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cacu🚨 Can the Feds get my data? 👮🏽‍♂️ Please join May First - <a href="https://social.coop/@mayfirst" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mayfirst</a> -, the Electronic Frontier Foundation - <a href="https://mastodon.social/@eff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@eff</a> - and the Progressive Technology Project in a webinar on legal threats to our hosted data in the United States 🇺🇸 🌍 <a href="https://kittens.eff.org/event/can-feds-get-my-data" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://kittens.eff.org/event/can-feds-get-my-data</a> 🗓️ April 30, 2025 - 9:30am PDTLet's explore how we can work together to defend ourselves and make our movement stronger<a href="https://todon.nl/tags/webinar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#webinar</a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/MayfirstCoop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MayfirstCoop</a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EFF</a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/hosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hosting</a>

Kevin Neely :donor:<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@todb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@todb</a> Someone should hand out QR codes to the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EFF</a> letter supporting Chris Krebs to people as they file out. <a href="https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-leads-prominent-security-experts-urging-trump-administration-leave-chris-krebs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-leads-prominent-security-experts-urging-trump-administration-leave-chris-krebs</a>

nullagentA border patrol helicopter was seen circling Capitol Hill yesterday. Theories range from scare tactic, planning for future raids or even active stingray snooping.So if you have a stingray detector in the flight path maybe check your logs.🚁 <a href="https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n741c" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n741c</a>📸<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/victoriascott.bsky.social/post/3lnonj253os2h" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/victoriascott.bsky.social/post/3lnonj253os2h</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/@eff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@eff</a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Seattle</a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/cbp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cbp</a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/capitolhill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#capitolhill</a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/pnw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pnw</a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/ice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ice</a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#surveillance</a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/eff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eff</a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#immigration</a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/stingray" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#stingray</a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/rayhunter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rayhunter</a>

The New Oil<a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EFF</a> to Congress: Here’s What A Strong <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> Law Looks Like<a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/eff-congress-heres-what-strong-privacy-law-looks" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/eff-congress-heres-what-strong-privacy-law-looks</a><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a>

Asheville CharlieOk fedifam, I asked yesterday about if there's an online tool to check what ad tracking BS your <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/browser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#browser</a> is leaking and surprisingly got no answer so I got off my butt and hunted it down.Unsurprisingly of course the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EFF</a> has a tool. My <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/duckduckgo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#duckduckgo</a> browser with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mullvad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mullvad</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vpn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vpn</a> aced it.How do YOU rate? <a href="https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/</a>

Mark Menger"The ongoing DOGE data grab may be the worst violation of the Privacy Act since its enactment in 1974. So it is great news that a judge has denied the government’s motion to dismiss our lawsuit. Now we will move forward to prove our case."<a href="https://mastodon.f2a.io/tags/eff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eff</a> <a href="https://mastodon.f2a.io/tags/electronicfrontierfoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#electronicfrontierfoundation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.f2a.io/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#doge</a> <a href="https://mastodon.f2a.io/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/our-privacy-act-lawsuit-against-doge-and-opm-why-judge-let-it-move-forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/our-privacy-act-lawsuit-against-doge-and-opm-why-judge-let-it-move-forward</a>

📡 RightToPrivacy & Tech TipsSpeak for that which you know is right<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EFF</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Krebs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Krebs</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ChrisKrebs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChrisKrebs</a> <a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/cybersecurity-community-must-not-remain-silent-executive-order-attacking-former" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/cybersecurity-community-must-not-remain-silent-executive-order-attacking-former</a>

F-DroidWe are not lawyers, nor our alter egos play as such on the Internet. Ergo in the face of legal challenges we are only rusticos.If you feel ad idem and want to lend a hand, or head, to <a href="https://floss.social/tags/FDroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FDroid</a> pro bono and bona fide, you can help in our ongoing efforts ad infinitum.Quaeritur right here: <a href="https://f-droid.org/2025/04/16/strengthening-foss-legal-resilience.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://f-droid.org/2025/04/16/strengthening-foss-legal-resilience.html</a><a href="https://floss.social/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mozilla</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EFF</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/SFLC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SFLC</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/OpenTechFund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenTechFund</a>

Robert Link<a href="https://social.circl.lu/@quinn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@quinn</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eff</a>

Leaping WomanMood: Unhackable anti-surveillance tech/stickers from <a href="https://mastodon.social/@eff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@eff</a>. <a href="https://shop.eff.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://shop.eff.org/</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/ElectronicFrontierFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectronicFrontierFoundation</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EFF</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/NowMoreThanEver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NowMoreThanEver</a>

In #Flancia we'll meet<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@micahflee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@micahflee</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@eff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@eff</a> I love you <a href="https://social.coop/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EFF</a>, thank you for existing!

