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In what could be one of the last visits by journalists to the city, the Kyiv Independent spent 24 hours in Pokrovsk, embedded with a first-person view (FPV) drone team of Ukraine’s 68th Jaeger Brigade.
24 hours inside Pokrovsk as Russia closes in on key Ukrainian city
YouTube video by Kyiv Independent
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July 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
In what could be one of the last visits by journalists to the city, the Kyiv Independent spent 24 hours in Pokrovsk, embedded with a first-person view (FPV) drone team of Ukraine’s 68th Jaeger Brigade.
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"All AI chat apps should be taking steps not only to ensure that users can delete their records and be sure they are actually erased but also to ensure that users get timely notice of demands for their information," EFF’s Corynne McSherry told @arstechnica.com.
Judge denies creating “mass surveillance program” harming all ChatGPT users
OpenAI will fight order to keep all ChatGPT logs after users fail to sway court.
arstechnica.com
June 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM
"All AI chat apps should be taking steps not only to ensure that users can delete their records and be sure they are actually erased but also to ensure that users get timely notice of demands for their information," EFF’s Corynne McSherry told @arstechnica.com.
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The union representing 25,000 California prison guards struck a deal for a new contract that gives Gov. Gavin Newsom some financial relief in the short term but includes a mix of bonuses and raises that would kick in over the next three years.
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📸 Pablo Unzueta
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📸 Pablo Unzueta
June 17, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The union representing 25,000 California prison guards struck a deal for a new contract that gives Gov. Gavin Newsom some financial relief in the short term but includes a mix of bonuses and raises that would kick in over the next three years.
cal.news/4lae5b0
📸 Pablo Unzueta
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📸 Pablo Unzueta
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Electronic Frontier Alliance member @techworkerscoalition.org is hosting an information session and overview tonight.
June 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Electronic Frontier Alliance member @techworkerscoalition.org is hosting an information session and overview tonight.
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We're going to be moving forward under the expectation that future Pixel devices may not meet the requirements to run GrapheneOS (grapheneos.org/faq#future-d...) and may not support using another OS. We've been in talks with a couple OEMs about making devices and what it would cost.
June 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
We're going to be moving forward under the expectation that future Pixel devices may not meet the requirements to run GrapheneOS (grapheneos.org/faq#future-d...) and may not support using another OS. We've been in talks with a couple OEMs about making devices and what it would cost.
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Start a new--or upgrade your current--recurring donation by July 10, to receive a limited edition EFF35 challenge coin! eff.org/35rm
June 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Start a new--or upgrade your current--recurring donation by July 10, to receive a limited edition EFF35 challenge coin! eff.org/35rm
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We are excited to launch our new member t-shirt for 2025! Donate at the Copper Level or above to receive our new Cityscape t-shirt. eff.org/35years
June 11, 2025 at 1:05 AM
We are excited to launch our new member t-shirt for 2025! Donate at the Copper Level or above to receive our new Cityscape t-shirt. eff.org/35years
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⚡️ Elon Musk's father to attend pro-Kremlin event in Russia hosted by far-right ideologue
The event will be hosted by the Tsargrad Institute and led by far-right Russian ideologue Alexander Dugin.
The event will be hosted by the Tsargrad Institute and led by far-right Russian ideologue Alexander Dugin.
Elon Musk's father to attend pro-Kremlin event in Russia hosted by far-right ideologue
Among the forum's panels are sessions titled "Russian Space: The Race for Mars" and "The Battle for Hearts and Minds: The Ideology of Sovereign Russia."
kyivindependent.com
June 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
⚡️ Elon Musk's father to attend pro-Kremlin event in Russia hosted by far-right ideologue
The event will be hosted by the Tsargrad Institute and led by far-right Russian ideologue Alexander Dugin.
The event will be hosted by the Tsargrad Institute and led by far-right Russian ideologue Alexander Dugin.
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The IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Just Got Open Sourced
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The IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Just Got Open Sourced
Direct File has been open sourced, and its creators have left government to continue working on the "future of tax filing."
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June 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Just Got Open Sourced
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I’m officially running to be the Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee.
These are not normal times—and this cannot be a business-as-usual moment.
Read my full letter to my colleagues here:
crockett.house.gov/media/press-...
These are not normal times—and this cannot be a business-as-usual moment.
Read my full letter to my colleagues here:
crockett.house.gov/media/press-...
Rep. Jasmine Crockett Officially Announces Candidacy for Ranking Member of House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett officially announced that she is running to serve as Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
crockett.house.gov
June 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I’m officially running to be the Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee.
These are not normal times—and this cannot be a business-as-usual moment.
Read my full letter to my colleagues here:
crockett.house.gov/media/press-...
These are not normal times—and this cannot be a business-as-usual moment.
Read my full letter to my colleagues here:
crockett.house.gov/media/press-...
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⚡️The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) reported that the June 1 “Spider Web” drone operation caused approximately $7 billion in damages and disabled 34% of cruise missile carriers in key Russian airbases.
34% of Russian strategic missile carriers at main airfields damaged in Ukrainian drone operation, SBU reports
The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) reported that the June 1 “Spider Web” drone operation caused approximately $7 billion in damages and disabled 34% of cruise missile carriers in key Russian airbase...
kyivindependent.com
June 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
⚡️The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) reported that the June 1 “Spider Web” drone operation caused approximately $7 billion in damages and disabled 34% of cruise missile carriers in key Russian airbases.
