Promotion and protection of human rights in the context of digital technologies A/RES/80/215 for strong encryption, pseudonymization and anonymity, are important to ensure the enjoyment of human rights, in particular the rights to privacy, to freedom of opinion and expression and to freedom of peaceful assembly and association, and recognizing that Member States should promote such measures and refrain from employing unlawful or arbitrary surveillance techniques, which may include forms of hacking, Noting with deep concern the use of technological tools developed by the private surveillance industry and by private or public actors to undertake surveillance, hacking of devices and systems, interception and disruption of communications, and data collection, interfering with the professional and private lives of individuals, including those engaged in the promotion and defence of human rights and fundamental freedoms, journalists and other media workers, in violation or abuse of their human rights, Stressing that, in times when physical assemblies are restricted, measures should be taken to ensure that access to the Internet and online information and ideas of all kinds extends to everyone, and that all restrictions are in line with international law, including with the principles of legality, necessity, proportionality and non‑discrimination, Unequivocally condemning the use of blanket Internet shutdowns and unlawful restrictions to intentionally prevent or disrupt access to, or the dissemination of, information online, and stressing the importance of a free, open, interoperable, reliable and secure Internet, Noting that the use of algorithmic or automated decision -making processes can negatively affect the enjoyment of human rights, including by perpetuating stereotypes or by resulting in discrimination, in particular when the data used for the training of algorithms are non‑representative, inaccurate or irrelevant, Noting also that the use of data collection, data extraction and algorithms to target content towards online users may undermine user agency and access to information online, and noting further that the collection, processing, use, storage and sharing of personal data, including for reuse, sale or multiple resale, risks infringing on the user’s human rights, Noting further that the use of artificial intelligence can contribute to the promotion and protection of human rights, can play a significant role as an enabler of sustainable development and has the potential to transform Governments and societies, economic sectors and the world of work, and in this regard welcoming the establishment of the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence and the Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence Governance, Noting with concern that artificial intelligence or machine-learning technologies, without human rights safeguards, as well as proper technical, regulatory, legal and ethical safeguards, and without adequate and effective evaluation and feedback mechanisms, may pose the risk of reinforcing systemic, racial and gender-based discrimination and can lead to decisions that have the potential to affect the enjoyment of human rights, including economic, social and cultural rights, and affect non‑discrimination, and recognizing the need to prevent racial and otherwise discriminatory outcomes and apply international human rights law and data protection frameworks in all stages of the life cycle of these technologies and practices, Recognizing that persons in vulnerable situations, including children, may be particularly exposed to online risks and violence, including cyberbullying, cyberstalking, child exploitation and abuse and other forms of technology -facilitated violence, which can disproportionately affect girls, and that there is a need to take 25-20986 5/10