News & Media Releases

Getting Specific About Transparency, Privacy, and Free Expression Online

November 5, 2014

Amid the contentious global debates about privacy and surveillance since the Snowden revelations, few proposed reforms have attracted more consensus... Read more >

GNI Responds to GCHQ in the Financial Times

November 5, 2014

In reaction to the Financial Times op-ed by Richard Hannigan, Director of GCHQ, GNI Board Chair Mark Stephens wrote this letter to the editor, "Need... Read more >

2014 Learning Forums in California and Geneva

October 31, 2014

The Global Network Initiative and the Telecommunications Industry Dialogue on Freedom of Expression and Privacy present 2014 learning forums on... Read more >

GNI Joins Coalition Letter on Surveillance Reform

September 30, 2014

The Global Network Initiative joined a coalition letter signed by members of Congress, former government officials, civil society organizations and... Read more >

The NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights Joins GNI

September 25, 2014

The Global Network Initiative is pleased to welcome its newest member, the Center for Business and Human Rights at New York University Stern School... Read more >

Open Letter to UK Prime Minister on the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill

July 14, 2014

We urge reconsideration of the fast-track timeline of the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers (DRIP) Bill to provide adequate opportunity for... Read more >

Op-Ed: Privacy Since Snowden

June 18, 2014

A year has passed since the American former intelligence contractor Edward J. Snowden began revealing the massive scope of Internet surveillance by... Read more >

Blocking Social Media Threatens Citizens’ Rights in Iraq

June 14, 2014

The Global Network Initiative is alarmed by the widespread blocking of websites and social media amid the crisis in Iraq.... Read more >

GNI Urges U.S. Senate to Lead on Surveillance Reform

May 23, 2014

GNI urges the U.S. Senate to address serious shortcomings in the version of the USA FREEDOM Act passed by the... Read more >

GNI Welcomes 2014 Google Policy Fellow James Losey

May 20, 2014

The Global Network Initiative is pleased to welcome our first Google Policy Fellow, James Losey.... Read more >

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