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Lisa Femia, Staff Attorney on the Electronic Frontier Foundation's civil liberties team, is this week's guest on Adult Site Broker Talk. Her work focuses on surveillance, privacy, free speech, and the impact of technology on civil rights and civil liberties. She has done substantial work challenging age verification laws across the U.S. Lisa came to EFF from Hogan Lovells US LLP, where she maintained a robust pro bono practice centered on democracy reform, criminal justice, and civil rights. Before joining Hogan, Lisa worked on privacy and government surveillance issues as a clinic student and post-graduate intern at the Brennan Center for Justice. Lisa also served as an NYU International Law and Human Rights Fellow in law school. She advocated for press freedom and media rights in Kampala, Uganda, in that role. Before law school, Lisa worked as the government relations manager of a national nonprofit foundation in Washington, D.C. Lisa holds a J.D. from New York University School of Law and a bachelor's degree from Princeton University. The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF champions user privacy, free expression, and innovation through impact litigation, policy analysis, grassroots activism, and technology development. EFF's mission is to ensure that technology supports freedom, justice, and innovation for all people of the world. EFF is dedicated to protecting online users' free expression and privacy rights and has fought for both in courts and legislatures across the country. EFF has repeatedly challenged laws that burden all internet users' rights by requiring online services to verify their users' age. In 2024 alone, EFF filed briefs and submitted public comments and letters opposing age verification laws in California, New York, Texas, and Mississippi. They plan to continue their work in these states and others (including, for example, Florida) in 2025. EFF has also been active in the fight to oppose a federal online age verification bill, the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). Adult Site Broker is the most experienced company to broker adult sites. They've sold and helped people buy more xxx sites than any other broker. Adult Site Broker is the leading company to sell porn sites and buy porn sites. They help their clients work out equitable deals. Check out their at www.adultsitebroker.com, the leading destination to broker porn sites. Adult Site Broker also has an affiliate program, ASB Cash, at https://asbcash.com, where you can earn 20% by referring people to buy adult sites and sell adult sites to Adult Site Broker, the porn website broker. For more information, please visit us at www.adultsitebroker.com to help you broker adult sites. Listen to Lisa Femia of the Electronic Freedom Foundation on Adult Site Broker Talk, starting today at www.adultsitebrokertalk.com
Due to climate change cyclones are increasing in frequency and intensity. Data available to study these weather phenomena though is quite scare, so a new project at Imperial College in London, hopes to harness the computing power of people's mobile phones to create a virtual supercomputer and create a massive public database of simulated cyclone models to help predict future events. Professor Ralf Toumi, Co-Director of Grantham Institute, is leading the project and is on the show. Listeners are being invited to take part by downloading the Dreamlab app to help process the billions of calculations needed for the project. What is the Fediverse? If you're on twitter then you've probably heard of Mastodon, you may even have moved onto it. It's the largest service on what is known as the Fediverse. We speak with Cindy Cohn, the Executive Director of the Electronic Freedom Foundation to find out what the Fediverse is and why we should be part of its growth. It's not a single social media platform like Twitter or Facebook. It's an growing network of entwinned social media sites and services that you can interact with even if you don't have an account for each one. The big difference here is that the Fediverse isn't owned by big tech giants or multibillionaires – Cindy Cohn argues “You don't fix a dictatorship by getting a better dictator. You have to get rid of the dictator. This moment offers the promise of moving to a better and more democratic social media landscape.” An app that helps you buy medicines if you're blind The tiny print on medicine packet instructions is hard to read for many people, and for those people with low literacy skills, learning disabilities like dyslexia, impaired sight or who are blind it can be impossible. Now the Seeing AI app – a joint project between Haleon and Microsoft- has been upgraded to be able to read out loud the detailed information on more than 1500 products across the UK and US. Our reporter Fern Lulham has been testing out the new functionality of the app. The programme is presented by Gareth Mitchell with expert commentary from Bill Thompson. Studio Manager: Tim Heffer Producer: Ania Lichtarowicz (Image: Getty Images)
