Latest Draft of UN Cybercrime Treaty Is A Big Step Backward
By Katitza Rodriguez A new draft of the controversial United Nations cybercrime treaty has only heightened concerns that the treaty will criminalize expression and dissent,…
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Proposed UN Cybercrime Treaty Threatens to be an Expansive Global Surveillance Pact
By Katitza Rodriguez This is Part V in EFF’s ongoing series about the proposed UN Cybercrime Convention. Read Part I for a quick snapshot of…
Proposed Cybercrime Treaty’s International Cooperation Provisions Could Let Tyrants Run Amok
By Katitza Rodgriguez This is the third segment in EFF’s series on the proposed UN Cybercrime Convention focusing on Chapter V, International Cooperation. Read Part…
First Draft of UN Cybercrime Convention Drops Troubling Provisions, But Dangerous And Open-Ended Cross Border Surveillance Powers Are Still on the Table
By Katitza Rodriguez This is Part I of a two-part post about the first draft of the UN Cybercrime Convention. Part I provides background on…
O (no!) Canada: Fast-moving Proposal Creates Filtering, Blocking and Reporting Rules—And Speech Police to Enforce Them
By Corynne McSherry and Katitza Rodriguez Policymakers around the world are contemplating a wide variety of proposals to address “harmful” online expression. Many of these…
India’s Draconian Rules for Internet Platforms Threaten User Privacy and Undermine Encryption
By Katitza Rodriguez and Kurt Opsahl The Indian government’s new Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code (“2021 Rules”) pose huge problems for free expression…
Global Law Enforcement Convention Weakens Privacy & Human Rights
By Katitza Rodriguez and Tamir Israel The Council of Europe Cybercrime Committee’s (T-CY) recent decision to approve new international rules for law enforcement access to…
European Court on Human Rights Bought Spy Agencies’ Spin on Mass Surveillance
By Katitza Rodriguez and Cindy Cohn The Strasbourg highest human rights court this week affirmed what we’ve long known, that the United Kingdom’s mass surveillance…
When Law Enforcement Wants Your Private Communications, What Legal Safeguards Are in Place in Latin America and Spain?
By Katitza Rodriguez and Veridiana Alimonti This post is the third in a series about our new State of Communications Privacy Laws report, a set…
Latin American Governments Must Commit to Surveillance Transparency
By Katitza Rodriguez and Veridiana Alimonti This post is the second in a series about our new State of Communications Privacy Laws report, a set…
If Privacy Dies In VR, It Dies In Real Life
By Rory Mir and Katitza Rodriguez If you aren’t an enthusiast, chances are you haven’t used a Virtual Reality (VR) or Augmented Reality (AR) headset….
5 Serious Flaws in the New Brazilian “Fake News” Bill that Will Undermine Human Rights
Katitza Rodriguez and Seth Schoen The Brazilian Senate is scheduled to make its vote this week on the most recent version of “PLS 2630/2020” the…
Bracelets, Beacons, Barcodes: Wearables in the Global Response to COVID-19
By Katitza Rodriguez, Svea Windwehr, and Seth Schoen In their efforts to contain the spread of the pandemic, governments around the world are rolling out…
International Proposals for Warrantless Location Surveillance To Fight COVID-19
By Katitza Rodriguez and Seth Schoen Time and again, governments have used crises to expand their power, and often their intrusion into citizens’ lives. The…