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RightsCon spotlight: “The Privatised Panopticon: Workers’ Surveillance in the Digital Age”

4 Jun 2021 •

In a session with European Digital Rights at RightsCon, we will explore how surveillance technology can make your workplace function like a prison: a privatised panopticon that threatens labour movements and undermines human rights.

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RightsCon spotlight: “The Privatised Panopticon: Workers’ Surveillance in the Digital Age”
4 Jun 2021
RightsCon spotlight: “The Privatised Panopticon: Workers’ Surveillance in the Digital Age”

Prohibiting discriminatory algorithms: U.S. Congress has a plan

27 May 2021 •

Access Now is proud to endorse the Algorithmic Justice and Online Platform Transparency Act of 2021, introduced by U.S. Senator Markey and Representative Matsui. The bill would help protect marginalized communities from discrimination online and increase transparency into websites’ systems of content promotion and moderation.

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Prohibiting discriminatory algorithms: U.S. Congress has a plan
27 May 2021
Prohibiting discriminatory algorithms: U.S. Congress has a plan
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Spotify, no nos espíes: la coalición global de más de 170 músicos y grupos de derechos humanos toma una posición

19 May 2021 •

Access Now, Fight for the Future, Union of Musicians and Allied Workers, y una coaliciĂłn de mĂşsicos y organizaciones de derechos humanos de todo el mundo enviaron una carta a Spotify pidiendo a la empresa que se comprometa pĂşblicamente a nunca utilizar, licenciar, vender o monetizar su nueva patente de tecnologĂ­a de reconocimiento de voz.

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Spotify, no nos espíes: la coalición global de más de 170 músicos y grupos de derechos humanos toma una posición
19 May 2021
Spotify, no nos espíes: la coalición global de más de 170 músicos y grupos de derechos humanos toma una posición

Spotify, don’t spy: global coalition of 180+ musicians and human rights groups take a stand against speech-recognition technology

19 May 2021 •

Access Now, Fight for the Future, Union of Musicians and Allied Workers, and a global coalition of musicians and human rights organizations call on Spotify to never use, license, sell, or monetize its new speech-recognition patent technology.

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Spotify, don’t spy: global coalition of 180+ musicians and human rights groups take a stand against speech-recognition technology
19 May 2021
Spotify, don’t spy: global coalition of 180+ musicians and human rights groups take a stand against speech-recognition technology
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Q&A: What’s the point of automated gender recognition software?

13 May 2021
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Q&A: What’s the point of automated gender recognition software?
13 May 2021
Q&A: What’s the point of automated gender recognition software?
AI Action Summit

Intelligence artificielle “très risquĂ©e”, “trop risquĂ©e” : l’Europe veut mieux encadrer les usages

23 Apr 2021
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Intelligence artificielle “très risquĂ©e”, “trop risquĂ©e” : l’Europe veut mieux encadrer les usages
23 Apr 2021
Intelligence artificielle “très risquĂ©e”, “trop risquĂ©e” : l’Europe veut mieux encadrer les usages
AI Action Summit

Europe’s proposed limits on AI would have Global Consequences

21 Apr 2021
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Europe’s proposed limits on AI would have Global Consequences
21 Apr 2021
Europe’s proposed limits on AI would have Global Consequences
AI Action Summit

EU takes minimal steps to regulate harmful AI systems, must go further to protect fundamental rights

21 Apr 2021 •

The European Commission just launched its Regulation on a European approach for Artificial Intelligence. Unfortunately, the new proposal falls short of meeting the minimum requirements needed to safeguard human rights in the EU.

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EU takes minimal steps to regulate harmful AI systems, must go further to protect fundamental rights
21 Apr 2021
EU takes minimal steps to regulate harmful AI systems, must go further to protect fundamental rights

EU set to release artificial intelligence legislation

16 Apr 2021
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EU set to release artificial intelligence legislation
16 Apr 2021
EU set to release artificial intelligence legislation
AI Action Summit

EU urged to ban ‘discriminatory’ AI tools that detect gender or sexuality

16 Apr 2021
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EU urged to ban ‘discriminatory’ AI tools that detect gender or sexuality
16 Apr 2021
EU urged to ban ‘discriminatory’ AI tools that detect gender or sexuality