https://devsummit.aspirationtech.org/index.php?title=What_EFF_is_working_on_and_what_you_can_do_to_support_them&feed=atom&action=historyWhat EFF is working on and what you can do to support them - Revision history2024-03-28T11:31:25ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.35.1https://devsummit.aspirationtech.org/index.php?title=What_EFF_is_working_on_and_what_you_can_do_to_support_them&diff=2975&oldid=prevGunner: Created page with "**** No EFF lawyer in the house today https://www.eff.org/pages/tools COVER YOUR TRACKS launched yesterday * (update for Panopticlick from 2010) * https://coveryourtracks...."2020-11-28T23:49:49Z<p>Created page with "**** No EFF lawyer in the house today https://www.eff.org/pages/tools COVER YOUR TRACKS launched yesterday * (update for Panopticlick from 2010) * https://coveryourtracks...."</p>
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No EFF lawyer in the house today<br />
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https://www.eff.org/pages/tools<br />
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COVER YOUR TRACKS launched yesterday <br />
* (update for Panopticlick from 2010)<br />
* https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/<br />
* fingerprinting which can be used to ID your browser<br />
* cookies are user controlled, can be deleted<br />
* 85% of cases users were uniquely identifiable<br />
* 95% with flash, others<br />
* Privacy Badger blocker<br />
* https://privacybadger.org/<br />
* which has been instrumental in gathering data on industry practices<br />
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* times when you don't want to be anonymized<br />
* the surprising math of ways you are uniquely identifiable based on your language, server access, location, browser, hardware, <br />
* cute friendly animals exemplifying accessible human centered design ;-p<br />
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Threat Lab team, part of Tech Projects<br />
* countering tech that threatens at risk & marginalized groups<br />
* Analysis of state sponsored malware (Kazakstan & Lebanon targeting Human rights lawyers & journalist)<br />
* cybermercenaries<br />
* https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/01/dark-caracal-good-news-and-bad-news<br />
* Spouseware or stalkerware<br />
* https://www.eff.org/tags/stalkerware<br />
* lobbying antivirus companies to alert when this type of often pooly coded malware appears<br />
* companies pivoting to pitching kids vs spying on spouse<br />
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Proctorware doesnt do much to internet cheating & creating privacy/security risks<br />
* https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/proctoring-apps-subject-students-unnecessary-surveillance<br />
* please send folks to EFF if you run across vulnerable people/orgs including mandating COVID tracking apps<br />
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Police Surveillance<br />
* Does tech work as adverstised, what is co$t? what are other consequences?<br />
* largely police have fought community awareness/input of tech being implemented<br />
* 'experts' generally limited to vendor salespeople<br />
* sting ray use obfuscated in legal cases even to the point of dropping a case if disclosure required <br />
* Requiring use policies and disparate impact reports to track usage of police surveillance tools, now that local officials aren't involved as much in budgeting<br />
* https://atlasofsurveillance.org/<br />
* https://www.aclu.org/legal-document/community-control-over-police-surveillance-ccops-model-bill<br />
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https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/11/podcast-episode-fixing-digital-loophole-fourth-amendment</div>Gunner