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Terrorist Content Regulation: the fight for fundamental rights isn’t over

7 Oct 2020

Ahead of a meeting of shadow rapporteurs in the trilogue discussions on the EU Terrorist Content Regulation, we provide recommendations to ensure the final text remains in line with human rights standards.

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Terrorist Content Regulation: the fight for fundamental rights isn’t over
7 Oct 2020
Terrorist Content Regulation: the fight for fundamental rights isn’t over
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EU’s top court blocks states from gathering user data for surveillance

7 Oct 2020
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EU’s top court blocks states from gathering user data for surveillance
7 Oct 2020
EU’s top court blocks states from gathering user data for surveillance

La strategia europea sull’intelligenza artificiale: stato dell’arte e scenari futuri

6 Oct 2020
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La strategia europea sull’intelligenza artificiale: stato dell’arte e scenari futuri
6 Oct 2020
La strategia europea sull’intelligenza artificiale: stato dell’arte e scenari futuri

The EU court ruling that could end EU-UK data flows

6 Oct 2020
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The EU court ruling that could end EU-UK data flows
6 Oct 2020
The EU court ruling that could end EU-UK data flows
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[bits] Netzpolitik

1 Oct 2020
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[bits] Netzpolitik
1 Oct 2020
[bits] Netzpolitik

Future EU-US data transfers? EU must push back on the US’s surveillance game

1 Oct 2020

Access Now and the American Civil Liberties Union are calling on the European Commission to press the United States to reform its surveillance laws, so that any future instrument for EU-US data transfers complies with EU law and withstands judicial scrutiny. 

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Future EU-US data transfers? EU must push back on the US’s surveillance game
1 Oct 2020
Future EU-US data transfers? EU must push back on the US’s surveillance game
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Azerbaijani authorities disrupt internet nationwide amid Nagorno-Karabakh clashes

29 Sep 2020
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Azerbaijani authorities disrupt internet nationwide amid Nagorno-Karabakh clashes
29 Sep 2020
Azerbaijani authorities disrupt internet nationwide amid Nagorno-Karabakh clashes

Country-wide internet disruptions reported in Azerbaijan

27 Sep 2020
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Country-wide internet disruptions reported in Azerbaijan
27 Sep 2020
Country-wide internet disruptions reported in Azerbaijan

Op-ed: Egypt’s rising digital authoritarianism

24 Sep 2020

Al Jazeera: Dangerously vague and overly broad legislation forms part of the wide toolkit for digital authoritarianism that violates internationally-recognised human rights principles in Egypt. They are putting women and members of feminist and LGBTQ communities at a growing risk of persecution.

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Op-ed: Egypt’s rising digital authoritarianism
24 Sep 2020
Op-ed: Egypt’s rising digital authoritarianism
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Sandvine, Francisco Partners facing mounting pressure for accountability around censorship tools

23 Sep 2020

Access Now, CPJ, EFF, and digital security experts Ron Deibert and Christopher Parsons are calling on California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to look into the activities of Sandvine and its owners Francisco Partners for potential legal violations arising out of their contracts with Belarus.

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Sandvine, Francisco Partners facing mounting pressure for accountability around censorship tools
23 Sep 2020
Sandvine, Francisco Partners facing mounting pressure for accountability around censorship tools