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Digital Rights
Digital RightsNews

Changing tides: Adapting to the digi-verse

19 Aug 2026
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Changing tides: Adapting to the digi-verse
Alliance Magazine ↗
19 Aug 2026
Changing tides: Adapting to the digi-verse
Surveillance
SurveillanceNews

‘Unprecedented’ number of Apple users received recent spyware alert, say investigators

18 Aug 2026
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‘Unprecedented’ number of Apple users received recent spyware alert, say investigators
Tech Crunch ↗
18 Aug 2026
‘Unprecedented’ number of Apple users received recent spyware alert, say investigators
Internet Shutdowns
Internet ShutdownsNews

Sound of the silenced: voices from the connectivity crisis

18 Aug 2026
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Sound of the silenced: voices from the connectivity crisis
18 Aug 2026
Sound of the silenced: voices from the connectivity crisis
South Sudan #KeepItOn
Protest and Online Organizing
Protest and Online OrganizingNews

In Jantar Mantar protests, a model of all that’s wrong with India’s internet governance

14 Aug 2026
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In Jantar Mantar protests, a model of all that’s wrong with India’s internet governance
Indian Express ↗
14 Aug 2026
In Jantar Mantar protests, a model of all that’s wrong with India’s internet governance
Internet shutdowns typology of harm socials
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The offline messaging apps challenging internet shutdowns

6 Aug 2026
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The offline messaging apps challenging internet shutdowns
Rest of World ↗
6 Aug 2026
The offline messaging apps challenging internet shutdowns
CBE Ethiopia
Data Protection
Data ProtectionNews

Jantar Mantar protests: What is the legal recourse for doxxing victims in India?

3 Aug 2026
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Jantar Mantar protests: What is the legal recourse for doxxing victims in India?
Indian Express ↗
3 Aug 2026
Jantar Mantar protests: What is the legal recourse for doxxing victims in India?
Protest and Online Organizing
Protest and Online OrganizingNews

Preparing for disruption: offline messaging apps join India’s protest toolkit

27 Jul 2026
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Preparing for disruption: offline messaging apps join India’s protest toolkit
Channel News Asia ↗
27 Jul 2026
Preparing for disruption: offline messaging apps join India’s protest toolkit
Internet shutdowns typology of harm socials
Protest and Online Organizing
Protest and Online OrganizingNews

India’s move against Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat sparks legal debate

27 Jul 2026
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India’s move against Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat sparks legal debate
27 Jul 2026
India’s move against Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat sparks legal debate
Sweden
Cybersecurity
CybersecurityNews

A critical tool for fighting against an Orwellian future’ — Why users of this encrypted messaging app are helping keep the project alive

13 Jul 2026
News
A critical tool for fighting against an Orwellian future’ — Why users of this encrypted messaging app are helping keep the project alive
Tech Radar ↗
13 Jul 2026
A critical tool for fighting against an Orwellian future’ — Why users of this encrypted messaging app are helping keep the project alive
Sweden
Cybersecurity
CybersecurityNews

India’s crackdown on a new WhatsApp feature risks setting a global precedent

13 Jul 2026
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India’s crackdown on a new WhatsApp feature risks setting a global precedent
Rest of World ↗
13 Jul 2026
India’s crackdown on a new WhatsApp feature risks setting a global precedent
AI
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial IntelligenceNews

Can the United Nations Bring the World Together on AI?

13 Jul 2026
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Can the United Nations Bring the World Together on AI?
Tech Policy Press ↗
13 Jul 2026
Can the United Nations Bring the World Together on AI?
Image: AI's human rights impact
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial IntelligenceNews

Robot dogs, Teslas, and rescue helicopters: the UN AI Summit was a lot

10 Jul 2026
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Robot dogs, Teslas, and rescue helicopters: the UN AI Summit was a lot
WIRED ↗
10 Jul 2026
Robot dogs, Teslas, and rescue helicopters: the UN AI Summit was a lot
News

RightsCon Continues: what’s next for 2026

9 Jul 2026
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RightsCon Continues: what’s next for 2026
9 Jul 2026
RightsCon Continues: what’s next for 2026
NSO
Surveillance
SurveillanceNews

Russia used Cellebrite technology in case against activist, report says

25 Jun 2026
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Russia used Cellebrite technology in case against activist, report says
Bloomberg ↗
25 Jun 2026
Russia used Cellebrite technology in case against activist, report says
NSO
Surveillance
SurveillanceNews

Cellebrite said it cut off Russia, but Russia used is tools anyway

25 Jun 2026
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Cellebrite said it cut off Russia, but Russia used is tools anyway
Tech Crunch ↗
25 Jun 2026
Cellebrite said it cut off Russia, but Russia used is tools anyway
NSO
Surveillance
SurveillanceNews

Russia used Cellebrite phone-hacking tool to crack down on dissident after firm cut off country

25 Jun 2026
News
Russia used Cellebrite phone-hacking tool to crack down on dissident after firm cut off country
The Record ↗
25 Jun 2026
Russia used Cellebrite phone-hacking tool to crack down on dissident after firm cut off country