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A/76/220: Right to privacy - Note by the Secretary-General

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23 Jul 2021

In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, Joseph A. Cannataci, aims to shed further light on how pandemics can be managed with respect to the right to privacy.

Moderating online content: fighting harm or silencing dissent?

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Stories

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23 Jul 2021

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As countries introduce new rules to regulate online content, UN Human Rights calls on governments and companies to anchor any such efforts in human rights.

Use of spyware to surveil journalists and human rights defendersStatement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet

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19 Jul 2021

Geneva, 19 July 2021 “Revelations regarding the apparent widespread use of the Pegasus software to spy on journalists, human rights defenders, politicians and others in a variety of countries are...

Children’s right to privacy in the digital age must be improved

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15 Jul 2021

A new report presented to the Human Rights Council says that maximising children’s privacy in the digital age means acting in their best interests, actively seeking children’s views and treating those views seriously.

COVID, State surveillance, smartphones, mega tech-corporations and artificial intelligence are only a few of the themes which will remain recurrent throughout the life of the mandate on privacy

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02 Jul 2021

AFTERNOON 2 July 2021 Council Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy and Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention The...