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Europe makes the case to ban biometric surveillance
Matt Burgess, Wired
7 July 2021
Blog
At the U.N., a new push to end surveillance of protesters — and protect their lawyers
Digital surveillance is threatening the right to protest worldwide. U.N. human rights expert Clément Voule is fighting for strong encryption and tight restrictions on the use of spyware. Here’s why that push is important for human rights lawyers and the activists they represent.…
7 July 2021
Press Releases
It’s time for PayPal and Venmo to come clean on account closure policies, center human rights
Access Now is pressuring PayPal and its subsidiary Venmo to come clean on the opaque practices that interfere with payment systems used by millions of people daily, and place human rights at the center of its policies on account freezes and closures.…
28 June 2021
Press Releases
The Indian government’s torrent of digital censorship, intimidation must stop
Access Now is calling on the Government of India to end its wave of digital censorship and intimidation, including immediately withdrawing its new rules for governing content and communications online.…
10 June 2021