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It’s time to “broadband together” for internet access in the U.S.

13 Jul 2021 •

Access Now, Consumer Reports, and a coalition of partner organizations launched a national broadband affordability initiative where people across the United States can share information about the quality and cost of their internet connection.

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It’s time to “broadband together” for internet access in the U.S.
13 Jul 2021
It’s time to “broadband together” for internet access in the U.S.
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Going public? Cellebrite’s tech is incompatible with human rights, investors must make a stand

13 Jul 2021 •

As Cellebrite bids to go public, Access Now calls on stakeholders to stop this alarming deal until the company demonstrates human rights commitments. 

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Going public? Cellebrite’s tech is incompatible with human rights, investors must make a stand
13 Jul 2021
Going public? Cellebrite’s tech is incompatible with human rights, investors must make a stand
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あなたの声が聞かれている。テクノロジーがあなたの声に耳を傾ける6つの方法

12 Jul 2021 •

音声認識技術はしばしば人権を侵害するが、この技術がどんどん広がってきている。最近では、Spotifyが性別や感情の状態などを検知できるとする音声認識技術を開発していることを私たちは指摘した。

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あなたの声が聞かれている。テクノロジーがあなたの声に耳を傾ける6つの方法
12 Jul 2021
あなたの声が聞かれている。テクノロジーがあなたの声に耳を傾ける6つの方法
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Telenor’s exit from Myanmar leaves behind safety and human rights questions

8 Jul 2021 •

Access Now is alarmed by Telenor’s rapid exit from Myanmar, which raises serious questions about the future of rights online in Myanmar. 

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Telenor’s exit from Myanmar leaves behind safety and human rights questions
8 Jul 2021
Telenor’s exit from Myanmar leaves behind safety and human rights questions

Europe makes the case to ban biometric surveillance

7 Jul 2021
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Europe makes the case to ban biometric surveillance
7 Jul 2021
Europe makes the case to ban biometric surveillance
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At the U.N., a new push to end surveillance of protesters — and protect their lawyers

7 Jul 2021 •

Digital surveillance is threatening the right to protest worldwide. U.N. human rights expert Clément Voule is fighting for strong encryption and tight restrictions on the use of spyware. Here’s why that push is important for human rights lawyers and the activists they represent.

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At the U.N., a new push to end surveillance of protesters — and protect their lawyers
7 Jul 2021
At the U.N., a new push to end surveillance of protesters — and protect their lawyers
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Regulating e-commerce should not involve spying on consumers

5 Jul 2021
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Regulating e-commerce should not involve spying on consumers
5 Jul 2021
Regulating e-commerce should not involve spying on consumers
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They can hear you: 6 ways tech is listening to you

1 Jul 2021 •

Voice recognition technology often violates human rights, and it’s popping up more and more. Recently we’ve called out Spotify for their dangerous voice recognition tech, and a lot more companies are up to the same shady tactics.

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They can hear you: 6 ways tech is listening to you
1 Jul 2021
They can hear you: 6 ways tech is listening to you
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Sonic surveillance: why you don’t want AI snooping on you

30 Jun 2021 •

The threat voice recognition technology poses to our rights needs to be addressed now — before our voices become yet another piece of biometric data to be used against us.

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Sonic surveillance: why you don’t want AI snooping on you
30 Jun 2021
Sonic surveillance: why you don’t want AI snooping on you
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It’s time for PayPal and Venmo to come clean on account closure policies, center human rights

28 Jun 2021 •

Access Now is pressuring PayPal and its subsidiary Venmo to come clean on the opaque practices that interfere with payment systems used by millions of people daily, and place human rights at the center of its policies on account freezes and closures.

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It’s time for PayPal and Venmo to come clean on account closure policies, center human rights
28 Jun 2021
It’s time for PayPal and Venmo to come clean on account closure policies, center human rights
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