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  1. 40 minutes ago

    🚨 🚨 🚨 Email your members of Congress now. We can't let lawmakers undermine our online security.

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    the inhaling seagull meme -- in first image, a seagull's head is arched back, and the word "inhales" is above it. in the second image, the seagull is leaning forward, its eye glowing, its mouth wide open. the image is red. the text below the seagull, which it is meant to be screaming, is: THE GOVERNMENT TRYING TO DICTATE WHAT PRIVATE COMPANIES SAY ON THEIR WEBSITES IS A VIOLATION OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SECTION 230
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  3. 54 minutes ago

    Or, if you’re not into memes, here’s Congress’s own detailed report on how the FIRST AMENDMENT prevents the very thing some people think 230 blocks.

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  4. 2 hours ago

    Having a restful weekend? Want to change that? Read & ’s stirring letter demanding an investigation into government surveillance of protesters

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  5. 3 hours ago

    Installing automated license plate readers in a neighborhood likely won't reduce crime—but it could allow nosy neighbors to learn potentially private information, such as who has guests & when people leave their homes—& share that information with police.

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  6. 5 hours ago

    Passing groundbreaking surveillance technology legislation was step one. Now, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors has a responsibility to end illegal SFPD spying.

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  7. 19 hours ago

    Know someone who got a Ring on ? Here's what they should know:

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  8. 20 hours ago

    Miss the Pioneer Awards? Watch the full ceremony here and be inspired by the work of our honorees:

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  9. 21 hours ago

    We hope the global privacy control, now in Privacy Badger, will eventually represent a legally binding request to all companies in places with applicable privacy laws.

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  10. 22 hours ago

    the inhaling seagull meme -- in first image, a seagull's head is arched back, and the word "inhales" is above it. in the second image, the seagull is leaning forward, its eye glowing, its mouth wide open. the image is red. the text below the seagull, which it is meant to be screaming, is: THE GOVERNMENT TRYING TO DICTATE WHAT PRIVATE COMPANIES SAY ON THEIR WEBSITES IS A VIOLATION OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SECTION 230
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  11. 22 hours ago

    It’s International ! Read more about our work to defend the right to repair.

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  12. 22 hours ago

    All too often spying tools of intelligence and law enforcement agencies are deployed in Latin America presidential politics against the opposition, journalists, judges, and activists. To curb abuses, surveillance transparency must be the norm.

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  13. 23 hours ago

    COVID-19 exposure notification technologies must be safe, secure, and respectful of fundamental human rights.

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  14. Oct 17

    Thanks to all U.S. government employees who donated to EFF through the Combined Federal Campaign last year. Be sure to renew your support this year by using our CFC ID 10437!

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  15. Oct 17

    There is no responsible government use of invasive face recognition technology. Join our fight at

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  16. Oct 17

    Facial recognition is becoming the mechanism for automating parts of border crossings, says . But there are serious privacy and security risks when your face is your passport.

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  17. Oct 17

    More than any other moment in our lifetimes, public safety demands trust between community members and the agencies sworn to keep them safe. To ensure that trust, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors has a responsibility to end illegal SFPD spying.

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  18. Oct 17

    Through strong policy, robust transparency, and privacy-by-design engineering, we can (and must) have augmented reality with augmented privacy

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  19. Oct 17

    8 steps to protecting yourself online, with EFF's :

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  20. Oct 17

    Face recognition systems have no place at borders. We commend on their new report that calls for a moratorium on this invasive technology in Canada.

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