Region: North America
US rolls out visa restriction policy on people who abuse spyware to target journalists, activists
7 Feb 2024
One small step for accountability: U.S. announces anonymous visa sanctions program for spyware violations
6 Feb 2024
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In a positive but limited step, the U.S.’s new sanctions policy will deny visas to individuals who are involved in, facilitate, or financially benefit from the misuse of commercial spyware.
U.S. Senator joins civil society’s call: #StopSilencingPalestine
15 Dec 2023
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U.S. Senator joins civil society’s call to #StopSilencingPalestine. Meta’s censorship of Palestine-related content must end now.
How to protect black and brown lives in the age of AI?
11 Dec 2023
White House Executive Order on AI: a step forward on civil rights, but Congress must pass privacy law
30 Oct 2023
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Access Now calls on the Biden-Harris Administration to protect human rights from bad data practices and algorithmic discrimination.
A surveillance tower in Mexico becomes an unsettling landmark for privacy advocates
16 Oct 2023
Five years on, still no accountability for Jamal Khashoggi’s murder
2 Oct 2023
El Salvador: how dirty data entraps immigrants to the U.S.
30 Aug 2023
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The U.S. is using unreliable information from El Salvador for immigration processes, entrapping innocent immigrants. It’s time to stop dirty data-sharing agreements, reform the process, and protect people’s rights.
Rights groups call for investigation: U.S. relies on unreliable information in immigration screening and adjudications
9 Aug 2023
Organizaciones de derechos humanos piden investigación sobre intercambio de información entre Estados Unidos y gobiernos autoritarios para procesos migratorios
9 Aug 2023