Tag: Encryption
US, UK and Australia urge Facebook to create backdoor access to encrypted messages
Facebook must go ahead with its plans to encrypt all services, despite government demands
Weakening encryption undermines our security. We urge Facebook to stand firm against government demands to backdoor products to the detriment of public safety and human rights.
Encryption Rules Are Making An Exodus Of Info From Australia: Vault
United Nations: Access Now on joint declaration “Challenges to freedom of expression in the next decade”
Access Now welcomes the joint declaration from the United Nations that calls on governments globally to protect encryption and anonymity, safeguard net neutrality, and rein in the abuse of surveillance technologies.
Govt Encryption Laws Damaging Oz: Calls for Major Change
Encryption laws are creating an exodus of data from Australia: Vault
Australia’s digital rights advocates and tech sector push back against law undermining encryption
Lizzie O’Shea declared “Hero” for mobilizing the Australian public against the government’s anti-encryption legislation
Today, Access Now announces its selection of Australian human rights lawyer Lizzie O’Shea as a 2018 Human Rights Hero.
Global coalition urges India to withdraw proposed amendments to Intermediary Guidelines
The government’s proposed amendments on intermediary liability in India won’t fix disinformation, but will harm digital security and human rights, the coalition warns.
Big reputation: What the Australian Parliament can learn from Taylor Swift
Australia’s anti-encryption law lets law enforcement and intelligence agencies order companies to do just about anything in the pursuit of national security or enforcement of criminal law. Here’s a guide for enacting deep reform.