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Call to embrace GNI principles at 37th International Privacy Conference, Amsterdam

November 4, 2015

A report presented to the October 2015 Amsterdam Privacy Conference has called on telco and Internet companies facing surveillance by governments to... Read more >

GNI Meets with UK officials to discuss new “Snoopers’ Charter” bill and mutual legal assistance reform

October 28, 2015

GNI met with the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Home Office, and the Cabinet Office to express concerns about the impact the Investigatory... 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 address to the UN on regulating Extremist Content

September 14, 2015

On September 14, GNI Executive Director Judith Lichtenberg addressed the United Nations Counter-Terrorism... 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 >

Extremist Content and the ICT Sector – Launching a GNI Policy Dialogue

July 1, 2015

GNI has published a short document setting out key questions and considerations to inform the debate on the role of ICT companies in removing alleged... Read more >

Encryption and Human Rights Online

June 15, 2015

GNI welcomes the report to the Human Rights Council by David Kaye, UN Special Rapporteur for freedom of expression, on encryption, anonymity and... 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 >

GNI Welcomes Landmark Freedom of Expression Ruling by the Supreme Court of India

March 24, 2015

The Global Network Initiative applauds today's landmark ruling by the Supreme Court of India in support of freedom of... Read more >

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