More than a hundred global groups make a principled stand against surveillance

July 31, 2013 by SHARE Conference.

The Principles articulate what international human rights law – which binds every country across the globe – require of governments in the digital age. They speak to a growing global consensus that modern surveillance has gone too far and needs to be restrained. They also give benchmarks that people around the world can use to evaluate and push for changes in their own legal systems.