Why should investors care about digital rights?

When companies fail to respect users’ privacy and freedom of expression, users clearly pay a price, but they are not alone. Building on the Ranking Digital Rights 2017 Corporate Accountability Index, our inaugural Investor Research Note analyzes how investors may be affected when companies fail

RDR en Español

We are pleased to announce that the Ranking Digital Rights 2017 Corporate Accountability Index report highlights, as well as the América Móvil and Telefónica “report cards,” are now available in Spanish, thanks to our partners at Global Voices Translation Services.   In a guest blog

New, global accountability mechanisms needed for a free and open internet

As governments around the world adopt internet regulations that clash with international human rights norms, new and more innovative mechanisms are needed to hold tech companies accountable to these standards, according to a new paper by Ranking Digital Rights (RDR) team members published by the

Why companies fail on privacy policies

Why are privacy policies so difficult to understand? Because they are vague and unclear–which prevents users from understanding what companies do with their information, according to new research by former Ranking Digital Rights (RDR) research analyst Priya Kumar. In November 2016, Kumar presented a paper

RDR en español

We are pleased to announce the Spanish-language release of the executive summary of the 2015 Corporate Accountability Index, the Research Indicators, and America Móvil company profile. Funded by Internews and translated by Global Voices Fair Trade Translation, these documents are a crucial step in making

Why should investors care about digital rights?

When companies fail to respect users’ privacy and freedom of expression, users clearly pay a price, but they are not alone. Building on the Ranking Digital Rights 2017 Corporate Accountability Index, our inaugural Investor Research Note analyzes how investors may be affected when companies fail

RDR en Español

We are pleased to announce that the Ranking Digital Rights 2017 Corporate Accountability Index report highlights, as well as the América Móvil and Telefónica “report cards,” are now available in Spanish, thanks to our partners at Global Voices Translation Services.   In a guest blog

New, global accountability mechanisms needed for a free and open internet

As governments around the world adopt internet regulations that clash with international human rights norms, new and more innovative mechanisms are needed to hold tech companies accountable to these standards, according to a new paper by Ranking Digital Rights (RDR) team members published by the

Why companies fail on privacy policies

Why are privacy policies so difficult to understand? Because they are vague and unclear–which prevents users from understanding what companies do with their information, according to new research by former Ranking Digital Rights (RDR) research analyst Priya Kumar. In November 2016, Kumar presented a paper

RDR en español

We are pleased to announce the Spanish-language release of the executive summary of the 2015 Corporate Accountability Index, the Research Indicators, and America Móvil company profile. Funded by Internews and translated by Global Voices Fair Trade Translation, these documents are a crucial step in making