Tag: US

Europe and the U.S. are nearing the finish line in a neck-and-neck race to enshrine net neutrality into law, and support the rights of some 800 million users.

Access Senior Policy Counsel Amie Stepanovich testifies on behalf of Access/EFF urging the rejection of a proposed rule which would substantively expand the instances in which a government could search or seize control of an individual’s computer in the search for Botnets.

With limited time left in the legislative calendar for this Congress, it is time for an assessment of priorities. To start, we need to reign in the NSA’s privacy-violating surveillance programs. The USA FREEDOM Act would limit, instead of expand, the government’s intake of user information. It should be a priority for the outgoing Congress. And yet, priorities seems to be elsewhere.

President Obama’s Executive Order is a great first step towards protecting user security. But it is now time to get serious about providing the level of security our personal data deserves. As National Cybersecurity Awareness month winds down, Obama should instruct administration officials to respect and support the increased use of encryption.

U.S. intelligence community misses on questions of human rights

Salvador Dali once commented, “what is important is to spread confusion.” Perhaps this accounts for the recent messaging behind data security. While a battle wages between Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. (and beyond) over digital security, users’ most personal information is being put at risk.

The global population has become collateral damage in the race to collect surveillance data

In an email exchange with Access, Cecilia Malmström, EU Commissioner-designate for Trade, declared to never have put into question the validity of the email acquired by our organisation through a Freedom of Information Act request, shedding light on the EU Home Affairs Department’s collaboration with the U.S. government to undermine EU privacy reform efforts.

In an email exchange with Access, Cecilia Malmström, EU Commissioner-designate for Trade, declared to never have put into question the validity of the email acquired by our organisation through a Freedom of Information Act request, shedding light on the EU Home Affairs Department’s collaboration with the U.S. government to undermine EU privacy reform efforts.

Access is still on the hunt for the truth about the takedown of Mexican political protest website 1dmx.org.