Event

Ranking Digital Rights Project

Join us for a talk co-hosted by the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Law and CGHR, held by Rebecca MacKinnon. We rely on dozens of companies – such as Facebook, Google and AT&T – for the products and services that power our digital lives. But how committed are these companies to respecting our digital rights like privacy and freedom of expression? In early November, New America’s Ranking Digital Rights project launched its inaugural Corporate Accountability Index with a ranking of 16 of the world’s most powerful Internet and telecommunications companies on their commitments and disclosed practices affecting users’ freedom of expression and privacy. 
Which companies are doing better than others? What concrete steps can companies take to improve?