Tag: IGF
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Honduras necesita un debate urgente sobre datos personales y libertad de expresión
Honduras tendrá su primer Foro de Gobernanza de Internet este 20 y 21 de Marzo, un espacio que debería servir para abordar distintos temas sobre el desarrollo y uso del internet que aquejan al país. Lamentablemente, el programa del evento de este año olvidó incluir dos temas vigentes e importantes que ponen en riesgo los derechos humanos en internet en el país.…
20 March 2019
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Access Now events at Internet Governance Forum 2015
Access Now has sent six staffers to participate in this year’s Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Joao Pessoa, Brazil. The IGF invites diverse communities, including government, civil society, companies, technical, academic experts, and more to discuss public policy issues related…
9 November 2015
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Access Now at the Internet Governance Forum: A full agenda
Bad technology policies are crafted behind closed doors. Good policies, on the other hand, are often created with input from a diverse array of participants – everyone from technologists to activists to companies and government representatives. Pluralistic, transparent, and inclusive…
9 November 2015
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In the Pursuit of Digital Rights: Spotlight on Turkey
The ninth annual UN Internet Governance Forum (IGF) took place in Turkey in early September, placing a global spotlight on the country’s digital rights record. As we have seen in recent years, the UN-mandated forum has a tendency to give rise to complicated and unexpected consequences in its host country.…
6 October 2014
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Access at the Internet Governance Forum
With the theme of “Connecting continents for enhanced multistakeholder Internet governance,” the ninth annual meeting of the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is taking place in Istanbul, Turkey, 2-5 September 2014. Access staff is there, participating in a variety of pre-events, workshops, and high-level meetings.
…2 September 2014
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Human Rights Day: Back to the basics on privacy – part 2 of 2
The revelations of mass government surveillance and pervasive monitoring of communications that broke earlier this year have led to an erosion of trust among internet users. So much so that organizations responsible for coordination of the internet’s technical infrastructure globally were compelled to release the Montevideo Statement on the “Future of Internet Cooperation.”…
11 December 2013