Privacy
We defend your right to privacy, the cornerstone for human rights in the digital age. Privacy allows us each the freedom to define our own identities, to determine how we relate to each other and the world, to explore and learn without discrimination, and to express ourselves most fully.
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Some surveillance technologies are so dangerous that they inevitably cause far more problems than they solve.
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Halt human rights abuses: Safaricom and its shareholders must ensure transparency and accountability in Kenya
Access Now, alongside several human rights organisations, is calling on the Vodacom Group, as a major shareholder in Safaricom, to launch an urgent, independent, and publicly accessible assessment into the company’s role in potential human rights violations in relation to the ongoing protests in Kenya.
Vodacom must launch an investigation into Safaricom for enabling potential human rights abuses
Vodacom must investigate Safaricom’s role in human rights abuses in Kenya, including data sharing with police and risks to user privacy and safety.
Why client-side scanning on encrypted platforms is a lose-lose proposition
Regulators worldwide have been pushing client-side scanning (CSS) as a way to examine encrypted communications. But this system still undermines people’s privacy and security by circumventing end-to-end encryption, as we explain.
High-tech Hajj: More safety but less privacy, spirituality?
Civil society warns of human rights risks in Mexico’s telecom reform
Organizaciones alertan por riesgos a derechos humanos en reforma de telecomunicaciones en México
How Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws entrap people online
As we mark the IDAHOBIT 2025, we highlight research on Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws and show how they can lead to digital entrapment and human rights violations.
NSO to pay $168 million in damages to WhatsApp for Pegasus spyware hacking
Combating digital threats to safeguard press freedom
How U.S. funding cuts expose civil society to digital attacks
Joint letter on Swedish Data Storage and Access to Electronic Information legislation
Swedish authorities must reject legislation that would force companies to undermine the encryption of their services.
Kamery na školách porušujú práva detí, sú nebezpečné aj nelegálne, myslia si odborníci
Telecom rules and metadata: how much data do telecom companies collect about users based on internet activity?
Privacidad en desplazamiento: estas son las amenazas digitales contra albergues migratorios en México
Privacidad en desplazamiento migratorio: Un diagnóstico sobre la vigilancia, protección de datos y seguridad digital en lugares de acogida de personas migrantes en México. Basado en testimonios
Rainbow-burning: how social media companies increase risks for LGBTQ+ people in Africa
Colonial-era laws and a global anti-rights movement are fueling LGBTQ+ repression across Africa. Access Now documented 214 threats on platforms like TikTok, X, Facebook, YouTube, and WhatsApp, underscoring widespread risks.