A critical Senate vote on two patent bills has been re-set for tomorrow, Thursday Nov. 14. We need your help: tell Congress to reject these terrible proposals. https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-we-can-t-afford-more-bad-patents

The #UNCybercrimeTreaty “gives states a huge amount of leeway to decide whether or not to require human rights safeguards at all,” assuming all will act in good faith, EFF’s Karen Gullo told @therecord_media. But we already know how that'll play out. https://therecord.media/un-cybercrime-treaty-clears-vote

Every social network has slightly different privacy and security settings, but the core ideas for protecting yourself are the same across nearly every one of them. https://ssd.eff.org/module/protecting-yourself-social-networks
 

EFF has called on DHS to abandon its online social media surveillance program because it threatens to unfairly label individuals as a threat or otherwise discriminate against them on the basis of their speech. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/11/eff-lawsuit-discloses-documents-detailing-governments-social-media-surveillance

We often hear a familiar refrain: “you don’t have an expectation of privacy in public.” This is not true. In the United States, you do have some expectation of privacy—even in public—and it’s important to stand up and protect that right. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/you-really-do-have-some-expectation-privacy-public

EFF is at its best when the stakes are high. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/11/2024-us-election-over-eff-ready-whats-next

Many of the internet’s ills are based on widespread corporate surveillance online. This pervasive system, ran by corporations and governments, stifles our speech, and erodes our privacy. But together, we can dismantle it. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/11/address-online-harms-we-must-first-do-privacy

Aaron Swartz was a digital rights champion who believed deeply in keeping the internet open. The organizers of Aaron Swartz Day will celebrate his life at 2 pm PT on Nov. 9. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/11/celebrating-life-aaron-swartz-aaron-swartz-day-2024

EFF was proud to call Aaron Swartz a friend and ally. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/11/celebrating-life-aaron-swartz-aaron-swartz-day-2024

We often hear the question, "Is my phone listening to me?" The reason you might think this is a bit complicated, but we break it down with a short video on Digital Rights Bytes: https://www.digitalrightsbytes.org/topics/is-my-phone-listening-to-me

No matter what happens with the new U.S. presidential administration, EFF will take every opportunity to stand with users. Help us advance our mission today: https://supporters.eff.org/donate/fed-up-give-today

Don’t get fooled again: Beware of election misinformation today and in the coming weeks. Here are some tips on how to tell what’s real. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/protect-yourself-election-misinformation

Judges should enforce rules requiring transparency about third-party funding in patent lawsuits. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/11/judges-investigation-patent-troll-ip-edge-results-criminal-referrals

Are you the "tech person" of the family?
Well, now EFF has resources you can share! Send your family and friends to Digital Rights Bytes to get their tech questions answered. https://eff.org/bytes

Making spyware companies disclose information about their customers and practices to the public or in court could reduce spyware’s popularity over time “because the number one thing they’re selling is secrecy,” EFF’s Sophia Cope told CyberScoop.
https://cyberscoop.com/spyware-court-cases-nso-group-meta-whatsapp-apple/

“The current generation of AI technology is fundamentally about reproducing old patterns, yet it is marketed as a source of truth, wisdom, and impartiality,” EFF’s Kit Walsh told Phil Mandelbaum for @CrooksandLiars. “This is deeply harmful.”
https://crooksandliars.com/2024/10/ai-destroying-democracy

For the next three years, Google must allow third-party app stores for Android, and let those app stores distribute all the same apps as are available in Google Play:

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/10/court-orders-google-monopolist-knock-it-monopoly-stuff

We're accepting applications for legal fellows! If you care about digital rights and are looking for an organization to host your externally-funded post-law school fellowship, apply now. There are just two days left! https://www.eff.org/about/opportunities/legal-fellows

EFF is excited to be at #SeaGL for the first time! If you're attending, be sure to stop by our info table and say hi https://www.eff.org/event/eff-seagl

Apple's flouting of the EU's new interoperability rule is part of a grand tradition of US companies wiping their butts with European tech rules, right up there with Facebook ignoring the GDPR and continuing its program of lawless mass surveillance.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/10/eu-apple-let-users-choose-their-software-apple-nah