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The Global Digital Compact negotiations continue in New York. The document is in Revision 3. Today marked another round of stakeholder consultations. Here's what folks are saying: * Ahead of the Revision 3 public release, APC led civil society in a briefing document about the ways in which the

Guest essay from Esra'a Al Shafei on a new project Surveillance Watch We know that surveillance technology and spyware are consistently being used to target and suppress journalists, dissidents, and human rights advocates everywhere. So today, we are pleased to announce the launch of Surveillance Watch, an interactive

My latest on the CDT blog, "The Wrong Cybercrime Treaty" Cybercrime–ranging from identity theft and one-off scams to attacks on major institutions–has become a major threat to the safety and privacy of internet users around the world. But a new treaty that purports to address

I gave an update on CDT.org on the Global Digital Compact, still in negotiations in New York this week Internet governance and human rights are at the top of the UN’s agenda. Recently delegates met in New York to discuss the Global Digital Compact, a two-year process

This week's essay is an excerpt from the clever and informative newsletter Building Activity Pub What the hell is ActivityPub, anyway? It's a fair question. A couple of weeks back we talked about what the benefits of ActivityPub are and how it can be used to

This week's newsletter catches you up on the last three months in internet standards. The Star Monitor is a cooperative effort between Global Partners Digital and the Center for Democracy and Technology. Its aim is to help civil society organisations track discussions at internet standards bodies on a

Last week, states in New York reviewed the latest draft of the UN Global Digital Compact. The GDC is an initiative of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to establish shared principles and state responsibilities for the internet and AI. It's expected to be adopted at the UN Summit