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China’s Great Firewall of Censorship Is Already Going Up Around Hong Kong

8 Jul 2020
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China’s Great Firewall of Censorship Is Already Going Up Around Hong Kong
8 Jul 2020
China’s Great Firewall of Censorship Is Already Going Up Around Hong Kong
Breton's blocking statement

Facebook pauses sharing WhatsApp user info with Hong Kong authorities

6 Jul 2020
News
Facebook pauses sharing WhatsApp user info with Hong Kong authorities
6 Jul 2020
Facebook pauses sharing WhatsApp user info with Hong Kong authorities
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Global civil society urges Gulf countries to unblock internet calling services

7 Apr 2020

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.

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Global civil society urges Gulf countries to unblock internet calling services
7 Apr 2020
Global civil society urges Gulf countries to unblock internet calling services
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COVID-19: Gulf governments must unblock all VoIP technologies

7 Apr 2020

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.

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COVID-19: Gulf governments must unblock all VoIP technologies
7 Apr 2020
COVID-19: Gulf governments must unblock all VoIP technologies
encryption

Comunicado: Sí y mil veces sí al cifrado 

31 Oct 2019
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Comunicado: Sí y mil veces sí al cifrado 
31 Oct 2019
Comunicado: Sí y mil veces sí al cifrado 

India’s government must establish an independent inquiry into NSO “Pegasus” snooping incident

31 Oct 2019

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.

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India’s government must establish an independent inquiry into NSO “Pegasus” snooping incident
31 Oct 2019
India’s government must establish an independent inquiry into NSO “Pegasus” snooping incident

NSO समहू से जड़ु े पायवेयर ने स वल सोसाइट को एक बार फर नशाना बनाया

31 Oct 2019
Press Release
NSO समहू से जड़ु े पायवेयर ने स वल सोसाइट को एक बार फर नशाना बनाया
31 Oct 2019
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

29 Oct 2019

Of 1,400 victims of targeted attacks through WhatsApp, more than 100 were members of civil society.

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Civil society once again targeted by spyware attributed to NSO Group
29 Oct 2019
Civil society once again targeted by spyware attributed to NSO Group
Breton's blocking statement

Access Now joins open letter on Facebook’s end-to-end encryption plans

8 Oct 2019

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.

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Access Now joins open letter on Facebook’s end-to-end encryption plans
8 Oct 2019
Access Now joins open letter on Facebook’s end-to-end encryption plans

Australian digital rights organizations defend encryption

4 Oct 2019

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.

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Australian digital rights organizations defend encryption
4 Oct 2019
Australian digital rights organizations defend encryption