Tag: UAE

Export bans alone won’t stop surveillance — we need a new global approach
18 Nov 2019
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The impact that surveillance technology has had on vulnerable individuals and members of at-risk communities demonstrates why comprehensive, systemic regulation of this industry is both necessary and urgent.

Free expression in MENA: death by a thousand cuts
7 Jun 2018
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Across the region, authorities are leveraging accusations of “fake news” and imposing harsh prison sentences — in some cases, 10 years — based on what an advocate has posted online.

Access Now at the United Nations: spyware in UAE, surveillance in France, and shutdowns in Africa
14 Jul 2017
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Read our submissions to the United Nations on digital rights in Israel, the UAE, France, Burundi, and Mali.