Tag: Whatsapp
China’s Great Firewall of Censorship Is Already Going Up Around Hong Kong
Facebook pauses sharing WhatsApp user info with Hong Kong authorities
Global civil society urges Gulf countries to unblock internet calling services
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.
COVID-19: Gulf governments must unblock all VoIP technologies
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.
Comunicado: Sí y mil veces sí al cifrado
India’s government must establish an independent inquiry into NSO “Pegasus” snooping incident
The government must clarify whether it has transactions with NSO Group, and if not, establish an independent inquiry into over-broad, illegal surveillance of journalists and other members of civil society in India.
NSO समहू से जड़ु े पायवेयर ने स वल सोसाइट को एक बार फर नशाना बनाया
Civil society once again targeted by spyware attributed to NSO Group
Of 1,400 victims of targeted attacks through WhatsApp, more than 100 were members of civil society.
Access Now joins open letter on Facebook’s end-to-end encryption plans
This week Access Now joined the open letter by the Center for Democracy & Technology to urge Facebook to continue to increase end-to-end security across its messaging services, in the face of government efforts to weaken it and hurt the human rights of countless users.
Australian digital rights organizations defend encryption
Access Now and Digital Rights Watch call on Facebook to resist “Five Eyes” government over-reach and breach of basic human rights and ensure their users private communications and the best possible security online.