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.
Ban Biometric Surveillance
Some surveillance technologies are so dangerous that they inevitably cause far more problems than they solve.
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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.
La guerra por las nubes
Critical telecom infra rules come into effect in India
When “cybercrime” laws infringe human rights: lessons from the Arab region
Governments across the Arab region already use cybercrime laws to violate human rights, and the UN cybercrime convention risks making this even easier.
قوانين الجرائم السيبرانية في المنطقة العربية: حماية للفضاء الرقمي أم قمع للحريات؟
ورقة السياسات هذه تبسط أكساس ناو موقفها إزاء قوانين الجرائم السيبرانية في المنطقة العربية بهدف مواءمتها مع المعايير الدولية المتعلقة بالحقوق الرقمية.
Manual da Pessoa Vigiada
O Manual da Pessoa Vigiada é um guia para ajudá-lo a navegar no sistema judiciário caso você seja detido injustamente por sistemas biométricos.
EU leaders: change course and end your war on migrants
2024 Joint civil society statement on cyber and human security
Big Tech and the risk of genocide in Gaza: what are companies doing?
Big Tech is playing a central role in enabling the relentless mass slaughter and destruction unleashed in the war in Gaza.
Five years for fundamental rights: Access Now’s vision for an EU digital rights agenda
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.