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Who we hurt when we attack encryption

21 Oct 2021

Encryption is a vital tool for keeping human rights defenders safe from powerful adversaries. Case studies from Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline show how strong encryption makes the world safer for everyone.

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Who we hurt when we attack encryption
21 Oct 2021
Who we hurt when we attack encryption
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Iris scanning of refugees is disproportionate and dangerous — What’s happening behind IrisGuard’s closed doors?

12 Apr 2021

Refugees should not be required to hand over personal biometric data in exchange for basic needs such as purchasing food. However, iris scan tech is reportedly being used by the World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR) in Jordan.

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Iris scanning of refugees is disproportionate and dangerous — What’s happening behind IrisGuard’s closed doors?
12 Apr 2021
Iris scanning of refugees is disproportionate and dangerous — What’s happening behind IrisGuard’s closed doors?
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Snatching away a lifeline: Australia cannot deny asylum seekers mobile phone access

1 Sep 2020

Lawmakers must reject a bill to give the Australian Border Force the right to confiscate mobile phones — a lifeline of information, communication, and documentation — from asylum seekers in Australian immigration detention.

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Snatching away a lifeline: Australia cannot deny asylum seekers mobile phone access
1 Sep 2020
Snatching away a lifeline: Australia cannot deny asylum seekers mobile phone access
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U.N. refugee agency: internet access key to COVID-19 response

18 May 2020

Access Now is engaging with the UNHCR to support refugees deliberately disconnected from the internet as COVID-19 continues to spread.

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U.N. refugee agency: internet access key to COVID-19 response
18 May 2020
U.N. refugee agency: internet access key to COVID-19 response
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Network shutdowns in Rohingya camps: how they’re damaging the fragile information ecosystem of refugees from Myanmar

3 Oct 2019

Visits to the refugee camps show that degrading cell service is harming the Rohingyas’ capacity to get access to vital information, express themselves freely, and otherwise exercise their fundamental human rights.

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Network shutdowns in Rohingya camps: how they’re damaging the fragile information ecosystem of refugees from Myanmar
3 Oct 2019
Network shutdowns in Rohingya camps: how they’re damaging the fragile information ecosystem of refugees from Myanmar
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Give us your Twitter, your Facebook, your passwords guarding your free expression

14 Feb 2017

The Trump administration is floating a plan to require travelers to hand over social media passwords at the border. That would be a gross violation of human rights.

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Give us your Twitter, your Facebook, your passwords guarding your free expression
14 Feb 2017
Give us your Twitter, your Facebook, your passwords guarding your free expression

Digital Citizen: Special edition on refugees and technology

2 Dec 2015

Digital Citizen brings you the latest news, policy, and research on human rights in the Arab World. This special issue focuses on refugees and technology.

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Digital Citizen: Special edition on refugees and technology
2 Dec 2015
Digital Citizen: Special edition on refugees and technology