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The EFF Attacks Software Freedom and Promotes Fake Privacy Linked to Microsoft

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EFF MicrosoftSummary: Only weeks after attacking Software Freedom (the ad hominem way, which is easier) the EFF endorses a Microsoft-linked privacy abuse, misframing it as some sort of privacy champion

THE EFF has been hugely disappointing in recent years. It attacked some prominent journalists and bloggers, it gave awards to Microsoft employees (who attack privacy), and it now promotes a Microsoft-linked privacy scam called DuckDuckGo, even twice in 2 days [1, 2]. The EFF should really know better, but maybe it's just into money (like the money it raises from privacy abusers) instead of principles.



"Pentagon-funded corporations funnel some of their money to the EFF."Yesterday the EFF also spoke about "due process", but the EFF does not truly believe in that either. That's why it's attacking the FSF and relaying defamation for trial by (social control) media. It's actively attacking Software Freedom while today's EFF staff promotes censorship, Apple Macs, and all sorts of "apps" that are proprietary software. It's almost heart-breaking to see what the EFF has turned into, as I know people who used to donate to the EFF, which is now promoting fake 'privacy' by liaising with a Microsoft proxy (past EFF donors were GNU/Linux users). If the EFF is working for Microsoft proxies, what message does that send to past and present donors? That's even worse than Startpage. Since the founder of the EFF died (one of 3 founders but nevertheless the leading person) the EFF has been a total catastrophe, living or milking off its past reputation. It has more than $40,000,000 in the bank and it seems like it's looking for more money in all the wrong places. Does it even need donors anymore? Pentagon-funded corporations funnel some of their money to the EFF.

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