Tag: Cyber
Press Releases
European Parliament adopts strong position on surveillance export controls to protect human rights
Brussels, BE — Yesterday, the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade (INTA) adopted a strong position on the EU dual-use recast. This develops on the European Commission proposal presented on 28 September 2016. Whereas the EU Commission proposal was deeply…
24 November 2017
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Let’s not trample upon human rights in the name of “cyber”
This year, major data breaches at corporations and within government have spurred officials to do something ?— anything at all ?— to fix online security. We’ve seen a raft of so-called cybersecurity legislation introduced around the world that creates more problems than it solves, trampling upon privacy and human rights in the name of “cyber.” Access has been involved in a number of those fights around the world.…
6 August 2015
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Global Conference on Cyber Space heavy on “cyber,” light on solutions
Last week representatives from government, the corporate sector, civil society, and academia flocked to the Hague in the Netherlands for the Global Conference on Cyberspace (GCCS) to talk about freedom, growth, and security online. Despite two day’s worth of sessions and side events, little of substance was accomplished when it comes to protecting internet users’ freedom or bulwarking the security of the internet.…
23 April 2015
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Spain Targets Vulnerable Users on Eve of Review at UN Human Rights Council
The UN Human Rights Council will review the human rights record of the government of Spain on Wednesday as part of its Universal Periodic Review. Access calls on UN member states to recommend that Spain halt the criminalization of encryption, and to protect the rights of all users in the country. …
20 January 2015