Chris Sheehy – Page 3 – Global Network Initiative

Defining Direct Access: GNI calls for greater transparency and dialogue around mandatory, unmediated government access to data

This web page calls attention to legal and technical arrangements that allow government authorities to access data streams directly – that is, without having to request data from, or even notify, the service providers that collect and/or transmit the data. Read more for the full GNI statement, "defining direct access", plus a one-page visual explainer and related resources.

Chris Sheehy2021-06-03T18:39:31+00:00June 3, 2021|Categories: feature, Issues, issues highlight, surveillance|Tags: Direct Access, Privacy, surveillance|

Privacy and Artificial Intelligence: GNI Input to UN Human Rights Thematic Report

GNI welcomes this opportunity to provide input to UN Human Rights on the preparation of the thematic report on artificial intelligence and the right to privacy. In our submission, we outline risks and opportunities for human rights, recommended safeguards, and legal and regulatory considerations to ensure the increasing adoption of AI technologies contributes to the promotion and protection of the right to privacy.

Chris Sheehy2021-05-28T19:45:09+00:00May 28, 2021|Categories: intermediary liability, Issues, issues highlight, media releases, surveillance|Tags: Algorithms, artificial intelligence, Privacy, United Nations|

Return to Full Mobile Internet: Joint Statement with the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business

Today marks two months since mobile Internet was shut down in Myanmar. As nationwide restrictions to mobile Internet and wireless broadband continue, MCRB and GNI again call for equal and unrestricted access to information across all telecommunications networks.

Chris Sheehy2021-05-20T15:43:21+00:00May 14, 2021|Categories: feature, Issues, issues highlight, network disruptions|Tags: Myanmar|

Online Safety Bill in Australia: GNI Letter to the Minister for Communications

The Senate of Australia is currently considering the 2021 Online Safety Bill. In our letter to the Minister of Communications and subsequent analysis, we call for a set of amendments that could allow Australia to model strong, participatory governance to successfully address legitimate concerns around online harms while protecting human rights.

Chris Sheehy2021-05-11T19:58:49+00:00May 11, 2021|Categories: feature, intermediary liability, Issues, issues highlight, media releases|Tags: Australia, Content Regulation, Cyberbullying|

GNI Submission to New Zealand’s Film, Videos, and Publications Classifications Amendment (FVPCA)

GNI share concerns from the government of New Zealand about how best to act on and deter illegal content online. However, GNI urges the government to reconsider requirements for content filtering in the FCPVA, and ensure any new authorities for mandating removal of content include robust safeguards, mechanisms for appeal and redress, and appropriate oversight.

Chris Sheehy2021-04-01T16:44:25+00:00April 1, 2021|Categories: intermediary liability, Issues, issues highlight, media releases|Tags: Extremist Content Online, Free Expression and Censorship, New Zealand|

GNI Submission to European Commission Consultation on the Digital Services Act

In our response to the European Commission's open feedback period on its draft for the DSA, GNI recommends revisions to the governance structure, liability scheme, and categories of intermediaries, among others, to ensure the protection of fundamental rights.

Chris Sheehy2021-04-01T16:51:17+00:00April 1, 2021|Categories: intermediary liability, Issues, issues highlight, media releases|

New Report! Life Interrupted: Centering the Social Impacts of Network Disruptions in Advocacy in Africa

Authored by Tomiwa Ilori of the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, the report surveys experts and practitioners from eleven countries in Africa where the Internet was disrupted for 1144 days total between 2011 and 2020.

Chris Sheehy2021-03-31T15:17:24+00:00March 31, 2021|Categories: feature, Issues, issues highlight, media releases, network disruptions, Publication, reports|Tags: Africa, Human Rights, network disruptions|

GNI Statement of Concern on Proposed Cybersecurity Law in Myanmar

Given the severe social, economic, and human rights consequences that the draft cybersecurity law is likely to have on both users and companies inside the country, GNI calls on the Myanmar military to withdraw and reconsider the law.

Chris Sheehy2021-02-18T18:05:53+00:00February 12, 2021|Categories: feature, intermediary liability, Issues, issues highlight, media releases, network disruptions, surveillance|Tags: Myanmar, network disruptions, surveillance|

Concerns About Network Disruptions and Restrictions on Freedom of Expression in Myanmar

We call on government authorities in Myanmar to immediately restore full network connectivity, reverse orders blocking social media sites, and refrain from issuing further orders or putting pressure on internet and telecommunications companies that contravene the country’s international human rights law commitments, including the freedom of opinion and expression and privacy.

Chris Sheehy2021-03-19T16:04:35+00:00February 9, 2021|Categories: feature, intermediary liability, network disruptions|Tags: censorship, Myanmar, network disruptions|

Statement: Internet Shutdowns in Uganda Erode Citizens’ Enjoyment of Basic Human Rights

After the Internet was shut down ahead of the Jan 14 general elections in Uganda, ongoing disruptions targeting digital communications platforms continue, proving detrimental to information access and daily livelihoods, in addition to social, economic, educational, and political engagement. We encourage the government to restore access immediately.

Chris Sheehy2021-02-18T18:22:44+00:00February 5, 2021|Categories: feature, issues highlight, network disruptions|Tags: network disruptions, Uganda|

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