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Kenya SIM card and data protection

Why Kenyans should say no to biometrics for SIM card registry

30 Jun 2022

Your Kenya SIM card should not come with a demand for your personal biometrics.

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Why Kenyans should say no to biometrics for SIM card registry
30 Jun 2022
Why Kenyans should say no to biometrics for SIM card registry
Tunisia biometric passports

بيان بخصوص بطاقة التعريف البيومترية و جواز السفر البيومتري المقترح في تونس

9 Mar 2021

بيان بخصوص بطاقة التعريف البيومترية و جواز السفر البيومتري المقترح في تونس

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بيان بخصوص بطاقة التعريف البيومترية و جواز السفر البيومتري المقترح في تونس
9 Mar 2021
بيان بخصوص بطاقة التعريف البيومترية و جواز السفر البيومتري المقترح في تونس
Tunisia biometric passports

Statement: Tunisia’s newly proposed biometric ID and e-passport threaten privacy

9 Mar 2021

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.

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Statement: Tunisia’s newly proposed biometric ID and e-passport threaten privacy
9 Mar 2021
Statement: Tunisia’s newly proposed biometric ID and e-passport threaten privacy
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Data Protection Bill is the need of the hour: Justice BN Srikrishna

27 Aug 2019
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Data Protection Bill is the need of the hour: Justice BN Srikrishna
27 Aug 2019
Data Protection Bill is the need of the hour: Justice BN Srikrishna
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Tunisie : Le risque de tenir des élections, sans garantir la protection des données personnelles

26 Aug 2019
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Tunisie : Le risque de tenir des élections, sans garantir la protection des données personnelles
26 Aug 2019
Tunisie : Le risque de tenir des élections, sans garantir la protection des données personnelles
Victoria en La Victoria: Municipalidad de Perú sancionada por uso ilegítimo de datos personales

India’s draft data protection bill needs to do more to stack up against global standards

3 Oct 2018

On 15 data protection policy-making metrics, we found that the Srikrishna Committee output passed muster on four principles.

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India’s draft data protection bill needs to do more to stack up against global standards
3 Oct 2018
India’s draft data protection bill needs to do more to stack up against global standards

Brazil president approves data protection bill — but vetoes key accountability measures

16 Aug 2018

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.

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Brazil president approves data protection bill — but vetoes key accountability measures
16 Aug 2018
Brazil president approves data protection bill — but vetoes key accountability measures
Victoria en La Victoria: Municipalidad de Perú sancionada por uso ilegítimo de datos personales

Update: India moves forward on privacy and data protection for the next billion

27 Jul 2018

India has taken a first step in creating a data protection framework, announcing draft legislation for the world’s second-largest internet user population.

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Update: India moves forward on privacy and data protection for the next billion
27 Jul 2018
Update: India moves forward on privacy and data protection for the next billion

Help Brazilians win on data protection

23 Jul 2018

Stand with the people of Brazil by calling on President Temer to sign the General Data Protection Bill into law without any changes.

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Help Brazilians win on data protection
23 Jul 2018
Help Brazilians win on data protection
Victoria en La Victoria: Municipalidad de Perú sancionada por uso ilegítimo de datos personales

Access Now calls for U.S. Congressional hearings on data privacy

29 Mar 2018

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.

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Access Now calls for U.S. Congressional hearings on data privacy
29 Mar 2018
Access Now calls for U.S. Congressional hearings on data privacy