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If you haven't already go to this link (Probably need to be logged into Amazon):

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/charity/change.html?ie=UTF8&ref_...

And select EFF as your Smile charity. THEN get the browser extension to automatically redirect you to the Smile link:

Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/smile-always/jgpmh...

Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/amazonsmilere...

EDIT: I only use the chrome extension, if someone has a better FF extension just let me know and I'll change the link, that was the first one I found.

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To give $50 to a charity through Amazon Smile, you'd have to spend $10K. Still pretty nice of Amazon I guess, but if you'd rather not deal with the extra Amazon Smile extensions and junk, most people could just do a $5 or $10 to the EFF and be done.

I know it's not a magic bullet but it's something. That said, I strongly suggest donating to the EFF directly as well (or better yet on a repeating schedule as it lets them plan better).

I saw something really good on LessWrong the other day. There's a link you can follow so that 5% (10x more than the 0.5% from Smile) gets donated to charity. I think it uses the affiliate link system, but I haven't really looked into it. This LW post explains it:

http://lesswrong.com/lw/lb4/shop_for_charity_how_to_earn_pro...

It's not the EFF, but if you believe in GiveWell, it's a fantastic way to make a sizable (and mostly passive) positive impact.

And the best part: It's stackable with Smile. Presumably, EFF could set the same thing up. (I believe Scott Alexander of SlateStarCodex.com has one set up to support his site as well, so it can't be that hard or restrictive)

it's a minor URL change, not some major habit change.

For those who prefer the Free Sotfware Fundation, it is also available on the list.

Link for those interested: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/charity/change.html?ie=UTF8&ref_...

I use that FF extension and have no complaints. The best thing I can say about it is that I never notice it, but it always does seem to put me on smile.

"Read and change all your data on all websites". No thanks to the Chrome extension, but EFF is now my charity on Amazon Smile at least.

Much like Android, Chrome does not have very fine-grained permissions. On the plus side, it's pretty much just a zip file so it's easy to open it up and see what it's actually doing.

Unfortunately, that's the permission level required to allow rerouting (changing the url of amazon.com/.../foo => smile.amazon.com/.../foo)

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