A new annual report on the state of civil society reveals a number of disturbing trends. The report, prepared by CIVICUS, a global alliance of civil society organisations and activists, warns that attacks are...

The Dutch government has been using a risk profiling system that collects and analyzes citizens' data on a massive scale, all without their knowledge.

Britain will now need to amend its law giving state security agents sweeping mass surveillance powers. What does this mean for citizens?

Sometimes we human rights folk get knocked for being so negative about everything that governments do and then not suggesting some sensible alternatives of our own. So here goes.

A new law allows the German intelligence service to spy on foreign journalists. This destroys the trust between journalists and their sources, especially in the case of investigative journalism.

Appellate court judges in the UK have ruled the government’s mass digital surveillance regime unlawful in a case brought by the Labour deputy leader, Tom Watson. The ruling on Tuesday held that the powers in the Data...

The European Parliament on 17 January voted to stop the export of dangerous surveillance equipment to rights-abusing governments. The vote is a step forward to protect activists, human rights defenders, journalists,...

Since Snowden's revelations, journalists and writers have been self-censoring on a wide range of issues - and this is just one of the 'chilling effects' of mass surveillance.

During this series we've learnt about mass surveillance, privacy and democracy. But how do they all fit together?

Germany is considering legal changes to force operators of car and house alarm systems to help police and other security agencies to spy on potential terrorists. Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere, a conservative,...