Human Rights
Human Rights
shorts
Over 300 Organizations Unite to Demand Complete Withdrawal of Bill C-2
OTTAWA – In an unprecedented show of unity, over 300 civil society organizations from across the country are on Parliament Hill today demanding the complete withdrawal of Bill C-2,...
rights
Digital Rights in Southeast Asia After 10 Years: A Reflection from a Gender Rights Advocate
Ten years ago, the Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) co-hosted RightsCon Southeast Asia in Manila in 2015. That event marked my first exposure to a global conference of this...
cybercrime
With Aid programmes in crisis, we risk more global surveillance
As the New York Times reports the health programmes are being cut by USAID cuts, the US Government declares them as “inconsistent with the national interest or agency policy...
shorts
Conference on socio-ecological impacts of technology
A two-day international conference dedicated to the consequences that the dizzying development of technology has on the environment, citizens and society, will be held from May 14 to 16...
mobile
How will mandatory SIM Card Registration impact women’s rights?
Mandatory SIM card registration poses risks to multiple fundamental human rights. Among others, it will mandate people to register their social media accounts. Most notably, freedom of expression, as...
data privacy
Open Rights Group and Privacy International statement on Police Scotland’s announcement to roll-out cyber kiosks
“Open Rights Group and Privacy International called on Police Scotland to prevent rolling out until the Scottish Government reformed the law to provide an overarching framework for the seizure...
government
Caught in the Net: The Impact of ‘Extremist’ Speech Regulations on Human Rights Content
San Francisco – Social media companies have long struggled with what to do about extremist content that advocates for or celebrates terrorism and violence. But the dominant current approach,...
government
Censorship machine takes over EU’s internet
Today, on 26 March, the European Parliament voted in favour of adopting controversial upload filters (Article 13/17) as part of the copyright Directive. This vote comes after what was...
consumer
Digitale Brieftasche kommt gut gefüllt nach Deutschland
Berlin- Die deutsche Wirtschaft macht gemeinsam mit der Politik Tempo beim Einsatz der künftigen EU-weiten digitalen Identität. Dazu haben der Digitalverband Bitkom und das Bundesministerium für Digitales und Staatsmodernisierung...
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surveillance
ID Cards: UK Risks Sleepwalking into a Pre-Crime State
Building blocks of digital surveillance
Jim Killock, Executive Director of Open Rights Group said:
“A costly and...
ai
Google Research: accelerating scientific breakthroughs to real-world impact
Over the past two weeks we’ve seen a flurry of new results from Google Research,...
Weltspartag: Wie Verbraucherinnen und Verbraucher ihr Geld beim Onlinebanking schützen
Sparen findet nicht nur am Bankschalter statt: Viele Menschen nutzen auch Onlinebanking und mobile Banking-Apps, um ihre Finanzen zu...
Taxiunternehmen teilt sensible Kundendaten per WhatsApp-Gruppe – so geht es nicht!
Persönlicher geht’s kaum: Fotos von Kundeninnen und Kunden, von Personal- und Schwerbehindertenausweisen, Namen, Adressen, Überweisungen, Rezepte, Kliniknamen und Termine...