EF-Georgia

Interested in the Georgia PSC, data centers, and our future utility rates? EFGA presents "Understanding the Georgia Public Service Commission", this Wednesday, October 29th, 7:00pm (presentation starts at 7:30pm), hybrid meeting. meetup.com/electronic-fro…

Next meeting: Saturday, May 17th (hybrid) meetup.com/electronic-fro…

We have a potential journalism scandal in the making here in Georgia. Last year, UGA established a free First Amendment Clinic for publishers navigating open records and open meetings disputes. They've been a godsend to small publishers like Decaturish. Earlier this year, they filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlanta_press and Lucy Parsons Labs for records related to the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, aka Cop City. Today, we followed up with the First Amendment Clinic on an unrelated records dispute pertaining to the city of Decatur. We were told the FAC's WHOLE OPEN RECORDS DIVISION HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN. We contacted the Press Collective for a comment and they said the clinic had dropped them and the case was transferred to another lawyer handling it pro bono. The Press Collective was told that the dean of the law school was getting pressure over the Cop City suit and shut the clinic's open records division down in response. We've placed a call/email to the dean asking for more info. For other interested journos, here's his contact info: law.uga.edu/profile/peter-… Stay tuned .... decaturish.com/2024/02/univer…

The DragonCon Electronic Frontiers Forums schedule for 2023 is now posted! Subject to change as always, please check back frequently for updates. archive.efforums.net/index.php/2023…

Urgent! Call your Congressional rep ASAP! Or use the forms provided. eff.org/deeplinks/2023…

MLK’s Vision Lives On in Atlanta’s Fight Against New Police Training Facility truthout.org/articles/mlks-…

The recording for last Wednesday's talk, "How to Write Legislation and Legislative Amendments with @marvinlim", is now posted here: youtu.be/PhG3Orn2xaw

Next meeting: How to Write Legislation and Legislative Amendments w/ Rep. Marvin Lim: WED, DEC 14 · 7:00 PM EST, RSVP: meetup.com/electronic-fro…

Join @UGA1stAmClinic for the Anti-Protest Legislation in Georgia and Beyond virtual webinar, co-sponsored by GFAF, this Thursday, Nov. 17, from noon-1 p.m. Eastern. The webinar is FREE but registration is required: bit.ly/3WZHSYC (Photos/Georgia Recorder)

@EFF is hiring! Remote-friendly position... eff.org/opportunities/…

Not a lawyer? No problem. @EFF is also hiring a Grassroots Advocacy Organizer and an Associate Director of Security Engineering. eff.org/about/opportun…

If you missed Electronic Frontier Alliance member @EF_Georgia's recent event on privacy legislation, you can now watch it online! twitter.com/ef_georgia/sta…

If you missed Electronic Frontier Alliance member @EF_Georgia’s discussion on federal privacy legislation in the US this week, you can catch up with the conversation here. youtube.com/watch?v=etULkB…

The video recording of our recent presentation "An Alphabet Soup of Privacy Legislation" is now posted! youtu.be/etULkBZNw4g

“Money that has been intended for public well-being has been specifically funneled into police departments,” EFF’s @MGuariglia told @TheIntercept, “and specifically for surveillance equipment that maybe they didn’t have the money to fund beforehand.” theintercept.com/2022/09/17/pol…

First Amendment news... politico.com/news/2022/09/1…

FOSTA violates the First Amendment in several respects and makes it harder to investigate sex trafficking. Our clients recently urged a federal appeals court to strike it down. eff.org/deeplinks/2022…

Fulton County schools will install license plate readers 11alive.com/article/news/l…

EFA member @EF_Georgia is hosting a discussion on congressional privacy bills this Wednesday, led by Maya Morales of @wapeopleprivacy and @jdp23 at @NexusOfPrivacy. The panel is virtual, so even if you’re not in the peach state, you can join in: eff.org/event/ef-georg…