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Re: Donate to the EFF

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Post by polymatter »

If I were to donate to EFF, I'd want to do so anonymously. Like very anonymously. So bitcoin is an interesting option - depending on how easy it is to get bitcoin anonymously. I don't want other charities or political organisations to hound me for years afterwards. And I don't want a donation to be used against me if/when some overblown official in my country decides that EFF is a terrorist organisation.

I found the humble bundle is a good way of donating to EFF, because that way at least it looks like a game purchase rather than a donation. If I were interested in donating of course.

Re: Donate to the EFF

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Post by orng »

Is EFF an international organization? Do they fight for the rights of everybody or are they mostly US-centered? On their about page they mention going up against the US government and large corporations but I see nothing about any international effort. I suppose this could be because of how much of the internet live in the US, so I was wondering if anyone could shed any more light on this.

Re: Donate to the EFF

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Post by notspanishflu »

orng wrote: post #32

Is EFF an international organization? Do they fight for the rights of everybody or are they mostly US-centered? On their about page they mention going up against the US government and large corporations but I see nothing about any international effort. I suppose this could be because of how much of the internet live in the US, so I was wondering if anyone could shed any more light on this.

https://www.eff.org/issues/eff-europe

Re: Donate to the EFF

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Post by rustynails77 »

orng wrote: post #32

Is EFF an international organization? Do they fight for the rights of everybody or are they mostly US-centered? On their about page they mention going up against the US government and large corporations but I see nothing about any international effort. I suppose this could be because of how much of the internet live in the US, so I was wondering if anyone could shed any more light on this.

It's not just about the internet. Most other western countries blindly copy most US laws - whether they be good or bad. There's a vested interest for us all to support the EFF.

Re: Donate to the EFF

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Post by orng »

notspanishflu wrote: post #33
orng wrote: post #32

Is EFF an international organization? Do they fight for the rights of everybody or are they mostly US-centered? On their about page they mention going up against the US government and large corporations but I see nothing about any international effort. I suppose this could be because of how much of the internet live in the US, so I was wondering if anyone could shed any more light on this.

https://www.eff.org/issues/eff-europe

Thanks, I guess I'll be donating then :)

Re: Donate to the EFF

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Post by rdl »

dannyobrien wrote: post #29
rdl wrote: post #25

Running a remailer or Tor node, or somehow deploying crypto (opportunistic crypto if you can't do anything better) is a lot more useful than donating to the EFF, at this point.

Remember that EFF funded Tor for a year[1] to help it get started, and currently codes and releases HTTPS Everywhere [2] to increase opportunistic crypto for everyone. Your donation[3] will fund open source technological solutions, as well as legal work and activism. (Disclosure: I work for EFF) [1] http://www.onion-router.net/History.html (2004) [2] https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere [3] https://supporters.eff.org…

Yes, but I think an individual spending 1-2h/yr running a tor node or remailer is a far greater impact than donating a marginal $25-50 to EFF. An additional node both makes the network stronger and sends a message/educates the operator on privacy issues.

I'm not convinced a marginal dollar donated to the EFF does that much right now -- EFF is great, but fairly well funded.

Re: Donate to the EFF

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Post by daniel-cussen »

polymatter wrote: post #31

If I were to donate to EFF, I'd want to do so anonymously. Like very anonymously. So bitcoin is an interesting option - depending on how easy it is to get bitcoin anonymously. I don't want other charities or political organisations to hound me for years afterwards. And I don't want a donation to be used against me if/when some overblown official in my country decides that EFF is a terrorist organisation. I found the…

The most anonymous way to get bitcoin is to mine it.
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