Transparency

Transparency

Transparency reporting is one of the strongest ways for technology companies to disclose threats to user privacy and free expression. Such reports help users understand a company’s policies and safeguards against government abuses. Disclosures illuminate the scope and scale of online surveillance, internet shutdowns, content removal, and a host of other practices impacting our fundamental rights. Investors also look to these reports to ensure that companies are upholding their duty to respect human rights.

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Transparency Reporting Index

Notably, we see stagnation in transparency reporting as the growth rate of companies publishing transparency reports has been decreasing persistently since 2013. As all companies become technology-based with possession of massive personal data, all should release transparency reports.

Latest Updates

Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ+ bill
Transparency
Transparency

Sanctions were meant to stop Russian propaganda. They’re hurting vital journalism too

4 Dec 2024
News
Sanctions were meant to stop Russian propaganda. They’re hurting vital journalism too
Columbia Journalism Review ↗
4 Dec 2024
Sanctions were meant to stop Russian propaganda. They’re hurting vital journalism too
A pathway forward for digital rights by Brett Solomon
Transparency
Transparency

OCHA: a new era for humanitarianism must include digital protection

28 Nov 2024

Access Now congratulates Tom Fletcher on his appointment as Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.

Press Release
OCHA: a new era for humanitarianism must include digital protection
28 Nov 2024
OCHA: a new era for humanitarianism must include digital protection
Myanmar VPN Ban
Connectivity
Connectivity

Apple keeps killing VPN apps upon Russia’s orders – Amnezia VPN is the last victim

4 Nov 2024
News
Apple keeps killing VPN apps upon Russia’s orders – Amnezia VPN is the last victim
TechRadar ↗
4 Nov 2024
Apple keeps killing VPN apps upon Russia’s orders – Amnezia VPN is the last victim
U.S. blocklists Sandvine for enabling digital repression in Egypt
Surveillance
Surveillance

Sandvine must make good on its commitments and stop harming human rights

31 Oct 2024

Access Now, along with partner civil society organizations and experts, demand evidence of the adequacy and effectiveness of Sandvine’s announced reforms.

Press Release
Sandvine must make good on its commitments and stop harming human rights
31 Oct 2024
Sandvine must make good on its commitments and stop harming human rights
Armenia spyware victims: Pegasus hacking in war
Surveillance
Surveillance

Sandvine now removed from U.S. entity list

30 Oct 2024
News
Sandvine now removed from U.S. entity list
The Record ↗
30 Oct 2024
Sandvine now removed from U.S. entity list
Private tech, humanitarian problems: how to ensure digital transformation does no harm
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

PMLN leaders have made false claims regarding internet in Pakistan

29 Oct 2024
News
PMLN leaders have made false claims regarding internet in Pakistan
Soch Fact Check ↗
29 Oct 2024
PMLN leaders have made false claims regarding internet in Pakistan
ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders put Big Tech on notice
Content Governance
Content Governance

Meta’s Israel Policy Chief tried to suppress pro-Palestinian Instagram posts

22 Oct 2024
News
Meta’s Israel Policy Chief tried to suppress pro-Palestinian Instagram posts
The Intercept ↗
22 Oct 2024
Meta’s Israel Policy Chief tried to suppress pro-Palestinian Instagram posts
U.S. CBP One app
Transparency
Transparency

U.S. CBP releases records on controversial CBP One app after Access Now’s lawsuit

10 Oct 2024

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency has finally released 2912 pages in documentation on CBP One app.

Press Release
U.S. CBP releases records on controversial CBP One app after Access Now’s lawsuit
10 Oct 2024
U.S. CBP releases records on controversial CBP One app after Access Now’s lawsuit
U.S. CBP One app
Transparency
Transparency

Agencia estadounidense CBP publica registros de la polémica aplicación CBP One tras demanda de Access Now

10 Oct 2024

La agencia de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de EE. UU. (CBP) publicó casi 3000 páginas de documentación sobre la aplicación para migrantes CBP One, tras demanda de la organización Access Now. 

Press Release
Agencia estadounidense CBP publica registros de la polémica aplicación CBP One tras demanda de Access Now
10 Oct 2024
Agencia estadounidense CBP publica registros de la polémica aplicación CBP One tras demanda de Access Now
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.

Publication
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
Digital Identity Systems
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
Saudi Arabia Internet Governance
Transparency
Transparency

بيان مشترك: على السلطات السعودية الإفراج عن المحتجزين بسبب تعبيرهم عن آرائهم على الإنترنت قبيل انعقاد منتدى حوكمة الإنترنت

6 Sep 2024

نطالب، بالتعاون مع منظمات المجتمع المدني، السعودية بالإفراج عن الأشخاص المحتجزين بسبب تعبيرهم عبر الإنترنت قبل منتدى حوكمة الإنترنت.

Press Release
بيان مشترك: على السلطات السعودية الإفراج عن المحتجزين بسبب تعبيرهم عن آرائهم على الإنترنت قبيل انعقاد منتدى حوكمة الإنترنت
6 Sep 2024
بيان مشترك: على السلطات السعودية الإفراج عن المحتجزين بسبب تعبيرهم عن آرائهم على الإنترنت قبيل انعقاد منتدى حوكمة الإنترنت
Myanmar VPN Ban
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

Apple’s decision in Russia is rotten to the core — restore VPNs on App Store now

2 Sep 2024

Access Now, RKS Global, and civil society partners call on Apple to immediately restore all VPN service applications previously removed from its App Store in Russia

Press Release
Apple’s decision in Russia is rotten to the core — restore VPNs on App Store now
2 Sep 2024
Apple’s decision in Russia is rotten to the core — restore VPNs on App Store now
Myanmar VPN Ban
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

Open letter to Apple: Stop censoring Runet 

2 Sep 2024

Access Now and Russian and international civil society call on Apple to restore all blocked VPN services on the App Store in Russia.

Press Release
Open letter to Apple: Stop censoring Runet 
2 Sep 2024
Open letter to Apple: Stop censoring Runet 
Myanmar VPN Ban
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

Open letter to Apple: Хватит помогать цензурировать Рунет

2 Sep 2024

Access Now и члены гражданского общества просим Apple вернуть заблокированные VPN-сервисы в российский App Store.

Press Release
Open letter to Apple: Хватит помогать цензурировать Рунет
2 Sep 2024
Open letter to Apple: Хватит помогать цензурировать Рунет
MENA Cybercrime Laws
Content Governance
Content Governance

Does the Telegram CEO arrest set a precedent?

28 Aug 2024
News
Does the Telegram CEO arrest set a precedent?
ABC Radio National ↗
28 Aug 2024
Does the Telegram CEO arrest set a precedent?