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GNI Statement on the Reauthorization of Section 702 of the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

April 9, 2026

Section 702 carries serious implications for people, companies, & governance frameworks around the... Read more >

Leading Tech Industry Associations Call on the State Department to Prioritize Internet Governance and Internet Freedom

August 8, 2025

On Friday, four leading tech industry associations wrote to United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling on the State Department to advance... Read more >

GNI Comment on BIS Proposal Regarding Infrastructure as a Service

April 30, 2024

GNI is concerned about the collection and compelled disclosure of information as a necessary precondition for... Read more >

From India to US, Forcing Proactive Policing of Online Content Is Censorship by Proxy

September 17, 2020

The brouhaha over Twitter’s labelling the US president’s tweets on the Minneapolis protests in May/June 2020 has again spurred the conversation... Read more >

GNI Joins Broad Coalition Opposing US Department of Homeland Security Social Media Password Requirement Proposal

February 21, 2017

The US Government risks setting a dangerous global precedent as foreign governments implement similar password requirements at their borders.... Read more >

U.N. Ambassador Power Calls for ICT Businesses to Join GNI

September 29, 2015

At the State Department Internet Freedom Technology Showcase held in New York on Sept 26, 2015, Ambassador Power urged internet companies "to embrace... Read more >

Free Speech and Privacy Win as Section 603 of Intelligence Authorization Act Dropped

September 22, 2015

GNI was among the 31 civil society groups that successfully spoke out against section 603, which would have created a sweeping requirement for... Read more >

GNI Joins Coalition Letter to Senate regarding Section 603 of Intelligence Authorization Act

August 4, 2015

The Global Network Initiative (GNI) joined human rights and civil liberties organizations and trade associations to convey its concerns with a... Read more >

Global Network Initiative Applauds Passage of USA FREEDOM Act

June 3, 2015

The Global Network Initiative applauds the passage of the USA FREEDOM Act, a critical first step toward reforming surveillance practices that will... Read more >

GNI Joins Diverse Coalition to Call for Significant Surveillance Reforms

March 25, 2015

GNI has joined with a wide range of privacy and human rights advocates, technology companies, and trade associations to agree on key elements of U.S... Read more >

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