Leila, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

August 16, 2021 at 7:20 PM

Tell major US retailers: ban facial recognition now

We just added 24 of the largest US retailers to our scorecard that tracks companies using facial recognition. Demand they ban this harmful tech. John, Good news: 18 major US retailers, including CVS, Starbucks, Home Depot, Chipotle, and Target, have let us know they do not use …

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  Lia, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

August 13, 2021 at 1:18 AM

No facial recognition in public schools—sign now!

Back to school question: will kids in your school district be forced to participate in experimental facial recognition tech rollouts? John, It’s the beginning of the school year for children across the US, and in many places in-person classes are resuming. But there’s some bad …

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  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

August 10, 2021 at 5:41 PM

Macy’s is using facial recognition on kids. Let’s take action.

It’s time to make Macy’s sweat for using creepy & discriminatory facial recognition in their stores, especially on kids. John, Macy’s has doubled down on its surveillance—and during its back-to-school sales, kids are being targeted by the company’s facial recognition tech. …

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  Lia, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

August 4, 2021 at 6:32 PM

New: end creative monopolies

Creators of all kinds are being exploited by the US copyright system. It’s time to end creative monopolies and reimagine artist rights. John, I’m reaching out today because Fight for the Future is launching a new effort to end creative monopolies, and you can sign on to fight …

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  Evan, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

July 30, 2021 at 1:30 PM

Biden appoints Comcast exec?!

John, Wow. Biden just named Comcast executive David Cohen as a U.S. Ambassador. [1] But his administration still hasn’t done anything to replace Ajit Pai as the head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) so that we can restore net neutrality. If Biden doesn’t act soon, …

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  Utsav, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

July 28, 2021 at 4:49 PM

FOR TODAY: Tell your House Rep. to protect your Fourth Amendment!

The U.S. House of Representatives will vote TODAY to curb the surveillance state. Sign this petition or call +1 202-759-7766 John, BREAKING: The House of Representatives will vote TODAY on an amendment [1] to finally stop warrantless [2] spying of Americans’ private information …

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  Leila, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

July 22, 2021 at 4:30 PM

Facial recognition's racism––on kids

This Black girl was kicked out of a roller rink after she was misidentified by facial recognition—sign the petition to ban this awful tech. John, Did you see this video about Lamya, a Black teen who was kicked out of a skating rink after she was misidentified with “97% certainty…

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  Sarah, ♥️ Fight for the Future · [email protected]

July 20, 2021 at 4:29 PM

Momentum to rein in Big Tech!

Congress is considering a suite of antitrust bills that could finally begin the process of reining in Big Tech. { FirstName | default: 'Hi }, Good news: Congress is considering a suite of antitrust bills that would be a great first step to rein in Big Tech. But industry lobbyis…

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  Evan, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

July 12, 2021 at 5:17 PM

Biden says “restore net neutrality”

The White House just issued an executive order urging the FCC to restore net neutrality. John, Breaking News: The White House just issued an executive order urging the FCC to restore net neutrality.1 This is hugely encouraging! But before the FCC can actually vote to restore ne…

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  Erica, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

July 9, 2021 at 6:46 PM

Join 19 orgs in telling schools to ban eproctoring

Human rights, civil liberties, and youth advocacy organizations signed on to our letter demanding that school administrators ban eproctoring software like Proctorio, Proctortrack, and ProctorU. John, In the midst of the chaos of the pandemic, more and more schools across the co…

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  Evan, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

July 8, 2021 at 6:05 PM

No more staying up late playing video games

Imagine if you're up late playing video games, and a facial recognition equipped surveillance device is watching you John, When you were a kid, did you ever stay up late playing video games? Imagine if you didn’t just have to worry about getting caught by your parents, but a fa…

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  Joe at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

July 8, 2021 at 3:01 PM

Our discussion on looming global cryptocurrency regulation just went live on YouTube

Hey, We just went live on YouTube to chat with Wesley Thysse Msc. on looming global cryptocurrency regulation guidance coming from an intergovernmental organization known as FATF. We will break down his recent Reddit post on the intricacies of the coming regulatory guidance, and …

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  Joe at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

July 7, 2021 at 9:09 PM

Join us for a discussion on looming global cryptocurrency regulation

Hey, Join us tomorrow at 11am ET / 8am PT for a discussion with Wesley Thysse Msc. on looming global cryptocurrency regulation guidance coming from an intergovernmental organization know as FATF. We will break down his recent Reddit post on the intricacies of the coming regulator…

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  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

