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

27 Mar 2018

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?

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What happened with the CLOUD Act (and what comes next)
27 Mar 2018
What happened with the CLOUD Act (and what comes next)

Governments want encryption backdoors: new report examines the legal and policy implications

14 Feb 2018

Access Now released a new report that concludes that any policy mandating backdoors into encrypted products “would likely be effective for only a minimal time, would be substantially costly, and might harm security in general.”

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Governments want encryption backdoors: new report examines the legal and policy implications
14 Feb 2018
Governments want encryption backdoors: new report examines the legal and policy implications

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

7 Feb 2018

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

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New U.S. CLOUD Act is a threat to global privacy
7 Feb 2018
New U.S. CLOUD Act is a threat to global privacy
Fight for Net Neutrality

Access Now condemns U.S. plan to repeal Net Neutrality rules

21 Nov 2017

Repealing the rules would make the U.S. a global outlier on innovation and free expression.

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Access Now condemns U.S. plan to repeal Net Neutrality rules
21 Nov 2017
Access Now condemns U.S. plan to repeal Net Neutrality rules

Access Now objects to U.S. social media surveillance

20 Oct 2017

We urged the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to withdraw its proposal and publicly review the reach and efficacy of its social media monitoring programs generally.

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Access Now objects to U.S. social media surveillance
20 Oct 2017
Access Now objects to U.S. social media surveillance

Access Now releases fall legislative “cheat sheet”

10 Oct 2017

Our guidance on the right legislative vehicles for keeping the internet secure.

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Access Now releases fall legislative “cheat sheet”
10 Oct 2017
Access Now releases fall legislative “cheat sheet”

Will Carpenter vs. U.S. build a new framework for privacy in the digital era?

20 Sep 2017

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the privacy of cell site data will have important implications for government surveillance.

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Will Carpenter vs. U.S. build a new framework for privacy in the digital era?
20 Sep 2017
Will Carpenter vs. U.S. build a new framework for privacy in the digital era?

Access Now and EU orgs tell FCC: strengthen, don’t kill, Net Neutrality regs

18 Jul 2017

Here’s why we need to keep Title II protections for Net Neutrality in the U.S. — and build on them.

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Access Now and EU orgs tell FCC: strengthen, don’t kill, Net Neutrality regs
18 Jul 2017
Access Now and EU orgs tell FCC: strengthen, don’t kill, Net Neutrality regs

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

2 May 2017

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

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A diagnosis: Why current proposals to fix the MLAT system won’t work
2 May 2017
A diagnosis: Why current proposals to fix the MLAT system won’t work
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Give us your Twitter, your Facebook, your passwords guarding your free expression

14 Feb 2017

The Trump administration is floating a plan to require travelers to hand over social media passwords at the border. That would be a gross violation of human rights.

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Give us your Twitter, your Facebook, your passwords guarding your free expression
14 Feb 2017
Give us your Twitter, your Facebook, your passwords guarding your free expression