Region: North America

One year after Joe Biden became President of the United States, has he made progress on digital rights? It’s a mixed bag.

Access Now and partners applaud the U.S. Congress for passing legislation that directs the U.S. State Department to develop a list of spyware purveyors to avoid doing business with because of their poor human rights records.

Amazon Ring video doorbells are amplifying discrimination, one sensor at a time. We unpack how Ring-police partnerships threaten human rights and what you can do to combat surveillance.

Access Now and a coalition of civil society organizations filed an amicus brief in support of New York’s Affordable Broadband Act (ABA).

Access Now opposes the U.S state of Texas’ social media bill that undermines First Amendment protections and attacks human rights.

Access Now is correcting the record on the Massachusetts Information Privacy Act (MIPA) — a key initiative to protect people’s privacy.

Access Now applauds the U.S. government for blocklisting NSO Group, Candiru, and other companies complicit in human rights abuses around the world.

Access Now is calling on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to protect privacy and civil rights.

At long last, U.S. President Biden has nominated public interests advocates to lead the Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.