Olives @olives@qoto.org

https://edri.org/our-work/open-letter-mass-surveillance-and-undermining-encryption-still-on-table-in-eu-council/
"Today, 17 April, EDRi in a coalition of 50* civil society organisations and 26 individual experts, call on Member State representatives not to agree to the proposed EU Council position on the Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Regulation whilst so many critical issues remain.

The fundamental flaws of the Commission’s draft law and previous Council texts – including of mass surveillance and serious threats to encryption – have not been resolved by the latest texts from the Belgian Presidency."
#privacy #chatcontrol

Apparently, the House has passed the #FourthAmendment is Not For Sale Act. #privacy

https://act.eff.org/action/tell-the-u-s-senate-stop-risaa-the-fisa-mass-surveillance-expansion Another call to action against the Section 702 expansion, this one is a bit broader than the other one. #privacy

https://www.defendonlineprivacy.com/ca/action.php Apparently, a so-called #AgeVerification bill has passed out of committee in #California, so this one is worth taking time to oppose too. #privacy #FirstAmendment

https://reason.com/2024/04/16/the-feds-will-close-a-notorious-california-prison-where-guards-abused-women-with-impunity/
"The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) announced Monday that it will close a federal women's prison in California where sexual abuse was so common that it was known as the "rape club."

The Associated Press first reported that the BOP is closing Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Dublin, a low-security women's prison in California's Bay Area, after several years of failed efforts to root out systemic misconduct and abuse."
#HumanRights

In a way, the politician claiming an expanded Section 702 is not Stasi-like is right. It is much worse than the Stasi. #privacy

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/16/house-fisa-government-surveillance-senate
"The US House of Representatives agreed to reauthorize a controversial spying law known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act last Friday without any meaningful reforms, dashing hopes that Congress might finally put a stop to intelligence agencies’ warrantless surveillance of Americans’ emails, text messages and phone calls.

The vote not only reauthorized the act, though; it also vastly expanded the surveillance law enforcement can conduct. In a move that Senator Ron Wyden condemned as “terrifying”, the House also doubled down on a surveillance authority that has been used against American protesters, journalists and political donors in a chilling assault on #FreeSpeech."
#privacy #FourthAmendment

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-12/inquiry-supports-sex-work-decriminalisation-push-queensland/103697104
"A Queensland parliamentary inquiry has supported new laws to decriminalise sex work. "

"University of Queensland researcher Rachel Brennan said decriminalisation would improve health and safety outcomes for sex workers.

"There's a strong evidence base that supports decriminalisation as the best public health framework for sex workers and for communities," Ms Brennan said."
#auspol #HumanRights

GOOD FIRST STEP: The House just passed the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, a massive victory for #CivilRights & #CivilLiberties. This bill will ensure the government cannot use cash to avoid warrants and #privacy rules protecting Americans’ sensitive data.