Top Hackernews posts from www.eff.org

1. Apple's plan to “think different” about encryption opens a backdoor to your life (www.eff.org)
   2260 points by bbatsell almost 55 years | 824 comments
2. ISPs should not police online speech no matter how awful it is (www.eff.org)
   1460 points by mantiq almost 55 years | 1257 comments
3. Our right to challenge junk patents is under threat (www.eff.org)
   1291 points by prhrb almost 55 years | 212 comments
4. The EARN IT bill is back, seeking to scan our messages and photos (www.eff.org)
   1264 points by glitcher almost 55 years | 463 comments
5. Delays aren’t good enough – Apple must abandon its surveillance plans (www.eff.org)
   1236 points by miles almost 55 years | 335 comments
6. Federal judge: Border searches of cell phones require a warrant (www.eff.org)
   1050 points by panarky almost 55 years | 319 comments
7. EFF sues Proctorio on behalf of student falsely DMCA'd (www.eff.org)
   913 points by oxylibrium almost 55 years | 520 comments
8. Universities have formed a company that looks a lot like a patent troll (www.eff.org)
   815 points by polm23 almost 55 years | 232 comments
9. The campaign to shut down YouTube-dl continues (www.eff.org)
   775 points by DiabloD3 almost 55 years | 252 comments
10. Key senators have voted for the anti-encryption EARN IT act (www.eff.org)
    736 points by buu700 almost 55 years | 327 comments
11. Chrome users beware: Manifest v3 is deceitful and threatening (www.eff.org)
    718 points by dredmorbius almost 55 years | 375 comments
12. Your computer should say what you tell it to say (www.eff.org)
    689 points by skilled almost 55 years | 254 comments
13. UK Parliament undermined the privacy, security, freedom of all internet users (www.eff.org)
    672 points by judiisis almost 55 years | 404 comments
14. Right or left, you should be worried about big tech censorship (www.eff.org)
    659 points by DiabloD3 almost 55 years | 544 comments
15. The U.K. government is close to eroding encryption worldwide (www.eff.org)
    638 points by pwmtr almost 55 years | 415 comments
16. Mastercard Should Stop Selling Our Data (www.eff.org)
    636 points by gslin almost 55 years | 246 comments
17. Apple Has Opened the Backdoor to Increased Surveillance and Censorship (www.eff.org)
    618 points by taxyovio almost 55 years | 303 comments
18. Google’s FLoC Is a Terrible Idea (www.eff.org)
    604 points by wyldfire almost 55 years | 349 comments
19. Police can’t demand you reveal your phone passcode then tell a jury you refused (www.eff.org)
    592 points by oedmarap almost 55 years | 581 comments
20. EFF Joins Global Coalition Asking Apple CEO Tim Cook to Stop Phone-Scanning (www.eff.org)
    549 points by DiabloD3 almost 55 years | 209 comments
21. PayPal shuts down long-time Tor supporter (www.eff.org)
    532 points by tirz almost 55 years | 181 comments
22. Facebook says Apple is too powerful – they're right (www.eff.org)
    466 points by Trouble_007 almost 55 years | 713 comments
23. Chrome Users Beware: Manifest V3 Is Deceitful and Threatening (2021) (www.eff.org)
    441 points by tambourine_man almost 55 years | 202 comments
24. The FBI Should Stop Attacking Encryption (www.eff.org)
    436 points by KubikPixel almost 55 years | 126 comments
25. Platforms want to be utilities, self-govern like empires (www.eff.org)
    426 points by mikro2nd almost 55 years | 156 comments
26. Infrastructure bill cryptocurrency surveillance provision is a privacy disaster (www.eff.org)
    426 points by abecedarius almost 55 years | 374 comments
27. Suing to protect right of incarcerated people to receive physical mail (www.eff.org)
    397 points by glitcher almost 55 years | 171 comments
28. The FBI proves again it can’t be trusted with Section 702 (www.eff.org)
    347 points by freedomben almost 55 years | 131 comments
29. Mystery GPS Tracker on a Supporter’s Car (www.eff.org)
    326 points by cooperq almost 55 years | 138 comments
30. What Reddit Got Wrong (www.eff.org)
    323 points by cryoz almost 55 years | 267 comments
31. Big Tech to EU: "Drop Dead" (www.eff.org)
    301 points by doener almost 55 years | 338 comments
32. Kids Online Safety Act is still a danger to our rights online (www.eff.org)
    299 points by leotravis10 almost 55 years | 133 comments
33. Private censorship is not the best way to fight hate or defend democracy (2018) (www.eff.org)
    292 points by Jimmc414 almost 55 years | 307 comments
34. Don’t Let Police Arm Autonomous or Remote-Controlled Robots and Drones (www.eff.org)
