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I don’t support whatever these police are doing per se but this doesn’t seem like something the EFF should get involved in. What does this have to do with digit
by lacker 6y ago
I don’t support whatever these police are doing per se but this doesn’t seem like something the EFF should get involved in. What does this have to do with digital privacy or defending free speech? This is just a police department deciding where its police should be patrolling. Sure maybe they’re being too aggressive at citing people for illegal chickens in their backyard, but the EFF can’t just try to fight all forms of injustice everywhere, the organization needs to have some focus to be effective.
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- CameronNemo 6y agoI somewhat agree, but I think there is a good position for the EFF to take here: student grades, attendance, and other data is private and should not be handed to or sold to law enforcement in bulk. It is not inherently digital or electronic data, but technology makes the data much more potent.
- xenocyon 6y agoThe EFF is very interested in surveillance and misuse of personal data so it seems well within its mission.
- Nasrudith 6y agoThe EFF was founded in the first place after the FBI was daft enough to raid Steve Jackson Games over a planned tabletop RPG supplement about hacking. Fighting against overzealous law enforcement stupidly attacking an innocent because of a bogeyman is incredibly on brand.