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Colombia: CoronApp viola la privacidad y la libertad de movimiento de las personas

23 Sep 2021
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Colombia: CoronApp viola la privacidad y la libertad de movimiento de las personas
23 Sep 2021
Colombia: CoronApp viola la privacidad y la libertad de movimiento de las personas
data protection

Advocates to U.S. Congress: Fund FTC to combat data abuse

23 Sep 2021

Access Now joined a coalition of civil society organizations in calling on the U.S. Congress to increase the Federal Trade Commission’s funding to combat data abuse.

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Advocates to U.S. Congress: Fund FTC to combat data abuse
23 Sep 2021
Advocates to U.S. Congress: Fund FTC to combat data abuse
Digital ID Systems

#WhyID: Organizaciones piden al gobierno de México detener la identificación digital biométrica

22 Sep 2021
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#WhyID: Organizaciones piden al gobierno de México detener la identificación digital biométrica
22 Sep 2021
#WhyID: Organizaciones piden al gobierno de México detener la identificación digital biométrica
sistemas de identificación digital

#WhyID: Organizations call on the government of Mexico to halt biometric digital ID

22 Sep 2021

Access Now and 20+ organizations are calling on the government of Mexico to halt the mandatory Unique Digital Identity Card (CUID) project.

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#WhyID: Organizations call on the government of Mexico to halt biometric digital ID
22 Sep 2021
#WhyID: Organizations call on the government of Mexico to halt biometric digital ID
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Not good enough: Apple, Google bow to government pressure, censor content during Russian elections

21 Sep 2021

The Russian elections were held on the weekend, and authorities — with the complicity of Big Tech — censored the population.

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Not good enough: Apple, Google bow to government pressure, censor content during Russian elections
21 Sep 2021
Not good enough: Apple, Google bow to government pressure, censor content during Russian elections
Kazakhstan internet

Russia votes: Big Tech must keep the internet open and secure during elections

14 Sep 2021

As Russia votes, the #KeepItOn coalition is demanding Big Tech stands up for human rights, and resists government orders to censor the internet.

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Russia votes: Big Tech must keep the internet open and secure during elections
14 Sep 2021
Russia votes: Big Tech must keep the internet open and secure during elections

Apple pausa el escaneo ‘hash’ de imágenes en dispositivos tras preocupación de la sociedad civil

8 Sep 2021
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Apple pausa el escaneo ‘hash’ de imágenes en dispositivos tras preocupación de la sociedad civil
8 Sep 2021
Apple pausa el escaneo ‘hash’ de imágenes en dispositivos tras preocupación de la sociedad civil

Apple taking pause after civil society calls to shelve on-device image hash scanning

3 Sep 2021

Apple’s plan to implement client-side scanning is not a viable or proportionate solution to Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) online. The plan circumvents end-to-end encryption and puts everyone’s privacy and security at risk by reducing individuals’ control over their own devices.

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Apple taking pause after civil society calls to shelve on-device image hash scanning
3 Sep 2021
Apple taking pause after civil society calls to shelve on-device image hash scanning
Access Now theme

The internet shutdowns issue

1 Sep 2021

With support from the #KeepItOn coalition, Jigsaw is today publishing “The Current: The Internet Shutdowns Issue,” a deep-dive into internet shutdowns.

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The internet shutdowns issue
1 Sep 2021
The internet shutdowns issue
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OnlyFans stands up to financial censorship, backtracks on ban

26 Aug 2021
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OnlyFans stands up to financial censorship, backtracks on ban
26 Aug 2021
OnlyFans stands up to financial censorship, backtracks on ban