Business and Human Rights
We urge companies to make their practices more transparent, accountable, and rights-respecting.
Press Releases
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
Press Releases
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
Press Releases
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
Press Releases
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
Report
Surveillance Tech In Latin America: Made Abroad, Deployed at Home
This joint report details the growing biometric surveillance infrastructure in Argentina, Brazil, and Ecuador, unmasks the companies behind these dangerous products, and exposes the government policies and practices that are undermining people’s rights.…
24 August 2021
Blog
Cellebrite going public? Stop the deal!
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved Israeli surveillance firm Cellebrite’s Form F-4 Registration Statement, paving the way for Cellebrite going public with a NASDAQ listing. To smooth the process, Cellebrite published “Ethics & Integrity” statements. But the company has made no progress on demonstrating compliance with human rights. Neither investors nor NASDAQ should be swayed by these empty statements. …
23 August 2021