July 2, 2021 at 5:34 PM

Amazon is just whining

Amazon is calling on newly appointed chair of the Federal Trade Commission to recuse herself from antitrust conversations because she has argued that Amazon is guilty of antitrust violations. John, Amazon is acting like a petulant child, and is calling on newly appointed chair o…

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  Joe at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

July 1, 2021 at 8:31 PM

We just went live on YouTube to discuss App Store censorship in China

Hello, We just went live on YouTube with our weekly livestream! Today, we’re chatting with Benjamin Ismail who is Campaign and Advocacy Director at GreatFire, and Utsav Gandhi who is a Researcher and Campaigner here at Fight for the Future. We’re going to be chatting about our re…

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  Joe at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

July 1, 2021 at 5:29 PM

Join us today at 4:30pm ET / 1:30pm PT for a discussion on App Store censorship in China

Hello, On our livestream later today at 4:30pm ET / 1:30pm PT, we’re chatting with Benjamin Ismaïl who is Campaign and Advocacy Director at GreatFire, and Utsav Gandhi who is a Researcher and Campaigner here at Fight for the Future. We’re going to be chatting about our recent rep…

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  Lia, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

June 30, 2021 at 9:36 PM

Tell congress: don’t kill local independent journalism!

Talk about a misleading piece of legislation. Lobbyists for News Corp & other major outlets are determined to pass the terrible JCPA and cement Big Media monopolies. John, I’m reaching out today about a bill that attacks the free and open internet, as well as local and indep…

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  Utsav, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

June 28, 2021 at 4:31 PM

Apple's Rainbow Washing is a Distraction From Its LGBTQ+ App Censorship

It’s Pride Month. Tell Apple to Allow All LGBTQ+ App Downloads Over the Internet. Hi, John Apple — the only major tech company that is run by a prominently out gay CEO, widely considered one of the friendliest1 employers for LGBTQ people, and marketing2 directly with a pride-foc…

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  Joe at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

June 25, 2021 at 5:02 PM

We're live on YouTube right now chatting with people from ACLU and Athena about Amazon’s surveillance empire

Hey, We just went live on YouTube to chat with Raf Shimunov (Director of Communications at Athena), and Emiliano Falcon-Morano (Policy Counsel for the Technology for Liberty Program at the ACLU of Massachusetts) about Amazon's invasive surveillance empire. Click here to watch liv…

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  Joe at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

June 25, 2021 at 3:02 PM

Later today, we’re livestreaming with folks from the ACLU and Athena about Amazon’s surveillance empire

Hey, Today at 1pm ET / 10am PT we’re chatting with Raf Shimunov (Director of Communications at Athena), and Emiliano Falcon-Morano (Policy Counsel for the Technology for Liberty Program at the ACLU of Massachusetts). We’ll chat about Amazon’s surveillance empire, and what Raf and…

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  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

June 24, 2021 at 8:08 PM

Fiscal year ending

I’ll be honest - this is an email where I’m going to remind you what we’re fighting for and ask you to support the work financially. John, I’m going to be upfront and let you know that this is an email where I’m going to ask you to make a monthly donation to Fight for the Future…

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  Joe at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

June 24, 2021 at 7:01 PM

Tomorrow, we’re livestreaming with folks from the ACLU and Athena about Amazon’s surveillance empire

Hey, Tomorrow at 1pm ET / 10am PT we’re chatting with Raf Shimunov (Director of Communications at Athena), and Emiliano Falcon-Morano (Policy Counsel for the Technology for Liberty Program at the ACLU of Massachusetts). We’ll chat about Amazon’s surveillance empire, and what Raf …

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  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

June 23, 2021 at 4:32 PM

Still no FCC nominee

It’s been more than 150 days and Biden still hasn’t nominated a fifth FCC commissioner. John, This is getting ridiculous. Biden still hasn’t nominated a fifth commissioner to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). With the FCC deadlocked at 2-2 the agency has been unable …

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  Joe at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

June 17, 2021 at 9:01 PM

We're live on YouTube to discussing our new Ban Eproctoring campaign

Hey, We just went live on YouTube to discuss our new Ban Eproctoring campaign. We’ll chat about the campaign, the new site, and our strategy to protect student privacy. Click here to watch live As always, If you don't have a chance to watch it live, we have every episode archive…

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  Joe at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

June 17, 2021 at 3:01 PM

Catch our livestream about protecting student privacy today at 5pm ET / 2pm PT

Later today at 5pm ET / 2pm PT we’re going to be live on youtube discussing our new Ban Eproctoring campaign. We’ll chat about the campaign, the new site, and our strategy to protect student privacy. Click here to set a reminder in youtube to watch live You can also text LIVE to …

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  Joe at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

June 16, 2021 at 9:01 PM

We’re discussing student privacy live tomorrow at 5pm ET / 2pm PT

This week, our livestream discussion will be focused on our new Ban Eproctoring campaign. Our guest this week is Fight for the Future Campaigner and Community Manager, Erica Darragh. We’ll chat about the campaign, the new site, and our strategy to protect student privacy. Click h…

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  Erica, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

June 16, 2021 at 5:27 PM

New scorecard: which universities use eproctoring?

