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Our right to privacy, to protest, and to speak out about matters which are important to us are long standing human rights that predate the digital or ‘fourth’ revolution. However, new technologies including Artificial Intelligence, the Internet, and digital surveillance tools are presenting impacts, opportunities, and challenges for human rights around the globe. These impacts affect some populations more than others, particularly those who have been historically marginalised and the recipients of ongoing human rights violations. Meanwhile, state governments uptake risky new technologies without adequate regulation while also struggling to control powerful corporate interests responsible for research, development and deployment. This module will explore some of the opportunities and challenges presented by new technologies for human rights, how traditional human rights instruments are used in response, and the creative and adaptive efforts of human rights defenders in our technological age.