Electronic Frontier FoundationSep 29, 2024
It is nearly impossible to be gainfully employed in the United States without the ability to navigate the internet. A total ban on someone’s ability to go online cannot be a condition of probation. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/eff-nc-court-appeals-total-internet-bans-are-unacceptable-and-unconstitutional-0
EFF to NC Court of Appeals: Total Internet Bans Are Unacceptable and Unconstitutional Conditions of Probation

This post was written by EFF legal intern Jisoo Hong. A total ban on internet access and social media use as a condition of carceral release or probation is unconstitutional, EFF and partners argued in a friend-of-the-court brief filed with the North Carolina Court of Appeals in State of North...

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Show threadTertle950Sep 29, 2024

@eff The first sentence in this toot is very scary to me.

Like I know that Internet usage goes beyond it, but...we both know that in most cases you mean browsing HTML5 sites with a Chromium-based browser

Show threadDoctor LURKSep 29, 2024
@Tertle950 @eff could be they're just talking about the truly basic stuff - you know, the need to provide an email address on most job applications, and the boon of being able to browse job listings online - things like that. I don't see any indication that there's more afoot here....
Show threadTertle950Sep 29, 2024

@doctorLURK @eff That's fair

I had job application websites like Indeed l in mind when I wrote that but I guess it's entirely possible to avoid using services like that

Come to think of it, they're mostly useless anyway. Most of the job apps are junk

Show threadDoctor LURK
@Tertle950 @eff now /that/ (cruddy job sites/services) is something I think we can all agree on! Avoiding the "internet job search" purgatory is a definite motivator for me to stay with my current employer.
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