Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff@mastodon.social

3/5/2026, 9:14:57 PM

Public

The creepy system that serves you targeted ads has been used by the government to track peoples' locations, new reporting confirms. https://eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/targeted-advertising-gives-your-location-government-just-ask-cbp

The Government Uses Targeted Advertising to Track Your Location. Here's What We Need to Do.

The online advertising industry has built a massive surveillance machine, and the government can co-opt it to spy on us.

www.eff.org · Electronic Frontier Foundation

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Dan Gillmor @dangillmor@mastodon.social

3/5/2026, 11:42:55 PM

Public

RE: https://mastodon.social/@eff/116178635828161083

This is why blocking ads and trackers is not just a suggestion. It should be a baseline of your online existence.