CYBERSECURITY
Cybersecurity attacks are redefining geopolitics and the nature of contemporary warfare. Human rights defenders, journalists, and humanitarian actors are facing unprecedented digital threats, with deep impacts on democratic processes and the safety of marginalized communities. We challenge governments and businesses engaging in global cybersecurity activities to shift their focus from state control and securitization of the internet toward protection of individual rights and the safety of people and communities at risk.
Four strategies to defend encryption and our human rights
When we fight for encryption, we fight for human rights. It enables us to stay safe online, and communicate privately and freely. Yet governments keep pushing to undermine it, and Apple’s plan to bypass encryption is an alarming sign of private sector capitulation to this pressure.
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Cybersecurity
To keep us safe, global cybersecurity norms must be human-centered and protect rights
At the United Nations OEWG meetings, we highlighted the increase in cyber attacks for surveillance and the global epidemic of internet shutdowns, both of which threaten the ability to use the internet securely.
Cybersecurity
Why Latin America should protect, not persecute, information security researchers
Information security researchers help keep people safe online, yet they are being persecuted in Latin America when they should be protected.
Digital Security
Who we hurt when we attack encryption
Encryption is a vital tool for keeping human rights defenders safe from powerful adversaries. Case studies from Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline show how strong encryption makes the world safer for everyone.
Cybersecurity
Cyberattacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure and civil society violate human rights
Following cyberattacks on Ukraine and its human rights defenders, we call on the international community to help protect people.
Digital Security
Why we won’t stop defending LGBTQ+ digital rights
The world recently marked Transgender Day of Remembrance 2024; an annual moment to honor transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people who have been killed, attacked, discriminated against, or abused simply
Cybersecurity
Analysis: the Myanmar junta’s Cybersecurity Law would be a disaster for human rights
The Myanmar junta’s efforts to achieve ultimate control over civic space is continuing — through a devastating draft Cybersecurity Law.
Digital Security
Encrypt all the messages — across all the platforms
Elon Musk’s planned Twitter buyout is spurring new calls for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for messaging. Here’s why it’s both desirable and feasible to make E2EE messaging interoperable across major communications platforms, as the E.U. Digital Markets Act envisions.
Latest Updates
India’s new cyber rules for telecoms come with big privacy risks, experts say
When “cybercrime” laws infringe human rights: lessons from the Arab region
Governments across the Arab region already use cybercrime laws to violate human rights, and the UN cybercrime convention risks making this even easier.
Report cybersecurity cases within 6 hrs: DoT India notifies rules
حرية التعبير والخصوصية: حقوق محاصرة بالقوانين السيبرانية في المنطقة العربية
في ظل الارتفاع الملحوظ في استخدام القوانين السيبرانية لاستهداف المدافعين عن حقوق الإنسان والأصوات المعارضة في المنطقة العربية، تطلق أكساس ناو ورقة سياسات جديدة.
Controversial UN cybercrime treaty clears final hurdle before full vote as US defends support
Access Now’s submission on the Cyber Security Legislative Package 2024
Access Now recommends the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security on the Cyber Security Legislative Package 2024 to …
A human rights-centered approach to digital public infrastructure
Read Access Now’s recommendations for lawmakers to ensure digital public infrastructure protects human rights.
2024 Joint civil society statement on cyber and human security
White House agonizes over UN cybercrime treaty
Submission to the Indian Government on the draft Critical Infrastructure rules
We hope the Department of Telecommunications will undertake further public consultation after review of initial comments from all stakeholders.
Submission to the Indian Government on the draft Telecom Cyber Security rules
We hope the Department of Telecommunications will undertake further public consultation after review of initial comments from all stakeholders.
Joint civil society statement on the ongoing sabotage of communication devices and the resulting humanitarian crisis in Lebanon and Syria
Access Now, with Arab Alliance for Digital Rights, strongly condemns the series of malicious and indiscriminate device explosions across Lebanon and Syria.
UN Global Digital Compact: FAQ
What is the UN Global Digital Compact, why does it matter for the future of digital rights, and what are its human rights implications? Read our FAQ to know.
الأردن: سنة كاملة من القمع:دعوات جديدة لإلغاء قانون الجرائم الإلكترونية!
تدعو منظمات حقوق الإنسان المحلية والدولية الموقعة أدناه البرلمان الجديد إلى إلغاء أو تعديل قانون الجرائم الإلكترونية.
An year of abuse — Jordanian authorities must scrap cybercrime law
Access Now, Article 19, and partners urge the new Jordanian Parliament to repeal or substantially amend the new Cybercrime Law.
