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U.S. Congressional briefing

Access Now looks forward to working with U.S. House Judiciary Committee to reform warrantless surveillance

1 Feb 2017
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Access Now looks forward to working with U.S. House Judiciary Committee to reform warrantless surveillance
1 Feb 2017
Access Now looks forward to working with U.S. House Judiciary Committee to reform warrantless surveillance

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