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For at-risk users, privacy is vital for safety and the exercise of human rights. Our analysis examines a promising approach to protecting privacy, and how it can be used responsibly.

Access Now delivered thousands of signatures to the White House in a petition asking U.S. President Obama to call off the attack on iPhone security.

Joint statement on FBI v. Apple case by Access Now, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

A loss for Apple in this case is a loss for human rights around the world.

Access Now filed an amicus brief in the Central District of California in support of Apple.

Forcing Apple to weaken its iPhone security would set dangerous legal precedent that runs contrary to international human rights law and would give oppressive regimes political cover to demand the same authority. Access Now supports Apple and opposes the U.S. government’s actions.

The U.S. Department of Justice is asking Apple to re-engineer the iPhone operating system so it is more vulnerable to a brute-force attack, citing the need to fight terrorism. This dangerous request runs contrary to international human rights law and provides political cover for oppressive regimes to seek the same authority.

This morning eight major internet companies — AOL, Apple, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Twitter, and Yahoo! — issued a broad and powerful call for surveillance reform. The joint statement represents the strongest stance yet by U.S. internet companies on government surveillance and has the potential to shift the debate in Washington.