Tag: VoIP

Access Now calls on video conferencing platforms to release reports clarifying exactly how they protect personal user data and enforce policies related to freedom of expression. 

Access Now has invited video and voice call providers to share steps they are taking to safeguard our security and privacy at RightsCon, so we can include updates in our Transparency Reporting Index.

Access Now, together with more than 25 organizations, signed a joint statement urging the UAE, Oman, and Qatar to permanently lift the ban on WhatsApp, FaceTime, Skype, and all other VoIP platforms, especially in light of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

More than 25 civil society organizations from around the world are calling on the UAE, Oman, and Qatar to immediately and permanently restore access to services for internet voice and video calls.

We offer high-level principles and recommendations to help policymakers, regulators, and civil society understand and engage in the “OTT” debate.

Our new infographic shows why lawmakers should be wary of applying telecom-style rules to “OTT” services.

It doesn’t make sense to treat “OTT” services the way we do telecommunications networks. It also risks human rights.

Force-fitting telecom-style rules onto internet content and services can have profoundly negative implications for users’ rights.