Release Type: Press Releases
Alleged CIA documents show urgent need to limit government hacking
Latest WikiLeaks dump shows the danger of stockpiling vulnerabilities and failing to limit government hacking to protect human rights.
Global civil society groups call for reform of US surveillance law Section 702
Europe must suspend the EU-US Privacy Shield data-transfer arrangement unless the US Congress undertakes meaningful reform of surveillance law.
Human rights groups ask United Nations to investigate U.S. border policies
Searching digital devices and compelling travelers to hand over social media passwords is a violation of international human rights.
Open letter to telecommunications companies in Cameroon on the internet shutdown
Civil society groups pressured telcos operating in Cameroon to turn the internet back on.
Lettre aux entreprises de télécommunications au Cameroun
Open letter to telecommunications companies in Cameroon
Access Now calls on Trump administration not to focus anti-extremism programs on Islam
Discrimination against a single religious group violates the U.S. Constitution and international human rights obligations.
End the Privacy Shield: Access Now urges the European Commission to suspend Privacy Shield due to changes in US policies
Our letter asks for suspension of the Privacy Shield agreement in light of developments in the United States that cast new doubt on its capacity for protecting Europeans’ rights.
Access Now looks forward to working with U.S. House Judiciary Committee to reform warrantless surveillance
Access Now joins legal brief supporting privacy of Facebook users
A mass warrant served on Facebook related to 381 users has worrying implications for our privacy and free expression.
