Digital Rights, Anti-Surveillance & Cyber-Censorship Defense Unit
Defending digital rights and protecting individuals from state surveillance and cyber-censorship.
Unit Mission
The Digital Rights, Anti-Surveillance & Cyber-Censorship Defense Unit defends digital rights and protects individuals from state surveillance and cyber-censorship — documenting surveillance practices, providing technical protection to at-risk individuals, and advocating for the legal frameworks needed to protect privacy and free expression in the digital environment. The unit applies digital rights law, surveillance technology analysis, and technical security to expose unlawful surveillance, support targeted individuals, and advance the regulatory frameworks needed to protect digital rights.
Key Functions
Surveillance Analysis
Analyzing state surveillance practices — investigating the use of spyware, mass surveillance systems, and other surveillance technologies against human rights defenders, journalists, and civil society, and documenting violations of privacy rights.
Digital Security
Providing digital security support to at-risk individuals — deploying technical protection measures, training human rights defenders in digital security, and responding to digital attacks targeting civil society.
Censorship Documentation
Documenting cyber-censorship — monitoring internet shutdowns, website blocking, and content removal, and advocating for the legal standards and technical measures needed to protect internet freedom.
Operational Capabilities
Human Rights, Justice & Protection Directorate
Join This Unit
Pacific 7.0 International recruits lawyers, investigators, forensic specialists, protection officers, and human rights professionals committed to justice and accountability in the world's most challenging environments.