Tag: Business & Human Rights
Zombie cookies rise again as telcos respond to our report on tracking headers
Even George A. Romero, visionary creator of zombie movies, would scarcely believe this script. After public outcry, policy turnarounds, and regulatory scrutiny, tracking headers live on in Verizon’s networks. The company just announced a new program combining AOL’s online advertising and tracking capabilities with Verizon’s UIDH mobile tracking headers, to track users across the fixed and mobile web. We have fought to expose the use of mobile tracking headers, and made some progress in holding companies to account. The nonprofit Business and Human Rights Resource Centre invited formal responses from the companies named in our report. Let’s go through the responses, one by one.
They’re baaaack! Verizon’s zombie cookies to track users across massive AOL ad network
Nameless Coalition Targets Facebook’s Real-Name Policy
Nameless Coalition’ Petitions Facebook to Rethink Its Real Name Policy
New ‘Nameless Coalition’ challenges Facebook’s real-name policy
Nameless Coalition calls on Facebook to change its real name policy
Facebook: Nameless Coalition demands fixes to real name policy
Today Access joined a coalition of international organizations to launch a campaign demanding essential changes to Facebook’s “real name” policy.
Critics Still Doubt Facebook’s Free Internet Despite Changes
Free Basics vs. Basic Internet Freedom: Three questions for Mark Zuckerberg
Today Facebook announced several changes to Internet.org in response to growing international complaints about the program. While some of the changes are positive, our core concerns remain — the program now known as Free Basics violates Net Neutrality and establishes Facebook as a global gatekeeper for internet connectivity, affecting billions of peoples’ ability to connect to the free and open internet.
Victory in Malaysia as High Court lifts ban on major publisher
Rights groups won a major victory for free expression in Malaysia as a High Court lifted a three-month ban on The Edge Media Group. The decision follows months of sustained pressure by local advocacy groups in Malaysia and international organizations including Access Now. Sarawak Report, another major media organization in Malaysia, remains blocked.