Mar 10, 2026
Palantir, aiding Trump's deportation efforts, gets its name from Lord of the Rings, so “I don't think it's a stretch to say that some tech CEOs & politicians are reading dystopian books as instruction manuals,” EFF’s Will Greenberg told UCF’s The Charge. https://www.nicholsonstudentmedia.com/news/dystopian-books-as-instruction-manuals-ucfs-role-in-israeli-weapons-manufacturing-privacy-concerns/article_b94ab333-374a-41ea-800d-c088a82c53a0.html
Mar 10, 2026
Join EFF Exective Director Cindy Cohn and @404mediaco Cofounder Jason Koebler for an in depth conversation about Cindy's new book "Privacy's Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance" live on March 19 at 11 am PT https://eff.org/livestream-defender
Mar 10, 2026
“What we’re seeing right now is the culmination of decades of cultivated mistrust on the part of both Big Tech and the government,” EFF’s Matthew Guariglia told The Hill. “In a more perfect world, you have entities that you trust with your data.”https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5775732-anthropic-pentagon-ai-surveillance-clash/
Mar 10, 2026
I love stuff like thisYou can copy and print perfect spare parts! (Legally) (Probably)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcMvTfUfNXo&t=1719
Mar 10, 2026
You can't out-pizza the Hut.
Mar 10, 2026
"Any method that can be misused to surreptitiously track people's movements without their knowledge is concerning," EFF’s @cooperq told CNET. "But so are all of the technologies in modern cars that intentionally violate drivers' privacy.”https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/hacker-threat-hiding-in-car-tire-pressure-system/
Mar 10, 2026
The average elephants eats eight million termites a day.
Mar 10, 2026
It annoys me how good Apple's marketing is, it makes me want to get a Mac Neo when I have absolutely no fucking use case for one, and even already have a M4 Mac Air. Get out of my head, Apple
Mar 10, 2026
EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn's “Privacy’s Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance,” out today, is an inside look at key battles in the fight to keep online conversations private. Order your copy today — proceeds from hard cover sales help EFF continue to fight for users. https://www.eff.org/Privacys-Defender
Mar 10, 2026
Did you know you can support the fight for digital rights AND get a great read? Now you can get a copy of Privacy's Defender by Cindy Cohn while becoming an EFF member 💪 https://supporters.eff.org/donate/join-4--wsph
Mar 10, 2026
Incredible.
Mar 10, 2026
Una victoria legal en el Décimo Circuito confirma que la Cuarta Enmienda protege a los ciudadanos contra las búsquedas digitales amplias y sin justificación específica en dispositivos electrónicos por parte de las autoridades. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/victory-tenth-circuit-finds-fourth-amendment-doesnt-support-broad-search-0?language=es
Mar 10, 2026
... and this is why commit hooks and preflight checks are useful. Probably need an action of some kind to stop bad links from creeping in to blog posts in the future. :code:
Mar 10, 2026
"Bar car" on the NYC subway, 1962It was a temporary stunt as part of a city-wide cleanup. The goal was to give a “first class experience” to commuters.
Mar 10, 2026
We made a comic about maps.
Mar 10, 2026
WHAT? We’re hosting a launch party for Privacy’s Defender, a new book by EFF’s Cindy Cohn! WHEN? Thursday, March 12 at 6:30 PM. WHERE? Ciel Creative Space in Berkeley, CA. RSVP Today! https://www.eff.org/event/privacys-defender-book-launch-party
Mar 10, 2026
Full circle