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Who wins by linking Co-WIN to Aadhaar?

17 Feb 2021

Access Now echoes the Rethink Aadhaar campaign’s serious privacy concerns around India’s Co-WIN app, and potential misuse of personal data.

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Who wins by linking Co-WIN to Aadhaar?
17 Feb 2021
Who wins by linking Co-WIN to Aadhaar?
Data protection in MENA

Exposed and exploited: Data protection in the Middle East and North Africa

28 Jan 2021

Access Now’s latest report, Exposed and exploited: Data protection in the Middle East and North Africa, explores how a lack of strong data protection in MENA countries is leaving people vulnerable to abuse and exploitation of their most personal information.

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Exposed and exploited: Data protection in the Middle East and North Africa
28 Jan 2021
Exposed and exploited: Data protection in the Middle East and North Africa

COVID’s viral tech tools: All Hail The Lockdown

9 Dec 2020
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COVID’s viral tech tools: All Hail The Lockdown
9 Dec 2020
COVID’s viral tech tools: All Hail The Lockdown

To safeguard privacy, Tunisia must be transparent on tech used to fight COVID-19

17 Sep 2020

Tunisians have the right to know how the government is safeguarding their personal data. Yet officials have not responded to our request for information on the E7mi contact-tracing app.

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To safeguard privacy, Tunisia must be transparent on tech used to fight COVID-19
17 Sep 2020
To safeguard privacy, Tunisia must be transparent on tech used to fight COVID-19
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Why the draft health data management policy raises red flags about privacy

3 Sep 2020
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Why the draft health data management policy raises red flags about privacy
3 Sep 2020
Why the draft health data management policy raises red flags about privacy

COVID-19 contact-tracing apps in MENA: a privacy nightmare

18 Jun 2020

At the outbreak of the COVID-19 global pandemic, a number of countries in the MENA region turned to technology to help track and prevent the spread of the virus, using apps, drones, and even robots to monitor the movement of citizens under quarantine.

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COVID-19 contact-tracing apps in MENA: a privacy nightmare
18 Jun 2020
COVID-19 contact-tracing apps in MENA: a privacy nightmare

4 rules to stop governments misusing COVID-19 tech after the crisis

15 May 2020
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4 rules to stop governments misusing COVID-19 tech after the crisis
15 May 2020
4 rules to stop governments misusing COVID-19 tech after the crisis

Centralized or Decentralized, All Tracking Apps Fall Foul of the Same Vulnerability – User Error

13 May 2020
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Centralized or Decentralized, All Tracking Apps Fall Foul of the Same Vulnerability – User Error
13 May 2020
Centralized or Decentralized, All Tracking Apps Fall Foul of the Same Vulnerability – User Error
COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps

Privacy and public health: the dos and don’ts for COVID-19 contact tracing apps

4 May 2020

Our checklist aims to help governments and developers that are considering or implementing COVID-19 contact tracing apps make decisions that will protect privacy.

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Privacy and public health: the dos and don’ts for COVID-19 contact tracing apps
4 May 2020
Privacy and public health: the dos and don’ts for COVID-19 contact tracing apps
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Coronavirus contact tracing apps – a proportionate response?

23 Apr 2020
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Coronavirus contact tracing apps – a proportionate response?
23 Apr 2020
Coronavirus contact tracing apps – a proportionate response?