Tag: UK

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What happened with the CLOUD Act (and what comes next)

The poorly drafted CLOUD Act doesn’t have adequate privacy protections for people in the U.S. or other countries. What do we do now?…
27 March 2018

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New U.S. CLOUD Act is a threat to global privacy

This bill would give law enforcement around the globe — particularly in the U.S. — more access to users’ private data without sufficient privacy protections. …
7 February 2018

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A diagnosis: Why current proposals to fix the MLAT system won’t work

A “bypass” operation for MLATs won’t save the patient (or protect human rights).…
2 May 2017

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What’s wrong with the system for cross-border access to data

It creates incentives for governments to employ workarounds that harm our privacy.…
25 April 2017

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Time’s up! …for data retention mandates across the EU

Our take on what the CJEU ruling on data retention means for the future of privacy in Europe.…
25 January 2017

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Freedom of Expression

Internet shutdowns, attacks on encryption harm human rights in Brazil, India, U.K.

Our UPR submissions to the United Nations highlight risks to digital rights in Brazil, India, and the U.K.
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28 September 2016

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Digital Security

Tell a friend: The UK IP Bill is back again

The bill still codifies mass surveillance, undermines encryption, and authorises mass government hacking.…
6 September 2016

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Digital Security

Access Now reprises call for rights protections in U.K. IP Bill

The U.K.’s draft Investigatory Powers Bill would undermine encryption and mandate data retention, threatening human rights.…
28 April 2016

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Digital Security

UK’s IP Bill: deficient on privacy protections, ample on surveillance authority

As written, the United Kingdom’s Investigatory Powers Bill would undermine privacy, data protection, freedom of expression, and digital security.…
3 March 2016

Press Releases

Proposed revisions to UK’s draft IP bill are laudable, but do not go far enough

The United Kingdom is considering a dangerous surveillance law that puts human rights at risk. Proposed changes to the law fail to address its fundamental flaws.…
11 February 2016

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

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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

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