Tag: EU-US Privacy Shield
Access Now testimony before EESC on “Exchanging and Protecting Personal Data in a Globalized World”
When data travels, protection should travel with it. Easier said than done; in reality legal protections don’t travel with us, let alone our personal data.
Access Now urges European Commission to push for US surveillance reform through the “Privacy Shield” review
Changes in the United States put the “Privacy Shield” at risk, including executive orders that disregard the rights of anyone outside the country.
How to make an MLAT “safe harbor” safe for users
Any “safe harbor” mechanism for bypassing the MLAT system must entail increasing protections for human rights.
The U.S. has to stop spying without protecting human rights. Fixing Section 702 is a start.
Today more than 30 major companies and organizations joined the effort to reform Section 702 the U.S. FISA Amendments Act (FAA).
French election: What does a Macron presidency mean for human rights?
Our analysis and recommendations as we look ahead to a Macron presidency.
First 100 Days of human rights violations
The first 100 days of the Trump administration have been a disaster for privacy and free expression, with consequences for people all across the globe. Here’s how we’re fighting back.
Access Now and EDRi testimony on the Safe Harbour ruling to the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party Subgroup on the Future of Privacy
Global civil society groups call for reform of US surveillance law Section 702
Europe must suspend the EU-US Privacy Shield data-transfer arrangement unless the US Congress undertakes meaningful reform of surveillance law.
End the Privacy Shield: Access Now urges the European Commission to suspend Privacy Shield due to changes in US policies
Our letter asks for suspension of the Privacy Shield agreement in light of developments in the United States that cast new doubt on its capacity for protecting Europeans’ rights.
The state of EU-US data transfer, in a tweet
The Privacy Shield was flawed from the beginning and the recent changes in US law and policy only add insult to injury.