Activism
It's that time of year again! Join us for the EFF-Austin Holiday party on Saturday, December 9th, from 5:00pm-9:00pm in the ground-floor classrooms of Capital Factory at The Omni Hotel at 701 Brazos Street. We will have free beers for our guests (suggested 2 drinks per
Events
Our speaker this month will be Carly Rose Jackson, State Director of Texans for Voter Choice. TVC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to making sure Texas voters have meaningful choices on the ballot. Carly came to Austin in 2010 to work in Texas politics. She has worked as a legislative
Creativity and Innovation
EFF-Austin board member Heather Barfield is curating a series of short, privacy-themed plays that will run November 2nd-5th at The Vortex. A collaboration with the Goethe-Institute Washington, multiple local directors will stage a variety of short plays from international playwrights that explore the value, nature, and evolution of privacy. VORTEX
Creativity and Innovation
Of Boolean Logic, BBSes, Berkeley, and Burning Man: Early ‘90s startup culture in the East Bay Our speaker this month will be Maggie Duval. Maggie is a technology, web, marketing, strategy and development consultant, educator and event producer whose work supports holistic, personalized approaches to learning. She is an expert
Activism
If you have visited http://www.disruptj20.org/, there’s something you should know. The Department of Justice has a warrant out for your name, IP address, home address, email address, and telephone number. Not only that--the DOJ wants to know what software you have on your computer. They want
Activism
Hey everyone, EFF-Austin is promoting a couple panels at SXSW. Public voting is a major component in determining what gets accepted. If you would like to see panels on Native American VR activism and cyborg pride at next year's conference, please take a moment to vote and share
Free Speech
During last week’s day of action for net neutrality, I called, petitioned, and emailed my representatives. Then I switched my profile picture to a ninja cat on a unicorn with lasers for eyes. The picture above is terribly cliched. But that could be a good thing, in context. It
Events
EFF-Austin is co-hosting with UT Law a round-table on Fake News and Social Media. Come participate in the hottest topic in technology and the law, brought by JOLTT, hosted by COLTT: Fake News and Social Media. Our guests will include: Ross Ramsey, Co-Founder and Executive Editor of the Texas Tribune.
Events
How do technologies extend human capacity and how do they restrain it? What is the positive potential of technology’s amplifying power and what is the negative potential? What holistic development should proceed this amplification? These questions are relevant to responsible engagement with information technologies and the policies surrounding them,
Free Speech
Apple has patented a technology that can remotely disable the camera on your cell phone via an infrared signal. Ostensibly created to prevent people from taking pictures and video at concerts and movie theaters, or to prevent students from cheating on tests, it's only a matter of time
Events
EFF-Austin board member Heather Barfield has conceived and directed a new play at The Vortex theater titled Privacy Settings. Based on the ancient Greek play of Prometheus Bound, Privacy Settings imagines Edward Snowden in the titular role of Prometheus, the titan whole stole fire from the gods and gifted it
Privacy
Watch Edward Snowden teach you how to mod your phone so that if it's been hacked you can no longer be seen or overheard. http://www.wired.com/2016/05/snowden-vice-cell-phone-hack/