We’re launching a scorecard showing which top US universities use eproctoring, and our website lets you check if eproctoring can detect your face. John, Eproctoring is bad news, and schools need to stop using it. At BanEProctoring.com, you can see which colleges and universities…

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  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

June 15, 2021 at 8:45 PM

Breaking: Federal ban on facial recognition reintroduced

Your reps need to hear from you—Congress just reintroduced the bill banning facial recognition nationwide! John, BREAKING: Members of the Senate and House just re-introduced a bill that would effectively ban federal government and law enforcement from using facial recognition.1 …

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  Lia, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

June 13, 2021 at 7:00 PM

Amazon is still denying libraries access to almost all its books

Digital rights activists can't rest until Amazon lets libraries buy, preserve, and lend all the digital books they control. John, We don’t think corporations should control what books are allowed to exist. Unfortunately, that’s the exact power that Amazon is intent on gaining. …

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  Erica, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

June 11, 2021 at 7:47 PM

TikTok just started forcing people to hand over face and voice prints

John, TikTok has learned nothing. Last week, the app updated its US terms of service to allow the platform to collect biometric data, including face and voice prints.1 And in most places, the app isn’t even required to tell people that they’re doing it.2 Sign the petition and te…

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  Joe at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

June 4, 2021 at 5:00 PM

We’re live on YouTube right now discussing tech policy and LGBTQ+ liberation

Our weekly livestream just started on YouTube! This week we’re discussing a host of tech related battles that directly affect LGBTQ+ folks, especially trans women of color and sex workers. Click here to to watch live now As always, If you don't have a chance to watch it live, we…

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  Joe at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

June 4, 2021 at 3:51 PM

Catch us live later today discussing tech policy and LGBTQ+ liberation

Today at 1pm ET / 10am PT, we’re chatting with Fight for the Future’s Deputy Director Evan Greer about a whole range of tech related battles that directly affect LGBTQ+ folks, especially trans women of color and sex workers. Click here to set a reminder to watch live You can also…

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  Evan, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

May 27, 2021 at 5:32 PM

We finally have proof

If you’ve been following Fight for the Future for a little while, you’ll know that we helped organize some of the largest online protests in human history in defense of net neutrality. John, I still can’t quite believe that we finally have proof. If you’ve been following Fight …

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  Joe at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

May 26, 2021 at 5:01 PM

We're live on youtube discussing how to end facial recognition in stores

Hey, We just started our weekly livestream on Youtube. This week, we’re chatting with Caitlin Seeley George, Fight for the Future’s Director of Campaigns and Operations, as well as Grace Juster Intern here at Fight for the Future. The topic of discussion today is facial recogniti…

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  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

May 25, 2021 at 8:24 PM

Do your stores use facial recognition?

Major grocery and hardware stores are among those using invasive & biased facial recognition surveillance to increase their profits. Take action! John, Did you know that if you shop at a store that uses facial recognition, the price of products you’re sold, quality of servic…

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  Joe at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

May 24, 2021 at 7:23 PM

Catch us on Clubhouse tonight at 8

Hey, We wanted to let you know that Fight for the Future’s Deputy Director, Evan Greer, will be on Clubhouse tonight at 8pm EDT for the show: Crypto's Final Boss. She and the hosts will be discussing the importance of grassroots activism in ensuring that the future of technology…

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  Lia at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

May 20, 2021 at 3:34 PM

Join us today at 12pm ET / 9am PT for a special livestream event to end child surveillance

Hey, Later today at 12 pm ET / 9 am PT, we’re holding a special livestream event with parent activists whose children have been harmed by surveillance and Dr. Sarah Domoff, a clinical child psychologist. Fight for the Future will introduce the demands of EndChildSurveillance.com,…

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  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

May 19, 2021 at 4:29 PM

No face recognition for unemployment

States have quietly started requiring people to submit to face scans when applying for unemployment benefits. John, In the past few months, states have quietly started requiring people to submit to face scans when applying for unemployment benefits.1 Forcing people to give thei…

