The Daily Shaarli
November 18, 2020
We are extremely concerned with the UK charity sector’s use of tracking technologies, specifically those belonging to data brokers and programmatic advertising platforms, and we are calling for its removal from sensitive web pages.
On September 10, 2020, ProPrivacy published a report highlighting the widespread use of programmatic advertising in the charity sector and the potential impact this could be having on the privacy of users of charity websites.
Zoom cited anti-terrorism laws to shut down an event with Palestinian activist Leila Khaled — and other events criticizing its censorship.
Foxglove is supporting social media content moderators in their fights for fair treatment from the platforms they work for, and for safe working conditions during the pandemic. Here is the full text of an open letter which over 200 Facebook content moderators from across the world have just addressed to Facebook’s leaders
Today EFF is launching How to Fix the Internet, a new podcast mini-series to examine potential solutions to six ills facing the modern digital landscape. Over the course of 6 episodes, we’ll consider how current tech policy isn’t working well for users and invite experts to join us in imagining a better future. Hosted by EFF’s Executive Director Cindy Cohn and our Director of Strategy Danny O’Brien, How to Fix the Internet digs into the gritty technical details and the case law surrounding these digital rights topics, while charting a course toward how we can better defend the rights of users.