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The bad, the good, and the hopeful on surveillance reform

17 Jan 2018

The U.S. Senate passed — and President Trump has signed into law — a bill that will extend and expand invasive surveillance programs like PRISM and Upstream. But we have reason to be hopeful that this fight is not over.

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The bad, the good, and the hopeful on surveillance reform
17 Jan 2018
The bad, the good, and the hopeful on surveillance reform
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What happened with the surveillance bill in the U.S. Congress this week…

21 Dec 2017

Members of the U.S. Congress tried to slip past the goal posts a gross expansion of authority to spy on people online without a warrant. Thanks to supporters like you, that didn’t happen.

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What happened with the surveillance bill in the U.S. Congress this week…
21 Dec 2017
What happened with the surveillance bill in the U.S. Congress this week…

Our fall cheat sheet for the U.S. Congress

10 Oct 2017

Here’s how the U.S. should proceed on “cyber” to keep the internet secure.

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Our fall cheat sheet for the U.S. Congress
10 Oct 2017
Our fall cheat sheet for the U.S. Congress
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First take on Section 702 surveillance reform: progress on human rights, but more is needed

5 Oct 2017

We welcome the effort to reform U.S. surveillance, while urging Congress to strengthen the draft to better protect human rights.

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First take on Section 702 surveillance reform: progress on human rights, but more is needed
5 Oct 2017
First take on Section 702 surveillance reform: progress on human rights, but more is needed
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Calling on the U.S. Congress to learn about surveillance. From Batman.

31 May 2017

Access Now calls on the U.S. Congress to learn from Batman and limit invasive surveillance programs.

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Calling on the U.S. Congress to learn about surveillance. From Batman.
31 May 2017
Calling on the U.S. Congress to learn about surveillance. From Batman.
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The state of EU-US data transfer, in a tweet

8 Feb 2017

The Privacy Shield was flawed from the beginning and the recent changes in US law and policy only add insult to injury.

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The state of EU-US data transfer, in a tweet
8 Feb 2017
The state of EU-US data transfer, in a tweet

How safe is the “Safe Harbour”? A close look at the “Schrems” case on the eve of the ruling

5 Oct 2015

Tomorrow, the EU Court of Justice will determine whether the national Data Protection authority can conduct an independent assessment of a decision in the so-called Schrems case, which deals with Facebook’s transfer of user data between its subsidiary in Ireland and the parent company in the United States.

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How safe is the “Safe Harbour”? A close look at the “Schrems” case on the eve of the ruling
5 Oct 2015
How safe is the “Safe Harbour”? A close look at the “Schrems” case on the eve of the ruling

EU Advocate General considers (un)Safe Harbor invalid, makes way for comprehensive review

23 Sep 2015

Today Yves Bot, Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), released his opinion in the EU-US Safe Harbor case, which addresses a controversial transatlantic data sharing agreement. Advocate General Bot recommends that the Court rule to recognise the duty of national data protection authorities to conduct independent assessment of the Safe Harbor in light of evidence of abuses brought by the Snowden’s revelations. Based on a large number of hearings, AG Bot considers European Commission’s earlier decision, holding that the protection of personal data in the United States is adequate, to be invalid.

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EU Advocate General considers (un)Safe Harbor invalid, makes way for comprehensive review
23 Sep 2015
EU Advocate General considers (un)Safe Harbor invalid, makes way for comprehensive review

Five ways to protect your content from the NSA

13 Jun 2013

Access is currently working with a coalition of US and international human rights organizations to demand that the US Congress investigate and halt the NSA’s pervasive surveillance program PRISM, which threatens the privacy rights of millions of internet users. Until this rights-abusing surveillance system is dismantled, there are some basic ways that you can protect the content of your internet communications from surveillance.

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Five ways to protect your content from the NSA
13 Jun 2013
Five ways to protect your content from the NSA