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EFFector Vol. 36, No. 12 Friday, September 6, 2024
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A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation
ISSN 1062-9424
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In our 814th issue:
* Americans Are Uncomfortable with Automated Decision-Making
Imagine a company you recently applied to work at used an artificial
intelligence program to analyze your application to help expedite the review
process. Does that creep you out? Well, you’re not alone.
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* EFF & 140 Other Organizations Call for an End to AI Use in Immigration Decisions
EFF, Just Futures Law, and 140 other groups have sent a letter to Secretary
Alejandro Mayorkas that the Department of Homeland Security must stop using
artificial intelligence tools in the immigration system.
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EFF Updates
* EFF Calls For Release of Alexey Soldatov, "Father of the Russian Internet"
We are deeply concerned that this is a politically motivated prosecution.
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* The French Detention: Why We're Watching the Telegram Situation Closely
EFF is closely monitoring the situation in France in which Telegram’s CEO
Pavel Durov was charged with having committed criminal offenses, most of them
seemingly related to the operation of Telegram. This situation has the
potential to pose a serious danger to security, privacy, and freedom of
expression for Telegram’s 950 million users.
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* Copyright Is Not a Tool to Silence Critics of Religious Education
Copyright law is not a tool to punish or silence critics. That’s why EFF is
helping defend an Indiana man against a copyright infringement suit by
LifeWise Inc.
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* Protest-Related Arrests Do Not Justify Dragnet Device and Digital Data Searches
The Constitution prohibits dragnet device searches, especially when those
searches are designed to uncover political speech, EFF explained in a
friend-of-the-court brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth
Circuit.
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* Victory! California Bill To Impose Mandatory Internet ID Checks Is Dead—It Should Stay That Way
Thank you to our supporters for helping us to kill this wrongheaded bill,
especially those of you who took the time to reach out to your legislators.
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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
* The EFF Awards Are Here!
Tune into the livestream of the EFF Awards ceremony, 6:30 pm PT on Thursday,
Sept. 12, 2024 at the Golden Gate Club in San Francisco’s Presidio.
Carolina Botero, Connecting Humanity, and 404 Media will receive the 2024 EFF
Awards for their vital work in ensuring that technology supports freedom,
justice, and innovation for all people, and Fansplaining co-host and The Rec
Center co-curator Elizabeth Minkel will deliver the keynote address.
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* EFF Livestream Series: How to Protest with Privacy in Mind
Do you know what to do if you’re subjected to a search or arrest at a
protest? Join EFF at 10 a.m. PT Thursday, Oct. 17 for a free livestream
discussion about how to protect your electronic devices and digital assets
before, during, and after a demonstration. Learn how you can avoid
confiscation or forced deletion of media, and keep your movements and
associations private.
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* EFF at TechCrunch Disrupt
EFF is excited to be at TechCrunch Disrupt [1], Oct. 28-30 in San Francisco,
for the first time! Stop by the EFF booth in the Expo Hall to chat with our
team about the latest developments in defending digital freedom for all. You
can grab some of the latest EFF swag when you take advantage of our
membership specials or donate [2]! Digital freedom supporters can even get a
35% discount off of any ticket type by using code "eff35" when registering
online [3]. See you there!
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Job Openings
* Legal Interns
We’re seeking applications for the Spring 2025 Intern Class! 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
- We Hunted Hidden Police Signals at the DNC (WIRED)
Armed with two rooted Android phones and three Wi-Fi hot spots running
CSS-detection software developed by EFF, WIRED conducted a first-of-its-kind
wireless survey of the signals around the Democratic National Convention.
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- Expanded Police Surveillance Will Get Us “Broken Windows” on Steroids (Slate)
Forcing residents in neighborhoods with higher crime rates to live under
constant, all-seeing digital scrutiny will neither make them safer nor patch
up their rocky relationship with the police who are sworn to protect and
serve them, EFF’s Matthew Guariglia wrote.
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- The UN Cybercrime Convention: Analyzing the Risks to Human Rights and Global Privacy (Just Security)
The treaty’s inadequate human-rights safeguards and compliance monitoring
mechanisms create a high likelihood that the powerful global cooperation
tools it creates will be abused, EFF’s Katitza Rodriguez wrote.
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- Columbus Whistleblower Lawsuit Violates First Amendment, Digital Rights Group Says (WCMH NBC4)
“Rather than thank this individual for coming forward and actually
explaining to the public that this is a significant problem, the city has
resorted to basically violating his First Amendment rights and claiming that
what he’s done is some sort of illegal act,” EFF’s Aaron Mackey said.
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- AI Firms Propose 'Personhood Credentials' … to Fight AI (The Register)
"In a regime where you need a personhood credential to be able to log in,
this actually seems like kind of a custom-built choke point for governments
to prevent certain people from getting online," EFF’s Jacob Hoffman-Andrews
said.
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