Tag: Biometrics
Access Now in the News
Afghanistan forces digital-ethics reckoning
Angela Chen, Heinrich Böll Stiftung
2 September 2021
Petition
Ban automated recognition of gender and sexual orientation
Automated recognition of gender and sexual orientation is scientifically flawed and puts LGBT+ lives at risk. The European Union has the opportunity to ban this technology and prevent such tools from being exported around the world. Sign now!…
6 April 2021
Blog
The EU should regulate AI on the basis of rights, not risks
Artificial intelligence and automated decision-making systems threaten our fundamental rights. Yet the EU is considering an approach to AI regulation that would substitute rights-based protections for a mere risk mitigation exercise by corporations with a vested interest in these systems. Here’s why that’s a grave mistake.…
17 February 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
Blog
Government responses to COVID-19 reinforce the need to ask — #WhyID?
The ongoing global health crisis has demonstrated with painful clarity the risks posed by digital identity systems that centralize biometric data, health records, and other sensitive personal information. It is essential that governments, development agencies, funders, and all other stakeholders first ask the question #WhyID.…
29 April 2020
Blog
Bringing community insights on human rights priorities to world leaders in Davos
Hundreds of world leaders and CEOs, along with a small group of civil society reps, are gathering at the World Economic Forum to help shape global, regional, and industry agendas for worldwide impact. We’re bringing your message.…
17 January 2020
Press Releases
Sistema de reconocimiento biométrico en Córdoba, Argentina: pedido de acceso a la información pública
El Gobierno de la Provincia de Córdoba hizo pública una prueba experimental de un sistema de vigilancia con reconocimiento biométrico que ya está siendo implementado. Debido a la falta de transparencia y de información sobre ese sistema, la ONG de derechos humanos Access Now presentó un pedido de acceso a la información pública.…
13 November 2019
Press Releases
Access Now announces 2018 Villains of Human Rights
Our Villain Awards aim to shine light on the impact that the decisions of those in powerful positions can have on ordinary people, naming those who have had an especially harmful impact on human rights, and in particular on privacy and secure communications. …
19 July 2019
Press Releases
Defensores de derechos fundamentales piden al gobierno de Mendoza que detenga la compra de tecnología de vigilancia masiva
El gobierno de la provincia de Mendoza en Argentina se reunió con la empresa china Huawei para adquirir tecnología de vigilancia masiva. Organizaciones de derechos digitales enviamos una carta al gobierno para que desista y genere un debate serio, abierto y participativo al respecto.…
12 July 2018
Blog
FAQ: Elections in Iraq – what will happen to the biometric data of voters?
Iraq held its parliamentary elections on May 12, 2018, to elect a 329-member Council of Representatives. The Independent High Electoral Commission in Iraq (IHEC) decided to use an electronic voting system that integrates the collection of biometric data for…
16 April 2018