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Censorship – don’t look left or right. Look ahead, look behind!
There is discussion about arbitrary censorship of our freedom of expression in every possible policy area these days.
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Wiretapping & data access by foreign courts? Why not!
After the European Commission published two new legislative proposals for law enforcement authorities to be able to reach across EU borders to have access to data directly from service providers, the EU Member States started working on this new “e-evidence” package. The proposal has so far become the object of wide-spread criticism from service providers, […]
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Civil society calls for protection of communications confidentiality
On 31 May EDRi, Access Now, and Privacy International met attachés to the EU Council (representatives of EU Member States) who work on the ePrivacy Regulation proposal.
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EU – Japan trade agreement undermines algorithmic transparency
The EU trade agreement with Japan undermines algorithmic transparency, Dutch EDRi member Vrijschrift wrote in a letter to the Dutch Parliament.
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EU Censorship Machine: Legislation as propaganda?
The provisions are so controversial that supporters in the European Parliament have resorted to including purely political – and legally meaningless – "safeguards" in the text as a way of getting the proposal adopted.
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LEAK: France & Germany demand more censorship from internet companies
Policy makers put pressure on the EU to enact legislation for online platforms like Facebook, but also for small companies, to be legally required to engage in more and quicker privatised and unaccountable censorship.
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EDRi’s leadership transition: Back to the future…
Challenges to digital rights will not decrease – on the contrary, the speed with which technology is integrating into every part of our lives is making it increasingly difficult to ensure that rights and freedoms are respected from the outset.
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Your ePrivacy is nobody else’s business
The right to privacy is a fundamental right for every individual, enshrined in international human rights treaties. This right is being particularly threatened by political and economic interests, which are having a deep impact on freedom of expression, democratic participation and personal security.
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Join the coordinated calls against EU’s Censorship Machine
Several organisations in different European countries have picked up their phones and mobilised against article 13 of the copyright Directive.
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Belgium Constitutional Court decision on the concept of incitement to terrorism
On the 15 March, the Constitutional Court of Belgium issued judgement 31/2018 on the action for the annulment of the law of 3 August 2016 containing various provisions in the fight against terrorism.
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EDRi’s leadership transition: Looking back at our victories
EDRi is not one person. EDRi is not one office. EDRi is 39 organisations, mostly volunteer-run. EDRi is sweat and stress, frustration and success. Most of all, EDRi is 15 years of successes made possible by an immensely passionate network. And this network is now looking for a new Executive Director.
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GDPRexplained Campaign: the new regulation is here to protect our rights
Our GDPR Explained campaign aims at educating individuals and organisations about the new rights granted to us and the changes to be made when dealing with personal data. We have put together answers to many important questions we have received and built a FAQ for anyone to access.
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