Reports
New Report! Disconnected: A Human Rights-Based Approach to Network Disruptions
Authored by former policy fellow Jan Rydzak, the report presents a wealth of data relevant to both researchers and activists, including identifying over 100 instances of deliberate network disruption worldwide in 2017, and provides recommendations for all stakeholders to respond.Responding to Online Extremism Without Harming Free Speech and Privacy
Tech companies and human rights experts offer collective recommendations to address online content that is allegedly extremist in nature.
New Report Reveals the Economic Costs of Internet Shutdowns
Governments who disrupt the Internet could be shaving off 1.9 percent of their daily GDP. Read more for the full report.Publications
New Report! Disconnected: A Human Rights-Based Approach to Network Disruptions
Authored by former policy fellow Jan Rydzak, the report presents a wealth of data relevant to both researchers and activists, including identifying over 100 instances of deliberate network disruption worldwide in 2017, and provides recommendations for all stakeholders to respond.GNI Provides Input to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Privacy in the Digital Age
GNI outlined the relevant provisions of the GNI Principles and Implementation Guidelines that address privacy and suggested they may serve as models for the “principles, standards and best practices” that the Office of the High Commissioner is seeking to develop.Event Report: GNI & UNESCO host Improving the Communications and Information Ecosystem to Protect the Integrity of Elections
GNI and UNESCO partnered for two feature sessions: “network availability, security and integrity around elections,” and "enhancing quality of information and elections.”Op-Eds and Commentary
Getting Specific About Transparency, Privacy, and Free Expression Online
Amid the contentious global debates about privacy and surveillance since the Snowden revelations, few proposed reforms have attracted more consensus than calls for greater transparency.GNI Responds to GCHQ in the Financial Times
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 to intrude must be demonstrated, not merely asserted" published November 5.Op-Ed: Privacy Since Snowden
A year has passed since the American former intelligence contractor Edward J. Snowden began revealing the massive scope of Internet surveillance by the US National Security Agency.Letters
GNI Joins Coalition Letter to Senate regarding Section 603 of Intelligence Authorization Act
The Global Network Initiative (GNI) joined human rights and civil liberties organizations and trade associations to convey its concerns with a provision in the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (S. 1705) in a coalition letter to Senate.GNI Joins Coalition Letter on Surveillance Reform
The Global Network Initiative joined a coalition letter signed by members of Congress, former government officials, civil society organizations and companies to urge the Obama Administration to reform surveillance practices under Executive Order 12333.Open Letter to UK Prime Minister on the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill
We urge reconsideration of the fast-track timeline of the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers (DRIP) Bill to provide adequate opportunity for Parliamentary scrutiny and public debate.Legal Frameworks
The GNI Country Legal Frameworks Resource (CLFR) is a detailed set of resources for academics, rights advocates, and others that explore the legal environment affecting freedom of expression and privacy in countries around the world.
