Tag: biometric surveillance
El Salvador: how dirty data entraps immigrants to the U.S.
The U.S. is using unreliable information from El Salvador for immigration processes, entrapping innocent immigrants. It’s time to stop dirty data-sharing agreements, reform the process, and protect people’s rights.
New analysis: companies deploying surveillance tech in LATAM lack human rights transparency
Track and target: FAQ on Myanmar CCTV cameras and facial recognition
The military junta in Myanmar is rolling out China-made CCTV cameras with facial recognition capabilities to intensify surveillance against the people.
Civil society to Amazon: Terminate your contract to host dangerous U.S. DHS biometric database
Access Now and a coalition of rights organizations urge Amazon Web Services to end its HART database contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Dictators in Egypt and Saudi Arabia love smart cities projects — here’s why
Here’s why “smart” cities projects are really surveillance projects — a dangerous tool for dictators.
Stop normalizing mass surveillance in Latin America
Foreign companies are bringing mass surveillance tech to Latin America and the general public seems to think that’s okay. Here’s why it’s not.
Human rights organizations call for dropping the draft bill introducing biometric passports and ID cards in Tunisia
Access Now and a coalition of human rights organizations call for withdrawing the project on biometric passports and ID cards in Tunisia.
Can Biden build the internet back better?
One year after Joe Biden became President of the United States, has he made progress on digital rights? It’s a mixed bag.
European Ombudsman responds to NGOs’ complaint, investigates EU’s facilitation of Africa’s surveillance network
In a win for human rights, the European Ombudsman is investigating the EU’s support for African countries to develop surveillance capabilities.
