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EFFector Vol. 35, No. 2 Friday, February 10, 2023
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A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation
ISSN 1062-9424
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In our 788th issue:
* Podcast Episode: Don't Be Afraid to Poke the Tigers
Our podcast, How To Fix The Internet, is back! In this season’s premiere,
researcher and hacker Andrew “bunnie” Huang speaks with EFF's Cindy Cohn
and Jason Kelley about how we can have it all – from better phones to
cooler drones, from handy medical devices to fun Star Wars fan gadgets – if
we’re willing to share ideas and trade short-term profit for long-term
advancement.
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EFF Updates
* Audio Version of EFFector Newsletter
We're piloting an audio version of EFFector's Newsletter. We hope you enjoy
it!
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* Setting the Record Straight: EFF Statement in Support of FCC Nominee Gigi Sohn
The public deserves an FCC commissioner who will fight for net neutrality,
for rural broadband access, and for strong internet infrastructure. Gigi Sohn
has been a fair and balanced advocate for public interest for her entire
career, and it is past time to let her get to work helping to build a better
internet for everyone.
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* EFF Tells Supreme Court: User Speech Must Be Protected
EFF has filed a brief as part of /Gonzalez v. Google/ urging the Supreme
Court to preserve free expression and ensure that Section 230 continues to
offer broad protections of internet users’ rights.
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* Right to Repair Advocates Have Had Good Victories. We Have To Keep Fighting.
The incredible lobbying effort mobilized against right to repair laws, as in
New York, shows that companies will make public promises but privately
don’t want to be held to them. That’s why anyone who cares about the
right to repair should take this year as a sign to keep on pushing.
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* California Law Says Electronic Search Data Must Be Posted Online. So Where Is It?
The public should not have to file CPRA requests over and over again to
receive electronic search data. The California Legislature wrote a law
establishing that this information must be available online, and CADOJ must
follow it.
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* Stupid Patent of the Month: Digital Verification Systems Patents E-Signatures
This month’s Stupid Patent of the Month is U.S. Patent No. 9,054,860, which
has been used by a company called Digital Verification Services, LLC, (DVS)
to sue more than 50 companies that provide different types of e-signature
software.
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Announcements
* EFF-Austin: Digital Privacy At The Texas Legislature
On February 14, join EFF-Austin and Kathy Mitchell to discuss bills and
developments related to digital rights and privacy in the Texas
Legislature.
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* Student Press Freedom Day FOIA Workshop
As part of Student Press Freedom Day on February 23, EFF Investigative
Researcher Beryl Lipton will guide attendees through how the public
records request process works.
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* NICAR 2023
IRE’s annual data journalism conference is taking place in Nashville
between March 2-5, and includes a panel on the Freedom of Information Act
with EFF Investigative Researcher Beryl Lipton.
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* EFF at SCALE 20x
EFF is excited to be back in Pasadena, CA for SCALE! Stop by the EFF booth to
chat with some of our team and learn about the latest news in defending
digital freedom for all.
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Job Openings
* General Counsel
EFF is looking for a full-time energetic and passionate General Counsel to
lead the organization in identifying and analyzing its internal legal risks
and needs.
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* Security and Privacy Activist
EFF is looking for a Security and Privacy Activist to work on the
Surveillance Self-Defense resource and a range of actions around digital
security and privacy.
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* Senior System Administrator
EFF is seeking a full-time Senior System Administrator to build and maintain
the organization’s digital infrastructure as part of the Technical
Operations Department.
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* Legal Secretary
EFF is looking for an experienced professional to join our legal team as a
Legal Secretary to support up to nine attorneys in their litigation,
appellate, and policy practices.
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* Chief Development Officer
EFF is looking for an experienced professional to lead the organization's
fundraising programs. The Chief Development Officer also serves as a member
of the senior management team and works with the Board of Directors.
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MiniLinks
- Be real or be stalked? Privacy pitfalls of Gen-Z’s favorite app (Coda Story)
While it may seem nice that something like BeReal is free of charge, instead
of paying for things in cash we’re paying for them in information.
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- Memphis’s SkyCop cameras couldn’t prevent Tyre Nichols’s beating death (Washington Post)
When cities get surveillance cameras, police and vendors promise the world
that they’ll miraculously solve crimes. But it’s just a commercial thing.
It’s just business.
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- Elon Musk Is Pulling the Plug on a Tool That Made Twitter Great (Slate)
Elon Musk’s decision to end some access to the free Twitter API marks a
significant and disappointing shift for the platform. Instead of opening up
the site to further interoperability, Musk is further locking it down.
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- Digital rights activist Ola Bini declared innocent by Ecuadorian court (Peoples Dispatch)
Victory! Security expert Ola Bini was finally declared innocent in a
unanimous verdict by a three-judge tribunal in Ecuador.
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- Republican efforts to ban TikTok are a lazy stunt to hide the need for real data privacy reform (Daily Dot)
Efforts to ban TikTok will have little effect on the overall data privacy
landscape—only comprehensive data privacy legislation applying to data
collectors across the board will do that.
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