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Josh Richman

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Covers:  national politics, california politics
(he/him) Communications @EFF. Ex-@RepSwalwell/@EricSwalwell, @OakTribNews/@Mercnews, @lehighvalley, @MUjschool. Opinions all mine. linktr.ee/joshrichman

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Josh Richman covers state and federal politics and elections for the Bay Area News Group, which includes the San Jose Mercury News, Oakland Tribune, Contra Costa Times and many other newspapers. Follow him on Twitter at @Josh_Richman, or find him on Facebook at Josh.Richman2 or Google+ at gplus.to/JoshRichman.

A New York City native, he earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri and reported for the Express-Times of Easton, Pa. for five years before coming to the O…

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We All Deserve a Better Internet, Not A Smaller One

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By Josh Richman
| EFF
SAN FRANCISCO - Technology and the laws that regulate it should support and empower young people. California’s AB 1709 - signed into law today by Gov. Gavin Newsom - falls far short of this goal, say the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and its allies. Using technology is how we learn and build community in today’s world. Laws such as AB 1709, a functional ban on social media use for people under the age of 16, instead cut young people off from essential information and experiences.
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‘News’ Site Keeps Hallucinating EFF Staffers

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By Josh Richman
| Techdirt Verified
What do EFF staffers Sarah Chen, Javier Morales, Caitlin Chin, Emma Rodriguez, and Mikko Kopponen have in common? For one thing, they don’t exist.
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Pulte Appointment Underscores Need To Reform Section 702 Spying

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By Josh Richman
| Techdirt Verified
President Trump’s highly politicized appointment of an entirely unqualified acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) underscores why the government’s warrantless mass spying power must be reformed. Congress now faces a deadline of Friday, June 12 to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, an unconstitutional program rife with problems, loopholes, and compliance issues.
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