Tag: Digital ID

This global group of civil society, technologists, and other experts call on governments, development agencies, and others to answer critical questions for the defense of human rights in the age of digital identity.

Today a group of more than 60 civil society organizations, technologists, and experts from around the world released an open letter calling on international development agencies and funders, the United Nations, and national governments to fully evaluate the human rights implications of digital identity programs.

We hope to see India’s Parliament increase the substance and quantity of initiatives for protecting Indians’ digital rights.

The new amendment bill would undo the Indian Supreme Court’s adopted principles for protecting privacy and data security in the Aadhaar digital ID programme. 

This week the Internet Freedom Festival celebrates its fifth year bringing together grassroots activists, journalists, and other freedom fighters. Here’s where you can find us.

It is now clear that the badly designed system will do more harm than good. But it cannot be fixed through patchwork changes.

El 2019 traerá nuevos desafíos. A continuación, compartiremos con ustedes nuestros cinco deseos en materia de promoción y defensa de los derechos humanos en internet en la región.

Executive Director Brett Solomon addresses the United Nations on the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights