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That High Tech agreement you signed onto just took away your Rights!

“The Ranking Digital Rights 2015 Corporate Accountability Index shines a needed spotlight on corporate practices…We found that many of the world’s most powerful Internet and telecommunications companies fail to disclose key information about practices affecting users’ rights.   ….companies were assessed on 31 indicators across three categories –commitment, freedom of expression, and privacy – drawn heavily from international human rights frameworks, as well as emerging and established global principles for privacy and freedom of expression.    …..Nearly half the companies in the Index scored less than 25 percent, showing a serious deficit of respect for users’ freedom of expression and privacy.”Ranking Digital Rights  

theguardian: “If this was a test, nearly everyone failed”: how tech giants deny your digital rights