
Publications

Who is shutting down the internet in 2023? A mid-year update
Since the beginning of 2023, governments around the world are discovering new reasons to disrupt internet access during key national moments.

Five years under the GDPR: An implementation progress report

Hacking in a war zone: Pegasus spyware in the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict
A joint investigation by civil society and independent researchers has uncovered hacking of Armenia spyware victims with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware.

Nowhere to turn: How surveillance tech at the EU borders is endangering lives
Surveillance tech at the EU borders is endangering lives. Authorities must #ProtectNotSurveil people on the move.

Letter to Commissioner Breton on the “fair share” consultation

حرية التعبير في تونس: اطار قانوني يشجع على السكوت
يدرس تقرير أكساس ناو الجديد الإطار القانوني والتهديدات التي تؤثر على حرية التعبير والصحافة في تونس.

Freedom of expression at risk in Tunisia: a legal framework that favors silence
Access Now’s new report analyzes the legal framework and threats affecting freedom of expression and press in Tunisia.

Access Now, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Open Net Amicus Brief (Bahasa) on Indonesia MR5 case before the Jakarta State Administrative Court
Access Now, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Open Net submits an amicus brief asserting that Indonesia’s MR5 rules violate international law and the Constitution.

Access Now, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Open Net Amicus Brief on Indonesia MR5 case before the Jakarta State Administrative Court
Access Now, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Open Net submits an amicus brief asserting that Indonesia’s MR5 rules violate international law and the Constitution.

Oral Statement – UN Global Digital Compact Thematic Deep Dives – 24 April 2023

UN AHC Cybercrime Fifth Session Access Now Remarks Item 7 discussion regarding Mechanism of Implementation 20 Apr 2023

UN AHC Cybercrime Fifth Session Access Now Remarks Item 6 discussion regarding Preventive Measures 19 Apr 2023

UN AHC Cybercrime Fifth Session Access Now Remarks Item 5 Technical Assistance 18 Apr 2023

Answer to the European Commission consultation on the enforcement of the GDPR
Access Now’s feedback to the European Commission consultation on “Further specifying procedural rules relating to the enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation.”

Recommendations for trilogue negotiations of the EU regulation on the transparency and targeting of political ads

Submission on the Revised Draft Industry Codes, under the Online Safety Act
Access Now’s submission on the revised Draft Industry Codes under the Online Safety Act.
Policy brief

Why the U.N. is focusing on digital rights during humanitarian crises
Digital rights violations enable and escalate offline violence, deepening humanitarian crises. Our latest brief recaps key developments at the 49th United Nations Human Rights Council, guiding delegates in next steps for advancing global norms and standards to protect digital rights.

Policy Brief: Nine steps to protect our data and privacy in Sri Lanka
This brief breaks down the steps necessary to ensure Sri Lanka’s Personal Data Protection Bill is a rights-respecting data protection legislation.

Policy brief: 10 facts to counter encryption myths

The persecution of the information security community in Latin America
This report aims to increase awareness of the hostile environment for security research in four Latin American countries — Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, and Mexico — and propose solutions to protect this important work.
Reports

Who is shutting down the internet in 2023? A mid-year update
Since the beginning of 2023, governments around the world are discovering new reasons to disrupt internet access during key national moments.

Five years under the GDPR: An implementation progress report

Hacking in a war zone: Pegasus spyware in the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict
A joint investigation by civil society and independent researchers has uncovered hacking of Armenia spyware victims with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware.

Le retour de l’autoritarisme numérique : Les coupures d’internet en 2021
Le rapport d’Access Now révèle les données, tendances et récits après une année de coupures délibérées d’internet.
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