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Sep 19, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
The proposed ban on #TikTok and #WeChat is nonsensical and harmful toward our communities in the US and abroad for a number of reasons. (Thread)

tiktok.com/@efforg/video/… A preview image of a young woman's face within @efforg's Tik
First: This isn't just a ban from using App Stores, but from using US networks entirely—and it's untenable. Code is itself speech. Banning Americans from using TikTok and WeChat would violate their own First Amendment rights.

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Second: Trump says he’s banning the apps due to national security concerns. While there are genuine security concerns with WeChat and TikTok, this ban does not solve them. Worse, blocking app store security updates makes them less secure.
Third: This ban would set a very dangerous precedent. Imagine this ban, except for any encrypted apps that don't include backdoors for government snoops.

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Each time you see a targeted ad, your personal data has just been exposed to thousands of advertisers and data brokers through a process called “real-time bidding” (RTB).



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This is a big way that data brokers get a hold of personal data that they then sell to basically anyone willing to pay. (3/8)
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In the wake of the 2024 election in the U.S., many people are concerned about their digital privacy. EFF has decades of experience in providing digital privacy and security resources, particularly for vulnerable people. We’ve written a lot of resources over the years and here are the top ten that we think are most useful right now 🧵(1/13)
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If you are creating your security plan for the first time, it’s helpful to know which technologies might realistically be used to spy on you. Our Street-Level Surveillance team has spent years studying the technologies that law enforcement uses and has made this handy website where you can find information about technologies including drones, face recognition, license plate readers, stingrays, and more. sls.eff.org (3/13)
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Mar 24, 2023
Read the extensive Q&A that @GridNews did with EFF’s @DavidGreene about why a TikTok ban makes no sense. 🧵
grid.news/story/technolo…
"If the government is really concerned ... it should look at data privacy more broadly & enact more comprehensive data-privacy regulation that would restrict how all companies, not just TikTok, collect & retain & use user data.” - @DavidGreene in @GridNews grid.news/story/technolo…
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Mar 13, 2023
It's Sunshine Week, and that means The Foilies, EFF and @MuckRock's annual faux awards for agencies that behave badly when confronted with public records requests. The winners are… eff.org/deeplinks/2023…
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Victory! The security expert @olabini was finally declared innocent yesterday in a unanimous verdict by a three-judge tribunal in Ecuador. 1/ peoplesdispatch.org/2023/02/01/dig…
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@olabini He faced unfounded accusations based on misunderstandings of technology, which disregarded the vital role of security experts and secure technology to safeguard everyone’s rights and security. 3/ eff.org/deeplinks/2021…
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El Martes 31 de enero se reinstala la audiencia de juicio de @olabini. Estamos pendientes y esperando que la corte de un ejemplo de transparencia y ajustado a los criterios técnicos y legales.
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