Tag: data protection laws
Why Kenyans should say no to biometrics for SIM card registry
Your Kenya SIM card should not come with a demand for your personal biometrics.
بيان بخصوص بطاقة التعريف البيومترية و جواز السفر البيومتري المقترح في تونس
بيان بخصوص بطاقة التعريف البيومترية و جواز السفر البيومتري المقترح في تونس
Statement: Tunisia’s newly proposed biometric ID and e-passport threaten privacy
Access Now joins 30 groups in sounding the alarm about Tunisia’s revived biometric ID proposal, which still poses a serious threat to Tunisians’ privacy.
Data Protection Bill is the need of the hour: Justice BN Srikrishna
Tunisie : Le risque de tenir des élections, sans garantir la protection des données personnelles
India’s draft data protection bill needs to do more to stack up against global standards
On 15 data protection policy-making metrics, we found that the Srikrishna Committee output passed muster on four principles.
Brazil president approves data protection bill — but vetoes key accountability measures
President Temer signed Brazil’s first piece of data protection legislation into law — but only after vetoing important provisions aimed at holding data processors accountable and ensuring the law is effectively implemented.
Update: India moves forward on privacy and data protection for the next billion
India has taken a first step in creating a data protection framework, announcing draft legislation for the world’s second-largest internet user population.
Help Brazilians win on data protection
Stand with the people of Brazil by calling on President Temer to sign the General Data Protection Bill into law without any changes.
Access Now calls for U.S. Congressional hearings on data privacy
We’re asking the U.S. Congress to hold hearings on overbroad collection of personal information and the urgent need for data protection legislation to protect human rights.