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charity1 year ago

Enter the 2024 Ars Technica Charity Drive for a Chance to Win Prizes

Ars Technica's 2024 Charity Drive encourages donations to Child's Play and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, offering participants a chance to win over $4,000 in prizes, including gaming hardware and collectibles. Since 2007, the drive has raised over $506,000, with nearly $40,000 contributed in 2023 alone. Donations can be made via credit card, PayPal, or cryptocurrency, and entries for the sweepstakes must be submitted by January 2, 2025. The drive is open to US residents, with no purchase necessary to enter.

via Ars Technica|
#ars-technica#charity#charity-drive
charityevents2 years ago

"2023 Ars Technica Charity Drive: Win Prizes and Support a Good Cause!"

Ars Technica is hosting its annual Charity Drive, encouraging readers to donate to Penny Arcade's Child's Play charity and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Donors have a chance to win prizes from a swag pile valued at over $2,500, including gaming hardware, collectibles, books, and apparel. The deadline to enter the sweepstakes is January 2, 2024, and winners will be able to choose their prize by January 31, 2024.

via Ars Technica|
#charity-drive#charityevents#childs-play
technology2 years ago

"EFF Urges Chrome Users to Escape the Privacy Sandbox"

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is urging users to disable certain Privacy Sandbox settings in Google Chrome or consider switching to Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari. The EFF is particularly concerned about the Topics API, which allows websites to deliver ads based on users' inferred interests from their web histories. While Google claims that Privacy Sandbox aims to enhance privacy, the EFF argues that it is still a form of tracking, albeit done by one company instead of many. Users can opt out of Topics and other ad-related features by navigating through Chrome's settings. Mozilla, Apple, and the World Wide Web Consortium have rejected Topics due to privacy concerns.

via The Register|
#electronic-frontier-foundation#google-chrome#online-advertising
technology2 years ago

"Sci-Hub Founder Alexandra Elbakyan Honored with EFF Award for Expanding Access to Scientific Knowledge"

Alexandra Elbakyan, the founder of Sci-Hub, a "pirate" library that provides free access to millions of academic publications, will receive an award from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) for her efforts in advancing access to scientific knowledge. Sci-Hub has been a vital resource for millions of students and researchers, with some medical professionals even crediting the site with saving lives. EFF recognizes Elbakyan's work in challenging the current academic publishing system and the monopoly-like mechanisms of publishers. The award will be presented to Elbakyan directly at a ceremony in September.

via TorrentFreak|
#academic-publishing#access-to-scientific-knowledge#alexandra-elbakyan