Tag: Digital Security Helpline

Brett Solomon shares insights from 15 years as Access Now Co-founder and Executive Director.

Here’s how Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline helped more than 3,000 members of civil society stay safe online in 2023.

After almost 15 years at the helm, Access Now’s co-founder and Executive Director Brett Solomon is stepping down from the role, making way for a new leader.

The 2024 Bangladesh election takes place on 7 January. Against a backdrop of myriad threats to digital freedoms and human rights online, we’re created a guide to help journalists, activists, and voters stay safe during the election period.

People feel restrictions on digital rights most intensely in situations of crisis, conflict, or disaster. Here’s how we are safeguarding people’s digital rights in times of both war and peace.

Information on Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline and requests for assistance from Iran.

In this blog, we examine what end-to-end encryption is, how it works, and why Kenyans should keep using it.

Encryption is a vital tool for keeping human rights defenders safe from powerful adversaries. Case studies from Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline show how strong encryption makes the world safer for everyone.

When we fight for encryption, we fight for human rights. It enables us to stay safe online, and communicate privately and freely. Yet governments keep pushing to undermine it, and companies are caving in. Here are four ways encryption advocates can push back.