EDRi-gram, 15 March 2023
Last week, on International Women’s Day, EDRi’s Sarah Chander and Claire Fernandez were honoured as leading voices for change in the European Union and tech and digital rights space. Join us in celebrating them and all women! In this edition, amongst other digital rights updates, check out our position on the proposed European Health Data Space. This attempt by the European Union to better use health data could come at the cost of patients’ right to privacy and consent. You can also catch up with your favourite #PrivacyCamp23 sessions by reading the summaries below or watching the recordings online.
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#PrivacyCamp23: Event summary
In January 2023, EDRi gathered policymakers, activists, human rights defenders, climate and social justice advocates and academics in Brussels to discuss the criticality of our digital worlds. We...
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European digital identity – a potential game changer?
The foundations for a Europe-wide digital identity system are just about to be laid. Will Europe get it right and lead on this important topic? Will the EU...
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Who does the EU legislator listen to, if it isn’t the experts?
There's a huge gap between the advice given by experts on combatting child sexual abuse and the legislative proposal of the European Commission.
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Case challenging Meta’s arbitrary removal of Polish NGO’s accounts finally in court
The first court hearing in the case between a Polish NGO and Meta took place before the Warsaw District Court on 7 February 2023. The hearing was conducted...
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Iran: Digital spaces of protest and control
European Center for Not-for-Profit law new report "Iran: Digital Spaces of Protest and Control" describes the impact of Iran's digital governance and censorship on digital assemblies.
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Open Letter: The AI video surveillance measures in the Olympics Games 2024 law violate human rights
In an open letter, EDRi, ECNL, La Quadrature du Net, Amnesty International France and 34 civil society organisations call on the French Parliament to reject Article 7 of...
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EU’s proposed health data regulation ignores patients’ privacy rights
EDRi’s new position paper outlines how the European Commission’s proposal for a European Health Data Space, in an attempt to make use of people’s health data, would...
Recommended
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Join us in our fight against the EU’s attempt to scan every move we make online
Stop Scanning Me movement
Members of the European Parliament are now discussing the CSA Regulation. The proposed law promises to protect children from sexual abuse by breaking encrypted, secure communications. This will turn the internet into a space that is dangerous for everyone’s privacy, security and free expression. Sign the petition and join over 124 NGOs to call on the European Parliament to oppose this law!
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Artificial intelligence: Last week tonight with John Oliver
Last Week Tonight, HBO
Artificial intelligence is increasingly becoming a part of our lives, from self-driving cars to ChatGPT. John Oliver, with his typical mix of humour and nuance, discusses how AI works and where it might be heading next. Watch the video to find out more!
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Why we need free software on medical devices
EDRi member, FSFE
This episode of the Software Freedom Podcast focuses on the importance of free software for medical devices. Karen Sandler, who depends on a defibrillator to help her heart work properly, shares her experience. Like many medical devices, defibrillators use proprietary software. What happens to people when their support ends when the company that manufactures their devices goes bankrupt? Listen to the podcast!
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Is China trying to control the narrative about Xinjiang on Google News?
Crossover
When Belgian users of Google News searched for the keyword “Xinjiang,” part of the content they were presented with was produced by Chinese state-controlled actors. These stories were overwhelmingly positive, with little to no mention of the Uyghur community and no mention of human rights issues in the region. Read the whole investigation.
Events
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Psychosocial Circles Now Open!
Team CommUNITY is happy to announce the Spring enrollment of three psychosocial “circles” - a series of weekly virtual private gatherings, led by mental health professionals, that provide...
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Movement Lawyering and Abolition of Digital Policing
DFF’s third Speaker Series will run through end 2022 and beginning 2023. Through conversations between preeminent experts deploying an anti-colonial lens, it will explore resistance against tech...
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Monetizing misogyny: How does the media spread gender-based disinformation & hate online in Italy & Hungary?
Join the webinar and don't miss the opportunity to learn more about the specific gender-based disinformation issue and ask your questions.
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Joining the dots: Practices and Imaginaries for Post-Fossil Cultures
As cultural organisations, what do we mean when we talk about sustainability? ENCC annual conference will go beyond the catch-all keyword to highlight specific intersections between culture, ecology,...