    282 points by DiabloD3 almost 55 years | 140 comments
35. HTTPS Everywhere will sunset in January 2023 (www.eff.org)
    274 points by gslin almost 55 years | 143 comments
36. Annual EFF Awards: Alexandra Elbakyan, Library Freedom Project, and Signal (www.eff.org)
    267 points by mutant_glofish almost 55 years | 37 comments
37. Wartime Is a Bad Time to Mess with the Internet (www.eff.org)
    260 points by CTOSian almost 55 years | 87 comments
38. How to turn off Google's "privacy sandbox" ad tracking, and why you should (www.eff.org)
    256 points by schalkneethling almost 55 years | 197 comments
39. Adtech surveillance and government surveillance are often the same (www.eff.org)
    255 points by gslin almost 55 years | 47 comments
40. Article 45 of eIDAS 2.0 will roll back web security by 12 years (www.eff.org)
    253 points by agwa almost 55 years | 125 comments
41. Reauthorizing mass surveillance shouldn't be tied to funding the government (www.eff.org)
    250 points by panarky almost 55 years | 65 comments
42. If Not Overturned, Bad Copyright Decision Will Lead Many to Lose Internet Access (www.eff.org)
    249 points by ystad almost 55 years | 48 comments
43. EFF Flew a Plane over Apple's Headquarters (www.eff.org)
    248 points by rastafang almost 55 years | 105 comments
44. Van Buren is a victory against overbroad interpretations of the CFAA (www.eff.org)
    232 points by sohkamyung almost 55 years | 91 comments
45. EFF's reply to cease-&-desist letter – “Virtual Coachella” parody video (www.eff.org)
    230 points by Magicstatic almost 55 years | 35 comments
46. EFF's response to social media companies' decisions to block Trump’s accounts (www.eff.org)
    229 points by jelliclesfarm almost 55 years | 147 comments
47. The House Intelligence Committee's Surveillance 'Reform' Bill Is a Farce (www.eff.org)
    202 points by harporoeder almost 55 years | 1 comments
48. Appeals court upholds right to post public laws online (www.eff.org)
    201 points by glitcher almost 55 years | 67 comments
49. Debunking the Myth of "Anonymous" Data (www.eff.org)
    195 points by gslin almost 55 years | 102 comments
50. EFF to FinCEN: Stop Pushing for More Financial Surveillance (www.eff.org)
    194 points by panarky almost 55 years | 127 comments
51. California Court of Appeal finds geofence warrant unconstitutional (www.eff.org)
    194 points by miles almost 55 years | 41 comments
52. The Internet Archive transforms access to books in a digital world (www.eff.org)
    184 points by dredmorbius almost 55 years | 39 comments
53. EFF to Ninth Circuit: No Software Exception to Traditional Copyright Limits (www.eff.org)
    184 points by nfriedly almost 55 years | 36 comments
54. The cost of the “new way to message on instagram” (2020) (www.eff.org)
    182 points by gmays almost 55 years | 164 comments
55. The future is in symmetrical, high-speed internet speeds (www.eff.org)
    177 points by elorant almost 55 years | 176 comments
56. Stupid Patent of the Month: Selfie Contests (www.eff.org)
    175 points by glitcher almost 55 years | 45 comments
57. New Report Shows Cops Used Ring Cameras to Monitor Black Lives Matter Protests (www.eff.org)
    172 points by DiabloD3 almost 55 years | 142 comments
58. Fog Revealed: A guided tour of how cops can browse your location data (www.eff.org)
    171 points by throwaway888abc almost 55 years | 40 comments
59. Proposed UN cybercrime treaty has evolved into an expansive surveillance tool (www.eff.org)
    171 points by laserstrahl almost 55 years | 61 comments
60. Don't fall for the latest changes to the dangerous Kids Online Safety Act (www.eff.org)
    170 points by leotravis10 almost 55 years | 36 comments
61. Student Surveillance Vendor Proctorio Files SLAPP Lawsuit to Silence a Critic (www.eff.org)
    163 points by glitcher almost 55 years | 40 comments
62. SFPD obtained live access to business camera network in anticipation of protest (www.eff.org)
    147 points by jaredwiener almost 55 years | 134 comments
63. US Senator: What Do Our Cars Know? and Who Do They Share That Information With? (www.eff.org)
    144 points by gslin almost 55 years | 23 comments
64. A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace (1996) (www.eff.org)
    143 points by Anon84 almost 55 years | 78 comments
65. Pasco County’s Sheriff Must End Its Targeted Child Harassment Program (www.eff.org)
    139 points by glitcher almost 55 years | 83 comments
66. EFF about EU: EIDAS 2.0 Sets a Dangerous Precedent for Web Security (www.eff.org)
