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RightsCon spotlight: “The Privatised Panopticon: Workers’ Surveillance in the Digital Age”

4 Jun 2021

In a session with European Digital Rights at RightsCon, we will explore how surveillance technology can make your workplace function like a prison: a privatised panopticon that threatens labour movements and undermines human rights.

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RightsCon spotlight: “The Privatised Panopticon: Workers’ Surveillance in the Digital Age”
4 Jun 2021
RightsCon spotlight: “The Privatised Panopticon: Workers’ Surveillance in the Digital Age”
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Putting a check on Big Tech: the path to accountability for companies in the 2020 RDR Index

3 Jun 2021

Once again, we’re asking some of the world’s most powerful companies to review the findings in the Ranking Digital Rights (RDR) Corporate Accountability Index and make key changes to protect people’s rights.

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Putting a check on Big Tech: the path to accountability for companies in the 2020 RDR Index
3 Jun 2021
Putting a check on Big Tech: the path to accountability for companies in the 2020 RDR Index
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Human Rights Organizations’ Response to the Adoption of the New EU Dual Use Export Control Rules

2 Jun 2021
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Human Rights Organizations’ Response to the Adoption of the New EU Dual Use Export Control Rules
2 Jun 2021
Human Rights Organizations’ Response to the Adoption of the New EU Dual Use Export Control Rules
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The time is now for the U.S. FTC to combat dark patterns

1 Jun 2021

Access Now filed comments to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that examine the variety of dark patterns and their real-life harms, and call on the FTC to take action against them.

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The time is now for the U.S. FTC to combat dark patterns
1 Jun 2021
The time is now for the U.S. FTC to combat dark patterns
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U.S. tech giants’ vise over Israel tightens despite ceasefire

31 May 2021
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U.S. tech giants’ vise over Israel tightens despite ceasefire
31 May 2021
U.S. tech giants’ vise over Israel tightens despite ceasefire

Prohibiting discriminatory algorithms: U.S. Congress has a plan

27 May 2021

Access Now is proud to endorse the Algorithmic Justice and Online Platform Transparency Act of 2021, introduced by U.S. Senator Markey and Representative Matsui. The bill would help protect marginalized communities from discrimination online and increase transparency into websites’ systems of content promotion and moderation.

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Prohibiting discriminatory algorithms: U.S. Congress has a plan
27 May 2021
Prohibiting discriminatory algorithms: U.S. Congress has a plan
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Kritik an geplanter Google-Cloud in Saudi-Arabien

27 May 2021
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Kritik an geplanter Google-Cloud in Saudi-Arabien
27 May 2021
Kritik an geplanter Google-Cloud in Saudi-Arabien
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سجل السعودية في مجال حقوق الإنسان يُفصح عن كل شيء: على “غوغل” وقف خطط إنشاء منطقة خدمات سحابية في المملكة

27 May 2021

وتحثّ منظمة أكساس ناو، إلى جانب 38 منظمة وفرد، شركة غوغل على التوقف فورا عن خطتها إلى أن تتمكن الشركة من أن تبيّن علنا كيف ستُخفّف من الآثار السلبية على حقوق الإنسان

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سجل السعودية في مجال حقوق الإنسان يُفصح عن كل شيء: على “غوغل” وقف خطط إنشاء منطقة خدمات سحابية في المملكة
27 May 2021
سجل السعودية في مجال حقوق الإنسان يُفصح عن كل شيء: على “غوغل” وقف خطط إنشاء منطقة خدمات سحابية في المملكة
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Indian government is going after Big Tech for all the wrong reasons

26 May 2021

This year we should have seen a strong, user-focused Data Protection Law enacted in India rather than a broad censorious set of internet control regulations.

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Indian government is going after Big Tech for all the wrong reasons
26 May 2021
Indian government is going after Big Tech for all the wrong reasons
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What spy firm Cellebrite can’t hide from investors

26 May 2021

Cellebrite could soon get a greenlight to go public, rewarding its facilitation of human rights abuses across the globe with more power and money. We map these abuses, show how Cellebrite’s human rights compliance has failed, and urge investors to require the company to improve its compliance or lose the deal.

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What spy firm Cellebrite can’t hide from investors
26 May 2021
What spy firm Cellebrite can’t hide from investors