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NSO

Access Now urges the Ninth Circuit to protect encryption from NSO’s spyware

21 May 2026

Yesterday, Access Now and ten other civil society organizations filed an amicus brief in the U.S.’ Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals calling to protect encryption from NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware and to keep the lower court’s permanent injunction forbidding NSO from ever targeting WhatsApp or its customers’ devices ever again.

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Access Now urges the Ninth Circuit to protect encryption from NSO’s spyware
21 May 2026
Access Now urges the Ninth Circuit to protect encryption from NSO’s spyware
KeepItOn Internet Shutdowns 2025

Rising repression meets global resistance: internet shutdowns in 2025

31 Mar 2026

Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition documented 313 internet shutdowns in 2025 — the highest number since 2016.

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Rising repression meets global resistance: internet shutdowns in 2025
31 Mar 2026
Rising repression meets global resistance: internet shutdowns in 2025
Celebrating 10 years of Access Now Grants

Access Now marks 10 years of resourcing digital rights activism

24 Nov 2025

Access Now grants marks 10 years of funding digital rights activism globally, celebrating 10 extraordinary grantees.

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Access Now marks 10 years of resourcing digital rights activism
24 Nov 2025
Access Now marks 10 years of resourcing digital rights activism
Spyware

The U.S. has reactivated its Paragon contract  — and it should alarm everyone

15 Oct 2025
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The U.S. has reactivated its Paragon contract  — and it should alarm everyone
15 Oct 2025
The U.S. has reactivated its Paragon contract  — and it should alarm everyone
Armenia spyware victims: Pegasus hacking in war

ICE reactivates contract with previously banned spyware vendor

3 Sep 2025
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ICE reactivates contract with previously banned spyware vendor
The Washington Post ↗
3 Sep 2025
ICE reactivates contract with previously banned spyware vendor
Rightscon logo 2024

Request for proposals: production firm for RightsCon 2026

30 Jun 2025
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Request for proposals: production firm for RightsCon 2026
30 Jun 2025
Request for proposals: production firm for RightsCon 2026
Más allá de Pegasus: políticas públicas contra periodistas y sociedad civil en El Salvador

La empresa propietaria del software espía Pegasus, condenada a pagar 168 millones de dólares a Meta

7 May 2025
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La empresa propietaria del software espía Pegasus, condenada a pagar 168 millones de dólares a Meta
El Pais ↗
7 May 2025
La empresa propietaria del software espía Pegasus, condenada a pagar 168 millones de dólares a Meta
Press under Attack – Digital Strategies to Intimidate Journalists in Latin America

حكم بتغريم شركة “إن إس أو” الإسرائيلية 168 مليون دولار لاختراقها “واتساب”

7 May 2025
News
حكم بتغريم شركة “إن إس أو” الإسرائيلية 168 مليون دولار لاختراقها “واتساب”
The New Arab ↗
7 May 2025
حكم بتغريم شركة “إن إس أو” الإسرائيلية 168 مليون دولار لاختراقها “واتساب”
NSO

Court clash between Meta and NSO ends in $168 million defeat for spyware firm

7 May 2025
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Court clash between Meta and NSO ends in $168 million defeat for spyware firm
Reuters ↗
7 May 2025
Court clash between Meta and NSO ends in $168 million defeat for spyware firm
a web of connected eyes on a purple and blue background

Spyware maker NSO Group is paving a path back into Trump’s America

10 Apr 2025
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Spyware maker NSO Group is paving a path back into Trump’s America
WIRED ↗
10 Apr 2025
Spyware maker NSO Group is paving a path back into Trump’s America