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Explore the 2019 RightsCon schedule, featuring 17 tracks and over 450 sessions

Browse the 2019 RightsCon schedule, featuring 17 tracks and over 450 sessions. …

Business and Human Rights

Explore the 2019 RightsCon schedule, featuring 17 tracks and over 450 sessions

Browse the 2019 RightsCon schedule, featuring 17 tracks and over 450 sessions. …

24 May 2019

Blog

The EU ePrivacy saga: no political will to protect users’ rights

In the European Union, the reform of ePrivacy legislation has stalled, yet there has never been more need for increased online privacy protections. Where do we go from here?…

22 May 2019

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Freedom of Expression

Shutdowns, surveillance, and censorship: UPR reviews highlight threats to digital rights

We joined our partners to document the human rights records of Egypt, Gambia, Iraq, and Italy.…

20 May 2019

Access Now in the News

Digital Security

WhatsApp patches vulnerability after users targeted with Israeli spyware

Date: May 14, 2019 – Author: Harper Neidig – Publication: The Hill

14 May 2019

Access Now in the News

WhatsApp Hack Aided by Spyware Linked to Human Rights Abuses

Date: May 14, 2019 – Author: Natalia Drozdiak – Publication: Bloomberg

14 May 2019

Access Now in the News

Leading industry lawyer identifies controversial gap around enforcement in NIST’s privacy framework draft

Date: May 14, 2019 – Author: Mariam Baksh – Publication: Inside Cybersecurity

14 May 2019

Blog

Digital Security

Access Now to Bulgaria and Cyprus: don’t give NSO Group license to profit from human rights violations

Access Now wrote to the governments of Bulgaria and Cyprus to request investigations into export licenses reportedly issued to NSO Group, which sells surveillance products linked to human rights violations.…

14 May 2019

Blog

Digital Security

Time to update your WhatsApp (and your surveillance laws)

Discovery of a vulnerability in WhatsApp that can be exploited via government-grade spyware underscores the need for more action to prevent use of these tools against human rights defenders and other innocent users.…

13 May 2019

Blog

Freedom of Expression

Free expression at scale: a human rights guide to content moderation

Access Now releases preliminary recommendations for content moderation and Facebook’s planned oversight board.…

13 May 2019

Access Now in the News

Freedom of Expression

Digital rights and inclusion advocacy is making impact despite challenges

Date: May 8, 2019 – Author: Babatunde Okunoye – Publication: The Guardian

8 May 2019

Access Now in the News

“Smart” doorlocks have policies that let landlords and third parties spy on you

Date: May 3, 2019 – Author: Cory Doctorow – Publication: Boing Boing

3 May 2019

Access Now in the News

THRDC calls for data protection act

Date: April 30, 2019 – Author: Francis Kajubi – Publication: IPP Media

30 April 2019

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