Highlights

September 30, 2020 · EDRi-gram

EDRi-gram, 30 September 2020

"Biometric mass surveillance is tremendously invasive and inhumane. It allows an invisible, permanent and massive control of the public space. It makes everybody a suspect. It turns our face into a tracking device, rather than a signifier of personality, eventually reducing it to a technical object."

September 24, 2020 · Highlights | Privacy and data protection

Easter is coming twice this year: Find the egg on our new website

We're proud to announce our brand new website built on the basis of EDRi’s awesome Guide for the Ethical Web Development, proving that it can be done!

September 18, 2020 · Highlights | Privacy and data protection | Transparency

Vote for EDRi at the #GoodID Awards

We’ve been nominated for a #GoodID Award! 🏆 Vote for us as a Community Champion by clicking on this link: www.good-id.org/awards

September 15, 2020 · EDRi-gram

EDRi-gram, 16 September 2020

"Structural racism appears in policy areas from health, employment to climate. It is increasingly clear that digital and technology policy is also not race-neutral, and needs to be addressed through a racial justice lens."

September 14, 2020 · Highlights | Privacy and data protection | Cross border access to data

EDRi with 25 organisations urge Parliament to protect journalists, doctors, lawyers, social services

Together with a coalition of 25 organisations and companies, EDRi urges members of the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee (LIBE) to include strong procedural safeguards in the so called “E-Evidence Regulation”.

July 27, 2020 · On the ground | Privacy and data protection | Biometrics

SHARE Foundation presents #hiljadekamera : A documentary on biometric mass surveillance

SHARE Foundation has recently released a short documentary on the controversial use of the mass surveillance system in Belgrade, Serbia. Various digital experts and activists took part in the documentary, including the national Data Protection Authority in Serbia and EDRi's own  Policy and Campaigns Officer, Ella Jakubowska.

July 16, 2020 · Highlights | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards

A victory for us all: European Court of Justice makes landmark ruling to invalidate the Privacy Shield

Today, 16 July 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) invalidated the EU-US Privacy Shield. The ruling proves a major victory for EU residents on how their personal data is processed and used by platforms like Facebook.

July 8, 2020 · Highlights | Open internet and inclusive technology

Welcoming our new Senior Communications and Media Manager Gail Rego!

European Digital Rights is proud to announce that Gail Rego has joined the team at the Brussels office as the new Senior Communications and Media Manager.

July 1, 2020 · Highlights | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards

EU must let its crown jewel shine: GDPR needs progress

On 24 June, the European Commission published the Communication reviewing of the two years of application of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The Communication received input from the multistakeholder expert group on the application of the GDPR, of which EDRi members Access Now and Privacy International belong to.

March 11, 2020 · Highlights | Open internet and inclusive technology

Welcoming our new Senior Policy Advisor Sarah Chander!

European Digital Rights is proud to announce that Sarah Chander has joined the team at the Brussels office as the new Senior Policy Advisor.

February 26, 2020 · Highlights | Privacy and data protection | Biometrics

ECtHR: UK Police data retention scheme violated the right to privacy

February 12, 2020 · Highlights | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards

PI and Liberty submit a new legal challenge against MI5