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A protester holds a placard during a rally against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in Tokyo, AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File

A post-mortem for the TPP

Now that president-elect Trump nixed it in the U.S., is there any hope left for the much-criticized Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement?

The cover of the New York Post newspaper is seen with other papers at a newsstand in New York U.S., 9 November 2016, REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Trumping free expression

IFEX members reflect on what a Trump presidency will mean for human rights and free expression.

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Samsung goes after flammable phone video game weapons

Mobile phone maker sent takedown notices aimed at videos showing game modification that replaced weapon with exploding Samsung phone.

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Fixing Peru’s unhappy history with surveillance

How do you fix a national intelligence system no one understands?

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New report documents state of communications surveillance in Latin America

For over a year, we have worked with partner organizations across Latin America to shed a light on the current state of surveillance in the region both in law and in practice. We’ve carefully documented existing laws in 13 countries, and gathered evidence of the misapplication of those laws.

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Is Yahoo email the next frontline against surveillance?

Astonishing news report reveals Yahoo complied with U.S. request to search all its incoming emails…in real time.

Link to: Google’s Allo sends wrong encryption message

Google’s Allo sends wrong encryption message

If Google’s new messaging app is your answer to encryption, you may be asking the wrong question.

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on September 13, 2016 , REUTERS/Chris Wattie

Time for Justin Trudeau to stand by imprisoned web developer Saeed Malekpour

Saeed Malekpour, a Canadian resident and programmer, was seized by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in 2008. Today, he is still trapped in Iran’s notorious Evin prison, thousands of miles away from his adopted country of Canada.