Digital Rights & Technology Sector Accountability in Iran
حقوق دیجیتال و مسئولیت شرکتهای فناوری در ایران
Taraaz was contracted by Filterwatch to carry out a multi-year project on researching human rights policies and practices of technology companies in Iran. In this project we apply the Ranking Digital Rights Corporate Accountability Index (RDR) methodology to assess the digital rights commitments of Iranian technology companies. Our research methods are also informed by the Global Network Initiatives (GNI) principles.
Event
On Nov. 23, 2020, in partnership with Filterwatch and Ranking Digital Rights, we organized a launch event to share the findings of our first year report, “Digital Rights and Technology Sector Accountability in Iran: The Case of Messaging Apps.” Roya Pakzad and Melody Kazemi shared the findings followed by a panel discussion with Afef Abrougui, Kaveh Azarhoosh, Jessica Dheere, and David Kaye. Watch the recording here.
Reports
From January to September 2020, we examined the publicly disclosed digital rights commitments of four Iranian messaging app companies including Soroush, Bisphone, Bale, and Gap in addition to two of their foreign counterparts, WhatsApp and Telegram. You can download the full report here and the company assessment Excel sheet here.
گزارش «حقوق دیجیتال و مسئولیت شرکتهای فناوری در ایران:بررسی سرویسهای پیامرسان» را از اینجا به فارسی بخوانید
Workbooks
We used Ranking Digital Rights Corporate Accountability Index 2019 methodology to create a workshop instruction and three Excel-based workbooks to guide Iranian technology companies toward greater transparency and better digital rights practices. Download “Digital Rights Workbook: Start the Conversation in Your Company” here.