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Access welcomes internet companies announcement in fight for surveillance reform

9 Dec 2013

This morning eight major internet companies — AOL, Apple, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Twitter, and Yahoo! — issued a broad and powerful call for surveillance reform. The joint statement represents the strongest stance yet by U.S. internet companies on government surveillance and has the potential to shift the debate in Washington.

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Access welcomes internet companies announcement in fight for surveillance reform
9 Dec 2013
Access welcomes internet companies announcement in fight for surveillance reform

Due Process is a Human Right: Demand that the White House support ECPA reform

5 Dec 2013

Today, Access is joining a day of action in the United State calling for reform of the U.S. Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) — the law known for giving the U.S. government the ability to access your email and documents in the cloud without a warrant. ECPA is one of the internet’s most outdated laws: it was passed in 1986, before most people even had access to the internet.

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Due Process is a Human Right: Demand that the White House support ECPA reform
5 Dec 2013
Due Process is a Human Right: Demand that the White House support ECPA reform

More heads roll as TeliaSonera probes deals with ‘dictator’s daughter’

3 Dec 2013

Swedish telco TeliaSonera is taking further steps to remedy its involvement in corrupt business deals in Uzbekistan, most recently by Monday’s ousting of four senior executives.

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More heads roll as TeliaSonera probes deals with ‘dictator’s daughter’
3 Dec 2013
More heads roll as TeliaSonera probes deals with ‘dictator’s daughter’

UN General Assembly Takes Critical Step to Address Privacy amid Surveillance Controversy

26 Nov 2013

Today the U.N. General Assembly took a critical first step in addressing mass surveillance as a human rights violations with the passage of a resolution recognizing the right to privacy in the digital age.

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UN General Assembly Takes Critical Step to Address Privacy amid Surveillance Controversy
26 Nov 2013
UN General Assembly Takes Critical Step to Address Privacy amid Surveillance Controversy

LIBE Series 10 and 11: IT security of the EU Institutions and discussions on mass surveillance

26 Nov 2013

In the 10th and 11th hearings held by the committee for civil liberties (LIBE), Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) focussed on the IT security of the EU Institutions and a possible discussion between the European Commission and the Council of the EU on mass surveillance.

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LIBE Series 10 and 11: IT security of the EU Institutions and discussions on mass surveillance
26 Nov 2013
LIBE Series 10 and 11: IT security of the EU Institutions and discussions on mass surveillance

LIBE Series 7, 8 and 9: Violation of law, mass surveillance in the EU and the Freedom Act

13 Nov 2013

In the 7th, 8th and 9th hearings held by the LIBE committee, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) focussed on violation of law, IntCen and mass surveillance in EU member states and the Freedom act respectively.

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LIBE Series 7, 8 and 9: Violation of law, mass surveillance in the EU and the Freedom Act
13 Nov 2013
LIBE Series 7, 8 and 9: Violation of law, mass surveillance in the EU and the Freedom Act

Proposed Ecuadorean Criminal Code poses serious threat to user privacy

13 Nov 2013

Ecuador is set to finish a major revision to its Criminal Code on Friday, and it’s not looking good for user rights. Even as the country’s president, Rafael Correa, has been outspoken in criticizing NSA surveillance, the Ecuadorean Assembly is charging ahead with a requirement that all internet service providers spy on their customers, in violation of the country’s Constitution and international law.

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Proposed Ecuadorean Criminal Code poses serious threat to user privacy
13 Nov 2013
Proposed Ecuadorean Criminal Code poses serious threat to user privacy

2013 Internet Governance Forum in Review

7 Nov 2013

The 8th annual U.N. Internet Governance Forum wrapped up late last month in Bali, Indonesia. This year’s official main theme was “Building Bridges – Enhancing Multi-stakeholder Cooperation for Growth and Sustainable Development”; however, mass online surveillance and a recently announced 2014 world summit on internet governance dominated many discussions at the IGF.

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2013 Internet Governance Forum in Review
7 Nov 2013
2013 Internet Governance Forum in Review

NSA hacks internet company data centers

1 Nov 2013

The NSA is eavesdropping on the private cables running between the Google and Yahoo data centers where all user data is held. Under a program codenamed MUSCULAR the NSA is going right in, without permission from the companies or the courts.

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NSA hacks internet company data centers
1 Nov 2013
NSA hacks internet company data centers

Investors hear call for digital sustainability

1 Nov 2013

Investors taking note that government spying “threatens the foundation” of many technology companies’ business models.

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Investors hear call for digital sustainability
1 Nov 2013
Investors hear call for digital sustainability