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Hello Palm Springs 🌴 Come see EFF at FreedomFest, where we’ll be offering exclusive event member sign-ups and chatting about our recent work. See you there!
EFF at FreedomFest
EFF is excited to be at FreedomFest for the first time in Palm Springs, CA! If you're attending the event, be sure to stop by EFF's table in the exhibitor area where we'll be spreading the word about ...
www.eff.org
May 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Hello Palm Springs 🌴 Come see EFF at FreedomFest, where we’ll be offering exclusive event member sign-ups and chatting about our recent work. See you there!
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23andMe sold the genetic data of 15 million people for $256 million to a pharmaceutical company called Regeneron.
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May 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
23andMe sold the genetic data of 15 million people for $256 million to a pharmaceutical company called Regeneron.
🔗 www.404media.co/23andme-sale...
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Researchers Scrape 2 Billion Discord Messages and Publish Them Online
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Researchers Scrape 2 Billion Discord Messages and Publish Them Online
A Brazilian team used Discord’s API to scrape 10% of its open servers.
www.404media.co
May 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Researchers Scrape 2 Billion Discord Messages and Publish Them Online
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Similar to iOS lockdown mode, Android 16's Advanced Protection feature is misguided. It adds security features exclusive to it which require using all of the other features. This prevents people using new security features if they need to avoid 1 feature.
security.googleblog.com/2025/05/adva...
security.googleblog.com/2025/05/adva...
Advanced Protection: Google’s Strongest Security for Mobile Devices
Posted by Il-Sung Lee, Group Product Manager, Android Security Protecting users who need heightened security has been a long-standing com...
security.googleblog.com
May 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Similar to iOS lockdown mode, Android 16's Advanced Protection feature is misguided. It adds security features exclusive to it which require using all of the other features. This prevents people using new security features if they need to avoid 1 feature.
security.googleblog.com/2025/05/adva...
security.googleblog.com/2025/05/adva...
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Roll for initiative—and digital rights 🏹 Support EFF's fight for online privacy and free expression with our new dice set.
Liquid Core EFF Dice
These bright red resin dice are sharp-edged, featuring a stunning liquid-core glitter interior and white numbering. The metal clear-view EFF display tin contains a set of sharp-edge dice including 7 p...
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May 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Roll for initiative—and digital rights 🏹 Support EFF's fight for online privacy and free expression with our new dice set.
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Android phones have changed a lot over the years, and with those changes come new privacy and security features that are easy to miss. Here’s a rundown on the most important settings.
How to: Get to Know Android Privacy and Security Settings
Open up your Android phone’s Settings app and you’ll find dozens of different options with little guidance on what those options do. Some of these settings have a serious impact on your privacy and se...
ssd.eff.org
May 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Android phones have changed a lot over the years, and with those changes come new privacy and security features that are easy to miss. Here’s a rundown on the most important settings.
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The IRS has a long history of keeping tax information confidential. But a new data-sharing agreement with ICE breaks that precedence and betrays the trust of immigrant communities in ways that could bear consequences for decades.
IRS-ICE Immigrant Data Sharing Agreement Betrays Data Privacy and Taxpayers’ Trust
Weaponizing government data vital to the functioning and funding of public goods and services by repurposing it for law enforcement and surveillance is an affront to a democratic society. In addition ...
www.eff.org
May 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The IRS has a long history of keeping tax information confidential. But a new data-sharing agreement with ICE breaks that precedence and betrays the trust of immigrant communities in ways that could bear consequences for decades.
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California’s first-in-the-nation privacy agency is retreating from an attempt to regulate artificial intelligence and other forms of computer automation.
The California Privacy Protection Agency was under pressure to back away from draft rules. buff.ly/UTbckUi
📸 Fred Greaves
The California Privacy Protection Agency was under pressure to back away from draft rules. buff.ly/UTbckUi
📸 Fred Greaves
May 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
California’s first-in-the-nation privacy agency is retreating from an attempt to regulate artificial intelligence and other forms of computer automation.
The California Privacy Protection Agency was under pressure to back away from draft rules. buff.ly/UTbckUi
📸 Fred Greaves
The California Privacy Protection Agency was under pressure to back away from draft rules. buff.ly/UTbckUi
📸 Fred Greaves
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Nonprofits known as 527s can raise unlimited sums for political spending. Our database allows you to more easily search these organizations' finances.
We've just updated it with 140,000 new records. Check it out:
We've just updated it with 140,000 new records. Check it out:
527 Explorer — ProPublica
Every year, hundreds of millions of dollars flow through little-known political organizations called 527s. Use our database to explore who funds these organizations and how they’re spending their…
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May 2, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Nonprofits known as 527s can raise unlimited sums for political spending. Our database allows you to more easily search these organizations' finances.
We've just updated it with 140,000 new records. Check it out:
We've just updated it with 140,000 new records. Check it out:
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You can see our documentary partnership with @evidentmedia.org and @calmatters.org covering the border patrol raids that took place 300 miles from the border in California here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/04...
April 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
You can see our documentary partnership with @evidentmedia.org and @calmatters.org covering the border patrol raids that took place 300 miles from the border in California here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/04...
I was able to find a copper variation of my favorite Hotei statue!
April 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I was able to find a copper variation of my favorite Hotei statue!
Good vibes #1
April 14, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Good vibes #1