**We're approaching the end of the year, and like all small groups we rely on donations from people like you. It's a good time to donate. So please, support scrappy media at: https://greenandredpodcast.org/donate-to-green-and-red/ In this episode, we talk with progressive congressional candidate Shahid Buttar about his challenging of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the 2020 election. We discuss the history of Pelosi's rise, the San Francisco "progressive prevention" coalition of San Francisco and the recent attacks on the "Squad" by centrist Democrats. We then talk about Shahid's other work as a constitutional lawyer around digital liberties and dangers we're all facing from the surveillance state. About Shahid// In 2018 and 2020, Shahid as a progressive congressional candidate challenged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in her San Francisco district. He has been the most serious challenger Pelosi has faced in her district and was on the general election ballot as a Democrat in 2020. In last month's election, he garnered over 81,000 votes. The most any challenger has ever won against Pelosi. Since graduating from Stanford Law School in 2003, Shahid has worked in both San Francisco and Washington DC as a legal advocate, a non-profit leader, a grassroots organizer, and a poet & musician. When not running for Congress, Shahid is also the former grassroots advocacy director at the Electronic Freedom Foundation, or EFF. Read more// Shahid for Change (https://bit.ly/34bu3gd) Shahid Buttar Wants to Take Back San Francisco For the Left (https://bit.ly/3r0MbmT) After Hearing, Capitol Police Arrest Lawyer for Shouting Question at Clapper About NSA Surveillance (https://bit.ly/3gQCO4s) Also, follow us on any of these social media channels// Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreenRedPodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastGreenRed Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenredpodcas YouTube: https://bit.ly/GreenAndRedOnYouTube Donate to Green and Red Podcast// Become a recurring donor at https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast Or make a one time donation here: https://bit.ly/DonateGandR This is a Green and Red Podcast production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). “Green and Red Blues" by Moody. Editing by Isaac.
This is your weekly news update for March 15th through 21st, 2020. There is 1 headline summary & 7 notable headlines covered this week.Information is Beautiful VisualizationsMap & Statistics from The New York Times US Version | World VersionArs Technica Covid19 GuideEd week’s School Closure MapWSJ - A State-by-State Guide to Coronavirus LockdownsNPR - Governor Expects More Than Half Of Californians To Become Infected With CoronavirusAP News - Government official: Coronavirus vaccine trial starts Monday.WSJ - Gov. Cuomo Orders All Workforce in State to Stay HomeWSJ - U.S., World Leaders Step Up Efforts to Slow Spread of CoronavirusAP News - `Accept it’: 3 states lock down 70 million against the virusReuters - California governor issues statewide 'stay at home' orderAP News - California governor issues statewide stay-at-home orderNPR - 'Stay Home,' Californians Are Told By Governor As Coronavirus SpreadsAP News - Jazz Festival postponed as virus reaches Louisiana capitalWWNO - New Orleans Is Outpacing Other COVID-19 Hotspots In Rate Of Cases Per CapitaH.R.6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response ActCoronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (S. 3548)NYT - 5 Takeaways From the Coronavirus Economic Relief PackageNPR - Senate Republicans Unveil New Coronavirus Relief PackageReuters - U.S. oil plunges to 18-year low as lockdowns trigger market meltdownReuters - U.S. oil reverses losses, posts largest one-day gain on recordNPR - Stocks Go Into Shock. Dow Plunges Nearly 3,000 PointsWSJ - Why Are Markets So Volatile? It’s Not Just the Coronavirus.NPR - Dow Dives 6%; NYSE To Close Its Floor, Shift To All-Electronic TradingForbes - Trump: I’m Waiving Interest On Student LoansU.S. Department of Education - Delivering on President Trump's Promise, Secretary DeVos Suspends Federal Student Loan Payments, Waives Interest During National EmergencyHousing Wire - Can the Fed help Americans get mortgage forbearance?WSJ - Fed Cuts Rates to Near Zero and Will Relaunch Bond-Buying ProgramNYT - Fed Unveils Emergency Lending Programs as Companies Struggle to