Tag: cross-border
Rising repression meets global resistance: internet shutdowns in 2025
31 Mar 2026
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Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition documented 313 internet shutdowns in 2025 — the highest number since 2016.
#WhyID: Digital health certificates are not immune from violating users’ rights
22 Jul 2020
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Access Now, in consultation with the #WhyID community, is releasing a new report that dives deep into the world of digital health certificates and their impact on the rights of users.
New U.S. CLOUD Act is a threat to global privacy
7 Feb 2018
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This bill would give law enforcement around the globe — particularly in the U.S. — more access to users’ private data without sufficient privacy protections.
A new law could change the U.S. approach to cross-border access to data — for better and worse
5 Jan 2018
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The U.S. could help improve cross-border access to data, but not without ensuring there are sufficient protections for human rights.
The European Commission is thinking… about government hacking
26 Jun 2017
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Europe is exploring ways to bypass MLATs. Any system for cross-border access to data must increase protections for fundamental rights.