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قرار مجلس الإشراف بفيسبوك خطوة في الاتجاه الصحيح، ولكنه يبقى غير كافٍ
Read in English / للقراءة بالانجليزية يُعتبر آخر قرار اتّخذه مجلس الإشراف الخاص ب”فيسبوك” أمرًا مرحّبا به، ولكنّه غير كافٍ، وقد جاء هذا القرار على خلفية ازالة المحتوى غير المبرّر الذي مارسته منصة فيسبوك في علاقة بالأخبار المتعلّقة بالجولة الأخيرة…
24 September 2021
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Colombia’s mandatory CoronApp violates people’s privacy and freedom of movement
Leer en español. People should not be forced to give away personal data to exercise their freedom of movement — but that’s exactly what’s playing out in Colombia with the contact-tracing CoronApp. As part of the fight against the app’s…
23 September 2021
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Colombia: CoronApp viola la privacidad y la libertad de movimiento de las personas
Read in English. Las personas no deberían verse obligadas a revelar datos personales para ejercer su libertad de movimiento, pero eso es exactamente lo que está sucediendo en Colombia con la aplicación de rastreo de contactos CoronApp. Como parte de…
23 September 2021
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#WhyID: Organizaciones piden al gobierno de México detener la identificación digital biométrica
Read in English. A través de una carta conjunta, Access Now, Red en Defensa de los Derechos Digitales (R3D), Privacy International y más de 20 organizaciones más están pidiendo urgentemente al gobierno de México que detenga el proyecto de Cédula…
22 September 2021
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Unconstitutional Texas social media bill attacks human rights
UPDATE: On September 9, Texas Governor Abbott signed the bill into law. Yesterday, September 2, the U.S. state of Texas’ legislature passed a bill that aims to stop social media companies from “censoring conservative views.” This bill and others like…
9 September 2021
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Apple pausa el escaneo ‘hash’ de imágenes en dispositivos tras preocupación de la sociedad civil
Read in English. Apple pausa el escaneo de imágenes tras preocupación de distintos actores. El 3 de septiembre, Apple confirmó que “tomará tiempo adicional en los próximos meses para recopilar información y realizar mejoras” antes de lanzar algunas funciones que…
8 September 2021
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Apple taking pause after civil society calls to shelve on-device image hash scanning
Apple’s plan to implement client-side scanning is not a viable or proportionate solution to Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) online. The plan circumvents end-to-end encryption and puts everyone’s privacy and security at risk by reducing individuals’ control over their own devices.…
3 September 2021
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OnlyFans stands up to financial censorship, backtracks on ban
In the face of negative attention and public outcry, OnlyFans, the U.K.-based subscription-only social media platform, suspended its plans to prohibit sexually explicit content from its platforms less than a week after announcing the change. The attempt to outlaw sexually…
26 August 2021
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Was Passenger Name Record data exploited to kidnap Belarusian journalist? Access Now calls for EU investigation
The EU should investigate if the disclosure of Passenger Name Record data aided the grounding of Ryanair flight FR4978 carrying journalist Raman Pratasevich and Sofia Sapega.…
25 August 2021
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As a contentious election nears, rights groups urge Zambia to #KeepItOn
In spite of the #KeepItOn coalition’s call for open and accessible internet, authorities in Zambia blocked access to social media platforms throughout the nation’s August 12 election, including WhatsApp and Facebook.…
20 August 2021