The New OilJudge Rejects Government’s Attempt to Dismiss <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EFF</a> Lawsuit Against <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/OPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OPM</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a><a href="https://www.eff.org/press/releases/judge-rejects-governments-attempt-dismiss-eff-lawsuit-against-opm-doge-and-musk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/press/releases/judge-rejects-governments-attempt-dismiss-eff-lawsuit-against-opm-doge-and-musk</a><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a>

Cassidy James :ea: :gg: :fh:The bad news is that I was sitting in a waiting room for a spinal x-ray since I’ve been having recurring lower back spasms and pain.The good news is an older woman saw the back of my <a href="https://mastodon.social/@eff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@eff</a> “Stay Golden” hoodie¹ and stopped to tell me, “That’s absolutely beautiful!” and we struck up a brief conversation about the <a href="https://mastodon.blaede.family/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EFF</a>. She didn’t really grok what the EFF is/does, but she repeatedly told me how beautiful the design was! 😅¹<a href="https://shop.eff.org/products/stay-golden-hooded-sweatshirt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://shop.eff.org/products/stay-golden-hooded-sweatshirt</a>I forgot to tell her it glows in the dark. 😭

Michael Free<a href="https://mastodon.social/@eff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@eff</a> <a href="https://journa.host/@theintercept" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@theintercept</a> The best way to protect yourself when crossing the U.S. Border is to not do it in the first place.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElbowsUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElbowsUp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EFF</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Security</a>

Frontend DogmaOnline Tracking Is Out of Control—Privacy Badger Can Help You Fight Back, by <a href="https://mastodon.social/@eff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@eff</a>:<a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/online-tracking-out-control-privacy-badger-can-help-you-fight-back" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/online-tracking-out-control-privacy-badger-can-help-you-fight-back</a><a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/tooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tooling</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/eff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eff</a>

RationalWiki<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RationalWiki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RationalWiki</a> is facing imminent legal peril from 5 separate defamation lawsuits from 5 <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/eugenics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eugenics</a> supporters. At least 2 of the lawsuits appear to be frivolous on their face. The 5 litigants are known to have acted in concert to take advantage of the weak <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SLAPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SLAPP</a> protections within our state of incorporation and to bankrupt us. We need both monetary donations and legal representation (we are already aware of both the ACLU and the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EFF</a>). <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeSpeech</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NewMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewMexico</a> <a href="https://rationalwiki.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://rationalwiki.org/</a>

The New OilAnnouncing <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EFF</a>’s New Exhibit on <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Border" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Border</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Surveillance</a> and Accompanying Events<a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/announcing-effs-new-exhibit-border-surveillance-and-accompanying-events" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/announcing-effs-new-exhibit-border-surveillance-and-accompanying-events</a><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a>

NoahSince there are many <a href="https://10base2.dev/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protests</a> against <a href="https://10base2.dev/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trump</a>, <a href="https://10base2.dev/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#musk</a>, <a href="https://10base2.dev/tags/republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#republicans</a>, and ultimately <a href="https://10base2.dev/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fascism</a>, it’s important y’all know something about printers and photocopiers. Many add special watermarks to the paper that identifies the specific device that was used to print the document. Security experts and journalists are fairly certain these were used to identify <a href="https://10base2.dev/tags/whistleblower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#whistleblower</a> Reality Winner and ultimately convict her. Given many people print out pamphlets, posters, etc. it’s important to know that they may inadvertently be leaving a digital fingerprint. While I’m not a fan of the <a href="https://10base2.dev/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EFF</a> as of late, they do maintain a handy list of printers that do not implement tracking dots here: <a href="https://www.eff.org/pages/list-printers-which-do-or-do-not-display-tracking-dots" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/pages/list-printers-which-do-or-do-not-display-tracking-dots</a>There is also a GitHub project with code that obfuscates those dots, making them unreadable by authorities: <a href="https://github.com/dfd-tud/deda" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/dfd-tud/deda</a>. Right now the legality of protest is codified in the constitution. However, Trump has already flaunted numerous other laws to go after people he perceives as his enemy, so be safe out there. If you are printing protest literature, make certain it can’t be tracked back to you.

Peter RileyA note on the name: Rayhunter is named such because Stingray is a brand name for cell-site simulators which has become a common term for the technology. One of the only natural predators of the stingray in the wild is the orca, some of which hunt stingrays for pleasure using a technique called wavehunting. Because we like Orcas, we don’t like stingray technology (though the animals are great!), and because it was the only name not already trademarked<a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/meet-rayhunter-new-open-source-tool-eff-detect-cellular-spying" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/meet-rayhunter-new-open-source-tool-eff-detect-cellular-spying</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EFF</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RayHunter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RayHunter</a>

Toot TerroristA Win for Encryption: France Rejects Backdoor Mandate<a href="https://mastodont.cat/tags/CiberSeguretat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CiberSeguretat</a> <a href="https://mastodont.cat/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CyberSecurity</a> <a href="https://mastodont.cat/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EFF</a> <a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/win-encryption-france-rejects-backdoor-mandate" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/win-encryption-france-rejects-backdoor-mandate</a> via <a href="https://mastodon.social/@eff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@eff</a>

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