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How to do RightsCon Right

18 Mar 2016

A few weeks from now we’ll hold RightsCon Silicon Valley 2016. Here’s your guide to getting the most out of the RightsCon experience.

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How to do RightsCon Right
18 Mar 2016
How to do RightsCon Right
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McCaul’s Crypto Commission: First, do no harm

2 Mar 2016

However well-intended, a new Congressional commission on encryption may do more harm than good.

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McCaul’s Crypto Commission: First, do no harm
2 Mar 2016
McCaul’s Crypto Commission: First, do no harm
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Five predictions for digital rights in 2016

22 Jan 2016

Here are our predictions for trends in digital rights in 2016 — including information about how you can get involved in the fight to defend those rights.

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Five predictions for digital rights in 2016
22 Jan 2016
Five predictions for digital rights in 2016

Announcing Crypto Summit 2.0

21 Jan 2016

Today Access Now announces Crypto Summit 2.0, which will be held in San Francisco on March 30, 2016.

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Announcing Crypto Summit 2.0
21 Jan 2016
Announcing Crypto Summit 2.0
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Let’s not trample upon human rights in the name of “cyber”

6 Aug 2015

This year, major data breaches at corporations and within government have spurred officials to do something ?— anything at all ?— to fix online security. We’ve seen a raft of so-called cybersecurity legislation introduced around the world that creates more problems than it solves, trampling upon privacy and human rights in the name of “cyber.” Access has been involved in a number of those fights around the world.

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Let’s not trample upon human rights in the name of “cyber”
6 Aug 2015
Let’s not trample upon human rights in the name of “cyber”
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Encryption debate crackles as Crypto Summit draws to a close

15 Jul 2015

Access’ Crypto Summit finished after a long day of spirited debate about one of the most pressing concerns confronting technology today — encryption and the future of the internet. Here are a few closing highlights.

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Encryption debate crackles as Crypto Summit draws to a close
15 Jul 2015
Encryption debate crackles as Crypto Summit draws to a close
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Crypto Summit kicks off with spotlight on encryption and the future of the net

15 Jul 2015

Today, Access kicked off our inaugural Crypto Summit, a multistakeholder conference devoted to emerging questions about cryptography and the future of the internet. These are edited remarks from Access’ Technology Director Jamie Tomasello and U.S. Policy Manager Amie Stepanovich from the event in Washington, DC.

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Crypto Summit kicks off with spotlight on encryption and the future of the net
15 Jul 2015
Crypto Summit kicks off with spotlight on encryption and the future of the net
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Encryption debate heats up on the Hill in advance of Crypto Summit

8 Jul 2015

Today, senior members of the Obama Administration, including the director of the FBI, visited the U.S. Senate Judiciary and Intelligence committees to discuss encryption policy. FBI Director James Comey, along with officials from the Department of Justice and state law enforcement, requested a “dialogue” with the private sector to enable the government to obtain exceptional access to encrypted data. Yet leading security experts have made clear that such access would undermine the security of technology and the privacy of internet users around the world.

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Encryption debate heats up on the Hill in advance of Crypto Summit
8 Jul 2015
Encryption debate heats up on the Hill in advance of Crypto Summit