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EFFector Vol. 36, No. 7 Friday, May 24, 2024 [email protected]

A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation
ISSN 1062-9424

effector: n, Computer Sci. A device for producing a
desired change.

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In our 809th issue:

* Wanna Make Big Tech Monopolies Even Worse? Kill Section 230.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are supporting a plan to “sunset”
Section 230. But without Section 230, Big Tech will shoot first, ask
questions later when it comes to taking down controversial online speech. For
marginalized users with little social power, Big Tech takedowns will be
permanent, because Big Tech has no incentive to figure out whether it’s
worth hosting their speech.

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* Online Speech Protections For Everyone Are In Danger
We need your help to tell all U.S. Senators and Representatives to oppose the
bill to end Section 230, and vote no on it if it comes to the floor.

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EFF Updates

* How to Fix the Internet Podcast: Right to Repair Catches the Car
Gay Gordon-Byrne, executive director of The Repair Association, joins EFF’s
Cindy Cohn and Jason Kelley to discuss this pivotal moment in the fight for
consumers to have the right to products that are repairable and reusable.

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* No Country Should be Making Speech Rules for the World
It’s a simple proposition: No single country should be able to restrict
speech across the entire internet. Any other approach invites a swift relay
race to the bottom for online expression, giving governments and courts in
countries with the weakest speech protections carte blanche to edit the
internet.

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* EFF Urges Supreme Court to Reject Texas’ Speech-Chilling Age Verification Law
A Texas age verification law will rob people of anonymity online, chill
access to speech for privacy—and security—minded internet users, and
entirely block some adults from accessing constitutionally protected online
content, EFF argued in a brief filed with the Supreme Court last week.

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* Big Tech to EU: "Drop Dead"
The European Union’s new Digital Markets Act is a complex, many-legged
beast, but at its root, it is a regulation that aims to make it easier for
the public to control the technology they use and rely on. There’s just one
wrinkle: the Big Tech companies don’t want that future, and they’re
trying their damnedest to strangle it in its cradle.

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* EFF to Court: Electronic Ankle Monitoring Is Bad. Sharing That Data Is Even Worse.
The government violates the privacy rights of individuals on pretrial release
when it continuously tracks, retains, and shares their location, EFF
explained in a friend-of-the-court brief filed in the Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals.

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* Audio Version of EFFector Newsletter
Here's an audio version of EFFector. We hope you enjoy it!

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Announcements

* EFF at HOPE XV
EFF is excited to be at HOPE XV, July 12-14 at St. John’s University in New
York City! Register now [1] for in-person or virtual attendance.


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* EFF at Black Hat USA
EFF will be back in Las Vegas for Black Hat USA on August 7 and 8! We'll be
in the Business Hall, where you can come say hi and learn more about the work
we are doing to defend digital freedoms. You can even pick up a special
member gift as a token of our thanks when you take advantage of our
membership specials or donate! Interested in attending? *EFF supporters
attending in person can get $200 off briefing tickets by using the code
"EFF2024" when registering online.*

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* Time is Running Out for EFF Awards Nominations
You have until this Friday, May 31 to nominate key leaders and organizations
in the fight for freedom and innovation online to be honored with 2024 EFF
Awards! Nominees must have made a specific, substantial contribution to help
ensure that technology supports freedom, justice, and innovation for all
people; the contribution may be technical, social, economic, or cultural. Our
community has celebrated people working in diverse fields including
journalism, art, digital access, legislation, tech development, and law. 2024
winners will be celebrated at a live event Thursday, Sept. 12 in San
Francisco.

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* What Does EFF Mean to You?
EFF is the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the
digital world, championing user privacy, free expression, and innovation
through impact litigation, policy analysis, grassroots activism, and
technology development. Our mission is to ensure that technology supports
freedom, justice, and innovation for all people of the world.

But what does that mean to you? We’d love to know what you think of EFF:
Why do you support us, how do you see our mission, what’s the issue
you’re most glad that we’re addressing? Drop us a line at
[email protected] [1] and let us know!


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Job Openings

* Social Media and Video Manager
EFF is looking for a full-time Social Media and Video Manager to join our
Activism team. The Social Media and Video Manager leads EFF’s social media
strategy and video creation, and analyzes, guides, and develops EFF’s
presence on online platforms. As social media and video production are
becoming powerful pathways for sharing EFF’s work, this position will play
an important role in developing EFF’s approach and ensuring EFF’s
continued success in protecting digital rights. You’ll need a broad
understanding of digital platforms, best practices, and trends related to
current and emerging social media platforms; experience developing content
for a broad cultural, diverse, and multigenerational audience; and the
ability to understand and succinctly articulate complex and nuanced
technology, legislation, and court cases around digital liberties.

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* Legal Interns
Applications are now open for the Fall 2024 Intern Class, with a deadline of
June 30! EFF’s legal internships provide law students with a unique
opportunity to develop valuable skills and real-world experience while
working with a nationally-recognized public interest law firm. Legal interns
learn from and assist EFF’s staff attorneys in all aspects of litigation,
including legal research, factual investigation, and drafting of memoranda
and briefs, while also helping with policy research, client counseling, and
the development of public education materials (e.g., blog posts). EFF’s
docket ranges across the technological and legal landscape, from online fair
use of copyrighted materials to illegal government spying.

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MiniLinks

- Why I'm protecting privacy in our connected world. (The Advocate)
EFF’s Erica Portnoy explains why we all should recognize and fight
legislation that’s pushing us to give up our power, privacy, and control
over our health care and free expression.

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- Facial Animosity (HorizonMass/ Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism)
As Massachusetts lawmakers weigh new facial recognition rules, their own
guards shop for AI-enhanced surveillance that privacy advocates call
“chilling,” “unlawful,” and “racially biased.”

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- Why privacy advocates argue the conviction of Tornado Cash dev Alexey Pertsev ‘harms everyone’ (DL News)
The conviction of Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev is sending ripple
effects through the blockchain industry, and EFF’s Aaron Mackey predicts a
chilling effect as devs are deterred from building privacy and
security-enhancing digital tools.

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- Are you chatting with a pro-Israeli AI-powered superbot? (Al Jazeera English)
As Israel's assault on Gaza continues on the ground, a parallel battle rages
on social media between people and bots. “We don't want people's voices
being censored by states, but we also don't want people's voices being
drowned out by these bots and by humans doing propaganda as well as states
doing propaganda,” EFF’s Jillian C. York said.

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- Samsung Requires Independent Repair Shops to Share Customer Data, Snitch on People Who Use Aftermarket Parts, Leaked Contract Shows (404 Media)
“This is exactly the kind of onerous, one-sided ‘agreement’ that
necessitates the right-to-repair,” EFF’s Kit Walsh said. “The data
collection is excessive” and it “forecloses competition and allows
Samsung to inflate the prices for parts.”

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