Hi, On Thu, Dec 28 2023, Clément Lassieur wrote:
> You can check https://coveryourtracks.eff.org to see if browser > settings make you unique. I personally would be cautious with EFF going forward. For over thirty years, EFF has meant a lot to me. That changed on November 16, when I received a survey invite entitled "Help shape the future of digital rights - participate in our community survey." To my surprise, the questions were very personal. EFF asked for my age, race, religion, gender identity, level of education, married status, number of childen, and "all forms of income" including interest. None of the items except gender identity offered a non-pushy option like "prefer not to say." By page 2 of 6, I found myself unwilling to complete the survey. Had I fallen prey to a phishing attempt? My confusion grew further when I noticed that I was on the website forms.office.com. Would EFF really outsource the collection of my personal data to Microsoft? Appalled, I wrote to EFF. Someone responded by stating that "Your Microsoft Forms survey submission to us, should you choose to complete one, is not tied to a unique identifier other than numbering your response. The data is encrypted at rest by a key we control and Microsoft does not have access to." Looking at my browser's address bar, I noticed that the survey URL appeared to include a personalized identifier in the parameters. The message continued "Any personal data you share is protected in keeping with our privacy policy (eff.org/policy) and Microsoft's service agreement (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/servicesagreement)." About five weeks later, I received a donation drive from the membership department. It hit all the comfortable and familiar tunes that my "rights need protection" and that "EFF is not messing around." They assured me that "EFF has one guiding star: your freedom as a tech user." I copied that message in below so everyone can see. Then I cut all ties to EFF and unsubscribed from all their communications. Kind regards, Felix * * * Subject: EFF has a guiding star 🌠Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2023 13:28:22 +0000 This is a friendly message from the Electronic Frontier Foundation. https://eff.org _________ _________ _________ | _______| ______| ______| | _______| ______ ______| |________| __| | __| EFF - Electronic Frontier Foundation YEAR-END CHALLENGE! --- Dear Supporter of Digital Freedom, Do you ever look at something once and then get targeted ads? Have you ever been exposed in some company’s data breach? Ever heard a lawmaker push restrictions on tech they don’t understand? To live in the modern world is to interact with technology in ways that are wonderful—and others that are an absolute pain in the butt. It's not fair to trade in your dignity or safety, and that’s why people like you stand with the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Will you keep EFF fighting and boost us up in our Year-End Challenge? 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