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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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Some surveillance technologies are so dangerous that they inevitably cause far more problems than they solve.

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European Ombudsman surveillance
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence

Shaping the next 20 years of digital rights in Europe

20 Mar 2023

As we mark the 20th anniversary of EDRi, the European Digital Rights network, it’s an apt moment to reflect on the story of digital rights in Europe so far, and to ask the question: how can we better equip Europe for the human rights challenges of the digital age?

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Shaping the next 20 years of digital rights in Europe
20 Mar 2023
Shaping the next 20 years of digital rights in Europe
Release Salma al-Shehab
Content Governance
Content Governance

Open letter: Ghana’s new anti-LGBTQ+ bill threatens human rights

16 Mar 2023

Through an open letter, Access Now and partners call on Ghana’s Parliament to immediately reject the new anti-LGBTQ+ bill.

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Open letter: Ghana’s new anti-LGBTQ+ bill threatens human rights
16 Mar 2023
Open letter: Ghana’s new anti-LGBTQ+ bill threatens human rights
Release Salma al-Shehab
Content Governance
Content Governance

Put human rights first: Ghana’s parliament must reject repressive anti-LGBTQ+ bill

16 Mar 2023

Access Now and partners call on Ghana’s parliament to immediately reject the new repressive anti-LGBTQ+ bill.

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Put human rights first: Ghana’s parliament must reject repressive anti-LGBTQ+ bill
16 Mar 2023
Put human rights first: Ghana’s parliament must reject repressive anti-LGBTQ+ bill
Exigimos que las personas puedan #MigrarSinVigilancia: ¡No a la recolección e intercambio masivo de datos biométricos de personas migrantes!
Digital Identity Systems
Digital Identity Systems

Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador se abstienen de entregar información sobre el tratamiento de datos biométricos de personas migrantes

10 Mar 2023

Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador denegaron información sobre los acuerdos para el tratamiento de datos biométricos de personas migrantes.

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Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador se abstienen de entregar información sobre el tratamiento de datos biométricos de personas migrantes
10 Mar 2023
Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador se abstienen de entregar información sobre el tratamiento de datos biométricos de personas migrantes
I Love Digital Rights Social Card
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

Technology for Democracy at the second U.S. Summit: an update on our progress

23 Feb 2023
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Technology for Democracy at the second U.S. Summit: an update on our progress
23 Feb 2023
Technology for Democracy at the second U.S. Summit: an update on our progress
Victoria en La Victoria: Municipalidad de Perú sancionada por uso ilegítimo de datos personales
Privacy
Privacy

How Union budget 2023 may foster greater violations of privacy

12 Feb 2023
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How Union budget 2023 may foster greater violations of privacy
Namrata Maheshwari ↗
12 Feb 2023
How Union budget 2023 may foster greater violations of privacy
Focused View
Data Protection
Data Protection

TikTok accused by privacy watchdog of tracking user emotions to sell advertising slots

10 Feb 2023
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TikTok accused by privacy watchdog of tracking user emotions to sell advertising slots
Damien Black ↗
10 Feb 2023
TikTok accused by privacy watchdog of tracking user emotions to sell advertising slots
ITFlows artificial intelligence
Privacy
Privacy

EU negotiations on AI systems must #ProtectNotSurveil people on the move

9 Feb 2023

Access Now calls on the European Parliament to #ProtectNotSurveil people on the move in the Artificial Intelligence Act.

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EU negotiations on AI systems must #ProtectNotSurveil people on the move
9 Feb 2023
EU negotiations on AI systems must #ProtectNotSurveil people on the move
Myanmar coup
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

လူမှုကွန်ရက် အသုံးပြုသူများကို စစ်ကောင်စီ ပိုမို ခြိမ်းခြောက်လာ

7 Feb 2023
News
လူမှုကွန်ရက် အသုံးပြုသူများကို စစ်ကောင်စီ ပိုမို ခြိမ်းခြောက်လာ
7 Feb 2023
လူမှုကွန်ရက် အသုံးပြုသူများကို စစ်ကောင်စီ ပိုမို ခြိမ်းခြောက်လာ
Focused View
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence

Privacy first: TikTok’s “Focused View” needs immediate review

7 Feb 2023

Access Now is demanding TikTok clarifies how it applies EU laws and human rights safeguards when using its new feature, “Focused View.”

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Privacy first: TikTok’s “Focused View” needs immediate review
7 Feb 2023
Privacy first: TikTok’s “Focused View” needs immediate review
Focused View
Data Protection
Data Protection

Open letter: TikTok’s ‘Focused View’ feature must respect human rights law

7 Feb 2023

In an open letter, Access Now is demanding TikTok clarifies how it applies human rights law when using its new feature, “Focused View.”

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Open letter: TikTok’s ‘Focused View’ feature must respect human rights law
7 Feb 2023
Open letter: TikTok’s ‘Focused View’ feature must respect human rights law
Tunisia protest
Data Protection
Data Protection

Tunisia’s government must open the Mobile ID black box

6 Feb 2023

Tunisia’s Mobile ID program is opaque and risks undermining users’ data protection and privacy. The government must share details of the program to foster trust and transparency.

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Tunisia’s government must open the Mobile ID black box
6 Feb 2023
Tunisia’s government must open the Mobile ID black box
Access Now welcomes the European Parliament's position on the Regulation on political ads
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

European Parliament takes important step to protect privacy and freedom of expression in political ads legislation

2 Feb 2023

Access Now welcomes the European Parliament’s position on the Regulation on political ads, but calls for stronger protective language.

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European Parliament takes important step to protect privacy and freedom of expression in political ads legislation
2 Feb 2023
European Parliament takes important step to protect privacy and freedom of expression in political ads legislation
AI Act
Privacy
Privacy

Θα καταφέρει η ΕΕ να οριοθετήσει τους κινδύνους της τεχνητής νοημοσύνης;

26 Jan 2023
News
Θα καταφέρει η ΕΕ να οριοθετήσει τους κινδύνους της τεχνητής νοημοσύνης;
26 Jan 2023
Θα καταφέρει η ΕΕ να οριοθετήσει τους κινδύνους της τεχνητής νοημοσύνης;
Algorithmic accountability
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

Dnevnik – Cela emisija

24 Jan 2023
News
Dnevnik – Cela emisija
24 Jan 2023
Dnevnik – Cela emisija
ITFlows artificial intelligence
Privacy
Privacy

ChatGPT is the talk of Davos

20 Jan 2023
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ChatGPT is the talk of Davos
20 Jan 2023
ChatGPT is the talk of Davos