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Nathan White

Senior Legislative Manager

Nathan White is the Senior Legislative Manager for the Access advocacy team. A former communications director in the U.S. Congress, Nathan has shaped political and social issue campaigns across the United States and the internet. He holds a B.A. in political science from Kalamazoo College and an M.A. in global marketing, communications, and advertising from Emerson College. He’s lived, worked, and/or studied in Italy, Brazil, Turkey, and China.
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Nominate your Human Rights Heroes & Villains

11 May 2018

Every year, Access Now celebrates the heroes of human rights in the digital age, and we’re looking for nominations! We need your help to find the people and groups who are working to defend our rights.

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Nominate your Human Rights Heroes & Villains
11 May 2018
Nominate your Human Rights Heroes & Villains

Testimony before the Parliament of Australia: Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement

11 May 2018

We told members of Australia’s parliament that encryption is central to protection for human rights, the digital economy, and the preservation of cybersecurity.

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Testimony before the Parliament of Australia: Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement
11 May 2018
Testimony before the Parliament of Australia: Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement

Dirty tricks reported during Malaysian election

9 May 2018

Reports through our Digital Security Helpline indicate that the mobile phones of opposition politicians and activists are being targeted with DDoS attacks — effectively making their phones useless to communicate.

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Dirty tricks reported during Malaysian election
9 May 2018
Dirty tricks reported during Malaysian election

Access Now calls on U.S. Congress to look at companies’ decision on domain fronting

7 May 2018

Companies like Google and Amazon are capitulating to repressive regimes, harming human rights globally. U.S. lawmakers should urge them to change course.

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Access Now calls on U.S. Congress to look at companies’ decision on domain fronting
7 May 2018
Access Now calls on U.S. Congress to look at companies’ decision on domain fronting

Survey: Should the U.S. government collect social media accounts for visa applications?

4 May 2018

Can you be deported for a tweet? Maybe soon. The U.S. government needs to know what you think! Weigh in by taking our short survey.

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Survey: Should the U.S. government collect social media accounts for visa applications?
4 May 2018
Survey: Should the U.S. government collect social media accounts for visa applications?
|Vietnam: Immediately release Pham Doan Trang

Message to Google and Amazon on domain fronting: You break it, you bought it

2 May 2018

When it comes to anti-censorship tools like domain fronting, the market leaders that have the resources to fight for human rights must be just that — leaders.

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Message to Google and Amazon on domain fronting: You break it, you bought it
2 May 2018
Message to Google and Amazon on domain fronting: You break it, you bought it
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Russia: Telegram block leads to widespread assault on freedom of expression online

30 Apr 2018

Access Now joins a coalition of rights organizations in calling on Russia to stop blocking the encrypted messaging application Telegram, and to cease its broader attack on free expression online and the free press.

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Russia: Telegram block leads to widespread assault on freedom of expression online
30 Apr 2018
Russia: Telegram block leads to widespread assault on freedom of expression online

Google ends “domain fronting,” a crucial way for tools to evade censors

18 Apr 2018

Domain fronting services enable apps and services like Tor to circumvent some forms of repressive censorship and surveillance. We urge Google to reverse course.

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Google ends “domain fronting,” a crucial way for tools to evade censors
18 Apr 2018
Google ends “domain fronting,” a crucial way for tools to evade censors
India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Bill passed: “it’s a bad law”

Access Now calls for U.S. Congressional hearings on data privacy

29 Mar 2018

We’re asking the U.S. Congress to hold hearings on overbroad collection of personal information and the urgent need for data protection legislation to protect human rights.

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Access Now calls for U.S. Congressional hearings on data privacy
29 Mar 2018
Access Now calls for U.S. Congressional hearings on data privacy

Didn’t get the memo on Net Neutrality in the U.S.? Here you go.

13 Mar 2018

Your guide to what’s happening in the U.S. battle to save Net Neutrality, the principles that keep the internet open and free.

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Didn’t get the memo on Net Neutrality in the U.S.? Here you go.
13 Mar 2018
Didn’t get the memo on Net Neutrality in the U.S.? Here you go.