The fight for digital rights goes beyond Congress | EFFector 31.01

["Dave Farber" <dave () farber net>]

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An Open Letter to Our Community on Congress’ Vote to Extend NSA Spying
<https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/01/open-letter-our-community-congresss-vote-extend-nsa-spying-eff-executive-director>

The Senate has approved a terrible bill to extend Section 702 of the FISA
Amendments Act—one of the NSA’s most invasive surveillance tools. This vote
dealt a significant blow to Americans' Fourth Amendment rights to privacy,
and allows for continued, opaque surveillance that hurts Americans and
non-U.S. persons abroad for another six years.

But this fight is far from over. The failure in Congress amplifies the
importance of EFF's continued fight against broad, unconstitutional
surveillance that is taking place in the courts. Our signature litigation
against mass surveillance, *Jewel v. NSA*, has survived multiple challenges
and delays by the government, and the court has scheduled additional
document delivery in our favor as early as mid-February.
Team Internet Is Far From Done: What’s Next For Net Neutrality and How You
Can Help
<https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/12/team-internet-far-done-whats-next-net-neutrality-and-how-you-can-help>

The Federal Communications Commission voted to repeal net neutrality
protections in late November 2017, neglecting the law, the facts, and the
voices of millions of Americans.

Still, we fight. In the coming months, we have several paths towards a
better tomorrow. By utilizing the Congressional Review Act, we can continue
to put pressure on Congress before the FCC's vote is written into law. In
court, multiple public interest groups, state attorneys general, and
Congress members are preparing legal challenges against the FCC because of
the way it flouted rulemaking procedure. And on a state-by-state basis,
politicians and lawmakers are already considering legislation that would
require net neutrality.
EFF Updates

Dark Caracal: Good News and Bad News
<https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/01/dark-caracal-good-news-and-bad-news>

EFF, together with Lookout, uncovered a previously undetected global
malware espionage campaign with possible involvement from a foreign
government. In a joint report, we detail how attackers used malicious, fake
apps to impersonate popular messaging apps like WhatsApp and Signal.

The legitimate messaging apps that people use and trust—like Signal and
WhatsApp—have not been compromised in any way. Instead, attackers found
ways to duplicate these apps and release fake versions of them on the
Android mobile platform.

While many were unaffected by this attack, the attack itself—and how it was
distributed online—is a new development in state-sponsored surveillance and
malware.

EFF and ACLU Ask Court to Allow Legal Challenge to Proceed Against
Warrantless Searches of Travelers’ Smartphones, Laptops
<https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-and-aclu-ask-court-allow-legal-challenge-proceed-against-warrantless-searches>

EFF and the ACLU filed a legal brief urging a federal judge to hear a
lawsuit that involves Fourth Amendment protections for a group of 11
travelers whose smartphones and laptops were searched—without warrants—at
the U.S. border.

The case, *Alasaad v. Nielsen*, asks the court to make a decision on
whether government agents need warrants before searching electronic devices.

EFF and ACLU filed the brief in support of the 11 plaintiffs, who are
journalists, students, an artist, a NASA engineer, a business owner and a
military veteran.

EFF Supports Stricter Requirements for DNA Collection From Minors
<https://www.eff.org/eff-supports-stricter-requirements-dna-collection-minors>

A new California bill would require cops to obtain judicial approval or
parental consent before collecting children's DNA. EFF strongly supports
this legislation.

Current California law includes a massive loophole that allows law
enforcement to collect children's DNA in many circumstances so long as that
DNA data is not stored in any statewide or federal databases. Should local
law enforcement choose to collect children's DNA and store it only within
their own database, there are few rules to stop them.

The new bill, A.B. 1584, would impose the proper restrictions on local law
enforcement and help strengthen privacy protections for California's
children.

How to Assess a Vendor’s Data Security
<https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/01/how-assess-vendors-data-security>

When your company needs a new piece of software—like a tool that scans and
sends sensitive documents, or a program that compiles confidential client
information—making a decision can be tough. We have several questions you
can ask that will help steer you towards the right products, helping
you—and your business—maintain digital privacy and security.

