Tag: Google

The U.S. Congress must act to protect the privacy and civil rights of users amidst the deployment of COVID-19 response technologies across the country.

Only 10 of the 24 companies publicly responded to Access Now’s open letters asking for improvement in one key area based on each company’s evaluation results of the Ranking Digital Rights Index.

Despite widespread reporting that two recent rulings on the “right to be forgotten” represent a victory for Google and free expression, concerns remain about human rights and the power of private companies to decide how content is discovered online.

Access Now sent letters to each of the companies in the RDR Corporate Accountability Index, urging them to review their performance and provide a public response to the findings.

For the data protection regulation to reach its full potential in protecting our rights, we need to move from the implementation to the enforcement stage.

Access Now joins a global coalition calling on Google to drop development of censored search services in China.

Regardless of the legal standards at play in this incident, it is imperative that users are notified of any security breach that may implicate our rights and interests. Google failed to do that.

We’re working with Ranking Digital Rights to make sure the companies tracked in the Corporate Accountability Index respond and take steps to protect your rights.