    121 points by AceSlash almost 55 years | 44 comments
67. New Texas Abortion Law Likely to Unleash a Torrent of Lawsuits Against Education (www.eff.org)
    118 points by gamontserrat almost 55 years | 100 comments
68. Google is testing its new ad targeting tech in millions of browsers (www.eff.org)
    115 points by tbodt almost 55 years | 90 comments
69. Captcha Patent Is an All-American Nightmare (www.eff.org)
    115 points by CTOSian almost 55 years | 26 comments
70. EFF Year in Review: Google's Corporate Paternalism in the Browser (www.eff.org)
    104 points by rickcarlino almost 55 years | 3 comments
71. Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Keyword Search Warrant (www.eff.org)
    102 points by lamontcg almost 55 years | 72 comments
72. Privacy Isn't Dead. Far from It (www.eff.org)
    100 points by fsflover almost 55 years | 32 comments
73. EFF Appeals Order Denying Public Access to Patent Filings (www.eff.org)
    97 points by gslin almost 55 years | 2 comments
74. List of Printers Which Do or Do Not Display Tracking Dots (www.eff.org)
    94 points by anonu almost 55 years | 28 comments
75. Censoring Naked Yoga (www.eff.org)
    92 points by samizdis almost 55 years | 81 comments
76. An Update on Tornado Cash (www.eff.org)
    86 points by panarky almost 55 years | 35 comments
77. Companies make it too easy for thieves to impersonate police and steal data (www.eff.org)
    86 points by alexzeitler almost 55 years | 21 comments
78. It’s Back: Senators Want Earn IT Bill to Scan All Online Messages (www.eff.org)
    82 points by hirundo almost 55 years | 2 comments
79. Age Verification Mandates Would Undermine Anonymity Online (www.eff.org)
    82 points by DiabloD3 almost 55 years | 17 comments
80. You Can Call the Super Bowl the "Super Bowl" (www.eff.org)
    80 points by nozzlegear almost 55 years | 17 comments
81. No Country Should Be Making Speech Rules for the World (www.eff.org)
    80 points by mdp2021 almost 55 years | 34 comments
82. The EFF has launched a campaign to protect the Internet from ISPlevel censorship (www.eff.org)
    77 points by Anonymous4272 almost 55 years | 2 comments
83. Free as in Climbing: Open Data Project Threatened by Bogus Copyright Claims (www.eff.org)
    74 points by pabs3 almost 55 years | 26 comments
84. SXSW Tried to Silence Critics with Bogus Trademark and Copyright Claims (www.eff.org)
    73 points by coloneltcb almost 55 years | 27 comments
85. Senators Want Earn IT Bill to Scan All Online Messages (www.eff.org)
    70 points by panarky almost 55 years | 6 comments
86. EFF Takes a Stance: San Francisco Shouldn’t Arm Robots (www.eff.org)
    70 points by glitcher almost 55 years | 80 comments
87. EFF Board of Directors Votes to Remove John Gilmore from the Board (www.eff.org)
    68 points by thecoffman almost 55 years | 12 comments
88. Activists mobilize to fight censorship and save open science (www.eff.org)
    68 points by andyxor almost 55 years | 33 comments
89. The difference between Mastodon, Bluesky, and Threads (www.eff.org)
    69 points by sohkamyung almost 55 years | 40 comments
90. After 10 years, HTTPS is truly everywhere (www.eff.org)
    67 points by riffic almost 55 years | 21 comments
91. 553M Reasons Not to Let Facebook Make Decisions About Your Privacy (www.eff.org)
    67 points by panarky almost 55 years | 2 comments
92. 10 Years After Snowden: Some Things Are Better, Some We’re Still Fighting For (www.eff.org)
    66 points by arkadiyt almost 55 years | 8 comments
93. To Save the News, We Must Shatter Ad-Tech (www.eff.org)
    64 points by mgreg almost 55 years | 2 comments
94. EFF: Twitter Has a New Owner. Here’s What He Should Do (www.eff.org)
    61 points by guerrilla almost 55 years | 47 comments
95. EFF argues DMCA section 1201(a) violates First Amendment (www.eff.org)
    61 points by ronsor almost 55 years | 9 comments
96. Google’s Scans of Private Photos Led to False Accusations of Child Abuse (www.eff.org)
    59 points by colinprince almost 55 years | 22 comments
97. HTTPS Everywhere to Be Deprecated (www.eff.org)
    57 points by luke2m almost 55 years | 25 comments
98. Anti-War Hacktivism Is Leading to Digital Xenophobia and a More Hostile Internet (www.eff.org)
    57 points by cooperq almost 55 years | 7 comments
99. No, Tech Monopolies Don’t Serve National Security (www.eff.org)
    56 points by glitcher almost 55 years | 10 comments
100. The Worst Timeline: A Printer Company Is Putting DRM in Paper Now (www.eff.org)
     56 points by pabs3 almost 55 years | 7 comments