Signaling a major shift in the way Meta approaches users' privacy, the company recently announced plans to make all of its messaging services — WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram DMs — end-to-end encrypted (E2EE). As part of its initiative, Meta commissioned a human rights impact assessment (HRIA), which concluded that, "Meta’s planned expansion of strong … [Read more...] about Encryption HRIA
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The danger of protecting rights and freedoms with laws that undermine privacy
Private communications are a cornerstone of democratic society and must be protected. That's why the Privacy and Access Council of Canada (PACC) joins 35 civil society organizations in calling on the European Commission to ensure that the forthcoming Legislation to effectively tackle child sexual abuse preserves and protects fundamental rights and freedoms. We are seriously … [Read more...] about The danger of protecting rights and freedoms with laws that undermine privacy
Action to Protect Students and Children
Ontario is becoming the first Canadian jurisdiction to publicly disclose and make parents and guardians aware of educators that have been involved in sexual abuse and other serious criminal proceedings. Learn more … [Read more...] about Action to Protect Students and Children
E-evidence regulation: Why it matters for medical confidentiality?
Electronic data has become a defining component of criminal investigations. Emails, data stored “in the cloud”, private messages – investigators increasingly seek such data, often held by private companies, as evidence for their criminal cases. This can also encompass health data. Under current legal rules, when such data is stored abroad, national law enforcement authorities … [Read more...] about E-evidence regulation: Why it matters for medical confidentiality?
Government Plans Publicity Blitz to Undermine Privacy of Your Chats
Successive Home Secretaries of different political parties have taken strong anti-encryption stances, claiming encryption — which is essential for online privacy and security — will diminish the effectiveness of UK bulk surveillance capabilities, make fighting organized crime more difficult, and hamper efforts to stop terror attacks. The latest tactic — a carefully crafted PR … [Read more...] about Government Plans Publicity Blitz to Undermine Privacy of Your Chats
The Right to Know Declaration 2021
The Right to Know Declaration enumerates the core principles of the right of access to information, and calls on governments, inter-governmental organizations, information commissioners, and civil society organizations to act to strengthen access to information laws and to increase transparency in practice.The Declaration sets out an action agenda for defence and promotion of … [Read more...] about The Right to Know Declaration 2021
