the government of zambia is announcing that it canceled RightsCon. this is a serious attack on civil society, the global & local ones. thousands of people - activists, academics, govt etc - are en route to lusaka. to cancel at this late stage is just horrible.
EFF is a great place to work! @eff.org
We're hiring an Assistant Director of EU Policy to bolster our international policy work, i.e.
• co-leading our legal advocacy efforts in Brussels
• overseeing critical files related to tech regulation
Check it out!
www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.p...
"Defending democracy: Europe’s endeavours to resist big tech"
Great article by Alice Johnson on how Europe is tackling the democratic challenges posed by Big Tech and AI through regulation and digital sovereignty.
Glad that my perspective was included.
www.ibanet.org/Defending-de...
Great jobs like this doesn't often come up in the tech policy space.
Do apply if it fits with your professional aspirations, even if you don't meet *all* the job description criteria!
When I first started doing free speech work way back in 1997 and harm-to-kids issues would come up (at that particular moment, the main concerns were 'satanic' music and violent TV), people would frequently admonish me that surely I would feel different once I had kids of my own 1/
EFF joins 18 organizations in writing a letter to UK policymakers urging them to address the root causes of online harm—rather than undermining the open web through blunt restrictions www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
What is "digital fairness"? This is the central question of the EU's Digital Fairness Act
For us, it means
✔️privacy: no pay for privacy
✔️freedom of choice: no dark patterns and manipulation
✔️user sovereignty: limit contractual/technical lock-ins+ remote lockouts
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
The EU’s Chat Control plan, which would mandate mass scanning + other encryption breaking measures, has had some good news lately.
But it's too early to celebrate. This is a zombie proposal. It keeps coming back and must not be allowed to return through the back door.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
The EU’s Chat Control plan, which would mandate mass scanning + other encryption breaking measures, has had some good news lately.
But it's too early to celebrate. This is a zombie proposal. It keeps coming back and must not be allowed to return through the back door.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
