Tag: #WhyID

By attending to key digital rights issues, those at the front lines of the COVID-19 humanitarian response can better understand the risks and make the right decisions.

Access Now joined 15 other organizations to review the outcomes of UNGA74, including the critical importance of civil society engagement.

Hundreds of world leaders and CEOs, along with a small group of civil society reps, are gathering at the World Economic Forum to help shape global, regional, and industry agendas for worldwide impact. We’re bringing your message.

This global group of civil society, technologists, and other experts call on governments, development agencies, and others to answer critical questions for the defense of human rights in the age of digital identity.

Today a group of more than 60 civil society organizations, technologists, and experts from around the world released an open letter calling on international development agencies and funders, the United Nations, and national governments to fully evaluate the human rights implications of digital identity programs.

Governments should pay attention to the call of the United Nations’ leading expert on poverty to fully integrate human rights protections into their efforts to digitize and automate welfare benefits and services.

In our UPR comments with partner organizations, we recommend steps to ensure secure, open, equitable internet access, defend privacy and digital security in digital ID programs, strengthen data protection, and limit surveillance.

We hope to see India’s Parliament increase the substance and quantity of initiatives for protecting Indians’ digital rights.