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India’s Aadhaar proves Big ID is still a bad idea

5 Oct 2021

Despite all the propaganda in favour of it, Aadhaar, India’s Big ID program, has had a disastrous impact on the lives of millions. Read Access Now’s new report.

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India’s Aadhaar proves Big ID is still a bad idea
5 Oct 2021
India’s Aadhaar proves Big ID is still a bad idea
Digital ID Systems

Талибы завладели американскими базами биометрических данных. Под угрозой оказались миллионы афганцев

7 Sep 2021
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Талибы завладели американскими базами биометрических данных. Под угрозой оказались миллионы афганцев
7 Sep 2021
Талибы завладели американскими базами биометрических данных. Под угрозой оказались миллионы афганцев
Digital ID Systems

Afghanistan: The biometric, social and business data the Taliban could use to target left-behind Afghans

27 Aug 2021
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Afghanistan: The biometric, social and business data the Taliban could use to target left-behind Afghans
27 Aug 2021
Afghanistan: The biometric, social and business data the Taliban could use to target left-behind Afghans
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#WhyID: international actors in Afghanistan must clean up, restrict dangerous biometric trail

25 Aug 2021

#WhyID: Access Now and civil society is calling on international actors to take immediate action to restrict and secure biometric data in Afghanistan.

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#WhyID: international actors in Afghanistan must clean up, restrict dangerous biometric trail
25 Aug 2021
#WhyID: international actors in Afghanistan must clean up, restrict dangerous biometric trail

Afghan panic over digital footprints spurs call for data collection rethink

20 Aug 2021
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Afghan panic over digital footprints spurs call for data collection rethink
20 Aug 2021
Afghan panic over digital footprints spurs call for data collection rethink
Access Now condena el llamado de AMLO a cortar el financiamiento de Artículo 19

Four signs Mexico is embracing digital authoritarianism 

28 Jul 2021
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Four signs Mexico is embracing digital authoritarianism 
28 Jul 2021
Four signs Mexico is embracing digital authoritarianism 

Ban Biometric Surveillance

7 Jun 2021

More than 175 civil society organizations and experts around the world have already signed the open letter calling on decision makers to stand up against rights-abusing uses of biometric surveillance technologies. Will you join us to #BanBS?

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Ban Biometric Surveillance
7 Jun 2021
Ban Biometric Surveillance
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Face biometrics systems shut down in Washington, DC and São Paulo, Brazil

17 May 2021
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Face biometrics systems shut down in Washington, DC and São Paulo, Brazil
17 May 2021
Face biometrics systems shut down in Washington, DC and São Paulo, Brazil
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The Mexican government wants to create a massive database with cell phone users’ biometric data

29 Apr 2021
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The Mexican government wants to create a massive database with cell phone users’ biometric data
29 Apr 2021
The Mexican government wants to create a massive database with cell phone users’ biometric data
Algorithmic accountability

EU takes minimal steps to regulate harmful AI systems, must go further to protect fundamental rights

21 Apr 2021

The European Commission just launched its Regulation on a European approach for Artificial Intelligence. Unfortunately, the new proposal falls short of meeting the minimum requirements needed to safeguard human rights in the EU.

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EU takes minimal steps to regulate harmful AI systems, must go further to protect fundamental rights
21 Apr 2021
EU takes minimal steps to regulate harmful AI systems, must go further to protect fundamental rights