Release Type: Press Releases
Access Now and Amnesty International launch Toronto Declaration on human rights and artificial intelligence
Global human rights organisations Amnesty International and Access Now launched a declaration on human rights and artificial intelligence at the opening of RightsCon 2018.
The Toronto Declaration: Protecting the rights to equality and non-discrimination in machine learning systems
Open declaration by Amnesty International and Access Now, endorsed by Human Rights Watch and Wikimedia Foundation at RightsCon Toronto 2018
Joint statement: Let’s #SwitchItOn and #KeepItOn
Access Now and the Internet Society on the need to protect the core of the internet for digital rights.
European-made FinSpy malware is being used to target critics in Turkey
Today, we are releasing a report detailing the extensive deployment of FinFisher malware against activists in Turkey and beyond.
New survey reveals global sentiment towards internet access, safety, and trust
Access Now, working in partnership with RIWI, a Toronto-based technology firm, has released the initial results of the Global Internet Sentiment Survey.
Dirty tricks reported during Malaysian election
Reports through our Digital Security Helpline indicate that the mobile phones of opposition politicians and activists are being targeted with DDoS attacks — effectively making their phones useless to communicate.
Access Now calls on U.S. Congress to look at companies’ decision on domain fronting
Companies like Google and Amazon are capitulating to repressive regimes, harming human rights globally. U.S. lawmakers should urge them to change course.
تونس: مشروع قانون المعطيات الشخصية مسار مشوب بالاخلالات ومحتوى مهدد للحقوق الأساسية
Message to Google and Amazon on domain fronting: You break it, you bought it
When it comes to anti-censorship tools like domain fronting, the market leaders that have the resources to fight for human rights must be just that — leaders.
EU “fake news” strategy needs to be based on real evidence, not assumptions
We urge the European Commission not to rush into taking binding measures regarding “fake news” or “online disinformation” but rather, to take the expertise of civil liberties and digital rights experts into account.