Tag: Biometrics

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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

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India’s update to Aadhaar — a failure to fix the world’s largest biometrics-based national digital ID programme

The new amendment bill would undo the Indian Supreme Court’s adopted principles for protecting privacy and data security in the Aadhaar digital ID programme. …

26 June 2019

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Marianne Díaz Hernández declared “Hero” for advocating against Maduro government’s surveillance and censorship

Today, Access Now announces its selection of Venezuelan human rights lawyer Marianne Díaz Hernández as a 2018 Human Rights Hero.…

8 June 2019

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Taking it to the states: Access Now supports digital rights at the state level in the U.S.

State and local governments are arming us with legal protections against the harmful data practices that hurt human rights. We want to recognize and support that work.…

28 January 2019

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FAQ: Elections in Iraq – what will happen to the biometric data of voters?

Iraqis’ right to privacy must be protected, especially given the threats we see in the country today.…

20 July 2018

Press Releases

Argentina province in talks with Huawei over acquiring facial recognition surveillance technology

Civil society in Argentina delivered a letter to Mendoza’s government detailing concerns about the potential acquisition of Huawei surveillance technologies.…

12 July 2018

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

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Defending the right to privacy globally: 8 key recommendations for the digital age

Our submission to the United Nations on “the right to privacy in the digital age” details ways that governments can protect this fundamental right. …

25 April 2018

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National digital identity programmes: what’s next?

Our working paper on national digital ID programmes explores the human rights implications and provides lawmakers globally with policy recommendations in the areas of governance, privacy and data protection, and cybersecurity.…

21 March 2018

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Digital Security

After Meltdown and Spectre, we need better vulnerability disclosure and a stronger U.S. cyber framework

Read our comments for NIST, a U.S. agency that creates technical standards, on its framework for cybersecurity.…

25 January 2018

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Freedom of Expression

Taking a human rights agenda to Davos

More than 3,000 global leaders are gathering to discuss the theme of building a “Shared Future in a Fractured World.” Human rights should be at the center of that shared vision.…

21 January 2018

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Biometric ID vs. privacy: Tunisians win on privacy! But it’s not over yet.

Tunisians have won a major victory for privacy, beating back a proposal for a dangerous biometric ID. Here’s how it happened.…

11 January 2018

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