Tag: International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance

Every year, Access Now celebrates the heroes of human rights in the digital age, and we’re looking for nominations! We need your help to find the people and groups who are working to defend our rights.

Our new policy guide aims to help participants at GCCS 2017 fulfill its promise to strengthen global cybersecurity while protecting human rights.

You have until September 13, 2017 to nominate your heroes (or villains) of human rights.

Section 702 is the embodiment of mass surveillance. Here are realistic pathways to reform the law before the end of 2017.

However well-intentioned, CVE proposals are a minefield for human rights.

Edward Snowden did the right thing when he exposed surveillance practices that damage human rights worldwide. He should be pardoned.

The U.K.’s draft Investigatory Powers Bill would undermine encryption and mandate data retention, threatening human rights.

Politicians and law enforcement in the U.S., E.U, and elsewhere are calling for more authority to monitor user-generated social media content, a practice that is inherently intrusive and ripe for abuse. We provide recommendations for limiting such programs.

In a new op-ed published at Slate, David Kaye, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the freedom of expression, and Brett Solomon, our executive director, argue that in global policy, connecting the developing world to the internet isn’t enough. Respect for human rights must go “hand in glove” with the drive to connection.