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Obama announces support for U.S. spy reforms, offers inadequate assurances 10 Aug 2013 | 02:35 am
Expressing concern about public confidence in the U.S. National Security Agency, President Obama announced today four proposals to reform U.S. surveillance practice. However, even if enacted, these pr...
Leaked draft legislation reveals EU telecom regulations lack promised network neutrality provisions 2 Aug 2013 | 01:31 am
More disappointing news from the Commissioner for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes is spreading around Brussels. Contrary to previous statements made by the Commissioner, there are no clear network neu...
One of These Things is Not Like the Other: Report on Fake Domains Attacks on Civil Society Released 1 Aug 2013 | 07:48 pm
Civil society organizations and independent media are the targets of a variety of sophisticated attacks to compromise their websites and users – including the use of fake websites and social media pro...
Over 100 global civil society groups release human rights principles to govern surveillance 31 Jul 2013 | 05:52 pm
Recent revelations of sweeping government surveillance demonstrate the urgent need to update outdated privacy laws to reflect modern surveillance technologies in a way that is consistent with internat...
215 reforms limit bulk collection, don’t prevent legitimate investigation 27 Jul 2013 | 01:14 am
The Amash-Conyers amendment, the U.S. Congress' first attempt to limit the NSA surveillance, may have been unsuccessful. But its narrow loss demonstrates the growing force behind the call to reform th...
Access supports proposed U.S. amendment limiting NSA metadata collection 24 Jul 2013 | 12:08 am
In less than 24 hours the U.S. Congress will vote on an amendment that could help put an end to the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of telecommunications metadata, offering the first legisl...
Public hearing reveals most of Congress was in the dark about NSA surveillance programs 20 Jul 2013 | 01:54 am
Representatives from the NSA, FBI, and DOJ faced serious scrutiny before the US House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday in a hearing on the ‘Administration’s use of FISA Authorities.’ The defining narr...
We need to know: companies, civil society call for transparency on surveillance 18 Jul 2013 | 05:00 pm
Access joined a broad coalition in sending a letter to US government officials calling on the government to a) ensure internet, telephone, and web-based service providers be allowed to regularly repor...
Investors raise unique surveillance concerns 11 Jul 2013 | 10:56 pm
Some of the world’s leading sustainable investment firms have joined the growing chorus of voices speaking out against private sector compliance in the U.S. government's sweeping violations of human r...
Obama’s appointment for FBI director fails to support surveillance reform 11 Jul 2013 | 10:03 pm
James Comey, nominee for director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, failed to take a stand against the U.S. government's widely publicized recent intrusions into personal privacy at his con...
