Tag: Latin America
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Made abroad, deployed at home: new report unpacks the shocking state of mass surveillance in Latin America
Leer en español / Ler em português. Today, August 9, Access Now, the Laboratory of Public Policy and Internet (LAPIN), Asociación por los Derechos Civiles (ADC), and LaLibre.net (Tecnologías Comunitarias) are illuminating the shadowy mass surveillance industry in Latin America. The…
8 August 2021
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Surveillance Tech in Latin America: Made Abroad, Deployed at Home
Leer en español / Ler em português Tools to identify, single out, and track us everywhere we go are inherently incompatible with our human rights and civil liberties. Unfortunately, many Latin American governments are eagerly purchasing this technology and ramping…
8 August 2021
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Six Latin American activist organizations you can support for International Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the hard work of six activist organizations in Latin America that are making digital spaces safer for women during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond.…
8 March 2021
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Informe #KeepItOn: Los apagones de internet rompen sueños y ponen vidas en peligro
El nuevo informe de Access Now, Sueños rotos y oportunidades perdidas: un año en la lucha por #KeepItOn, explora dónde, cómo y por qué se apagó deliberadamente internet en 2020, y las repercusiones duraderas para las comunidades de todo el mundo.…
3 March 2021
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Access Now welcomes Javier Pallero as new Policy Director
Access Now is excited to announce Javier Pallero’s new appointment of Policy Director, where he will spearhead our expansive international policy work and lead a talented team of changemakers. Javier takes this new position after five and a half years…
24 July 2020
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Tecnologías de vigilancia para controlar el COVID-19 en América Latina
A más de dos meses de la llegada del COVID-19 a América Latina, ya existen diversas respuestas de los gobiernos que buscan controlar no sólo la propagación del virus sino a sus propios ciudadanos/as a través de distintas tecnologías. Hoy,…
29 May 2020