California Police Chiefs Misrepresent License Plate Privacy Bill
<https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/01/california-police-chiefs-misrepresent-license-plate-privacy-bill>

A California bill that would protect individual privacy is being attacked
by state police chiefs who are misrepresenting what the bill does. The
bill—S.B. 712—would allow Californians to cover their cars' license plates
while their vehicles are parked. Contrary to what state police chiefs say,
allowing this practice would not impede Amber Alert investigations or help
criminals get away from the police.

Instead, S.B. 712 would protect Californians from known, invasive
surveillance practices, which have included the collection of license plate
numbers parked at mosques, gay night clubs, and reproductive health centers.

Europe’s GDPR Meets WHOIS Privacy: Which Way Forward
<https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/01/europes-gdpr-will-force-icann-improve-whois-privacy>

As Europe prepares its General Data Protection Regulation ruleset, the
authority on online domain name registrations is grappling with what its
own rules will look like in the future.

Under current practice, ICANN—which oversees website registration
information—requires personal information to be listed on publicly
accessible sites called WHOIS directories. This flouts some of the privacy
restrictions in Europe's GDPR. Before ICANN comes fully up to speed with
GDPR compliance, it has issued three interim solutions. While not perfect,
EFF supports at least a variation of one of these solutions.
miniLinks

Software developers blunder into a misunderstanding of sexual consent… and
blockchain
<https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/paqvn7/dont-fuck-anybody-who-wants-to-get-your-consent-uploaded-to-the-blockchain-legalfling-app>

A new app asks people to consent to sex with one another by using
blockchain technology. (Motherboard)

Apple is “selling out” to the Communist party in China
<https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/23/opinion/apple-china-data.html>

The New York Times writes about Apple's decision to deliver enormous
volumes of personal data to the "largest, and one of the harshest,
authoritarian regimes in the world: the Communist government in China."
(The New York Times)

The NSA may claim its collection of Americans’ emails is “incidental,” but
the scope is enormous.
<https://www.justsecurity.org/51272/stop-calling-incidental-collection-americans-emails-govts-renewed-surveillance-powers/>

Despite what the NSA says, Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act is used
to sweep up countless Americans' electronic communications. (Just Security)

Mapping digital rights violations in Palestine
<http://7amleh.org/2018/01/22/7amleh-publishes-innovative-research-on-internet-freedoms-in-palestine-mapping-of-digital-rights-violations-and-threats/>

A new paper from advocacy organization 7amleh analyzes digital rights
violations and threats to Palestinians from their own government. The
report also details threats from non-government actors.

Filipino bloggers organize for the right to free expression
<https://www.rappler.com/nation/194034-bloggers-for-freedom-support-rappler-free-press>

59 bloggers in the Philippines have issued a manifesto for free speech in
the wake of attempts by the government to shut down news site Rappler for
criticizing the president. (Rappler)
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Announcements

Human Rights Watch Film Festival in San Diego
<https://www.eff.org/event/human-rights-watch-film-festival>

EFF is a community partner for the 2018 Human Rights Watch Film Festival
(February 1-4) hosted in San Diego. EFF will help present Nicholas de
Pencier's "Black Code" at the Museum of Photographic Arts on February 2 at
7 pm.

Content Moderation and Removal at Scale Conference in Santa Clara
<https://www.eff.org/event/content-moderation-and-removal-scale>

The Content Moderation and Removal at Scale conference will include
discussions on how Internet companies approach the difficulties in
moderating and removing user-generated content online. The conference takes
place at Santa Clara University on February 2 at 8:30 am.

EFF in Austin, Texas <https://www.eff.org/event/unwarranted-surveillance>

EFF Austin and the Journal of Law and Technology at Texas will present the
panel Unwarranted Surveillance, featuring EFF's Shahid Buttar and
representatives from UT School of Law. The event is February 6 at 3:30 pm.

Lucy Parsons Lab Hosts a FOIA Workshop in Chicago
<https://www.eff.org/event/foia-workshop-hosted-lucy-parsons-labs>

A member of the Electronic Frontier Alliance will host a workshop by the
Lucy Parsons Lab on the Freedom of Information Act. The workshop will be
hosted at the Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights on February 11
at 2 pm.

Job Opening: Operations Engineer
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EFF is seeking an operations engineer to join our Technical Operations
team, which is responsible for designing and maintaining EFF's systems and
networks while also providing hardware and software technical support for
staff. The ideal candidate must work well with a very busy staff with
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