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Sandvine, Francisco Partners facing mounting pressure for accountability around censorship tools
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.…
23 September 2020
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Trump executive orders targeting China-linked apps fail to protect privacy, harm human rights
Unilateral decrees by the Trump Administration banning transactions between U.S. persons and businesses and the firms running WeChat and TikTok would deprive millions of people of information and communication tools during a global pandemic, restrict human rights groups from reaching at-risk communities, and suppress free expression just before the U.S. election.…
18 September 2020
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Censorship tech company Sandvine’s human rights “commitments” are too little too late
Sandvine withdrawing its product support in Belarus after abuses have already occurred is a necessary but deeply insufficient gesture from a company whose investors have a long track record of failing to protect human rights. …
16 September 2020
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Privacy Shield Is Gone – What Now!?
Jennifer Baker, CPO Magazine
29 July 2020
