Electronic Frontier Foundation

We are #thankful for open source projects decentralizing the social web.

HTTPS encryption for EU residents is at risk, as the soon-to-be-passed Article 45 removes browsers’ control over security for their users.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/11/article-45-will-roll-back-web-security-12-years

2020: New Orleans bans police use of #facerecognition, recognizing it to be dangerous and invasive.
2022: Crime panic causes city to reverse course and reinstate face recognition despite earlier concerns.
2023: Face recognition has led to zero arrests. https://gizmodo.com/facial-recognition-new-orleans-police-no-arrests-1850692101

Thinking of hosting your own social media? While new projects like the fediverse make it possible, you'll want to consider some of the legal risks involved. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/12/user-generated-content-and-fediverse-legal-primer

"Unlike the era of peak ACT UP and Stonewall, law enforcement is now equipped with unparalleled surveillance technology" and "all of these things are weaponized against activists," EFF’s Daly Barnett told PCMag: https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-lock-down-your-phone-for-a-protest
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Victory! New Jersey court rules #police must turn over facial recognition source code and error rates to defendant ID'd by the faulty technology. Law enforcement sought to block release of any info about the #facialrecognition system they used--even the name. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/06/victory-new-jersey-court-rules-police-must-give-defendant-facial-recognition