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EFFector Vol. 35, No. 11 Tuesday, September 5, 2023 [email protected]

A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation
ISSN 1062-9424

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In our 797th issue:

* The Protecting Kids on Social Media Act is A Terrible Alternative to KOSA
A new federal bill would combine some of the worst elements of various social
media bills aimed at “protecting the children” into a single law. The
Protecting Kids on Social Media Act (S.1291) ultimately would lead to a
second-class online experience for young people, mandated privacy-invasive
age verification for all users, and in all likelihood, the creation of
digital IDs for all U.S. citizens and residents. Jason Kelley and Sophia Cope
give the lowdown.

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* TAKE ACTION: Stop the Protecting Kids on Social Media Act
The world envisioned by the authors of this bill is one where everyone has
less privacy and less power to speak out and access information online. You
can help stop it.

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EFF Updates

* Apple, Long a Critic of Right to Repair, Comes Out in Support of California Bill
Apple has announced a surprising stance in support of California’s Right to
Repair Act (S.B. 244). This is a sign that the public’s strong support of
the right to repair has forced Apple to change its position, and now is the
time for you to help keep the pressure on lawmakers to get the Right to
Repair Act passed in California. Thorin Klosowski tells the story.

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* Fourth Circuit Decision in Marriott Data Breach Case Kicks the Can Down the Road
When a company negligently fails to secure your personal data, you should
have accountability and relief—including standing to sue. Unfortunately, an
appellate ruling in the Marriott data breach case merely kicks the can down
the road. Cindy Cohn provides an update on this important case.

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* Proposed UN Cybercrime Treaty Threatens to be an Expansive Global Surveillance Pact
United Nations delegates spent recent weeks at UN Headquarters in New York
City for negotiations that will shape the digital rights of billions—and
EFF was there to warn about vague international cooperation measures with few
conditions and safeguards that put basic privacy and free expression rights
at risk. Katitza Rodriguez explains it all. (Bonus: Click here [1] to watch
the UN press conference that EFF helped organize to sound the alarm on this
dangerous draft treaty.)


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* Audio Version of EFFector Newsletter
We're piloting an audio version of this EFFector newsletter. We hope you
enjoy it!

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Announcements

* EFF Awards Ceremony
Join us at the EFF Awards on Thursday, September 14 at the Regency Lodge in
San Francisco! You'll hear from incredible individuals, have the opportunity
to meet with other EFF supporters, and enjoy a variety of appetizers and
drinks with the price of admission—only $55, with a discount for EFF
members and students. Our host for the evening will be renowned science
fiction author, activist, journalist, and EFF Special Advisor Cory Doctorow.
Help us celebrate digital rights and this year's honorees: Alexandra Asanovna
Elbakyan, the Library Freedom Project, and the Signal Foundation. Not sure if
you should attend? If you’re reading this, you definitely should!

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* “California Constitutional Privacy at 50: Power of State Law and Promoting Racial Justice in the Digital Age”
EFF’s Lee Tien will speak on a panel about California constitutional
privacy and Cindy Cohn will moderate a panel on fighting the public/private
surveillance partnership at the Berkeley Technology Law Journal’s fourth
annual technology and racial justice symposium on Friday, October 27 at the
Bancroft Hotel in Berkeley. The symposium—hosted with the Berkeley Center
for Law & Technology, Coalition of Minorities in Technology Law, Privacy Law
at Berkeley, and Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice—will bring
together leading academics and practitioners to explore the landscape of
California’s constitutional right to privacy at age 50, highlight how the
right is currently used to promote racial justice and other social progress,
and discuss new creative and intersectional uses of state constitutional
rights to privacy to defend and promote justice in the digital age.

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* Tor University Challenge
EFF has launched the Tor University Challenge, a campaign urging higher
education institutions to support free, anonymous speech by running a Tor
network relay. Universities answering this call to defend private access to
an uncensored web will receive prizes while helping millions of people around
the world and providing students and faculty a vital learning experience.
Tell your alma mater to join the network today!

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* New Watchers T-shirt!
Don’t miss out on our new member t-shirt for 2023! Donate at the Copper
Level or above to receive our new Watchers t-shirt.

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Job Openings

* International Policy Advisor
EFF is hiring an *International Policy Advisor* focused on advocacy
developments in Europe and globally. The position will support EFF’s
international policy team and be responsible for overseeing files related to
tech, free expression, privacy, and human rights. Ideal candidates will have
deep expertise in EU lawmaking and experience representing civil society
organizations at policy and global venues, and collaborating with
international coalition partners.

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MiniLinks

- Barbie and the Dark Side of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Salon)
As Barbie-mania grips the world, the peppy cultural icon deserves thanks for
helping to illustrate a dark side of AI, EFF’s Paige Collings and Rory Mir
wrote for Salon.

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- End Unconstitutional Government Spying on Americans (Mercury News & East Bay Times)
Intelligence agencies and the Justice Department have gone to Congress this
summer, hats in hand, promising it will all be different this time if
lawmakers just reauthorize their massive power to spy on Americans without
warrants. But it won’t be different, EFF’s India McKinney wrote, and
Congress must either seriously reform the law or let it die in ignominy.

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- Crackdowns on Encrypted Messaging Don’t ‘Help the Children’ (The Daily Beast)
United Kingdom politicians are poised to enact a deeply misguided and flawed
law that will make the internet less safe for everyone on Earth—and the
United States and European Union aren’t far behind, EFF's Paige Collings
warns in this fiery op-ed.

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- UN Cybercrime Treaty Risks Becoming a 'Global Surveillance Pact' (The Register)
EFF worked with our allies to host a news conference last month at the United
Nations Headquarters in New York, highlighting the serious dangers posed by
the UN Cybercrime Treaty that delegates were meeting to negotiate. EFF’s
Katitza Rodriguez warned the proposal will give governments the green light
to persecute activists, journalists, and marginalized groups — in other
words, the usual victims when it comes to authoritarian regimes' attempts to
criminalize speech and privacy.

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- Hackers Can Silently Grab Your IP Through Skype. Microsoft Is In No Rush to Fix It (404 Media)
Hackers are able to grab a target’s IP address, potentially revealing their
general physical location, by simply sending a link over the Skype mobile
app; the target does not need to click the link or otherwise interact with
the hacker beyond opening the message. “I think just about anybody could be
harmed by this,” EFF’s Cooper Quintin told 404 Media.

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