President Vladimir Putin recently signed a law that further restricts online privacy in Russia. Read on for highlights of the legislation...

Step One: Read Access Now’s open letter to telecommunications companies in Cameroon on the internet shutdown. “The internet shutdown ...

It’s February, which means the 2017 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards are right around the corner. This week, the shortli...

As 2017 begins to take shape, one thing is clear: this year will not be the year of the massive, unexpected data breach. Rather, it very we...

The annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, is underway. While the election of Donald Trump to the American presidency has att...

In August, we reported the deaths of 27 journalists since the beginning of 2016. Now, the year closes with a total of 48 journalist lives ...

At this point, the average internet user knows to check for HTTPS encryption (the little padlock at the top of a browser) before ente...

Cyber VAW (violence against women) threatens women daily in India, concludes a recent study by Japleen Pasricha , founder and director of F...

The Gambia goes to the polls on December 1, but the election’s legitimacy is already under attack. Dictatorial President Yahya Jammeh has ...

[ Source: Shutterstock.com ] In 2016, the digital era giveth and the digital era taketh away. Citizens everywhere—from those outraged a...

Internet censorship has been going strong in Africa since the continent’s first official act of online censorship took place in 1996 ( Za...

Amnesty International recently released a report ranking 11 technology companies on encryption and human rights. The results reinforce w...

The Electronic Frontier Foundation ( EFF ) is an international digital rights group that supports user privacy, free expression and innovat...

[ Source: Gage Skidmore ] We said it in May and we’ll say it again: Freedom of speech—especially following years of silence—can be mes...