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Know your rights: How to protect your data with the GDPR

This guide provides a step-by-step explanation of each of your rights under the GDPR and simple steps for putting those rights into action.…

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Publications

A User Guide to Data Protection in the European Union – Your Rights and How to Exercise Them

Your Rights and How to Exercise Them – A guide by Access Now.…

2 July 2018

Press Releases

Freedom of Expression

Lawyers and human rights groups write to IMF about possible breach of Cameroon loan terms

Should the International Monetary Fund give loans to Cameroon when it shuts down the internet, harming human rights and the economy?
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27 June 2018

Press Releases

Freedom of Expression

Letter to IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde on possible breach of Cameroon loan terms

Our letter highlights the fact that Cameroon has not reported its internet shutdowns, which damage the economy.…

27 June 2018

Access Now in the News

Freedom of Expression

Venezuela just took a huge step toward controlling all access to the Internet

Date: June 26, 2018 – Author: David Gilbert – Publication: Vice News

26 June 2018

Access Now in the News

Freedom of Expression

Algeria and Iraq shut down internet nationwide to stop students cheating in exams

Date: June 24, 2018 – Author: Chris Baynes – Publication: The Independent

24 June 2018

Press Releases

Carpenter ruling in the U.S. strengthens users’ privacy at a critical time for human rights

The landmark Supreme Court ruling is a victory for privacy in the digital age, and offers the opportunity to further challenge over-broad U.S. surveillance practices.…

22 June 2018

Access Now in the News

Supreme Court Says Cops Need to Get a Warrant to Get Your Phone Location Data

Date: June 22, 2018 – Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai – Publication: Vice, Motherboard

22 June 2018

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Freedom of Expression

موافقة البرلمان المصري على قانون مكافحة جرائم تقنية المعلومات، خطوة جديدة لتقنين حجب المواقع الإلكترونية والمراقبة الشاملة على مصر

تدين مؤسسة حرية الفكر والتعبير ومنظمة Access Now الموافقة النهائية، من قبل مجلس النواب المصري، على قانون مكافحة جرائم تقنية المعلومات، الذي تُقنّن مواده المراقبة على الإنترنت وحجب المواقع ومراقبة مستخدمي خدمات الإنترنت والإتصالات في مصر. وترى المنظمتان أن موافقة…

22 June 2018

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Digital Security

LGBTQI communities: proud and secure online

During Pride Month, we celebrate the many activists, journalists, human rights defenders, and community members who have helped to build a more equal and rights-respecting world, often at great personal sacrifice.…

21 June 2018

Access Now in the News

Freedom of Expression

Algeria turns off its internet to keep students from cheating on exams

Date: June 21, 2018 – Author: Rory Smith – Publication: CNN

21 June 2018

Access Now in the News

Managing privacy, building trust and protecting human rights

Date: June 21, 2018 – Author: Eric Davis – Publication: Symantech

21 June 2018

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Freedom of Expression

A double-edged sword: the internet as a tool for trans activism

The internet can empower trans activists and other marginalized communities, but it can also put them at greater risk. Here’s what you can do to support them.…

20 June 2018

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