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Where to find Access Now at IGF 2022

17 Nov 2022

Access Now is participating in IGF 2022 from 28 November to 2 December. Here’s where to find us.

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Where to find Access Now at IGF 2022
17 Nov 2022
Where to find Access Now at IGF 2022
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What encryption is, and why Kenyans should keep using it

21 Oct 2022

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

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What encryption is, and why Kenyans should keep using it
21 Oct 2022
What encryption is, and why Kenyans should keep using it
Telegram vs Russia

Encrypt all the messages — across all the platforms

27 Apr 2022

Elon Musk’s planned Twitter buyout is spurring new calls for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for messaging. Here’s why it’s both desirable and feasible to make E2EE messaging interoperable across major communications platforms, as the E.U. Digital Markets Act envisions.

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Encrypt all the messages — across all the platforms
27 Apr 2022
Encrypt all the messages — across all the platforms

Who we hurt when we attack encryption

21 Oct 2021

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.

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Who we hurt when we attack encryption
21 Oct 2021
Who we hurt when we attack encryption

Four strategies to defend encryption and our human rights

21 Oct 2021

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.

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Four strategies to defend encryption and our human rights
21 Oct 2021
Four strategies to defend encryption and our human rights

Surveillance state incoming with Australia’s “hacking” bill

10 Sep 2021

Australia’s new “hacking” bill violates privacy and security, and is bound to have global implications.

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Surveillance state incoming with Australia’s “hacking” bill
10 Sep 2021
Surveillance state incoming with Australia’s “hacking” bill
Telegram vs Russia

Why encryption is important: 10 facts to counter the myths

31 Aug 2021
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Why encryption is important: 10 facts to counter the myths
31 Aug 2021
Why encryption is important: 10 facts to counter the myths

To protect human rights, identify and disrupt Australia’s “hacking bill”

17 Aug 2021
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To protect human rights, identify and disrupt Australia’s “hacking bill”
17 Aug 2021
To protect human rights, identify and disrupt Australia’s “hacking bill”
Digital rights

At the U.N., a new push to end surveillance of protesters — and protect their lawyers

7 Jul 2021

Digital surveillance is threatening the right to protest worldwide. U.N. human rights expert Clément Voule is fighting for strong encryption and tight restrictions on the use of spyware. Here’s why that push is important for human rights lawyers and the activists they represent.

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At the U.N., a new push to end surveillance of protesters — and protect their lawyers
7 Jul 2021
At the U.N., a new push to end surveillance of protesters — and protect their lawyers
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RightsCon checklist: 15 ways to save the internet and protect democracy

8 Jun 2021

Speaking at a panel discussion at RightsCon, Access Now’s Brett Solomon outlined 15 things governments can do to make sure technology is used to defend — not destroy— democracy and human rights. Read the checklist and watch the full session on YouTube.

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RightsCon checklist: 15 ways to save the internet and protect democracy
8 Jun 2021
RightsCon checklist: 15 ways to save the internet and protect democracy