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Defend Privacy and Free SpeechDonate to the Electronic Frontier Foundation and support the mission to defend civil liberties and human rights online.supporters.eff.orgThe Hugging Face incident was “both notable and alarming,” EFF’s @evacide.bsky.social told @sfexaminer.bsky.social, “not because ‘ooh, the model’s so powerful,’ but because it demonstrates a colossal failure on the part of OpenAI to secure the sandbox in which it was testing its model.”
OpenAI hacking incident highlights AI cyberrisksExperts take company to task for safety effortswww.sfexaminer.com“If you’re going to try and block all of those wonderfully creative humans, you’re going to make it very hard to print props or make social commentary,” EFF’s @cliffbraun.bsky.social told @theverge.com.
Is this e-reader case a gun?A 3D-printed case for a niche e-reader illustrates why mandating gun-blocking software is an unwinnable task.www.theverge.comA growing number of police departments are interested in sending a drone to nearly every call for service in their communities. The trend requires heightened public vigilance around use, policy, and data sharing.
Hundreds of Drone-as-First-Responder Programs Could Soon Be Launched Across the CountryPolice departments across the country are lining up to launch drone-as-first-responder (DFR) programs, and hundreds have cleared a necessary hurdle toward making deployment a reality, expanding aerial...www.eff.orgJoin the EFF Benefit Poker Tournament at DEF CON 34 with special guests Cindy Cohn, Jennifer Granick, Kurt Opsahl, and more! Now’s your chance to knock out celebrity lawyers—all while supporting digital freedom ♦️♣️♥️♠️ eff.org/poker
Betting on Your Digital Rights: EFF Benefit Poker Tournament at DEFThe EFF Benefit Poker Tournament is back for DEF CON 34! Your buy-in is paired with a donation to support EFF’s mission to protect online privacy and free expression for all. Play for glory. Play forwww.eff.orgThe KIDS Act is not just some benign form of digital “carding.” If passed, the bouncer at the door is an online entity capturing and storing personal data from users who simply want to access legal, First Amendment-protected content on the internet, EFF’s @irmck.bsky.social wrote for @coindesk.com.
The KIDS Act is way worse than digital carding — it is a mass surveillance systemThe fact that lawmakers are even contemplating a bill that would create a surveillance and censorship regime should be a wake-up call for everyone who values privacy and free expression, argues Electr...www.coindesk.comEFF’s Atlas of Surveillance “has become a go‑to source for mapping police technology — which also includes drones, facial-recognition cameras and body cameras — with a searchable database that’s often more dependable than alternatives,” @CNET.com reports.
This Searchable Tool Is Helping Track Flock Surveillance Cameras in Your City - CNETThe Atlas of Surveillance database is the largest-ever repository of police surveillance technologies in the US.www.cnet.com
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For Taylor Swift, Madison Square Garden’s Controversial Cameras Briefly Went DarkMSG’s sprawling surveillance system can monitor guests down to the second. Its owners made an exception for the pop star’s rehearsal dinner.www.wired.comDavid GreeneShe may be the one person who could make MSG turn off its panopticon facial recognition surveillance.
Over the past year, the EU's Court of Justice has gradually narrowed the scope of intermediary liability protections, with potentially far-reaching consequences for freedom of expression online. Find out why: www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
New EU Court of Justice Ruling on Platform Liability Could CauseIntermediary liability laws around the world recognize that social media platforms, search engines, and other online service providers have become an integral part of our lives: they shape how wewww.eff.orgOver 1,000 police agencies have cleared a necessary hurdle to launch drone-as-first-responder programs in their communities. Find out if yours is one of them here:
Hundreds of Drone-as-First-Responder Programs Could Soon Be Launched Across the CountryPolice departments across the country are lining up to launch drone-as-first-responder (DFR) programs, and hundreds have cleared a necessary hurdle toward making deployment a reality, expanding aerial...www.eff.orgMore than 600,000 police reports have been written with help from Axon’s AI tools. Public records obtained by @forbes.com show that they can introduce errors that cops have to spend time editing out.
Axon Says AI Police Reports Save Time. Public Records Show They Get Facts WrongMore than 600,000 police reports have been written with help from Axon’s AI tools. Public records obtained by Forbes show that they can introduce errors that cops have to spend time editing out.www.forbes.comWhat if recommendation algorithms were enough to make social media platforms legally responsible for what users post? That may sound far-fetched, but it's one possible implication of a new judgment by the EU’s Court of Justice. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
New EU Court of Justice Ruling on Platform Liability Could CauseIntermediary liability laws around the world recognize that social media platforms, search engines, and other online service providers have become an integral part of our lives: they shape how wewww.eff.orgThe KIDS Act will effectively create a new mass surveillance system, EFF’s @irmck.bsky.social wrote for @coindesk.com. Your current online usage is not necessarily linked to your specific identity; if this bill passes, that will likely change.
The KIDS Act is way worse than digital carding — it is a mass surveillance systemThe fact that lawmakers are even contemplating a bill that would create a surveillance and censorship regime should be a wake-up call for everyone who values privacy and free expression, argues Electr...www.coindesk.com"Getting footage of crime constantly does not equate to building sustainable safety for all people,” EFF’s @mguariglia.bsky.social told @ktvufox2.bsky.social.
Growing privacy concerns over SFPD drone programPrivacy experts are raising concerns about San Francisco's expanding use of technology to tackle crime.www.ktvu.comOne bit of paperwork filed to California’s privacy agency lets you tell hundreds of data brokers to delete and stop selling your information. Here’s what to know about DROP. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Protect Your Privacy with California's DROP ToolAre you a California resident? Then we've got exciting news for you: there's a tool just for you that lets you take a single, relatively easy step to protect your privacy. It's called a DROP request.www.eff.org