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EDRi-gram, 27 January 2021

We hope many of you were able to join us at Privacy Camp 2021 yesterday which brought together 245 academics, activists and privacy experts from across the world. Stay tuned for the key takeaways. In this edition of the EDRi-gram we showcase the mobilisation efforts and victories so far from the #ReclaimYourFace campaign, share Privacy International's research on political ads and much more.

By EDRi · January 27, 2021

ReclaimYourFace activates the public and civil society to ban biometric mass surveillance

The EDRi network and partners launched the first phase of the Reclaim Your Face campaign, which focuses on raising awareness and investigating and challenging abusive uses of facial...

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Member in the Spotlight: Alternatif Bilişim Derneği

The Alternative Informatics Association (Turkish: Alternatif Bilişim Derneği, Alternatif Bilişim acronym) is a Turkey based civil society organisation focusing on the issues of media literacy, internet censorship and...

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What went down at #PrivacyCamp21?

EDRi’s annual flagship event Privacy Camp took place yesterday, on 26 January, for the first time online. We hope many of you were able to attend and that...

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The pros and cons of moving to e-IDs

EDRi member Epicenter.works give their position on electronic identity (e-ID) in light of the continues work on e-ID in Austria. They share that as convenient as the e-ID...

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Online political ads – a study of inequality in transparency standards

In its new report, EDRi member PI looks into the implementation of transparency tools by Facebook, Google and Twitter in relation to political advertising. This work was produced...

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Data retention concerns resurfaces in Norway

EDRi member, EFN expresses serious concerns regarding the changes to the Norwegian Electronic Communications Act proposed by the Norwegian government.

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La Quadrature du Net asks for renewed support to challenge TERREG in France

In light of the European Parliament's vote on the Regulation to prevent the dissemination of said “terrorist content”, EDRi observer La Quadrature du Net (LQDN) sheds light on...

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The Dating App “Grindr” to be fined almost € 10 Mio

On 26 January, the Norwegian Data Protection Authority upheld the complaints, confirming that Grindr did not recive valid consent from users in an advance notification. The Authority imposes a...

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Join an online debate EDRi co-organises as part of the launch of the Tracking-free Ads Coalition in the European Parliament. With a distinguished panel of experts and practitioners we want to find out how tracking-free digital advertising protects users and and can finance sustainable online businesses and journalism.

Listen: Podcast: EU vision for AI & biometrics in the EU

Producer: Euractiv

This Brussels bubble media podcast episode features commentary on plans for AI and biometric surveillance in Europe featuring Ella Jakubowska, campaign officer at EDRi, who is behind a new EU Citizens Initiative dubbed ‘Reclaim Your Face,’ advocating for a blanket ban on facial recognition technologies in public spaces.

Listen to the podcast here.

Read: Poverty Lawgorithms

Producer: Data & Society

“Poverty Lawgorithms” is a guide for poverty lawyers that explains automated decision-making systems so they can better identify the source of their clients’ problems and advocate on their behalf.

Read the guide here.

Watch: Inherited bias: The trouble with algorithms

Producer: Tomorrow Unlocked

The Homo Digitalis team are taking on tech giants in defence of our digital rights and freedom of expression. In episode 2, season 2 of Defenders of Digital, this group of lawyers from Athens explains the dangers of today’s content moderation systems, and explores how discrimination can occur when algorithms inherit the biases of their programmers.

Watch the video here.

Events

January 27, 2021

Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP) 2021

As a world-leading multidisciplinary conference CPDP offers the cutting edge in legal, regulatory, academic and technological development in privacy and data protection. Within an atmosphere of independence and...

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January 28, 2021

European Data Protection Day 2021 – Transborder Transfers

The event will explore the challenges of international data transfer from the perspective of the General Data Protection Regulation and the Convention 108.

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January 28, 2021

Tracking-free Ads: DSA, DMA and next steps. Launch of a new coalition

Join an online debate EDRi co-organises as part of the launch of the Tracking-free Ads Coalition in the European Parliament. With a distinguished panel of experts and practitioners...

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March 1, 2021

Balancing Trust and Safety in an Encrypted World

Stanford Internet Observatory Workshop Series organises a series of workshops on end-to-end encryption.

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March 8, 2021

MozFest 2021

MozFest is a unique hybrid: part art, tech and society convening, part maker festival, and the premiere gathering for activists in diverse global movements fighting for a more...

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September 14, 2021

Data for Policy 2021

The sixth International Data for Policy Conference will take place in London in September 2021. The conference series is the premier global forum for multiple disciplinary and cross-sector...

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February 17, 2021

Decolonising Data

During its Annual Strategy Meeting 2021, Digital Freedom Fund (DFF) will host a panel on Decolonising Data, as part of the broader decolonising process led by DFF and...

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