MONTEVIDEO (AL for BestBits) After
revelations of systematic surveillance by the US government, APC and
other civil society organizations call the US Congress to take
immediate action to dismantle existing, and prevent the creation of
future, global internet and telecommunications based surveillance
systems. More
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WINNIPEG (Shawna Finnegan and Carly
Nyst for APCNews and Privacy International) As leaked classified
documents reveal widespread surveillance by the US National Security
Agency, the latest report by the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of
opinion and expression, Frank La Rue, examines implications of States’
surveillance of communications on fundamental rights. More
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(FF for GenderIT.org) The Take action
to end gender-based violence on Facebook, or #FBrape campaign,
co-signed by the APC Women´s Rights Programme, triggered interesting,
timely and necessary debates around freedom of expression, censorship,
privacy and intermediary liability. Read the collection of GenderIT.org
Feminist Talk posts that reflect some of the discussion around these
hot topics. More
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DAKAR (MJ for APCNews) Unused radio
spectrum, known was TV white space, can provide a low-cost solution for
providing internet access to people living in remote and rural areas in
Africa. APC along with other ICT policy makers and experts from 35
countries gathered together in Dakar to discuss this new approach to
connectivity. More
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MONTREAL (MK for APCNews) Originally
from South Africa and now living in rural Bahia, the newest staff
member of APC’s policy programme has actually been a part of APC since
before the network was officially formed. More
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