On September 28, 2026, Access Now wrote to four pension funds regarding their investment in AE Industrial Partners (AEI). AEI ...

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For activists, journalists, human rights defenders, and other members of civil society, cybersecurity is a concrete matter that relates to the real-world risks and threats we face as a consequence of ...

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We provide flexible and grantee-driven funding to grassroots and frontline organizations fighting for human rights in the digital age. We pursue this work at a time when civil society around the world ...

During times of political unrest, the streets become dangerous, and information spreads mostly online. Without internet access, I have no way to stay informed about what’s happening. This isolation ...

1. What’s the difference between ordinary encryption and end-to-end encryption? Don’t they offer the same protection? No. End-to-end encryption (E2EE) offers a materially different level of privacy ...

The European Union Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act) aims to promote the uptake of trustworthy AI and, at the same time, protect the rights of all people affected by AI systems. While EU ...

Last month, the Myanmar military issued a slew of new by-laws pursuant to the country’s 2014 Counter Terrorism Act – all of which give the junta vast and unchecked powers to control, monitor, and ...

The provision of Microsoft’s Azure cloud services to the Israeli military intelligence unit, Unit 8200, which has reportedly enabled the storage and processing of vast surveillance data, including ...

Internet shutdowns are unacceptable and a blatant violation of human rights, whether authorities implement them routinely during ongoing conflict, protests, exams, or elections, or as a knee-jerk ...