Summit of the Future: ‘Critical’ opportunity for safer, more sustainable and equitable world
“We need greater global solidarity today and with future generations, better management of critical issues of global concern and an upgraded United Nations that...
School Monitoring Software Sacrifices Student Privacy for Unproven Promises of Safety
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Imagine your search terms, key-strokes, private chats and photographs are being monitored every time they are sent. Millions of students across...
UN leads search for synergy on climate and development
The Fifth Global Conference on Climate and SDG Synergy, held from 5-6 September in Rio de Janeiro, was convened as commitments on both fronts...
You Really Do Have Some Expectation of Privacy in Public
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Being out in the world advocating for privacy often means having to face a chorus of naysayers and nihilists. When we...
EFF & 140 Other Organizations Call for an End to AI Use in Immigration...
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EFF, Just Futures Law, and 140 other groups have sent a letter to Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas that the Department of Homeland...
Girls’ Pan African hackathon tackles global challenges
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by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE just-concluded, tenth annual GirlCode...
Guterres underlines support for China-Africa partnership
The UN chief underlined the global body's support for this partnership in remarks to the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit.Leaders from some 50 African...
U.S. Federal Employees: Plant Your Flag for Digital Freedoms Today!
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Like clockwork, September is here—and so is the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) pledge period!
The CFC is the world’s largest and most...
EFF Calls For Release of Alexey Soldatov, “Father of the Russian Internet”
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EFF was deeply disturbed to learn that Alexey Soldatov, known as the “father of the Russian Internet,” was sentenced in July...
A huge park outside of Mexico City serves as a climate-adaptation model
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September 4, 2024 — Editor’s note: Paul Biasco first wrote about the Lake Texcoco Ecological Park for Ensia in early 2020....
Tech progress, automation, AI, cut workers’ share of wealth: ILO
“Global labour income share, which is the proportion of total global income that goes to workers, is shrinking,” said Celeste Drake, Deputy Director-General. “This...
EFF to Tenth Circuit: Protest-Related Arrests Do Not Justify Dragnet Device and Digital Data...
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The Constitution prohibits dragnet device searches, especially when those searches are designed to uncover political speech, EFF explained in a friend-of-the-court...
Kenya adopts digital platforms to monitor service delivery
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from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, KenyaNAIROBI, (CAJ News) – KENYA is leveraging...
Make AI work for everyone, UN chief says
“AI capacities today are concentrated in a handful of powerful companies – and even fewer countries. Meanwhile, too many countries face significant challenges in...
Victory! California Bill To Impose Mandatory Internet ID Checks Is Dead—It Should Stay That...
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A misguided bill that would have required many people to show ID to get online has died without getting a floor...
More experts confirmed for Singularity summit
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by TINTSWALO BALOYIJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – MORE speakers have been lined up...
108 Quezon City Vendors Graduate from Country’s First Vendor Business School
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One hundred eight vendors from Quezon City have successfully completed the first-ever Vendor Business School (VBS) program in the country, equipping...
Kenya hails Bayobab completion of long-distance fibre route
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from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, KenyaKenya BureauNAIROBI, (CAJ News) – THE government...
The French Detention: Why We’re Watching the Telegram Situation Closely
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EFF is closely monitoring the situation in France in which Telegram’s CEO Pavel Durov was charged with having committed criminal offenses,...
The California Supreme Court Should Help Protect Your Stored Communications
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When you talk to your friends and family on Snapchat or Facebook, you should be assured that those services will not freely...
Zambia, Zimbabwe plunged into more darkness
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from MARCUS MUSHONGA in Harare, ZimbabweZimbabwe BureauHARARE, (CAJ News) – MORE issues,...
Let’s Improve Root, Tuber and Banana Seed Systems Together
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We are excited to announce the launch of the French version of the “Toolbox” website, dedicated to the seed systems of...
Huawei, Olympic champion Smith seal partnership
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by AKANI CHAUKEJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – HUAWEI has announced a partnership with...
Copyright Is Not a Tool to Silence Critics of Religious Education
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Copyright law is not a tool to punish or silence critics. This is a principle so fundamental that it is the...
