Release Type: Press Releases
U.S. trade agency forces Turn to be honest about “supercookies”
Action shows cost of employing business practices that fail to respect privacy
Victory! EU court rules that indiscriminate data retention is not permissible
Blanket data retention violates fundamental rights.
Access Now welcomes Encryption Working Group’s year-end report
‘Star Wars’ is teaching a new generation that it’s impossible to keep vulnerabilities secret. The Encryption Working Group is sharing that lesson with the U.S. Congress.
Access Now issues a “menu of options” to reform warrantless mass surveillance
An open letter to tech CEOs meeting with President-Elect Trump
Remember your commitment to human rights.
#KeepItOn campaign reaches over 12 million people and delivers 45,927 signatures
We beat our target and will deliver to world leaders signed petitions from 148 countries.
Victory! The Gambia elects a new president, turns the internet back on
The election is over, the internet is back, and many voters are celebrating — including sharing the news online.
#KeepItOn: Joint letter on the internet and the election in Gambia
After worrying signs of a clampdown, groups from around the world have called on Gambia to keep the internet on during the election.
Lush and Access Now launch 404 “bath bomb” to fight internet shutdowns worldwide
40 countries. 6 languages. Nearly 1,000 stores. We’re going big with Lush to fight internet shutdowns.
Access Now notifies European Commission that Belgium’s plan for PNR system breaches EU law
Belgium’s proposed PNR plan is disproportionate, risks harming rights, and would violate European law.