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  1. 47 minutes ago

    Face surveillance erodes everyone’s privacy, chills free speech, and has an outsized negative impact on minority communities. Governments should not use these tools. Rather, they must face the facts about how damaging this technology is to the people they have a duty to protect.

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  2. 47 minutes ago

    Three of this year’s EFF Pioneer Award winners have done essential work on facial recognition’s higher error rates for people of color: Joy Buolamwini, Dr. Timnit Gebru, Deborah Raji

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  3. 47 minutes ago

    Most face recognition software also has this problem. Earlier this year, in what should be a red flag to lawmakers, IBM, Amazon, and Microsoft admitted the harm that this technology causes.

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  4. 47 minutes ago

    Even though Twitter's feature here isn't the same as face recognition, its algorithm still ends up prioritizing some users over others—a good example of how features that use “machine learning” often end up producing unexpected results.

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  5. 47 minutes ago

    Zoom has a similar issue:

    A faculty member has been asking how to stop Zoom from removing his head when he uses a virtual background. We suggested the usual plain background, good lighting etc, but it didn't work. I was in a meeting with him today when I realized why it was happening.
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  6. 47 minutes ago

    Twitter's photo cropping algorithm has been shown to have a problem—it seems to prioritize displaying white faces over others. And Twitter isn't alone. (thread)

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  7. 3 hours ago

    Check out the latest newsletter from Electronic Frontier Alliance member, . Every week they bring you updates on diversity, inclusion, women and non-binary individuals in STEAM.

    The latest The Future Ada Daily News! Thanks to
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  8. 4 hours ago

    We're proud to announce a new version of The State of Communications Privacy Laws in Latam and Spain which we put together with our collaborators! Here we reflect on current legal challenges and ways forward 1/

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  9. 16 hours ago

    Pay-by-Face Threatens Your Health and Your Privacy

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  10. 17 hours ago

    As COVID-19 exposure notification technologies roll out, we must not lose sight of their challenges.

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  11. 18 hours ago

    Patent trolls still plague the software industry. Join EFF’s tomorrow for a panel discussion about the best ways to defeat them.

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  12. 19 hours ago

    New 30th anniversary hoodies are finally in stock and shipping out now! Get one in our online shop or when you become a Titanium Level member of EFF

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  13. 22 hours ago

    On Tuesday 9/22, EFF’s will join lawyers from , , and to discuss software patent trolls and how to defeat them.

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  14. Sep 21

    Universities should strike any app mandates from their existing student commitments, and should pledge to not include them in future student commitments.

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    Sep 20

    Facebook’s new augmented reality glasses got a lot of attention last week. But what impact could this technology have on privacy, free expression, and safety?

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  16. Sep 21

    Exposure notification apps are still experimental technology, not an excuse for institutions to take risks with our health.

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    Sep 18

    The proposed ban on and is nonsensical and harmful toward our communities in the US and abroad for a number of reasons. (Thread)

    A preview image of a young woman's face within @efforg's TikTok video interface, titled: "TikTok Ban??? Part 1."
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  18. Sep 21

    Predictive policing cannot predict crime, it can only weaponize a person’s proximity to policing. EFF is calling for a ban of police use of predictive policing technology.

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  19. Sep 20

    Interested in sharing your digital security knowledge with others, but aren’t sure where to start? Before leading a training in your community, it’s important to figure out if you’re the right person for the job.

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  20. Sep 20

    One of the newest members of the Electronic Frontier Alliance, is a community ISP focused on bridging the digital divide by providing Internet access to underserved communities in Baltimore.

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