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EFF and 18 Orgs Urge NY Governor to Reject StealthCrawlerProhibitionAct

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The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has joined forces with 18 other civil rights organizations to urge Governor Hochul of New York to reject the proposed StealthCrawlerProhibitionAct. This legislation, if enacted, could significantly impact online privacy and the ability of researchers and advocates to monitor public data. AI

IMPACT Potential legislation could impact data privacy and AI research by restricting web crawling.

RANK_REASON A coalition of civil rights organizations is lobbying a state governor regarding proposed legislation. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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EFF and 18 Orgs Urge NY Governor to Reject StealthCrawlerProhibitionAct

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    # EFF Joins 18 Civil Rights Organizations Calling on Governor Hochul to Reject the # StealthCrawlerProhibitionAct https://www. eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/eff- jo

    # EFF Joins 18 Civil Rights Organizations Calling on Governor Hochul to Reject the # StealthCrawlerProhibitionAct https://www. eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/eff- joins-18-civil-rights-organizations-calling-governor-hochul-reject-stealth # anonymity # AI # NewYork # SB9934A

    LINKS eff.org/…/eff-joins-18-civil-rights-organ…

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