Category: Digital Security

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Más allá de Pegasus: Las amenazas de las nuevas políticas en el El Salvador

Press Releases

End the impunity: police surveillance and hacking in India must be eradicated

The Indian parliament and the judiciary must immediately initiate independent and transparent investigations into illegal hacking and surveillance. …

17 June 2022

RightsCon session videos

Press Releases

Business and Human Rights

RightsCon 2022: from internet shutdowns to digital repression, session videos now publicly available

Access Now recently hosted the 11th edition of RightsCon. Watch many of the session videos — now available on Access Now’s YouTube channel. …

15 June 2022

Image: Myanmar coup one-year anniversary

Press Releases

UN Experts join civil society in condemning Myanmar military’s “digital dictatorship” and call for Member State action

Access Now supports UN human rights experts’ condemnation of the Myanmar military’s efforts to cement a “digital dictatorship.”…

7 June 2022

Protect people in Ukraine from cyber threats

Blog

Business and Human Rights

Updates: Digital rights in the Russia-Ukraine conflict

See Access Now’s latest updates on the rapidly evolving Russia-Ukraine conflict.…

7 June 2022

cert-in directions

Press Releases

Digital Security

India’s CERT-In must withdraw April Directions and strengthen privacy and cybersecurity

Access Now and a coalition of organisations and individuals are urging India’s CERT-In to withdraw the April Directions.…

1 June 2022

surveillance hacking pegasus

Access Now in the News

Business and Human Rights

What is spyware and should the industry be shut down?

CapeTalk

26 May 2022

Amazon: terminen contrato HART

Press Releases

Digital Identity

Civil society to Amazon: Terminate your contract to host dangerous U.S. DHS biometric database

Access Now and a coalition of rights organizations urge Amazon Web Services to end its HART database contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.…

24 May 2022

Amazon: terminen contrato HART

Press Releases

Business and Human Rights

Sociedad civil a Amazon: Terminen su contrato para alojar la peligrosa base de datos biométrica del DHS de EE. UU.

Read in English. Hoy, Access Now, Immigrant Defense Project, Just Futures Law y más de 35 organizaciones de derechos humanos enviamos una carta a Amazon Web Services (AWS) para pedirle a la compañía que termine su acuerdo para albergar la…

24 May 2022

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Blog

Digital Security

Access Now Grants: How we support the activists who defend our rights during conflict and crisis

In 2021, Access Now Grants supported grassroots, frontline, and feminist digital rights organizations and human rights defenders. …

23 May 2022

On Monday, a U.S. appeals court allowed WhatsApp’s lawsuit against Israeli spyware firm NSO Group to advance.

Press Releases

Business and Human Rights

Human rights leaders at Davos 2022: spyware is a weapon — PRESS CONFERENCE

Date and time: Wednesday 25 May, 2022, 10:15 – 10:45 CET…

23 May 2022

WEF spyware

Blog

As the WEF meets, pressure is on the world’s powerbrokers to shut down the spyware industry

As the industry’s big players meet at the WEF in Davos this week, they must seize this opportunity to shut down the spyware industry. …

23 May 2022

internet shutdown

Press Releases

Freedom of Expression

Letter to U.K. government: Do not disrupt internet access in Russia or Belarus

Access Now and a coalition of human rights organizations are calling on the U.K. government to ensure sanctions do not disrupt internet access in Russia or Belarus.…

20 May 2022

RightsCon session videos

Press Releases

Business and Human Rights

Congratulations, Fanny Hidvégi! Access Now’s Europe Policy and Advocacy Director a POLITICO Europe tech Visionary

Access Now congratulates Fanny Hidvégi, Europe Policy and Advocacy Director, who is being recognised in POLITICO Europe’s annual ranking of the 28 power players behind Europe’s tech revolution.…

18 May 2022

internet gateway

Press Releases

Freedom of Expression

Cambodia should scrap rights-abusing National Internet Gateway

Access Now and a coalition of rights organizations call on Cambodia to revoke plans to establish an internet gateway. …

16 May 2022

Artificial intelligence image AI

Press Releases

EU Parliament’s draft of AI Act: predictive policing is banned, but work remains to protect people’s rights

Access Now welcomes banning individual risk assessment for predictive policing in the AI Act, but other practices that undermine human rights are omitted. …

4 May 2022

cert-in directions

Consultation/Comment

Digital Security

Access Now contribution to the UN Ad Hoc Committee on Cybercrime

Access Now contribution to UN Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communication Technologies for Criminal Purposes.

27 April 2022

Spyware

Press Releases

Alto a Pegasus: Costa Rica es el primer país en pedir una moratoria a los softwares de espionaje

Access Now apoya el llamado de Costa Rica a una moratoria global sobre los softwares de espionaje.…

13 April 2022

Spyware

Press Releases

Stop Pegasus: Costa Rica is the first country to call for a moratorium on spyware technology

Access Now supports Costa Rica’s call for a global moratorium on spyware technology.…

13 April 2022

Burkina Faso internet

Press Releases

Freedom of Expression

U.S. Treasury moves to keep Russians connected despite sanctions

In response to a coalition letter led by Access Now and the Wikimedia Foundation, the U.S. Treasury Department decided to exempt internet communications services from U.S. sanctions in Russia.…

8 April 2022

Más allá de Pegasus: Las amenazas de las nuevas políticas en el El Salvador

Press Releases

Business and Human Rights

Facing the consequences: Access Now welcomes legal action against NSO Group

Access Now welcomes a lawsuit filed against NSO Group for facilitating unlawful surveillance of French-Palestinian human rights defender, Salah Hammour.…

5 April 2022

WEF spyware

Press Releases

Victory! FinFisher shuts down

After years of civil society advocacy, notorious German spyware purveyor FinFisher shut down operations and filed for insolvency. …

29 March 2022

WEF spyware

Access Now in the News

Spyware Vendor FinFisher Claims Insolvency Amid Investigation

Ryan Gallagher, Bloomberg

28 March 2022

internet shutdown

Press Releases

Internet Shutdowns

A1 Telekom to be held accountable for violations in Belarus

Access Now supports Open Society Justice Initiative’s complaint calling for accountability filed with the OECD against A1 Telekom Austria.…

21 March 2022

internet shutdown

Press Releases

Freedom of Expression

Letter to U.S. government: Do not disrupt internet access in Russia or Belarus

Access Now and a coalition of human rights organizations are urging the Biden Administration to not disrupt internet access in Russia or Belarus.…

18 March 2022

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