Tag: Data Protection Regulation
India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Bill passed: “it’s a bad law”
Today, August 9, is a historic day for India — one that will be remembered as the day the government signed away the rights of millions
Guía para una ley de protección de datos personales en Bolivia
Con la finalidad de promover el debate sobre la importancia de una ley de protección de datos personales para los bolivianos y bolivianas, Access Now, con la colaboración de Fundación Internet Bolivia.org, elaboró una guía básica de recomendaciones y un análisis de la situación legislativa sobre el tema en el país.
Mar 27: Access Now gathering leading experts for Data Privacy Summit in Washington, D.C.
Join us on March 27, 2019, for the Data Privacy Summit, a full-day event to explore the current landscape for privacy and data in the United States, and to chart a path forward for a user-centered data protection framework.
U.S. Senate excludes civil society from critical data protection hearing
In response to a Senate hearing on privacy featuring predominantly industry voices, members of civil society and privacy experts are organizing a coordinated, real-time response to take place over Twitter.
En Tunisie, le débat est ouvert sur la protection des données personnelles et le droit d’accès à l’information
Le 1 novembre, Access Now et UNESCO ont organisé une conférence sur le thème: “Protection des données personnelles et droit d’accès à l’information en Tunisie”
India’s draft data protection bill needs to do more to stack up against global standards
On 15 data protection policy-making metrics, we found that the Srikrishna Committee output passed muster on four principles.
Update: India moves forward on privacy and data protection for the next billion
India has taken a first step in creating a data protection framework, announcing draft legislation for the world’s second-largest internet user population.
It’s not a bug, it’s a feature: How Cambridge Analytica demonstrates the desperate need for data protection
It’s critically important to see the big picture of the scandal and work toward an online ecosystem that does not depend on harvesting users’ data instead of protecting it.
A missed opportunity in Morocco
To get outcomes from meetings like the Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners, we need to foster deeper engagement by all stakeholders.
Access Now supports U.S. FCC on consumer privacy
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has proposed rules to govern how Internet Service Providers handle consumer data. We support these rules, while identifying areas for improvement.