Release Type: Press Releases
Colombia: CoronApp viola la privacidad y la libertad de movimiento de las personas
Advocates to U.S. Congress: Fund FTC to combat data abuse
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.
#WhyID: Organizaciones piden al gobierno de México detener la identificación digital biométrica
#WhyID: Organizations call on the government of Mexico to halt biometric digital ID
Access Now and 20+ organizations are calling on the government of Mexico to halt the mandatory Unique Digital Identity Card (CUID) project.
Not good enough: Apple, Google bow to government pressure, censor content during Russian elections
The Russian elections were held on the weekend, and authorities — with the complicity of Big Tech — censored the population.
Russia votes: Big Tech must keep the internet open and secure during elections
As Russia votes, the #KeepItOn coalition is demanding Big Tech stands up for human rights, and resists government orders to censor the internet.
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
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.
The internet shutdowns issue
With support from the #KeepItOn coalition, Jigsaw is today publishing “The Current: The Internet Shutdowns Issue,” a deep-dive into internet shutdowns.