Tag: Regulation
Press Releases
Press Briefing: Hear from civil society on the state of .ORG, why the sale is so dangerous, and what happens next
At 12pm ET on Thursday, 30 April, Access Now and partners from EFF, NTEN, and Human Rights Watch will discuss the ongoing proposal for private equity firm Ethos Capital to buy the registry managing .ORG — civil society’s home online — from the nonprofit Internet Society (ISOC).…
29 April 2020
Access Now in the News
EU-Abgeordnete hinterfragen Contact Tracing
Alexander Fanta, Netzpolitik
17 April 2020
Access Now in the News
From Tracking the Virus to Tracking People
Sophie Petitjean, Euranet Plus
7 April 2020
Press Releases
Changes to Australia’s criminal code will create a new class of internet censorship
Australia’s government have announced the introduction of a new bill that would impose criminal liability on executives of social media platforms if they fail to remove “abhorrent violent content.” The hastily drafted legislation could have serious unintended consequences for human rights in Australia.…
2 April 2019
Blog
What the EU is getting wrong about the Internet of Things
There is no better time than right now to question the world that is being built around us, and as civil society, it is our duty to ask the hard questions, and make sure innovators have good answers before they proceed.…
12 February 2018
Press Releases
Indian regulator stands up for Net Neutrality, rules against zero-rated services
In a victory for Net Neutrality in India, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today banned discriminatory pricing for data, including “zero rating” services. The decision comes in the context of a global push to enshrine and protect strong Net Neutrality rules worldwide. …
8 February 2016
Press Releases
Negotiations continue on E.U.-U.S. “Safe Harbor” data transfer agreement
Talks continue in the effort to forge a new E.U.-U.S. “Safe Harbor” data-transfer agreement. Regardless of how long it takes, robust legal reform is needed before a new agreement can be reached that could resist legal challenge.
…1 February 2016
Blog
Lurkers prohibited: Human rights apply to social media monitoring
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.…
13 January 2016
