Beardy Star Stuff
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Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They're Doing
Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They're Doing
Billy Smith
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Papers please, comrade ...
"Politicians and tech companies love using these terms interchangeably because it obscures what they're actually proposing. A law that requires "age assurance" sounds reasonable and moderate. But if that law defines age assurance as requiring government ID verification, it's not moderate at all—it's mass surveillance."
#RindalaAlajaji, #EFF, 2025
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/age-verification-estimation-assurance-oh-my-guide-terminology
Papers please, comrade ...
"Politicians and tech companies love using these terms interchangeably because it obscures what they're actually proposing. A law that requires "age assurance" sounds reasonable and moderate. But if that law defines age assurance as requiring government ID verification, it's not moderate at all—it's mass surveillance."
#RindalaAlajaji, #EFF, 2025
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/age-verification-estimation-assurance-oh-my-guide-terminology
Veenk
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En los últimos años he donado a la #EFF, a #ElementaryOS, a la #FSF, a #veedeo, a #mastodon, a la instancia aus(.)social, a #KDE, a #Notable, a #Signal, a la #Wikipedia, he comprado aplicaciones y suscripciones por el mero hecho de que son los canales de ingresos para los proyectos (p.e., simplelogin), ¿he donado a #Fedora?, creo que sí pero lo volveré a hacer, y he tenido un presupuesto mensual para patreons y apoyos puntuales.
Casi seguro me olvido de más de dos.
Apoya 👏 Lo 👏 Que 👏 Usas 👏
En los últimos años he donado a la #EFF, a #ElementaryOS, a la #FSF, a #veedeo, a #mastodon, a la instancia aus(.)social, a #KDE, a #Notable, a #Signal, a la #Wikipedia, he comprado aplicaciones y suscripciones por el mero hecho de que son los canales de ingresos para los proyectos (p.e., simplelogin), ¿he donado a #Fedora?, creo que sí pero lo volveré a hacer, y he tenido un presupuesto mensual para patreons y apoyos puntuales.
Casi seguro me olvido de más de dos.
Apoya 👏 Lo 👏 Que 👏 Usas 👏
Oh, you know, just a normal Friday.
Cory Doctorow
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If you have a bit of time to spare, I strongly recommend watching this interview with @pluralistic
https://youtube.com/watch?v=P1EKQidRooc
"As every good American, I am Canadian" - what a legend!
Time well spend!
If you have a bit of time to spare, I strongly recommend watching this interview with @pluralistic
https://youtube.com/watch?v=P1EKQidRooc
"As every good American, I am Canadian" - what a legend!
Time well spend!
Evan Prodromou
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Join the Electronic Frontier Foundation in honoring the heroes of digital freedom at the 2025 EFF Awards! 🎉 Celebrate the innovators, activists, and technologists shaping a better digital future.
📅 Wed, Sept 10
🕕 6:00 PM PT reception (awards at 7:30, post-mingle at 8:30)
📍 SF Design Center Galleria — 101 Henry Adams St, SF
ℹ️ https://www.eff.org/event/eff-awards-2025
Join the Electronic Frontier Foundation in honoring the heroes of digital freedom at the 2025 EFF Awards! 🎉 Celebrate the innovators, activists, and technologists shaping a better digital future.
📅 Wed, Sept 10
🕕 6:00 PM PT reception (awards at 7:30, post-mingle at 8:30)
📍 SF Design Center Galleria — 101 Henry Adams St, SF
ℹ️ https://www.eff.org/event/eff-awards-2025
Jess Mahler
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Watch Louis Rossmann’s powerful and urgent video: "GDPR meant nothing: chat control ends privacy for the EU"
on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3NyUgv6dpJc
or Google-free on Odysee: https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/gdpr-meant-nothing-chat-control-ends:8
HOW TO FIGHT BACK:
If you are in the EU or a citizen of it, now is the time to act:
- Use https://fightchatcontrol.eu/ to email your MEPs in seconds. The site provides pre-written templates and contact details—just click and send!
- Spread the word: Share, post on social media, and talk to friends. Awareness is our best weapon.
