Tag: US

Has your agenda changed after the U.S. elections? How can the RightsCon community help drive it forward?

The election of Donald Trump in the U.S. means we need to step up our efforts to defend the most vulnerable among us.

What they signal: Your privacy matters

Human rights risks increase as the IANA transition is further delayed.

The dangerous Burr/Feinstein anti-security bill appears to be dead — at least for this year.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has proposed rules to govern how Internet Service Providers handle consumer data. We support these rules, while identifying areas for improvement.

Forcing Apple to weaken its iPhone security would set dangerous legal precedent that runs contrary to international human rights law and would give oppressive regimes political cover to demand the same authority. Access Now supports Apple and opposes the U.S. government’s actions.

The White House has announced the Cybersecurity National Action Plan, a series of steps aimed at hardening U.S. government systems against security threats.

Much of the world’s digital economy relies on the free flow of data. So when a European court recently struck down an agreement known as “Safe Harbor,” which authorized data transfers between the United States and Europe, it sent shock waves across the Atlantic. Now companies and even governments are trying to figure out what to do.

Thanks to you, today we reached 100,000 signatures on our petition asking President Obama to stand up for strong encryption. Now the White House must respond.