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Spyware Armenia

Spyware in warfare: Access Now documents first-time use of Pegasus tech in Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict

25 May 2023

Breaking: NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware is being used as a weapon in the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict.

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Spyware in warfare: Access Now documents first-time use of Pegasus tech in Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict
25 May 2023
Spyware in warfare: Access Now documents first-time use of Pegasus tech in Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict
Secret surveillance: countering spyware’s threats to freedom of the press and expression

No to spyware: media, civil society demand ban on tech used for human rights abuses

3 May 2023

On World Press Freedom Day, it’s time for a ban on rights-abusing commercial spyware.

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No to spyware: media, civil society demand ban on tech used for human rights abuses
3 May 2023
No to spyware: media, civil society demand ban on tech used for human rights abuses

No to spyware: Biden administration bars U.S. federal government from using rights-abusing tech

28 Mar 2023

In a significant victory for human rights, the U.S. is barring operational use of foreign or domestic commercial spyware by all federal agencies, unless they meet stringent requirements.

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No to spyware: Biden administration bars U.S. federal government from using rights-abusing tech
28 Mar 2023
No to spyware: Biden administration bars U.S. federal government from using rights-abusing tech
Spy firm for sale Twitter card

Wall Street keeps bankrolling dangerous surveillance tech. Congress must act

16 Mar 2022

The Cellebrite IPO got a green light despite the evidence showing the Israeli spy firm’s technology facilitates human rights abuse around the world. Here’s how to fix the broken public disclosure process.

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Wall Street keeps bankrolling dangerous surveillance tech. Congress must act
16 Mar 2022
Wall Street keeps bankrolling dangerous surveillance tech. Congress must act
Nuevo análisis: Empresas que distribuyen tecnologías de vigilancia en LATAM no ofrecen transparencia en cuanto a su impacto en los derechos humanos

Surveillance Tech in Latin America: Made Abroad, Deployed at Home

9 Aug 2021
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Surveillance Tech in Latin America: Made Abroad, Deployed at Home
9 Aug 2021
Surveillance Tech in Latin America: Made Abroad, Deployed at Home
Access Now condena el llamado de AMLO a cortar el financiamiento de Artículo 19

Four signs Mexico is embracing digital authoritarianism 

28 Jul 2021
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Four signs Mexico is embracing digital authoritarianism 
28 Jul 2021
Four signs Mexico is embracing digital authoritarianism 
Digital rights

At the U.N., a new push to end surveillance of protesters — and protect their lawyers

7 Jul 2021

Digital surveillance is threatening the right to protest worldwide. U.N. human rights expert Clément Voule is fighting for strong encryption and tight restrictions on the use of spyware. Here’s why that push is important for human rights lawyers and the activists they represent.

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At the U.N., a new push to end surveillance of protesters — and protect their lawyers
7 Jul 2021
At the U.N., a new push to end surveillance of protesters — and protect their lawyers
WEF spyware

New Middle East and North Africa Coalition to Combat Digital Surveillance

8 Jun 2021

The new MENA Coalition to Combat Digital Surveillance has come together to end the sale of digital surveillance tools to repressive governments in the region, fight for a safe and open internet, and protect human rights defenders, journalists, and internet users.

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New Middle East and North Africa Coalition to Combat Digital Surveillance
8 Jun 2021
New Middle East and North Africa Coalition to Combat Digital Surveillance
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Holding Biden to account: Access Now’s new tool tracks digital rights, tech policy

20 Jan 2021

On the day of Joe Biden’s inauguration, Access Now launches a new online tool to track how well the incoming administration addresses key digital rights issues, including data protection, net neutrality, disinformation, and facial recognition.

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Holding Biden to account: Access Now’s new tool tracks digital rights, tech policy
20 Jan 2021
Holding Biden to account: Access Now’s new tool tracks digital rights, tech policy

Access Now tells the 9th Circuit Court: NSO Group cannot escape accountability in U.S. courts

23 Dec 2020

Access Now and civil society partners join the WhatsApp v. NSO Group lawsuit by filing an amicus brief that discloses stories of those who survived the Pegasus spyware attack. The amici call for NSO to be held accountable for targeting civil society around the world.

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Access Now tells the 9th Circuit Court: NSO Group cannot escape accountability in U.S. courts
23 Dec 2020
Access Now tells the 9th Circuit Court: NSO Group cannot escape accountability in U.S. courts