EFF usually warns of new horrors threatening your rights online, but this Halloween weâve summoned a few of our own weâd like to share. Our new Signal Sticker Pack highlights some creaturesâboth mythical and terrifyingâconjured up by our designers for you to share this spooky season.
If youâre new to Signal, it’s a free and secure messaging app built by the nonprofit Signal Foundation at the forefront of defending user privacy. While chatting privately, you can add some seasonal flair with Signal Stickers, and rest assured: friends receiving them get the full sticker pack fully encrypted, safe from prying eyes and lurking spirits.
How To Get and Share Signal Stickers
On any mobile device or desktop with the Signal app installed, you can simply click the button below.
Download EFF’s Signal Stickers
To share Frights and Rights Â
You can also paste the sticker link directly into a signal chat, and then tap it to download the pack directly to the app.
Once theyâre installed, they are even easier to shareâsimply open a chat, tap the sticker menu on your keyboard, and send one of EFFâs spooky stickers. Theyâll then be asked if theyâd like to also have the sticker pack.
All of this works without any third parties knowing what sticker packs you have or whom you shared them with. Our little ghosts and ghouls are just between us.
Meet The Encryptids
These familiar champions of digital rightsâThe Encryptidsâare back! Donât let their monstrous looks fool you; each one advocates for privacy, security, and a dash of weirdness in their own way. Whether theyâre shouting about online anonymity or the importance of interoperability, theyâre ready to help you share your love for digital rights. Learn more about their stories here, and you can even grab a bigfoot pin to let everyone know that privacy is a âhumanâ right.
Street-Level Surveillance Monsters
On a cool autumn night, you might be on the lookout for ghosts and ghouls from your favorite horror flicksâbut in the real world, there are far scarier monsters lurking in the dark: police surveillance technologies. Often hidden in plain sight, these tools quietly watch from the shadows and are hard to spot. Thatâs why weâve given these tools the hideous faces they deserve in our Street-Level Surveillance Monsters series, ready to scare (and inform) your loved ones.
Copyright Creatures
Ask any online creator and theyâll tell you: few things are scarier than a copyright takedown. From unfair DMCA claims and demonetization to frivolous lawsuits designed to intimidate people into a hefty payment, the creeping expansion of copyright can inspire as much dread as any monster on the big screen. Thatâs why this pack includes a few trolls and creeps straight from a broken copyright systemâwhere profit haunts innovation.Â
To that end, all of EFFâs work (including these stickers) are under an open CC-BY License, free for you to use and remix as you see fit.
Happy Haunting Everybody!
These frights may disappear with your message, but the fights persist. Thatâs why weâre so grateful to EFF supporters for helping us make the digital world a little more weird and a little less scary. You can become a member today and grab some gear to show your support. Happy Halloween!