December 9, 2020 · Blogs | Information democracy and participation | Just and open internet and technologies | Privacy and surveillance | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics | Data protection standards | Surveillance and data retention
Looking back at digital rights in the era of a surveillance pandemic
2020 started as a year to build momentum to tackle various digital rights issues, including mass surveillance and freedom of expression online. Needless to say, the global pandemic disrupted not only these efforts but also our health, personal relations, basic survival needs and ways to organise around human rights. After 9 months of living and working in a pandemic, we look back at what we achieved and the ways forward from here.
