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Oct 21, 2026
Marco Cheng-PerriSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
So we want to let them know that we're looking for the positive while making sure we safeguard all the bad things that could happen.
Patricia KosseimHOST
Also among our guests attending the launch of this year's Transparency Showcase was Alejandro Mayoral Banos, co-executive director of Access Now, an international nonprofit organization that defends and extends the digital rights of people and communities at risk.
Patricia KosseimHOST
He spoke to us about the transformative power of transparency to drive civic engagement in the democratic process and gave us his thoughts on the Transparency Showcase.
Alejandro Mayoral BañosSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Well, transparency is one of the main aspects of an open government alongside participation and accountability.
Mike BacaHOST
If you ever receive one, it's real.
Mike BacaHOST
Follow its instructions and contact a group that helps, like AccessNow's Digital Security Helpline or Citizen Lab.
Mike BacaHOST
two turn on the highest security mode your phone offers on iphone that's lockdown mode in settings under privacy and security on android advanced protection both trade some convenience for a much smaller attack surface and they're built for exactly this three restart your phone every day some spyware doesn't survive a reboot it's a free low-tech habit security researchers recommend to people at risk Four, keep the sensitive work on the devices with those protections and keep those devices updated the day the update lands, not the week.
Mike BacaHOST
And the family version, because the headline will reach your group chat, that spyware story was aimed at journalists through a company the ad industry has since cut off.
Navodita KumariCORRESPONDENT
It's not the first time that the Indian government has shut down the internet to suppress protests.
Navodita KumariCORRESPONDENT
According to Access Now, an NGO monitoring blackouts, in 2025, India cut internet access 65 times, the highest in a democracy.
François PicardHOST
Let me begin with you, uh, Anash Gowande.
François PicardHOST
Uh, we saw in that report, uh, are the protesters one step ahead of, uh, the authorities in this one?
Emmanuel MwambaHOST
Zambia was supposed to host this.
Emmanuel MwambaHOST
It's, um, largest world summit on human rights and on technology or- organized by both the United Nations Human Rights Council and an NGO called Access Now.
Emmanuel MwambaHOST
Zambia canceled it 'cause they had no idea when they had digital rights.
Emmanuel MwambaHOST
I don't know whether Felix Mutati thought he is, uh, a digital martyr.