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Digital Security Helpline

The Digital Security Helpline is a free of charge resource for civil society around the world. We offer real-time, direct technical assistance and advice to activists, independent media, and civil society organizations.…

Tiles List

Access Now in the News

Pegasus: NSO Group’s long history of trials and denials

Frank Andrews, Middle East Eye

20 July 2021

Access Now in the News

Business and Human Rights

Policía latinoamericana usa celulares de activistas en su contra

Leo Schwartz, Rest of World

20 July 2021

Blog

Freedom of Expression

Six months in, Biden must speed progress on digital rights

Six months into the Biden administration, more needs to be done to protect our human rights in the digital age.…

20 July 2021

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Press Releases

Freedom of Expression

Democracy under attack: Indian government’s alleged abuse of NSO Pegasus spyware

Access Now is outraged by the revelations that NSO Pegasus tools are allegedly being used to hack the private communications of thousands of people across the globe, including in India.…

18 July 2021

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Access Now in the News

Digital Security

Israeli spyware used to target journalists, activists: Report

Bilal Kuchay, Al Jazeera

18 July 2021

Press Releases

Freedom of Expression

In a win for human rights, U.S. invites U.N. racism experts for official visit

The U.S. State Department invited U.N. experts on racism to investigate systemic racism and police violence against protesters in the United States.…

16 July 2021

Blog

Internet Shutdowns

It’s time to take away Trump’s internet kill switch

U.S. President Trump’s willingness to flaunt his emergency powers could make it easier for him to shut down the internet.…

15 July 2021

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Press Releases

Business and Human Rights

Going public? Cellebrite’s tech is incompatible with human rights, investors must make a stand

As Cellebrite bids to go public, Access Now calls on stakeholders to stop this alarming deal until the company demonstrates human rights commitments. …

13 July 2021

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Blog

あなたの声が聞かれている。テクノロジーがあなたの声に耳を傾ける6つの方法

音声認識技術はしばしば人権を侵害するが、この技術がどんどん広がってきている。最近では、Spotifyが性別や感情の状態などを検知できるとする音声認識技術を開発していることを私たちは指摘した。…

12 July 2021

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Blog

They can hear you: 6 ways tech is listening to you

Voice recognition technology often violates human rights, and it’s popping up more and more. Recently we’ve called out Spotify for their dangerous voice recognition tech, and a lot more companies are up to the same shady tactics.…

1 July 2021

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Blog

Sonic surveillance: why you don’t want AI snooping on you

The threat voice recognition technology poses to our rights needs to be addressed now — before our voices become yet another piece of biometric data to be used against us. …

30 June 2021

Press Releases

Data Protection

E.U.-U.S. data flow deal possible? Third time won’t be the charm without U.S. surveillance reform

Before any E.U.-U.S. data flow deal can be considered, U.S. data access and surveillance practices must be reformed.…

15 June 2021

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