Skip to main content
Back to content

Tag: Encryption

Telegram vs Russia

Policy brief: 10 facts to counter encryption myths

31 Aug 2021
Publication
Policy brief: 10 facts to counter encryption myths
31 Aug 2021
Policy brief: 10 facts to counter encryption myths
Telegram vs Russia

Why encryption is important: 10 facts to counter the myths

31 Aug 2021
Post
Why encryption is important: 10 facts to counter the myths
31 Aug 2021
Why encryption is important: 10 facts to counter the myths

To protect human rights, identify and disrupt Australia’s “hacking bill”

17 Aug 2021
Post
To protect human rights, identify and disrupt Australia’s “hacking bill”
17 Aug 2021
To protect human rights, identify and disrupt Australia’s “hacking bill”

Access Now urges Apple to restore trust by rolling back plans to circumvent end-to-end encryption on its devices

10 Aug 2021

Apple’s plan to implement client-side scanning is not a viable or proportionate solution to Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) online. The plan circumvents end-to-end encryption and puts everyone’s privacy and security at risk by reducing individuals’ control over their own devices.

Press Release
Access Now urges Apple to restore trust by rolling back plans to circumvent end-to-end encryption on its devices
10 Aug 2021
Access Now urges Apple to restore trust by rolling back plans to circumvent end-to-end encryption on its devices
Digital rights

At the U.N., a new push to end surveillance of protesters — and protect their lawyers

7 Jul 2021

Digital surveillance is threatening the right to protest worldwide. U.N. human rights expert Clément Voule is fighting for strong encryption and tight restrictions on the use of spyware. Here’s why that push is important for human rights lawyers and the activists they represent.

Post
At the U.N., a new push to end surveillance of protesters — and protect their lawyers
7 Jul 2021
At the U.N., a new push to end surveillance of protesters — and protect their lawyers

RightsCon checklist: 15 ways to save the internet and protect democracy

8 Jun 2021

Speaking at a panel discussion at RightsCon, Access Now’s Brett Solomon outlined 15 things governments can do to make sure technology is used to defend — not destroy— democracy and human rights. Read the checklist and watch the full session on YouTube.

Post
RightsCon checklist: 15 ways to save the internet and protect democracy
8 Jun 2021
RightsCon checklist: 15 ways to save the internet and protect democracy
Digital rights

To protect privacy in the digital age, world governments can and must do more

25 Jan 2021

The latest U.N. privacy resolution does not go far enough, missing the opportunity to respond firmly to the human rights threats posed by systemic racism, artificial intelligence, facial recognition technology, and other key technological and social developments.

Post
To protect privacy in the digital age, world governments can and must do more
25 Jan 2021
To protect privacy in the digital age, world governments can and must do more
encryption

Encryption is vital for attorney-client privilege in the digital era, and lawyers should fight for it

11 Jan 2021

In the fight for encryption, attorney-client privilege is at stake.

Post
Encryption is vital for attorney-client privilege in the digital era, and lawyers should fight for it
11 Jan 2021
Encryption is vital for attorney-client privilege in the digital era, and lawyers should fight for it
encryption

EU Commission mulls police access to encrypted apps

11 Dec 2020
News
EU Commission mulls police access to encrypted apps
11 Dec 2020
EU Commission mulls police access to encrypted apps
European Ombudsman surveillance

Wirtschaft und Zivilgesellschaft stellen sich gegen Pläne der EU-Staaten

11 Nov 2020
News
Wirtschaft und Zivilgesellschaft stellen sich gegen Pläne der EU-Staaten
11 Nov 2020
Wirtschaft und Zivilgesellschaft stellen sich gegen Pläne der EU-Staaten