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2024 Spring Fling
The Center for Democracy and Technology is pleased to announce the 2024 Spring Fling, a celebration during IAPP’s Global Privacy Summit. You won’t want to miss it!
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Foss-north 2023
Foss-north is a free / open source conference covering both software and hardware from the technical perspective. Hosted in Gothenburg between Copenhagen, Oslo, and Stockholm, with an international...
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The Green/Digital/Society Conference
If you are an environmental or digital rights activist, researcher, policymaker, community member or just a concerned human being from the SEE region or Europe, join the discussion...
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Call for participation for re:publica Berlin 2023: CASH, the festival for the digital society
Join the discussion about what does cash means to us and how does it impact the climate emergency or the protection of human rights. A different way of...
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3rd ACM International Workshop on Multimedia AI against Disinformation (MAD’24) – Call for papers
Find out what you need to do to present your paper at the next International Workshop on Multimedia AI against Disinformation.
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Freedom not Fear 1-4 September 2023
Freedom not Fear (fnf) is an annual self-organised conference on privacy and digital rights. People from all across Europe meet and work towards more freedom in the digitalised...
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EU DisinfoLab 2024 Annual Conference – open call, sumbit your ideas!
After the successful #Disinfo2023 in Krakow, the 2024 Eu DisinfoLab conference is set to take place in Riga, Latvia, on 9-10 October 2024.
Jobs
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Call for Nomination – EDRi Board elections 2023
EDRi General Assembly will this year elect two Board members to replace two outgoing Board members. EDRi is looking for interested candidates to become a member of the EDRi...
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EDRi is looking for a Campaigns Officer (2 year position)
EDRi is looking for a Campaigns Officer to join EDRi’s team in Brussels. This is a unique opportunity to help shape ongoing and future campaigns of the EDRi...
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Law and Governance of Quantum Technologies is looking for 3 PhD researchers and a Postdoc researcher
The research group on the Law and Governance of Quantum Technologies studies the legal implications of quantum technologies through the lens of questions about law and digital infrastructure....
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Electronic Frontier Foundation is hiring for various positions
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF champions user privacy, free expression, and innovation through...
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Sovereign Tech Fund is hiring for a Bug Resilience Program Manager
The Sovereign Tech Fund's mission is to promote security, innovation and competitiveness and to create a stable digital foundation for participation and democracy.
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Digital Action is hiring for a Global Campaigns Manager
Digital Action is a globally connected campaigning organisation established in 2019 to protect democracy and human rights from digital threats. We are collaborative campaigners, catalysing movements that will...
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Homo Digitalis is hiring for Director on AI & Human Rights related issues
Homo Digitalis was established in 2018 and is the first and only hitherto digital rights organization in Greece. Its vision is a fair, open and responsible digital age,...
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Privacy International is hiring for a Legal Officer
Since 1990, Privay International has been working to promote the human right of privacy throughout the world: raise awareness of threats to privacy; monitor and report on surveillance...
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The Greater Internet Freedom (GIF) project is hiring for a Lead Researcher
The lead researcher will spearhead and manage the research initiative along with the GIF team. They will liaise with the research advisory board, coordinate, and conduct the research...
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Global Disinformation Index is hiring for a Project Manager
Disinformation has become a business. Today’s internet business models reward engagement above all else. These models monetise attention without considering the quality of the content garnering that attention,...
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Tor Project is hiring for a Product Designer
The Tor Project, Inc., nonprofit organization advancing human rights and freedoms by creating and deploying free and open source anonymity and privacy technologies, is seeking a Product Designer...
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Wikimedia Foundation is hiring for various positions
The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia and their other free knowledge projects. Wikimedia Foundation wants to make it easier for everyone to share what they...
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Access Now is hiring for a Director – People and Culture
Access Now is a growing international human rights organisation dedicated to defending and extending the digital rights of users at risk around the world, including issues of privacy,...
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Systemic Justice is hiring for various positions
Systemic Justice works to radically transform how the law works for communities fighting for racial, social, and economic justice. Centring affected communities in joint litigation, Systemic Justice will...
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Irish Council for Civil Liberties is hiring for various positions
ICCL is the foremost civil liberties organisation in Ireland with a long and successful track record of defending human rights and civil liberties, including at times when the...