Raise CashReuters - Fed slashes rates, global central banks coordinate to cushion coronavirus blowReuters - Airline industry crisis deepens as coronavirus kills demandWSJ - Coronavirus Pandemic to Test Limits of How Much Debt U.S. Can BearWSJ - The Next Coronavirus Financial Crisis: Record Piles of Risky Corporate DebtWSJ - Coronavirus Triggers Wave of U.S. Workers Filing for Jobless BenefitsAP News - Jobless claims jump by 70,000 as virus starts to take holdAP News - Trump taps emergency powers as virus relief plan proceeds.AP News - Virus fears fuel spike in sales of guns and ammunition.NPR - Amazon To Hire 100,000 Workers To Meet 'Surge In Demand'.AP News - Cancer, heart surgeries delayed as coronavirus alters care.NPR - Concerned About Taking Ibuprofen For Coronavirus Symptoms? Here's What Experts Say.AP News - Trump vs Fauci: President’s gut sense collides with science.Reuters - Cyberattack hits U.S. health department amid coronavirus crisis.Reuters - Russia deploying coronavirus disinformation to sow panic in West, EU document says.Pro Publica - Senator Dumped Up to $1.7 Million of Stock After Reassuring Public About Coronavirus Preparedness.Notable headlines from the week were:From Reuters and The Wall Street Journal. Three American troops wounded in rocket attack in Iraq last Saturday.From Reuters (One | Two) and The Wall Street Journal. Putin asks court if he can amend constitution to run again for president, and they approve it. He could be Russia’s president until 2036.From The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. North Korea Fires Two Short-Range Ballistic Missiles today. The 3rd time this month.From NPR and The Washington Post. Trump Secures GOP Nomination while Biden is expected to be the democratic nominee.From Reuters, AP News, The New York Times, and NPR. Former California congressman Hunter gets 11 months in prison for corruption.From The New York Times. Heavy Rains Flood Parts of Ohio, Stranding Residents.And From the Electronic Freedom Foundation and The Verge. The EARN IT Bill Is the Government’s Plan to Scan Every Message Online. A sneaky attempt to end encryption is worming its way through Congress.This has been your weekly news update for March 15th through 21st, 2020. Links to all the sources for each news summary are in the extensively formatted show notes & at our website, wnu.news. If your particular podcast player doesn’t show the notes neatly, then you might consider a different podcast player. To ensure we can continue creating this podcast, please subscribe, share it with your friends, & review us on iTunes & Google. Thank you for listening.
Electronic Freedom Foundation lawyer Cindy Cohn discusses dangers and current day legal battles to keep the internet free.Support us by supporting our sponsors!Brooklinen - Get $20 and free shipping when you use promo code Legal Wars at Brooklinen.com
Bernstein tries to free his code from government censorship by hiring the Electronic Freedom Foundation to take on his case.
He is remembered as as the founder of the Electronic Freedom Foundation. Or, alternatively, as a lyricist for the Grateful Dead and link between counterculture and technology. However, John Perry Barlow was the writer that argued that cyberspace was a frontier and that settling that frontier would require more thought that we were prepared to … Continue reading Cyberspace as Frontier: John Perry Barlow →
Lee and Clint are joined on the podcast this week by www.freetech4teachers.com award winning blogger Richard Byrne. The discussion this week starts about a compare and contrasts of Professional Wrestling in New England and the deep south. Clint reviews and discusses seeing Explosions in the Sky at the Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA. Richard discusses the release of Google Earth for Chrome and the implications that it can have in the classroom. You can find his www.freetech4teachers.com Blog post and screencast tutorial of Google Earth. This leads into a roundtable discussion on the future of virtual reality in the classroom. Richard talks about how important it is to have meaningful content paired with virtual reality. Just like anything else in learning, one must have context This leads into a discussion about what is new with the #Microsoft EDU and the answer is no one knows. . . Microsoft designed a really nice flyer, but it is hard to tell what the session is about. Lee was hopeful that Microsoft is ready to make a real move into providing some creative content that can be used by students. Then the gang moves on to discussion of the Electronic Freedom Foundation's recent report on Student Privacy. Data mining, FERPA, and student privacy concerns are something the edtech field have to face on a daily basis. Who/what programs