Blog Privacy Council of Europe cooperation against cybercrime — human rights Octopus or fishy deals? Use of the Budapest Convention to improve law enforcement access to data must protect human rights. … 11 July 2018
Blog Privacy What happened with the CLOUD Act (and what comes next) The poorly drafted CLOUD Act doesn’t have adequate privacy protections for people in the U.S. or other countries. What do we do now?… 27 March 2018
Blog Privacy U.S. Microsoft Ireland case shows need for privacy safeguards in cross-border access to data Any system that permits governments to access data abroad must be built on human rights protections and account for the law of the countries involved.… 27 February 2018
Blog Privacy New U.S. CLOUD Act is a threat to global privacy This bill would give law enforcement around the globe — particularly in the U.S. — more access to users’ private data without sufficient privacy protections. … 7 February 2018
Blog Privacy Europe is consulting stakeholders on cross-border access to e-evidence. Here’s what we told them. The European Commission will soon introduce legislation on cross-border access to electronic evidence. That legislation must protect human rights.… 24 January 2018
Blog Privacy A new law could change the U.S. approach to cross-border access to data — for better and worse The U.S. could help improve cross-border access to data, but not without ensuring there are sufficient protections for human rights.… 5 January 2018
Blog Digital Security A policy maker’s guide to the Global Conference on Cyberspace 2017 Our new policy guide aims to help participants at GCCS 2017 fulfill its promise to strengthen global cybersecurity while protecting human rights.… 16 November 2017
Blog Digital Security Our fall cheat sheet for the U.S. Congress Here’s how the U.S. should proceed on “cyber” to keep the internet secure.… 10 October 2017
Press Releases Privacy Cross-border access to data: NGO position delivered to the Council of Europe Our comments provide guidance on how to protect human rights when developing new rules on cross-border access to electronic evidence (“e-evidence”).… 18 September 2017
Press Releases Privacy Prime Minister Turnbull is playing a dangerous shell game with calls to break encryption His real aim may be to seek direct access to data from foreign companies.… 7 July 2017
Blog Digital Security Government hacking is no answer to the MLAT problem Any authorization for extraordinary access to data across borders must increase — not decrease — vital and necessary protections for our fundamental rights.… 6 July 2017
Publications Privacy MLAT Reform and MLAT Bypasses This one-pager addresses how to reform MLATs and create MLAT bypasses without sacrificing rights.… 5 July 2017
