GoKawiil"Challenge increasingly sophisticated government and corporate surveillance systems that endanger our rights, democracy, safety and security."
"Preserve strong encryption and online anonymity."
"Ensure AI is developed and used in ways that respect fundamental rights and works for those who build it, use it, and are affected by it."
"Confront the concentrations of power that limit access to new creativity and defend the rights of developers to build and innovate."
We need you in the fight ," says the American legal expert in privacy, surveillance, AI, and Internet freedom of speech who became the EFF's new executive director in March.As EFF celebrates the anniversary of its founding 1990, "Each headline is different, but they tell one story: Many of the threats that once seemed hypothetical are now reality, and EFF's work to ensure technology supports rights, justice, freedom, and innovation for all people has never been more critical."Major battles the executive director sees on the horizon"
"To meet these challenges, we must not only utilize the powerful levers of successful litigation, smart policy interventions, and effective public interest technology tools. We must also build a broader movement that recognizes that fights on the digital terrain are integral to all our fights for rights and justice... Together, our EFF community can help broaden the public conversation about technology's role in society and continue building the collective power necessary to shape the future rather than react to it....
"I'm looking forward to meeting more of you at my first EFFecting Change livestream on August 12 with Cory Doctorow, and hope this conversation is just the beginning of finding new ways to work together..."
The blog post ends by noting that "We need you and others in the fight. Please renew your membership, become a recurring monthly supporter, and introduce someone new to EFF by snagging them a gift membership.
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