Tag: UK
Access Now in the News
COVID-19 in Britain: The death toll and the media deference
Al Jazeera
18 April 2020
Blog
If a U.S.-U.K. CLOUD Act agreement fails to protect our rights, the risks could go global
A new CLOUD Act agreement without added protections risks letting U.K. law enforcement use its own vast authority to demand the data of users all over the world, without a check by U.S. courts.…
4 October 2018
Publications
DRIP: European Commission’s response to Access Now’ notification of infringement
Here is the European Commission’s letter acknowledging Access’ notification of infringement regarding the United Kingdom’s breach of E.U. law through its adoption of the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers (DRIP) on 18 July 2014.…
18 December 2015
Blog
UK parliamentarian deals a punch to data retention, but EU saga continues
Last week, the UK Court of Appeal sent the David Davis data retention case to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for clarification. How the CJEU responds could have implications for data retention across the EU.…
2 December 2015
Blog
UK courts hacking away at surveillance powers
Last week, the UK High Court issued an opinion explaining how emergency legislation passed last summer — the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act of 2014 (DRIPA) — violates EU law. We analyze the ruling and consider the implications for the future of privacy and data retention in Europe.…
29 July 2015
Blog
Access presses telco BT to respect user privacy at shareholder meeting
At the BT (formerly British Telecom) annual general meeting in London, Access directs the following question to company’s CEO, as well as to its board: What specific next steps will BT take this year (that is, in the next 12 months) to better protect customers’ privacy and free expression rights, and to achieve greater transparency around its actions, in every country where you operate?…
14 July 2015