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EU member states are watering down spyware regulation

Some EU member states are attempting to block curbs on the export of surveillance equipment to abusive regimes, threatening human rights around the world.…

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There is no evidence that Internet shutdowns work

Date: November 12, 2018 – Author: Raman Jit Singh Chima – Publication: Hindustan Times

12 November 2018

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Freedom of Expression

Pakistan shuts down the internet three times in one week

Regardless of the rationale for imposing these shutdowns, all three did what shutdowns do: damage human rights, put people in danger, and hurt the economy.…

6 November 2018

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Digital Security

Indian companies tussle with courts over prized citizen data

Date: October 31, 2018 – Author: Simon Mundy – Publication: Financial Times

31 October 2018

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Digital Security

New Facebook phishing attack taking Vietnamese opposition voices offline

Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline is warning against social engineering attacks in Vietnam that target bloggers and citizen journalists writing about democracy and human rights.…

22 October 2018

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Digital Security

Australia encryption bill will weaken cyber security, warns Apple

Date: October 15, 2018 – Author: Eleanor Dickinson – Publication: CIO

15 October 2018

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Is UIDAI Looking For A Loophole In The Aadhaar Verdict?

Date: October 5, 2018 – Author: Tamanna Inamdar – Publication: Bloomberg Quint

5 October 2018

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India’s draft data protection bill needs to do more to stack up against global standards

On 15 data protection policy-making metrics, we found that the Srikrishna Committee output passed muster on four principles.…

3 October 2018

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Australia’s surveillance laws could damage internet security globally, overseas critics say

Date: October 3, 2018 – Publication: NZ City

3 October 2018

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Australia’s surveillance laws could damage internet security globally, overseas critics say

Date: October 1, 2018 – Author: Ariel Bogle – Publication: ABC News

1 October 2018

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India’s Aadhaar ruling highlights debate over “good digital identity”

Date: September 27, 2018 – Author: Catherine Cheney – Publication: Devex

27 September 2018

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Supreme Court of India rules to restrict world’s largest digital identity framework (Aadhaar) — but debate continues

The Supreme Court of India has ruled on multiple challenges raised against the Aadhaar digital ID, making key restrictions. …

26 September 2018

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Freedom of Expression

New Digital Security Act in Bangladesh deepens threats to free expression

Bangladesh’s Parliament passed the new Digital Security Act with the intention of ensuring national digital security and preventing and prosecuting digital offenses, but in practice it poses significant threats to free expression.…

21 September 2018

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