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Alerta migrante: tus datos biométricos pueden estar siendo intercambiados con EEUU
Desde hace años, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador y México cuentan con acuerdos de cooperación con los Estados Unidos de América para el intercambio internacional de datos biométricos de personas migrantes, con el supuesto objetivo de mejorar la prevención de la…
10 January 2023
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CCTV cameras will watch over Egyptians in new high-tech capital
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4 January 2023
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U.S. Congress takes additional steps to combat spyware
Access Now applauds the U.S. Congress for passing bipartisan legislation to counter foreign commercial spyware that poses a threat to human rights defenders around the world. This legislation will aid efforts to mitigate the threat posed by targeted surveillance technologies,…
23 December 2022
América Latina: Lo mejor y lo peor en derechos digitales durante el 2022
El 2022 fue un año complejo en materia de derechos digitales en toda América Latina. Algunos países lograron avances importantes en protección de datos, vigilancia masiva, privacidad y más. Pero otros cierran el año con medidas que generan gran preocupación…
22 December 2022
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Open letter: Safaricom must delete all biometric data collected unlawfully during Kenya’s SIM card registration exercise
Through an open letter, Access Now urges Safaricom to delete all biometric data collected unlawfully during Kenya’s SIM card registration exercise. …
14 December 2022
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Press under attack – digital strategies to intimidate journalists in Latin America
Leer en español Since the very first month of the year, there have been digital attacks against the press in Latin America. Outrageous revelations about the use of Pegasus spyware in El Salvador set the tone for the kind of difficulties…
12 December 2022
Press Releases
Phone contracts should not bind survivors to abusers — SAFE Connections Act needed now
Access Now strongly endorses the SAFE Connections Act, to be considered in the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee today. The legislation would make it easier for survivors of domestic violence to separate from shared phone plans that include their abuser.…
7 December 2022
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Surveillance tech: EU Commission failed to protect human rights in Africa
Access Now supports the European Ombudsman’s findings that the EU failed to ensure the protection of human rights in the transfers of technology with potential surveillance capacity via the Emergency Trust Fund for Africa.…
7 December 2022
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Prensa bajo ataque: estrategias digitales para amedrentar a periodistas en América Latina
Read in English Los ataques digitales a la prensa en América Latina empezaron este año desde el mes uno. Las escandalosas revelaciones sobre el uso del software espía Pegasus en El Salvador parecieron marcar el tono de los obstáculos a…
29 November 2022
