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this post was submitted on 03 Sep 2023
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It's all fun and games for the EFF until someone on that site starts publishing their employee's SSNs and home addresses.
Well the EFF defends internet expression and communications interests for users, even when it’s a shitty cause. Kinda like how the ACLU has defended Klansmen and similar groups. They generally believe the right to freedom of speech and expression is absolute, and if speech isthreatened for one group, it sets a precedent for other groups to be threatened too.
I noticed that people who take an absolute view on certain rights don't seem to buy into the concept of responsibility.
The EFF has supported the prosecution of Kiwi Farms, but not by using ISP blocks.
They understand that setting a legal precedent like this may cause serious harm to other people in the future (e.g. women).
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/08/isps-should-not-police-online-speech-no-matter-how-awful-it