RDR recently submitted comments to a project looking at the role of companies in promoting freedom of expression led by the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression. The Special Rapporteur’s study aims to identify the main actors in the information and communications
The following story, written by Priya Kumar, originally appeared in Slate’s Future Tense blog. When Was the Last Time You Read a Privacy Policy? Tech companies know that everyone skips the fine print. It’s time for them to change approaches. At one point last fall,
Last week, Ranking Digital Rights participated in PrivacyCamp and the Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP) conference in Brussels. Two issues dominated the discussions: government mass surveillance, especially in light of the Schrems Safe Harbor decision (PDF), and the new EU General Data Protection Regulation.
As we settle into the new year, RDR and its Index continue to make the news. Rebecca MacKinnon wrote an op-ed for CNN arguing that as technology companies face greater pressure to monitor and censor communication, we risk losing the ability to use such platforms
Since its release in early November, the Ranking Digital Rights inaugural Corporate Accountability Index has received worldwide media attention, demonstrating global interest in corporate respect for users’ rights. In coordination with the launch of the Index on November 3rd, The Guardian newspaper published two in-depth
RDR recently submitted comments to a project looking at the role of companies in promoting freedom of expression led by the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression. The Special Rapporteur’s study aims to identify the main actors in the information and communications
The following story, written by Priya Kumar, originally appeared in Slate’s Future Tense blog. When Was the Last Time You Read a Privacy Policy? Tech companies know that everyone skips the fine print. It’s time for them to change approaches. At one point last fall,
Last week, Ranking Digital Rights participated in PrivacyCamp and the Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP) conference in Brussels. Two issues dominated the discussions: government mass surveillance, especially in light of the Schrems Safe Harbor decision (PDF), and the new EU General Data Protection Regulation.
As we settle into the new year, RDR and its Index continue to make the news. Rebecca MacKinnon wrote an op-ed for CNN arguing that as technology companies face greater pressure to monitor and censor communication, we risk losing the ability to use such platforms
Since its release in early November, the Ranking Digital Rights inaugural Corporate Accountability Index has received worldwide media attention, demonstrating global interest in corporate respect for users’ rights. In coordination with the launch of the Index on November 3rd, The Guardian newspaper published two in-depth
