Digital Security
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Press Releases
Colombia’s mandatory CoronApp violates people’s privacy and freedom of movement
Leer en español. People should not be forced to give away personal data to exercise their freedom of movement — but that’s exactly what’s playing out in Colombia with the contact-tracing CoronApp. As part of the fight against the app’s…
23 September 2021
Press Releases
Colombia: CoronApp viola la privacidad y la libertad de movimiento de las personas
Read in English. Las personas no deberían verse obligadas a revelar datos personales para ejercer su libertad de movimiento, pero eso es exactamente lo que está sucediendo en Colombia con la aplicación de rastreo de contactos CoronApp. Como parte de…
23 September 2021
Blog
Por que a encriptação é importante: 10 fatos para combater os mitos da encriptação
Leer en español / Read in English Em todo o mundo, os ataques cibernéticos ameaçam a segurança nacional e a democracia. É por isso que a encriptação é importante: é a base para a confiança online e uma das melhores…
23 September 2021
Blog
Por qué el cifrado es importante: 10 argumentos que desmienten los mitos
Read in English / Ler em português Alrededor de todo el mundo, los ciberataques amenazan la seguridad nacional y la democracia. Por eso el cifrado es importante: es una de las mejores herramientas que tenemos para mantener seguras nuestras comunicaciones…
9 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
Blog
Four ways the international community can protect Belarusian civil society under attack
One year after Belarus’ disputed 2020 elections, government crackdowns have made it nearly impossible for civil society to operate within the country. Here’s how the international community can help.…
3 September 2021
Blog
Why encryption is important: 10 facts to counter the myths
Leer en español / Ler em português Around the world, cyber attacks threaten national security and democracy. That’s why encryption is important: it’s the foundation for trust online and one of the best tools we have to keep our private…
31 August 2021
Blog
Reporte: La persecución de la comunidad infosec en América Latina
Read in English Pocas veces es destacada la importancia de la comunidad de seguridad de la información. Su trabajo de identificar e informar sobre vulnerabilidades o debilidades en las infraestructuras digitales, como internet, el código de software y los sistemas…
30 August 2021
Brief
The persecution of the information security community in Latin America
This report aims to increase awareness of the hostile environment for security research in four Latin American countries — Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, and Mexico — and propose solutions to protect this important work.…
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