- Support orgs fighting back: #EDRihttps://edri.org/, #EFFhttps://www.eff.org/, #Tutahttps://tuta.com/, #Wirehttps://wire.com/.
#Germany and #France are CRUCIAL—if they oppose, the law fails. Pressure them now!
This isn’t just about “privacy for criminals.” It’s about whether liveinng in a free society or a surveillance state.
Encryption protects everyone—dissidents, journalists, abuse survivors, and YOU.
Act now before it’s too late.
Big thanks to the unknown heroes behind @chatcontrol and @fightchatcontrol.
#tracking #surveillance #digitalrights #privacy #cybersecurity #freedom#StopChatControl#ChatControl#FightChatControl#EU #encryption#NoMassSurveillance#SavePrivacy#Germany#France#TechPolicy#HumanRights#ActNow #digital #spying #corporate #corporategovernance #data
Watch Louis Rossmann’s powerful and urgent video: "GDPR meant nothing: chat control ends privacy for the EU"
on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3NyUgv6dpJc
or Google-free on Odysee: https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/gdpr-meant-nothing-chat-control-ends:8
HOW TO FIGHT BACK:
If you are in the EU or a citizen of it, now is the time to act:
- Use https://fightchatcontrol.eu/ to email your MEPs in seconds. The site provides pre-written templates and contact details—just click and send!
- Spread the word: Share, post on social media, and talk to friends. Awareness is our best weapon.
- Support orgs fighting back: #EDRihttps://edri.org/, #EFFhttps://www.eff.org/, #Tutahttps://tuta.com/, #Wirehttps://wire.com/.
#Germany and #France are CRUCIAL—if they oppose, the law fails. Pressure them now!
This isn’t just about “privacy for criminals.” It’s about whether liveinng in a free society or a surveillance state.
Encryption protects everyone—dissidents, journalists, abuse survivors, and YOU.
Act now before it’s too late.
Big thanks to the unknown heroes behind @chatcontrol and @fightchatcontrol.
#tracking #surveillance #digitalrights #privacy #cybersecurity #freedom#StopChatControl#ChatControl#FightChatControl#EU #encryption#NoMassSurveillance#SavePrivacy#Germany#France#TechPolicy#HumanRights#ActNow #digital #spying #corporate #corporategovernance #data
Truly an amazing time at #DEFCON33 as we launched #TechReclaimers ! Thanks to the incomparable @thegibson and the entire family at #HackersTown , friends at #EFF and #CdC for the extra magic! Video of our presentation hopefully up soon enough ...
And now, to work!
You can sign up for notices from Tech Reclaimers as we gear up for sociotechnical change at: @TheBulletin
Cory Doctorow
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You can’t fight, but WE can… https://pluralistic.net/2025/07/31/unsatisfying-answers/ @pluralistic #eff
You can’t fight, but WE can… https://pluralistic.net/2025/07/31/unsatisfying-answers/ @pluralistic #eff
alcinnz
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🔐 A VPN can improve your privacy, or just give you a false sense of it. The EFF’s guide is a solid reminder that choosing a VPN is less about speed or price, and more about who runs it, what they log, and whether they actually deliver the protection they claim.
TL;DR
🧠 VPNs don’t guarantee anonymity
📜 “No logs” claims often lack proof
👤 Your threat model shapes your VPN needs
🔎 Look into ownership and reputation
https://ssd.eff.org/module/choosing-vpn-thats-right-you
#cybersecurity #privacy #vpn #digitalrights #security #privacy #cloud #infosec#EFF @eff
🔐 A VPN can improve your privacy, or just give you a false sense of it. The EFF’s guide is a solid reminder that choosing a VPN is less about speed or price, and more about who runs it, what they log, and whether they actually deliver the protection they claim.
TL;DR
🧠 VPNs don’t guarantee anonymity
📜 “No logs” claims often lack proof
👤 Your threat model shapes your VPN needs
🔎 Look into ownership and reputation
https://ssd.eff.org/module/choosing-vpn-thats-right-you
#cybersecurity #privacy #vpn #digitalrights #security #privacy #cloud #infosec#EFF @eff