Tag Archives: human rights
Former Google exec says he was pushed out for defending human rights
Google's former global head of international relations claims he was pushed out of the company for trying to protect free expression and privacy in China. In a letter shared today, Ross LaJeunesse says that, after 11 years of working to protect human...
Facebook pledges $130 million for its content oversight board
Over the past year, Facebook has been working to put together a content oversight board. We've heard Mark Zuckerberg's vision, and Facebook shared a charter outlining its rules. Now, Facebook is committing $130 million to the effort.
Amnesty International: Facebook and Google are a threat to human rights
Amnesty International, the premiere human rights organization, says Facebook and Google pose an unprecedented systematic threat to human rights. Specifically, Amnesty is concerned with the companies' "pervasive surveillance." In a new report, the org...
Russian Parliament approves the internet privacy law
Russia's lower parliament has endorsed a questionable law empowering individuals to demand that certain individual data about them should not show up in the history of web indexes. Officials in the...
Germany Proposes Law Forcing Journalistic Sources over to Government
German journalists are facing a governmental proposal that allows telecommunications companies, social networking sites, and online messaging services to deliver private data from sources over...
Peter Carey and 5 More Writers protest Pen Honor for Charlie Hebdo
Six writers have withdrawn as literary hosts at the PEN American Center gala on May 5. This is after the PEN American Center decided to give its annual Freedom of Expression Courage award to the...
At TED, Google’s Larry Page Says NSA Spying Threatens Democracy
Google chairman Eric Schmidt may be “pretty sure” that Google is keeping its users’ data safe from government snooping, but for CEO Larry Page, that’s small consolation. In an on-stage Q&A at the...
Snowden, Assange top bill at Texas tech gathering
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Surveillance. Online privacy. Robots. Food processing. Wearable computers. To get a sense of what's on the minds of the tech industry's thinkers, leaders and tinkerers, it's a...
Blackphone Sets Out To Uphold Objectives Of Privacy
At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Feb, 24, a joint venture that appears to be somewhat covert in nature between Silent Circle and Geeksphone, will launch a new ultra secure smartphone that...
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