Tag: Biometrics
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tunisia: It’s time to build a community to defend our digital rights!
We invite you to join us in a series of gatherings to learn about and discuss digital rights in Tunisia.
Cinq raisons pour lesquelles le projet de loi sur la carte d’identité biométrique ne devrait pas être voté au parlement
Access Now et Draw my Science ont fait une vidéo pour vous!
Paraguay vetoes biometrics bill, but still needs better laws to protect data
To protect users’ privacy and digital security, Paraguay must pass comprehensive data protection regulation.
Tunisia’s “Aadhaar”? Read the draft law for a dangerous new ID, now in English
We’ve translated the draft law for a biometric ID in Tunisia that threatens hard-won privacy and free expression rights.
Translation of Tunisian Draft Law on Chip-Enabled Biometric ID
Access Now translated the Tunisian draft law establishing a mandatory chip-enabled biometric identity card from Arabic to English.
Sur les pas de “Big Brother”: La reconnaissance faciale risque d’incarcération pour les innocents?
Les identificateurs biométriques ont le potentiel d’être des mécanismes de sécurité extrêmement puissants, mais qu’ils demeurent une menace pour les données personnelles en cas d’intrusion.