Internet and mobile companies operating in politically restrictive or developing markets disclose hardly any information about policies affecting users’ freedom of expression and privacy, leaving users in these regions particularly vulnerable to unknown human rights risks, according to several new studies using the Ranking Digital Rights Corporate

Why does Ranking Digital Rights evaluate companies’ respect for users’ rights? Because when companies are insufficiently transparent and accountable about how their policies affect users’ freedom of expression and privacy, real people can be harmed. We believe it is important to document these people’s stories,

This week, members of the Ranking Digital Rights team will be in Toronto, Canada, for the sixth annual RightsCon conference, organized by Access Now. We are organizing and participating in several RightsCon sessions, and are looking forward to discussions with human rights and technology advocates