Tag: biometric data
Press Releases
EU takes minimal steps to regulate harmful AI systems, must go further to protect fundamental rights
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.…
21 April 2021
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Mexico’s president can prevent a privacy disaster: veto the new biometric mobile phone registry
››Leer la versión en español. Update: On April 16, 2021, Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador approved the decree to implement a mobile phone registry. The decree establishes that concessionaires and permit holders will collect data, and the Federal Telecommunications…
16 April 2021
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Iris scanning of refugees is disproportionate and dangerous — What’s happening behind IrisGuard’s closed doors?
Refugees should not be required to hand over personal biometric data in exchange for basic needs such as purchasing food. However, iris scan tech is reportedly being used by the World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR) in Jordan.…
12 April 2021
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Data exposed and exploited in Middle East and North Africa, new report explores
From Ramallah to Beirut, the private data of millions is at risk. Access Now’s new report Exposed and exploited: Data protection in the Middle East and North Africa, explores the privacy dangers burgeoning in Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Tunisia.…
28 January 2021
Report
Exposed and exploited: Data protection in the Middle East and North Africa
Access Now’s latest report, Exposed and exploited: Data protection in the Middle East and North Africa, explores how a lack of strong data protection in MENA countries is leaving people vulnerable to abuse and exploitation of their most personal information.…
28 January 2021
Blog
El estado actual de la protección de los datos biométricos en Costa Rica
El 2020 inició con el escándalo de la Unidad Presidencial de Análisis de Datos que incluía datos “confidenciales”/ ”sensibles” y terminó con la instalación de 195 cámaras de reconocimiento facial en Alajuela y un proyecto de ley que autoriza la comercialización de datos biométricos ¿Qué está pasando en Costa Rica? ¿Qué podemos esperar para este 2021?…
25 January 2021
Blog
To protect privacy in the digital age, world governments can and must do more
The latest U.N. privacy resolution does not go far enough, missing the opportunity to respond firmly to the human rights threats posed by systemic racism, artificial intelligence, facial recognition technology, and other key technological and social developments.…
25 January 2021
Access Now in the News
COVID’s viral tech tools: All Hail The Lockdown
Ali Rae, Al Jazeera
9 December 2020
Press Releases
UNGA 75 Side Event: COVID-19, Surveillance, and the Right to Privacy
The United National General Assembly 75th session is in full swing, and digital rights are taking centre stage at “Protecting Human Rights During the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond: Digital Pandemic Surveillance and the Right to Privacy” co-organized by Access Now.…
2 October 2020