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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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Rainbow-burning: how social media companies increase risks for LGBTQ+ people in Africa

4 Dec 2024

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.

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Rainbow-burning: how social media companies increase risks for LGBTQ+ people in Africa
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Rainbow-burning: how social media companies increase risks for LGBTQ+ people in Africa
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Data Protection
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La guerra por las nubes

2 Dec 2024
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La guerra por las nubes
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Privacy
Privacy

Critical telecom infra rules come into effect in India

29 Nov 2024
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Critical telecom infra rules come into effect in India
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29 Nov 2024
Critical telecom infra rules come into effect in India
MENA Cybercrime Laws
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

When “cybercrime” laws infringe human rights: lessons from the Arab region 

27 Nov 2024

Governments across the Arab region already use cybercrime laws to violate human rights, and the UN cybercrime convention risks making this even easier.

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When “cybercrime” laws infringe human rights: lessons from the Arab region 
27 Nov 2024
When “cybercrime” laws infringe human rights: lessons from the Arab region 
MENA Cybercrime Laws
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

قوانين الجرائم السيبرانية في المنطقة العربية: حماية للفضاء الرقمي أم قمع للحريات؟

14 Nov 2024

ورقة السياسات هذه تبسط أكساس ناو موقفها إزاء قوانين الجرائم السيبرانية في المنطقة العربية بهدف مواءمتها مع المعايير الدولية المتعلقة بالحقوق الرقمية.

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قوانين الجرائم السيبرانية في المنطقة العربية: حماية للفضاء الرقمي أم قمع للحريات؟
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Data Protection
Data Protection

Manual da Pessoa Vigiada

31 Oct 2024

O Manual da Pessoa Vigiada é um guia para ajudá-lo a navegar no sistema judiciário caso você seja detido injustamente por sistemas biométricos.

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Manual da Pessoa Vigiada
31 Oct 2024
Manual da Pessoa Vigiada
smart borders
Privacy
Privacy

EU leaders: change course and end your war on migrants

30 Oct 2024
Press Release
EU leaders: change course and end your war on migrants
30 Oct 2024
EU leaders: change course and end your war on migrants
2024 Joint civil society statement on cyber and human security
Privacy
Privacy

2024 Joint civil society statement on cyber and human security

16 Oct 2024
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2024 Joint civil society statement on cyber and human security
16 Oct 2024
2024 Joint civil society statement on cyber and human security
Big Tech and the risk of Genocide in Gaza
Surveillance
Surveillance

Big Tech and the risk of genocide in Gaza: what are companies doing?

10 Oct 2024

Big Tech is playing a central role in enabling the relentless mass slaughter and destruction unleashed in the war in Gaza.

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Big Tech and the risk of genocide in Gaza: what are companies doing?
10 Oct 2024
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EU Human Rights Agenda
Surveillance
Surveillance

Five years for fundamental rights: Access Now’s vision for an EU digital rights agenda

3 Oct 2024

As the EU’s new 2024-2029 mandate begins, we invite EU policymakers to join us on our mission of defending and extending digital rights of people and communities at risk around the world.

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Five years for fundamental rights: Access Now’s vision for an EU digital rights agenda
3 Oct 2024
Five years for fundamental rights: Access Now’s vision for an EU digital rights agenda
2024 Joint civil society statement on cyber and human security
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity

Submission to the Indian Government on the draft Critical Infrastructure rules

28 Sep 2024

We hope the Department of Telecommunications will undertake further public consultation after review of initial comments from all stakeholders.

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Submission to the Indian Government on the draft Critical Infrastructure rules
28 Sep 2024
Submission to the Indian Government on the draft Critical Infrastructure rules
UN Cybercrime Treaty: FAQ on necessary reforms
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity

Submission to the Indian Government on the draft Telecom Cyber Security rules

28 Sep 2024

We hope the Department of Telecommunications will undertake further public consultation after review of initial comments from all stakeholders.

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Submission to the Indian Government on the draft Telecom Cyber Security rules
28 Sep 2024
Submission to the Indian Government on the draft Telecom Cyber Security rules
Bigger, bolder: U.S. slaps sanctions on spyware company and executives
Surveillance
Surveillance

Submission to the Indian Government on the draft Interception rules

28 Sep 2024

We thank the Department of Telecommunications and hope they will undertake further public consultation after review of initial comments from all stakeholders.

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Submission to the Indian Government on the draft Interception rules
28 Sep 2024
Submission to the Indian Government on the draft Interception rules
UN Global Digital Compact
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity

UN Global Digital Compact: FAQ

19 Sep 2024

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.

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UN Global Digital Compact: FAQ
19 Sep 2024
UN Global Digital Compact: FAQ
2024 Joint civil society statement on cyber and human security
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Digital Identity Systems

Open letter to European Commission: the dangers of age verification proposals to fundamental rights online

16 Sep 2024
Press Release
Open letter to European Commission: the dangers of age verification proposals to fundamental rights online
16 Sep 2024
Open letter to European Commission: the dangers of age verification proposals to fundamental rights online
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Privacy
Privacy

Access Now welcomes first set of amendments to Australia’s Privacy Act, but more needs to be done

13 Sep 2024
Press Release
Access Now welcomes first set of amendments to Australia’s Privacy Act, but more needs to be done
13 Sep 2024
Access Now welcomes first set of amendments to Australia’s Privacy Act, but more needs to be done