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Quando falamos em integridade do processo eleitoral no Brasil, geralmente pensamos em urnas seguras, no combate à desinformação e na transparência. Mas há outro elemento fundamental nessa discussão: a proteção dos nossos dados pessoais. A poucos dias das eleições no Brasil, Veridiana Alimonti, da Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), explica por que proteger os dados pessoais também é essencial para garantir a integridade do processo eleitoral. Confira o relatório produzido pela Access Now, EFF e Data Privacy Brasil e saiba mais sobre os riscos e desafios para a proteção de dados no contexto eleitoral. https://lnkd.in/gPnucrx3

Yesterday, we marked the International Day for Universal Access to Information, emphasizing what’s at the heart of our work: informed communities with access to the information they need to make choices and engage fully in society. Our Co-Executive Director, Alejandro Mayoral Baños, PhD, explains why this is more important than ever in the digital age. We need your help to keep fighting the good fight; donate today: accessnow.org/donate Presenter: Yamlek Mojica Loáisiga

Flock is "a visible manifestation of a much larger transformation in American surveillance that should alarm Americans," write Access Now's Michael De Dora, M.A. and the Electronic Privacy Information Center's Maria C Villegas Bravo, who argue the backlash "has created an opportunity for real change." https://lnkd.in/ezV9WKJc

What happens when a private company builds technology that allows law enforcement to track vehicles, search location histories, and share surveillance data across agencies? In a new op-ed for Tech Policy Press, Michael De Dora, M.A., our US Advocacy Manager, and Maria C Villegas Bravo, EPIC’s Counsel, examine Flock Safety’s growing surveillance network and what it means for people’s privacy, security, and rights in the US. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ezV9WKJc

Cybersecurity is a real-world issue for activists, journalists, human rights defenders, and civil society. As we mark Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we invite you to join Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline for a conversation bringing together civil society and private sector representatives to explore the current cybersecurity landscape, the threats communities are facing, and how we can work together to build greater resilience in the digital age. Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/gk4A_xN4

From RightsCon Continues 🔥 Felicia Anthonio, our #KeepItOn Global Campaign Manager, dives into a decade of movement-building against internet shutdowns in this Fireside Chat, featuring representatives from 7amleh - The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Mediaeh, Vodafone, Cavendrys, and more. Watch the recording on the platform.

From RightsCon Continues 🔥 Join Naro Omo-Osagie, Africa Policy and Advocacy Manager at Access Now, for a Fireside Chat on movement-building against digital authoritarianism and transnational repression, featuring experts, reps + activists from Myanmar Internet Project, WITNESS, and more. Watch the recording on the platform.

From RightsCon Continues 🔥 Join Daniel Leufer, our Senior Policy Analyst, for a multi-stakeholder discussion on inclusive global AI governance, featuring representatives from Signal, the Swiss Federal Office of Communications, the government of Ghana, and more. Don’t miss out — jump onto the platform and join us!