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Hard(ware) questions about government hacking: what if the Bloomberg story is true?

The Bloomberg reports underscore a frightening reality: we’re not prepared for this kind of hardware attack. Governments and companies must work together to prevent them. …

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Digital Security

Hard(ware) questions about government hacking: what if the Bloomberg story is true?

The Bloomberg reports underscore a frightening reality: we’re not prepared for this kind of hardware attack. Governments and companies must work together to prevent them. …

11 October 2018

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Freedom of Expression

Access Now and global partners report to Human Rights Council on most pressing digital rights issues in Nicaragua, DRC, Qatar, Ethiopia, and Costa Rica

Our reports cover a country’s human rights obligations, developments since the last review, and pressing examples with evidence to show how rights are being violated or put at risk. …

10 October 2018

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Panama: civil society demands an open process for rushed Data Protection Bill

Access Now and other civil society organizations are urging lawmakers in Panama to suspend voting on a new data protection bill to include civil society in the debate.…

10 October 2018

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The breachbook chronicles: FAQ on Facebook’s latest privacy debacle

Here’s what you should know about the latest Facebook breach, and what the company should do now to restore trust.…

9 October 2018

Press Releases

Digital Security

Google’s failure to disclose data sharing incident breaches users’ trust

Regardless of the legal standards at play in this incident, it is imperative that users are notified of any security breach that may implicate our rights and interests. Google failed to do that.…

9 October 2018

Press Releases

Freedom of Expression

#KeepitOn: Joint letter on keeping the internet open and secure during Cameroon’s election

On behalf of the more than 170 organizations from over 60 countries, the #KeepitOn Coalition urges Cameroon authorities to keep the internet on.…

7 October 2018

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Freedom of Expression

Cameroon: Never again, or again and again?

There is an ongoing human rights crisis in Cameroon. The international community must act.…

7 October 2018

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If a U.S.-U.K. CLOUD Act agreement fails to protect our rights, the risks could go global

A new CLOUD Act agreement without added protections risks letting U.K. law enforcement use its own vast authority to demand the data of users all over the world, without a check by U.S. courts.…

4 October 2018

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Protecting our privacy under the CLOUD: what new agreements should look like

The U.S. is currently in negotiations with the U.K. regarding a CLOUD Act data access agreement. Here’s what any new agreement should have to protect our rights.…

4 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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Data protection in the United States: Here’s what we need to protect the users

These are the elements necessary to fully protect people, in the U.S. and elsewhere, in our increasingly connected world.…

1 October 2018

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Freedom of Expression

¡Separa las fechas para RightsCon Túnez! Del 11 al 14 de Junio del 2019

Access Now está emocionado de anunciar las fechas oficiales para el siguiente RightsCon, la conferencia mundial líder en derechos humanos en la era digital.…

27 September 2018

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