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Join us June 6-10 for RightsCon 2022

31 May 2022

Log in to the RightsCon platform to participate in the world’s leading summit on human rights in the digital age (June 6-10, 2022)!

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Join us June 6-10 for RightsCon 2022
31 May 2022
Join us June 6-10 for RightsCon 2022
NSO Group human rights

EU: Leak reveals states are ready to put human rights defenders at risk to protect surveillance industry

29 Oct 2018
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EU: Leak reveals states are ready to put human rights defenders at risk to protect surveillance industry
29 Oct 2018
EU: Leak reveals states are ready to put human rights defenders at risk to protect surveillance industry
Secure Australia

In Australia, an inflection point for human rights

21 Jul 2018

Experts across fields and sectors will converge in Sydney for the Human Rights and Technology conference hosted by the Australian Human Rights Commission. We’ll be there.

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In Australia, an inflection point for human rights
21 Jul 2018
In Australia, an inflection point for human rights
NSO Group human rights

Blackstone won’t invest in the NSO Group’s “toxic” spyware

15 Aug 2017

Blackstone has dropped plans to invest in NSO Group. Now its current financial backers should step up to respect human rights.

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Blackstone won’t invest in the NSO Group’s “toxic” spyware
15 Aug 2017
Blackstone won’t invest in the NSO Group’s “toxic” spyware
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Italy to Revoke Export License for Cyber Surveillance Company

27 Jun 2017
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Italy to Revoke Export License for Cyber Surveillance Company
27 Jun 2017
Italy to Revoke Export License for Cyber Surveillance Company

Access Now urges Brazil not to jam communications during Olympic games

5 Aug 2016

We’re urging authorities to resist using new “jamming” technology to shut down communications networks, and to keep the internet on during the Olympic games.

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Access Now urges Brazil not to jam communications during Olympic games
5 Aug 2016
Access Now urges Brazil not to jam communications during Olympic games

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
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New cybersecurity legislation introduced in U.S., but still doesn’t protect users

11 Feb 2015

Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper introduced the Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015, a new bill to authorize the public/private dissemination of cybersecurity-related information. The legislation’s limitations on the type of information that can be shared are not enough to protect user privacy. Access is calling on the U.S. Congress not to consider information-sharing legislation–which could ostensibly create new surveillance authorities under the guise of cybersecurity–until existing surveillance authorities are adequately reformed.

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New cybersecurity legislation introduced in U.S., but still doesn’t protect users
11 Feb 2015
New cybersecurity legislation introduced in U.S., but still doesn’t protect users