can you trust, if anyone? Finally the guys break down a new startup, GigEd. The startup is designed to connect educators with companies that create educational software or need general advice from those in the classroom. Mark Phillips, the founder of GigEd, states the service is set to launch on March 8. Big thanks to Richard Byrne, @rmbyrne, for taking the time! See you next week! Relevant Posts: Richard Byrne, www.freetech4teachers.com - Blog post and screencast tutorial of Google Earth. Twitter: @rmbyrneMicrosoftEdu Event InformationElectronic Freedom Foundation's recent report on Student Privacy.Richard Chang, Report: Tech Companies Are Spying on Children Through Devices and Software Used in Classroom, THE JournalTwitter, @ricardo77Wyatt Kash, Debut of GigEd aims to match edtech firms with educators looking for part-time gigs, EdScoopTwitter: @wyattkash
Lee and Clint are joined on the podcast this week by www.freetech4teachers.com award winning blogger Richard Byrne. The discussion this week starts about a compare and contrasts of Professional Wrestling in New England and the deep south. Clint reviews and discusses seeing Explosions in the Sky at the Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA. Richard discusses the release of Google Earth for Chrome and the implications that it can have in the classroom. You can find his www.freetech4teachers.com Blog post and screencast tutorial of Google Earth. This leads into a roundtable discussion on the future of virtual reality in the classroom. Richard talks about how important it is to have meaningful content paired with virtual reality. Just like anything else in learning, one must have context This leads into a discussion about what is new with the #Microsoft EDU and the answer is no one knows. . . Microsoft designed a really nice flyer, but it is hard to tell what the session is about. Lee was hopeful that Microsoft is ready to make a real move into providing some creative content that can be used by students. Then the gang moves on to discussion of the Electronic Freedom Foundation's recent report on Student Privacy. Data mining, FERPA, and student privacy concerns are something the edtech field have to face on a daily basis. Who/what programs can you trust, if anyone? Finally the guys break down a new startup, GigEd. The startup is designed to connect educators with companies that create educational software or need general advice from those in the classroom. Mark Phillips, the founder of GigEd, states the service is set to launch on March 8. Big thanks to Richard Byrne, @rmbyrne, for taking the time! See you next week! Relevant Posts: Richard Byrne, www.freetech4teachers.com - Blog post and screencast tutorial of Google Earth. Twitter: @rmbyrneMicrosoftEdu Event InformationElectronic Freedom Foundation's recent report on Student Privacy.Richard Chang, Report: Tech Companies Are Spying on Children Through Devices and Software Used in Classroom, THE JournalTwitter, @ricardo77Wyatt Kash, Debut of GigEd aims to match edtech firms with educators looking for part-time gigs, EdScoopTwitter: @wyattkash
Cory Doctorow is a bestselling author of both science fiction and techno-sociological nonfiction, one of four editors of longtime popular weblog boingboing, and an activist and advocate for intellectual property rights, working extensively with the Electronic Freedom Foundation and others to put control of content back in the hands of the users like you and me. Photo credit: Jonathan Worth 2013 Today, we talk about the EFF's plan to defeat Digital Rights Management (DRM) as a business model of rent-seeking corporations. DRM is the set of digital locks on the content you buy--everything from eBooks to your car's computer have DRM embedded--and while it isn't impossible to break, it is highly illegal for you (or anyone) to do so. That means you don't have control of things that you bought. It also means that security flaws cannot always be researched or revealed. That's a big problem. We also talk about how he became a writer and how he gets his writing done despite a punishing travel and speaking schedule. Spoiler: 250 words a day, every day will result in a finished product very quickly. That's one page per day. You can do that, can't you? Show Links and Notes EFF The EFF on the DRM lawsuit Bunnie Huang on the DRM lawsuit boingboing Cory's website, craphound.com Flickr Twitter The flashbake version control tool Cory's books include: Little Brother Information Doesn't Want to be Free: Laws for the Information Age Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
March 23, 2009. Rudy reads the first chapter of his novel in progress at an Electronic Freedom Foundation benefit at the 111 Minna Gallery in San Francisco. Subscribe to Rudy Rucker Podcasts.