 Welcome to Effector from the Electronic Frontier Foundation. This is the audio edition of EFF's email newsletter geared towards keeping you on the bleeding edge of your digital rights. This is Effector Volume 35, Issue 7, titled EFF at RightsCon 2023. This issue was published on Thursday, June 1st, 2023, and I'm your host, membership advocate Christian Romero. Let's start with our top feature. EFF at RightsCon 2023. After three years of virtual gatherings, RightsCon is back. The 12th edition of the World's Leading Summit on Human Rights in the Digital Age will be a hybrid convening taking place online through the RightsCon platform in San Jose, Costa Rica between June 5th and June 8th. We're excited that many EFFers are heading to Costa Rica and will be actively participating in this year's event, both online and in person. Several members will be leading sessions and contributing as speakers as well as available for networking. Next up, civil liberties groups demand California police stop sharing driver's location data with police in anti-abortion states. A months-long EFF investigation involving hundreds of public records requests uncovered that many California police departments share records containing detailed driving profiles of local residents without of state agencies. EFF, the ACLU of Northern California and the ACLU of Southern California, demanded 71 California police agencies in 22 counties immediately stop sharing automated license plate reader data with law enforcement agencies in other states. And now let's roll through some EFF updates. First up, SFPD obtained live access to business camera network in anticipation of Tyree Nichols' protest. An EFF public records request revealed documentation that the San Francisco Police Department received live access to hundreds of surveillance cameras in the Union Square Business Improvement District's camera network in anticipation of potential protests following the police killing of Tyree Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee. Next up, eight years holding ISPs to account in Latin America, a comparative outlook of victories and challenges for user privacy. Latin American and Spanish telecommunications companies have made important advances in their privacy policies and practices, but persistent gaps and worrying trends pose potential risks for internet and mobile phone users, according to a new consolidated report published by EFF based on eight years of research by our partners. Next, newly public FISC opinion is the best evidence for why Congress must end Section 702, a newly unsealed surveillance court order that details massive violations of Americans' privacy by the FBI underscores why Congress must end or radically change the unconstitutional spying program enabled by Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Next up, the internet dodges censorship by the Supreme Court. With its decisions in Gonzales v. Google and Twitter v. Tamna, the Supreme Court refused to weaken Section 230, one of the key laws supporting free expression online, recognized that digital platforms are not usually liable for their users' illegal acts, ensuring that everyone can continue to use those services to speak and organize. Next up, what the Supreme Court's decision in Warhol means for fair use. The Supreme Court has issued its long-awaited decision in Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith, a fair use case that raised fundamental questions about rights and obligations of commercial artists. The court's opinion affirmed both important fair use precedents and the role of fair use as a crucial element of the copyright system. EFF filed an amicus brief in the case. And for our last update, podcast episode, People with Disabilities are the Original Hackers. Henry Claypool is a national policy expert and consultant, specializing in both disability policy and technology policy, particularly where they intersect. He joins EFF Cindy Cohen and Jason Kelly to talk about motivating tech developers to involve disabled people in creating a world where people who function differently have a smooth transition into any forum and can engage with a wide variety of audiences. A seamless inclusion in the full human experience. Now we have a few announcements. First up, New Stay Golden Hooded Sweatshirt. Snag our new, heavier weight hoodie with raglan sleeves and gunmetal zipper from our shop or when you donate at the titanium level or above. Next up, Spring Members Speak Easy in Oakland. EFF members are invited to join EFF staff in person for a drink on June 8th in Oakland. This event is a free casual gathering to give you a chance to mingle with local EFF supporters and meet the activists, lawyers, and technologists behind the world's leading digital civil liberties organization. It is also our chance to thank you, the EFF members who make this work possible. Next up, EFF's 15th Annual Cyberlaw Trivia Night. On Thursday, June 29th, the Bay Area's best legal minds gather in support of online freedom as we celebrate our 15th Annual Cyberlaw Trivia Night. This event brings lawyers from Bay Area firms and tech companies together in the ultimate battle of mastery over privacy, free speech, and intellectual property law who will bask in the glory of ultimate victory. Next up, EFF at Black Hat USA. EFF is once again excited to be back in Las Vegas for Black Hat USA from August 5th to August 10th. If you are interested in submitting a talk to Black Hat, you can contact info at EFF.org about any legal concerns regarding your talk or any sensitive information security research you are conducting. And now let's go through some mini-links. First up from DI News, Tornado Cash Developer's Trial pushed to next year as worried tech contributors seek clarity. As the trial against Tornado Cash developer Alexei Pertsev inches closer, EFF Cindy Cohen makes the case that writing code equates to free speech and raises concerns about prosecutors' failure to provide clarity to the millions of people who are worried that they might be at risk because of their contribution to other open source projects. Next up from STAT News, ChatGPT in Medicine. STAT answers readers' burning questions about AI. While AI-powered tools like ChatGPT are swiftly gaining steam in medicine, patients rarely have any say or any insight into how powerful technologies are being used in their own care. EFF's Rory Mir urges a collaborative and global research process. Next up from IEEE Spectrum, could these bills endanger encrypted messaging? The UK's online safety bill is just one of several advancing around the world. The UK's online safety bill could push providers to create backdoors for monitoring encrypted messages, which creates a strong possibility that services will be intimidated from using any type of encryption altogether. EFF's Joel Mullen says. Next up from Yahoo Finance. Why Montana's TikTok ban faces massive challenges. Montana became the first state in the US to ban TikTok. EFF's David Green warns that this law, as a restriction on the way Montanans speak and receive speech, will need to be justified by the state as an appropriately narrow and effective way of protecting Montanans' personal data. And our last mini-link comes from TechCrunch. Popular Android TV boxes sold on Amazon are laced with malware. All-winner and RockChip Android TV boxes, which boast high ratings on Amazon with thousands of praiseful reviews, are sold preloaded with malware, capable of hijacking the devices for any purpose, including coordinated cyber attacks. It's an impressive and unsettling operation, EFF's Bill Buddington said. And that's it. Thanks for listening. If you like what you're hearing, be sure to sign up for the email version of Effector, which includes links to in-depth coverage of these stories and more. See past issues and subscribe at EFF.org slash Effector. 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