Access Now Blog
Press Releases
Dear U.S. Congress: Here’s why you should investigate the sale of .ORG
Access Now calls on the following U.S. congressional committee leadership to investigate Internet Society’s plans to sell control of the .ORG top-level domain — civil society’s home online — to a private venture capital firm.…
12 December 2019
Press Releases
Access Now leads U.S. coalition letter calling for rights-respecting data privacy legislation
Access Now, along with 16 leading public interest organizations, is urging leaders in the U.S. Senate to listen to their constituents and take action on strong data privacy legislation.…
3 December 2019
Press Releases
Access Now and partners organize U.S. Capitol Hill briefing on data privacy, December 11
Join us at 12 pm EST on Wednesday, December 11th for remarks by Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-9) and a panel discussion of the impact of data harvesting and abuse, as well as legislative approaches to addressing the problem. …
2 December 2019
Blog
Export bans alone won’t stop surveillance — we need a new global approach
The impact that surveillance technology has had on vulnerable individuals and members of at-risk communities demonstrates why comprehensive, systemic regulation of this industry is both necessary and urgent.…
18 November 2019