There have been some interesting recent developments in the NSO Group v. Whats App case in the 9th Circuit. A number of biz and civil society actors have filed amici briefs highlighting the broader context in which this litigation arises. 1/@Microsoft@Cisco@github@google@LinkedIn@VMware@InternetAssn have filed an amici brief, available here: blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/upl… 2/
Oct 20, 2020 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
The Canadian government is updating its Responsible Business Conduct strategy. The Citizen Lab made submissions, available here: citizenlab.ca/2020/10/submis…. THREAD. 1/
*TLDR*: Canada needs to move away from soft law guidance & policies for businesses in terms of respecting human rights abroad and towards laws matched with penalties and appropriate institutional support and enforcement. 2/
Sep 16, 2020 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
US Company @Sandvine has announced that it will no longer sell its technology to Belarus and has terminated the agreement. Great news (and great job @rj_gallagher for reporting on this so tenaciously). A thread. 1/
While good news, the scant details released by @Sandvine in response to the serious situation in Belarus serve to underscore (yet again) the total lack of transparency in the surveillance industry. 2/