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Take That, Cynics! As Companies Detail PRISM Involvement, Transparency Proves Its Value

Dunstan Allison Hope, Managing Director, Advisory Services

For years, some major tech companies have published voluntary law enforcement reports, which have been criticized for methodological shortcomings. Following revelations of the PRISM program, however, these reports have played a critical role in shaping and informing the debate on government surveillance in the digital age. Read more →

Posted: June 18, 2013 | Topics: Human Rights, Information & Communications Technology, Reporting & Communications

A Collaborative Approach in Myanmar

Chris Nolan, Associate Director, Advisory Services

In the frenzy to invest in Myanmar’s economic development, companies can work together to tackle some of the country’s biggest challenges. Read more →

Posted: June 17, 2013 | Topics: Collaboration, Community Engagement & Development, Economic Development, Information & Communications Technology, Travel & Tourism

In the Era of PRISM, ‘Knowing and Showing’ on Human Rights

Aditi Mohapatra, Associate Director, Advisory Services Dunstan Allison Hope, Managing Director, Advisory Services

As public scrutiny of U.S. government surveillance tactics grows, BSR has been reflecting on the corporate responsibility and ethics issues at stake—and how these issues extend beyond the information and communications technology sector. Read more →

Posted: June 13, 2013 | Topics: Consumer Products, Financial Services, Governance & Accountability, Health Care, Human Rights, Information & Communications Technology, Transportation

What the New Telecommunications Human Rights Principles Mean

Dunstan Allison Hope, Managing Director, Advisory Services

Telecommunications companies have published new guiding principles for human rights, freedom of expression, and privacy. What does this development mean? Read more →

Posted: March 27, 2013 | Topics: Human Rights, Information & Communications Technology, Leadership

Microsoft Reports: What ‘the Law’ Is Asking of Internet Companies

Dunstan Allison Hope, Managing Director, Advisory Services

Microsoft’s first report on how it has responded to requests from law-enforcement agencies is a positive move in transparency, building on reports by Google and Twitter. It also poses an important question for society: What is the proper relationship among law enforcement, private companies, and privacy? Read more →

Posted: March 22, 2013 | Topics: Human Rights, Information & Communications Technology, Reporting & Communications

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