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  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

May 13, 2021 at 2:14 PM

These companies will go to any lengths

Broadband for America paid more than $4.2 million to submit fake comments to the FCC. This is wrong. John, Last week the New York Attorney General released a bombshell report confirming a massive campaign backed by the nation’s largest broadband companies to generate fraudulent …

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  Joe at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

May 7, 2021 at 5:01 PM

We’re livestreaming right now about patent politics, and a net neutrality mystery

We just went live on YouTube to discuss breaking news about all those fake net neutrality comments and the COVID vaccine patent waiver and the politics of patent sharing. Have any questions? Feel free to drop them in the chat! Click here to watch it now You can also text LIVE to …

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  Joe at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

May 7, 2021 at 3:01 PM

Learn about patent politics, and a net neutrality mystery on our livestream later today

Hey, Today at 1pm ET / 10am PT, we’re going to chat with Fight for the Future’s Executive Director Sarah Roth-Gaudette, about the recent revelations around exactly who was submitting all those fake net neutrality comments to the FCC. We're also chatting with Lia Holland, Fight fo…

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  ❤️Fight for the Future · [email protected]

May 6, 2021 at 7:09 PM

Fraud

The nation’s largest broadband companies funded a massive campaign of fraud to influence the FCC’s decisions on net neutrality. John, BREAKING NEWS: The New York Attorney General’s office has announced that after a multi-year investigation they have proof that the nation’s large…

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  Erica, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

April 30, 2021 at 9:50 PM

Last day: Every vote with CREDO Mobile is a donation to ❤️Fight

Help us make the most of a donation from CREDO Mobile! Every vote gets us closer to our maximum donation. John, Today is the last day to vote for us in CREDO Mobile's poll. They're donating $150,000 to three nonprofits, but the size of our grant is based on the number of votes w…

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  Joe at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

April 30, 2021 at 4:02 PM

We’re live on Youtube discussing why the Apple App Store needs major reform

We’re live right now on YouTube with Fight for the Future co-founder Holmes Wilson, and Fight for the Future CTO Ken Mickles about why the Apple App Store needs major reform. Agree? Disagree? Feel free to join us in the chat and ask us anything. Click here to watch the discussio…

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  Joe at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

April 30, 2021 at 2:03 PM

Learn why it's time to abolish the Apple App Store later today on our weekly livestream

Later today at 12pm ET / 9am PT, we’re chatting live on YouTube with Fight for the Future co-founder Holmes Wilson, and Fight for the Future CTO Ken Mickles about why we need to abolish the Apple app store. We’ll also discuss the fight between Apple and Epic Games, and how it rel…

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  Joe at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

April 29, 2021 at 9:19 PM

It’s time to abolish the Apple App Store. Learn why tomorrow on our livestream.

Tomorrow at 12pm ET / 9am PT, we’re going to chat with Fight for the Future co-founder Holmes Wilson, and Fight for the Future CTO Ken Mickles. This week's discussion centers around massive civil rights issues tied directly to the monopoly Apple has through it’s App Store, and th…

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  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

April 28, 2021 at 7:34 PM

No more Pai

Former FCC Chair Ajit Pai’s new job highlights why we need Biden to nominate someone with NO industry ties. John, In a shock to no one, former-FCC Chair Ajit Pai got a new job at a private equity firm that includes several tech and media companies.1 The former Verizon lawyer sta…

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  Joe at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

April 23, 2021 at 5:02 PM

We’re live right now on YouTube

We just went live on YouTube to chat with FFTF’s Lia Holland as well as Amanda Kloer from Parents Together, and Jesse Lehrich from Accountable Tech on to discuss our ongoing Stop Spying On Kids Campaign. We’re going to review the new site, recently published letter, and outline t…

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  Joe at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

April 23, 2021 at 3:01 PM

We’re livestreaming at 1pm ET / 10am PT later today

Today at 1pm ET / 10am PT we’re going to be livestreaming a discussion about our ongoing Stop Spying On Kids Campaign. We’re going to review the new site, recently published letter, and outline the goals of the campaign. Click here to set a reminder in youtube to watch live Text …

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  Joe at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

April 22, 2021 at 9:01 PM

Catch this week’s livestream to learn about our new ‘Stop Spying on Kids’ campaign

Tomorrow, this Friday at 1pm ET / 10am PT, we’ll have Lia Holland, Fight for the Future’s Campaigns and Communities Director, Amanda Kloer from Parents Together, and Jesse Lehrich from Accountable Tech on to discuss our ongoing Stop Spying On Kids Campaign. We’re going to review …

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