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...
Cyber Crime
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...
Cyber Security
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...
Rights
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,...
Internet
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...
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BSI-Präsidentin wirbt für „360-Grad-Blick“ auf Sicherheit im digitalen Raum
Mit Blick auf die aktuelle Cybersicherheitslage in Deutschland hat das Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der...
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Ein Tag im Zeichen der künstlichen Intelligenz: Google AI...
Dieser Tag steht ganz im Zeichen von KI: Heute eröffnen wir das Google AI Center...
Bundesregierung beschließt Rechenzentrumsstrategie
Ob Echtzeit-Staumelder auf dem Handy, KI-Diagnosen beim Arzt oder Fernwartung von Maschinen – innovative Anwendungen mit Künstlicher Intelligenz brauchen...
Bitkom zur geplanten EU Inc.
Am Mittwoch stellt die EU-Kommission ihren Entwurf für eine neue europäische Gesellschaftsform mit dem Titel EU Inc. vor. Ziel...