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In a victory for Net Neutrality in India, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today banned discriminatory pricing for data, including “zero rating” services. The decision comes in the context of a global push to enshrine and protect strong Net Neutrality rules worldwide. …
8 February 2016
The European Commission has announced a new agreement to allow companies like Facebook to transfer users’ data between the E.U. and U.S. It’s not clear whether this “E.U.-U.S. Privacy Shield” — formerly the “Safe Harbor” agreement — will protect privacy and withstand legal scrutiny or challenge.…
2 February 2016
Talks continue in the effort to forge a new E.U.-U.S. “Safe Harbor” data-transfer agreement. Regardless of how long it takes, robust legal reform is needed before a new agreement can be reached that could resist legal challenge.
…1 February 2016
More than 30 groups from around the world have signed an open letter to Mark Zuckerberg regarding Facebook’s recent actions concerning the Free Basics program in India. The letter urges Facebook to meaningfully and respectfully engage with Net Neutrality advocates fighting for a free and open internet across the globe.…
6 January 2016
An open letter to BlackBerry applauds the company’s rejection of government backdoors in Pakistan, and urges BlackBerry and other companies to adopt policies that respect human rights.…
22 December 2015
Dear Chief Executive John Chen and Chief Operating Officer Marty Beard, We applaud your decision to stand up for the right to privacy of users in Pakistan by pledging to leave the market because of government demands for direct access…
22 December 2015
The European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee has approved the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a text that solidifies the EU’s leadership in developing user-centric data protection rules.…
17 December 2015
Access Now joined a coalition of nearly 20 Nigerian, African, and international rights groups to deliver a letter to key officials in the Nigerian Senate, citing concerns about a new bill that threatens to criminalize free expression.…
16 December 2015
Access Now says U.S. surveillance reform is a necessary precondition to a new framework Brussels, Belgium – Earlier today, European Commissioners Věra Jourová and Andrus Ansip held a press conference on transatlantic data transfer. The Commissioners discussed guidance for transatlantic…
6 November 2015
San Francisco – Today Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey pledged his company’s support for free expression, accountability, and transparency. His statement — including an explicit mention of Politwoops, the politician accountability tool — is a clear response to grassroots pressure, including an open letter signed by 50 global groups in support of Politwoops.…
21 October 2015
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled in the Schrems case, finding that the Safe Harbour mechanism is invalid. Safe Harbour is a transatlantic data transfer mechanism enabling US companies to send data collected in the EU to the US.…
6 October 2015
Brussels, Belgium – After lawmakers reached an unclear compromise on Net Neutrality and mobile phone roaming charges earlier this year, the proposed Telecoms Single Market regulation has been submitted to the European Parliament for a final vote. In the vote…
6 October 2015
Access, EFF, and civil society and business groups filed a “We the People” petition asking President Obama to publicly affirm support for strong encryption, and to reject any law, policy, or mandate that would undermine our security.…
30 September 2015