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Personal data protection and privacy

Put privacy first: new FTC surveillance and data security rules must protect people

22 Nov 2022

Access Now calls on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to protect people from harmful data practices and surveillance.

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Put privacy first: new FTC surveillance and data security rules must protect people
22 Nov 2022
Put privacy first: new FTC surveillance and data security rules must protect people
data privacy

Compromise at last — U.S. bipartisan data privacy bill is positive step towards tackling discrimination

23 Jun 2022

Access Now is encouraged by the introduction of the American Data Privacy and Protection Act.

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Compromise at last — U.S. bipartisan data privacy bill is positive step towards tackling discrimination
23 Jun 2022
Compromise at last — U.S. bipartisan data privacy bill is positive step towards tackling discrimination
Algorithmic accountability

Algorithmic decision-making in the U.S. needs accountability

3 Feb 2022

Access Now endorses the Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022, which will help combat algorithmic discrimination in defense of human rights.

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Algorithmic decision-making in the U.S. needs accountability
3 Feb 2022
Algorithmic decision-making in the U.S. needs accountability
Personal data protection and privacy

Tell U.S. FTC: Time to shut down Big Tech’s business model

3 Nov 2021

Big Tech’s extractive, manipulative business model violates our privacy, fuels discrimination, and puts people’s lives at risk. It’s time for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to step in and shut it down with strong data protection rules. Sign the petition today!

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Tell U.S. FTC: Time to shut down Big Tech’s business model
3 Nov 2021
Tell U.S. FTC: Time to shut down Big Tech’s business model
India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Bill passed: “it’s a bad law”

Data protection in the United States: Where do we go from here?

23 Apr 2018

We need comprehensive, user-centered data protection, with laws and regulations that meet international human rights standards.

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Data protection in the United States: Where do we go from here?
23 Apr 2018
Data protection in the United States: Where do we go from here?
India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Bill passed: “it’s a bad law”

Access Now calls for U.S. Congressional hearings on data privacy

29 Mar 2018

We’re asking the U.S. Congress to hold hearings on overbroad collection of personal information and the urgent need for data protection legislation to protect human rights.

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Access Now calls for U.S. Congressional hearings on data privacy
29 Mar 2018
Access Now calls for U.S. Congressional hearings on data privacy
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Access Now asks U.S. FTC to investigate vulnerabilities in internet-enabled sex toy

26 Apr 2017

Intimate product manufacturer Svakom has produced and distributed an inadequately secured internet-enabled device. The FTC must take action to protect consumers.

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Access Now asks U.S. FTC to investigate vulnerabilities in internet-enabled sex toy
26 Apr 2017
Access Now asks U.S. FTC to investigate vulnerabilities in internet-enabled sex toy
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Yahoo case shows we need better solutions to the global data breach problem

16 Mar 2017

Even in the absence of laws requiring swift disclosure of breaches, government agencies can do more to protect internet users.

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Yahoo case shows we need better solutions to the global data breach problem
16 Mar 2017
Yahoo case shows we need better solutions to the global data breach problem