/03/deleted-suspended-demoted-censorship-silicon-valley-style-180317111051502.html source: https://twitter.com/eff/status/977292653237686272

    In conversation Friday, 23-Mar-2018 17:15:02 EDT from apoil.org permalink

    Attachments

    1. Deleted, suspended, demoted: Censorship, Silicon Valley-style
      A look at how the tech giants are policing their platforms and whether this amounts to a new kind of censorship.
  13. EFF (eff@apoil.org)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Mar-2018 16:11:29 EDT EFF EFF

    BREAKING: Today is a dark day for the Internet. Congress just passed the Internet censorship bill SESTA/FOSTA. https://twitter.com/EFF/status/976551888710647808/photo/1 source: https://twitter.com/eff/status/976551888710647808

    In conversation Wednesday, 21-Mar-2018 16:11:29 EDT from apoil.org permalink
  14. EFF (eff@apoil.org)'s status on Friday, 16-Mar-2018 14:43:40 EDT EFF EFF

    The CLOUD Act hurts the free speech and human rights of people all over the world by creating a clique of nations who can get data from U.S. companies without a warrant. https://t.co/IZZNWzFgEk source: https://twitter.com/eff/status/974717852593799168

    In conversation Friday, 16-Mar-2018 14:43:40 EDT from apoil.org permalink

    Attachments

    1. File without filename could not get a thumbnail source.
      The CLOUD Act Doesn’t Help Privacy and Human Rights: It Hurts Them
      from Lawfare
      Proponents of the CLOUD Act argue that the bill will streamline procedures for cross-border data access while maintaining protections for privacy and civil liberties. But the bill risks placing human rights activists, religious minorities, and others in danger.
  15. EFF (eff@apoil.org)'s status on Thursday, 01-Mar-2018 17:44:37 EST EFF EFF

    We are excited to launch our redesigned Surveillance Self-Defense site, which now contains over forty guides in eleven languages, filled with tips on how to protect your communications and privacy online! https://ssd.eff.org/ source: https://twitter.com/eff/status/969342650951245824

    In conversation Thursday, 01-Mar-2018 17:44:37 EST from apoil.org permalink

    Attachments

    1. Surveillance Self-Defense
      from Surveillance Self-Defense
      Tips, Tools and How-tos for Safer Online Communications
  16. EFF (eff@apoil.org)'s status on Monday, 19-Feb-2018 20:11:04 EST EFF EFF

    Many of the people using Slack for political organizing and activism are not fully aware of how Slack falls short in serving their security needs. Here are some things to consider.
    https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/02/revolution-and-slack source: https://twitter.com/eff/status/965755633592143875

    In conversation Monday, 19-Feb-2018 20:11:04 EST from apoil.org permalink

    Attachments

    1. The Revolution and Slack
      from Electronic Frontier Foundation
      The revolution will not be televised, but it may be hosted on Slack. Community groups, activists, and workers in the United States are increasingly gravitating toward the popular collaboration tool to communicate and coordinate efforts. But many of the people using Slack for political organizing...
  17. EFF (eff@apoil.org)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Jan-2018 19:00:03 EST EFF EFF

    California: tell your senators you must be able to protect your parked car from automated license plate readers. Le… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/956315689182224389 source: https://twitter.com/eff/status/956315689182224389

    In conversation Wednesday, 24-Jan-2018 19:00:03 EST from apoil.org permalink
  18. EFF (eff@apoil.org)'s status on Sunday, 21-Jan-2018 16:39:05 EST EFF EFF

    Berkeley: Take a stand against the use of surveillance equipment without community control and transparency. https://act.eff.org/action/berkeley-stand-up-for-community-control-of-police-spy-tech source: https://twitter.com/eff/status/955193033183514626

    In conversation Sunday, 21-Jan-2018 16:39:05 EST from apoil.org permalink

    Attachments

    1. Berkeley: Stand Up for Community Control of Police Spy Tech
      The Berkeley City Council will soon vote on an ordinance, supported by over two dozen local organizations and national civil rights groups (https://www.eff.org/document/community-letter-support-surveillance-equipment-use-and-community-safety-ordinance), that will ensure that the people of Berkeley and their elected city council control whether their police and other city agencies will acquire powerful surveillance technologies. The proposed ordinance also would assure transparency in city agencies policies and practices for use of surveillance equipment. Let your City Council members know that they, the elected representatives of the people of Berkeley, should be empowered with the authority to consider and responsibly approve, or reject, surveillance technology.
  19. EFF (eff@apoil.org)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Jan-2018 20:23:07 EST EFF EFF

    Strong encryption IS a vital public safety issue and a security measure that protects people—and it should not be c… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/950900776158703617 source: https://twitter.com/eff/status/950900776158703617

    In conversation Tuesday, 09-Jan-2018 20:23:07 EST from apoil.org permalink
  20. EFF (eff@apoil.org)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Dec-2017 21:20:01 EST EFF EFF

    Accessing public information with automated tools is not a crime. And making it one would undermine a 'hallmark' of… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/940768234671767552 source: https://twitter.com/eff/status/940768234671767552

    In conversation Tuesday, 12-Dec-2017 21:20:01 EST from apoil.org permalink
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