The universal right to privacy embodied in international human rights law is increasingly dependant on privileged access to digital security; nowhere is this link demonstrated more clearly than in the experience of civil society organisations (CSOs). As detailed in a recently released Citizen Lab report, civil society actors on which the public relies to check abuses of power and advance human rights agendas... are regularly subjected to targeted digital attacks that undermine their privacy and compromise sensitive information...Yet CSOs are often the least capable of attaining adequate levels of digital security due to a lack of resources and access to technical expertise...A new digital divide – one in which digital security is a matter of “haves” and “have-nots” – is opening up... companies are poised to play a critical role in addressing this problem. ICT companies should incorporate end-to-end encryption in their products and services. They should explore a “pro bono” approach to sharing technical expertise...Those companies that produce or distribute technology that can be misused by repressive regimes, such as spyware, must adopt mechanisms to prevent their complicity in rights abuses.