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Urgent call to Council of the EU: human rights must come first in Dual Use final draft

5 Nov 2020

Access Now is calling out the Council of the European Union for failing to reconsider and strengthen the EU dual-use recast compromise amendments. Council members must urgently reevaluate their positions to meet their human rights obligations. 

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Urgent call to Council of the EU: human rights must come first in Dual Use final draft
5 Nov 2020
Urgent call to Council of the EU: human rights must come first in Dual Use final draft
Algorithmic accountability

Attention EU regulators: we need more than AI “ethics” to keep us safe

21 Oct 2020

Access Now and European Digital Rights explain why we need a bold, bright-line approach to regulating AI — not more AI ethics guidelines and soft law — to protect our fundamental rights.

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Attention EU regulators: we need more than AI “ethics” to keep us safe
21 Oct 2020
Attention EU regulators: we need more than AI “ethics” to keep us safe
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Razzia bei Spionage-Firma FinFisher

14 Oct 2020
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Razzia bei Spionage-Firma FinFisher
14 Oct 2020
Razzia bei Spionage-Firma FinFisher

A data disaster is looming for every business – and our snooping laws are to blame

8 Oct 2020
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A data disaster is looming for every business – and our snooping laws are to blame
8 Oct 2020
A data disaster is looming for every business – and our snooping laws are to blame
European Ombudsman surveillance

Terrorist Content Regulation: the fight for fundamental rights isn’t over

7 Oct 2020

Ahead of a meeting of shadow rapporteurs in the trilogue discussions on the EU Terrorist Content Regulation, we provide recommendations to ensure the final text remains in line with human rights standards.

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Terrorist Content Regulation: the fight for fundamental rights isn’t over
7 Oct 2020
Terrorist Content Regulation: the fight for fundamental rights isn’t over
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EU’s top court blocks states from gathering user data for surveillance

7 Oct 2020
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EU’s top court blocks states from gathering user data for surveillance
7 Oct 2020
EU’s top court blocks states from gathering user data for surveillance

The EU court ruling that could end EU-UK data flows

6 Oct 2020
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The EU court ruling that could end EU-UK data flows
6 Oct 2020
The EU court ruling that could end EU-UK data flows

Future EU-US data transfers? EU must push back on the US’s surveillance game

1 Oct 2020

Access Now and the American Civil Liberties Union are calling on the European Commission to press the United States to reform its surveillance laws, so that any future instrument for EU-US data transfers complies with EU law and withstands judicial scrutiny. 

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Future EU-US data transfers? EU must push back on the US’s surveillance game
1 Oct 2020
Future EU-US data transfers? EU must push back on the US’s surveillance game
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Sandvine, Francisco Partners facing mounting pressure for accountability around censorship tools

23 Sep 2020

Access Now, CPJ, EFF, and digital security experts Ron Deibert and Christopher Parsons are calling on California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to look into the activities of Sandvine and its owners Francisco Partners for potential legal violations arising out of their contracts with Belarus.

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Sandvine, Francisco Partners facing mounting pressure for accountability around censorship tools
23 Sep 2020
Sandvine, Francisco Partners facing mounting pressure for accountability around censorship tools
European Ombudsman surveillance

Von der Leyen charts Europe’s ‘digital decade’, evades platform economy challenge

16 Sep 2020
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Von der Leyen charts Europe’s ‘digital decade’, evades platform economy challenge
16 Sep 2020
Von der Leyen charts Europe’s ‘digital decade’, evades platform economy challenge