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Namrata Maheshwari

Asia Pacific Policy Counsel

Namrata Maheshwari is Asia Pacific Policy Counsel at Access Now. She also works on encryption policy, privacy and surveillance in a global context. Previously, she was Encryption Policy Fellow at Access Now. Prior to joining Access Now, she worked with the Center for Democracy & Technology as a Consultant, primarily on the Freedom, Security and Technology Project. Namrata completed her LL.M. from Columbia Law School and received her law degree from Jindal Global Law School prior to that. In the past, she has worked at a premiere corporate law firm in India, and then as a litigator before Indian courts

Bangladesh’s proposed digital, social media, and OTT platforms regulation needs a complete overhaul

7 Mar 2022

Access Now and a coalition of human rights organizations are urging Bangladesh to withdraw the proposed digital, social media, and OTT platforms regulation.

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Bangladesh’s proposed digital, social media, and OTT platforms regulation needs a complete overhaul
7 Mar 2022
Bangladesh’s proposed digital, social media, and OTT platforms regulation needs a complete overhaul

Letter to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission: withdraw the Regulation for Digital, Social Media, and OTT Platforms

7 Mar 2022

Access Now and a coalition of human rights organizations are urging Bangladesh to withdraw the proposed digital, social media, and OTT platforms regulation.

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Letter to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission: withdraw the Regulation for Digital, Social Media, and OTT Platforms
7 Mar 2022
Letter to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission: withdraw the Regulation for Digital, Social Media, and OTT Platforms
India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Bill passed: “it’s a bad law”

Policy Brief: Nine steps to protect our data and privacy in Sri Lanka

18 Feb 2022

This brief breaks down the steps necessary to ensure Sri Lanka’s Personal Data Protection Bill is a rights-respecting data protection legislation.

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Policy Brief: Nine steps to protect our data and privacy in Sri Lanka
18 Feb 2022
Policy Brief: Nine steps to protect our data and privacy in Sri Lanka
India fake news

Bangladesh: release Nusrat Shahrin Raka, sister of Bangladeshi journalist Kanak Sarwar

28 Jan 2022

Access Now and a coalition of human rights organisations are calling on Bangladesh to immediately release Nusrat Shahrin Raka.

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Bangladesh: release Nusrat Shahrin Raka, sister of Bangladeshi journalist Kanak Sarwar
28 Jan 2022
Bangladesh: release Nusrat Shahrin Raka, sister of Bangladeshi journalist Kanak Sarwar
Australia's privacy laws

Australia’s privacy laws are getting an update — here’s what we recommend

19 Jan 2022

Australians’ privacy hangs in the balance as the government reviews the Privacy Act 1988. Here are the legal changes Australians should fight for.

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Australia’s privacy laws are getting an update — here’s what we recommend
19 Jan 2022
Australia’s privacy laws are getting an update — here’s what we recommend
Australia's privacy laws

Submission to the Australian Attorney-General’s Department on the Review of the Privacy Act 1988

17 Jan 2022
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Submission to the Australian Attorney-General’s Department on the Review of the Privacy Act 1988
17 Jan 2022
Submission to the Australian Attorney-General’s Department on the Review of the Privacy Act 1988
Telegram vs Russia

Access Now joins Global Encryption Coalition and continues to fight the good fight

12 Jan 2022

Access Now is joining the Global Encryption Coalition in the fight to prevent this critical technology from being weakened. 

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Access Now joins Global Encryption Coalition and continues to fight the good fight
12 Jan 2022
Access Now joins Global Encryption Coalition and continues to fight the good fight
India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Bill passed: “it’s a bad law”

Personal Data Protection Bill: this is not the privacy law India needs

16 Dec 2021

Access Now is calling on the Indian Parliament to protect people’s right to privacy and amend the recently tabled Personal Data Protection Bill.

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Personal Data Protection Bill: this is not the privacy law India needs
16 Dec 2021
Personal Data Protection Bill: this is not the privacy law India needs

Four strategies to defend encryption and our human rights

21 Oct 2021

When we fight for encryption, we fight for human rights. It enables us to stay safe online, and communicate privately and freely. Yet governments keep pushing to undermine it, and companies are caving in. Here are four ways encryption advocates can push back.

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Four strategies to defend encryption and our human rights
21 Oct 2021
Four strategies to defend encryption and our human rights
Telegram vs Russia

Por que a encriptação é importante: 10 fatos para combater os mitos da encriptação

23 Sep 2021
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Por que a encriptação é importante: 10 fatos para combater os mitos da encriptação
23 Sep 2021
Por que a encriptação é importante: 10 fatos para combater os mitos da encriptação