Accessnow.org
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| Formation | 2009 |
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| Website | https://www.accessnow.org/ |
Access Now (also known as AccessNow.org) is an international non-profit, human rights, public policy, and advocacy group dedicated to an open and free Internet.
Access Now has championed a number of digital rights issues since it was founded in 2009, with an emphasis on five major policy areas: Digital Security, Freedom of Expression, Privacy, Net Discrimination, and Business and Human Rights. The organization has campaigned against internet shutdowns, online censorship, international trade agreements, and government surveillance. Access Now has also supported Net Neutrality, mobile phone tracking, the use of encryption, and thoughtful cybersecurity laws and regulations. Access Now's campaigns target various stakeholders in support of its mission, including governments or technology companies. It also engages with telecommunications companies on a variety of issues, such as transparency reporting.
Access Now's Digital Security Helpline offers real-time, direct assistance and advice to activists, independent media and civil society organizations. The organization also runs the annual conference RightsCon, a multistakeholder event that features participants from civil society, tech companies, and users at risk. The conference was first held in Silicon Valley in 2011, followed by events in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2012), Silicon Valley (2014), Manila, Philippines (2015), and Silicon Valley (2016), thus alternating between Silicon Valley and a key city in the Global South. RightsCon 2017 will be held in Brussels, Belgium in 2017.
Access Now is a member of the torservers.net network, an organization of nonprofits which specializes in the general establishment of Tor anonymity network exit nodes via workshops and donations.
Access Now's mission is to defend and extend the digital rights of users at risk around the world. By combining innovative policy, user engagement, and direct technical support, Access Now fights for open and secure communications for all.
Access Now is a team of 40, with local staff in more than 10 locations around the world -- Berlin, Brussels, Cordoba, Delhi, London, Manila, Nairobi, New York, San Jose, Tunis, and Washington D.C. The organization maintains four legally incorporated entities -- Belgium, Costa Rica, Tunisia, and the United States -- with its tech, advocacy, policy, granting, and operations teams distributed across all regions.
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