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Rand Hammoud

Surveillance Campaigns Lead

Rand Hammoud is the Surveillance Campaigns Lead driving Access Now’s international campaign efforts in the fight against rights-abusing surveillance laws, technologies, and practices, with a particular focus on spyware and targeted surveillance tech, along with biometric surveillance. Rand is a human rights researcher and campaigner previously working at Amnesty International, where she covered a number of portfolios on the MENA region, including Syria, Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon. Previously, Rand also worked as a humanitarian field officer responding to the refugee crisis in Lebanon. She holds a bachelor degree from the Lebanese American University in Political Science/International Affairs with a dual-minor in Economics and Conflict Analysis & Resolution.

Armenia spyware victims: Pegasus hacking in war

Civil society calls on the Polish Presidency to lead the EU in combating spyware abuse

17 Dec 2024

Alongside 13 civil society organisations, we call on the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union to prioritise action against spyware misuse.

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Civil society calls on the Polish Presidency to lead the EU in combating spyware abuse
17 Dec 2024
Civil society calls on the Polish Presidency to lead the EU in combating spyware abuse
U.S. blocklists Sandvine for enabling digital repression in Egypt

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.

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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
Proceed with caution: Sandvine removed from U.S. Entity List

Proceed with caution: Sandvine removed from U.S. Entity List despite poor human rights track record, Access Now urges continued scrutiny

23 Oct 2024
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Proceed with caution: Sandvine removed from U.S. Entity List despite poor human rights track record, Access Now urges continued scrutiny
23 Oct 2024
Proceed with caution: Sandvine removed from U.S. Entity List despite poor human rights track record, Access Now urges continued scrutiny
Bigger, bolder: U.S. slaps sanctions on spyware company and executives

Actions speak louder than words: U.S. slaps strong new sanctions on spyware company and executives

18 Sep 2024

The U.S. government sanctioned individuals associated with the Intellexa consortium. Access Now urges additional action to further rein in the unchecked surveillance tech industry.

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Actions speak louder than words: U.S. slaps strong new sanctions on spyware company and executives
18 Sep 2024
Actions speak louder than words: U.S. slaps strong new sanctions on spyware company and executives
Bigger, bolder: U.S. slaps sanctions on spyware company and executives

Civil society joint statement on the use of surveillance spyware in the EU and beyond

4 Sep 2024

Access Now, CDT, and a coalition of civil society organisations call on EU institutions to regulate spyware technologies in the new legislative term.

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Civil society joint statement on the use of surveillance spyware in the EU and beyond
4 Sep 2024
Civil society joint statement on the use of surveillance spyware in the EU and beyond
Civil Society Pegasus Spyware

Exiled, then spied on: Civil society in Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland targeted with Pegasus spyware

30 May 2024

At least seven more Russian, Belarusian, Latvian, and Israeli journalists and activists have been targeted with Pegasus within the EU.

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Exiled, then spied on: Civil society in Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland targeted with Pegasus spyware
30 May 2024
Exiled, then spied on: Civil society in Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland targeted with Pegasus spyware
Bigger, bolder: U.S. slaps sanctions on spyware company and executives

Bigger, bolder: U.S. slaps sanctions on spyware company and executives

7 Mar 2024
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Bigger, bolder: U.S. slaps sanctions on spyware company and executives
7 Mar 2024
Bigger, bolder: U.S. slaps sanctions on spyware company and executives
Image of the investigation report on how Pegasus crushes civic space in Jordan

New spyware attacks exposed: civil society targeted in Jordan

1 Feb 2024

A new joint investigation reveals the widespread use of Israeli-owned NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware in Jordan.

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New spyware attacks exposed: civil society targeted in Jordan
1 Feb 2024
New spyware attacks exposed: civil society targeted in Jordan
spyware

Spyware in Serbia: civil society under attack

28 Nov 2023

Access Now and our partners have discovered that civil society in Serbia have been targeted with invasive spyware technology. Here’s what we know.

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Spyware in Serbia: civil society under attack
28 Nov 2023
Spyware in Serbia: civil society under attack
Palestine Israel Digital Ceasefire; Gaza’s internet

دعوة مفتوحة من منظمات حقوق الإنسان لوقف فوري لإطلاق النار على الأرض ورقمياً في غزة، وبحق  الفلسطينيين/ات حول العالم

23 Oct 2023

نحن، مجموعة من مؤسسات المجتمع المدني ومنظمات حقوق الإنسان الرقمية، ننضم إلى الدعوة المفتوحة للوقف الفوري لإطلاق النار في غزة.

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دعوة مفتوحة من منظمات حقوق الإنسان لوقف فوري لإطلاق النار على الأرض ورقمياً في غزة، وبحق  الفلسطينيين/ات حول العالم
23 Oct 2023
دعوة مفتوحة من منظمات حقوق الإنسان لوقف فوري لإطلاق النار على الأرض ورقمياً في غزة، وبحق  الفلسطينيين/ات حول العالم