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EDRi is the biggest European network defending rights and freedoms online. We work to to challenge private and state actors who abuse their power to control or manipulate the public. We do so by advocating for robust and enforced laws, informing and mobilising people, promoting a healthy and accountable technology market, and building a movement of organisations and individuals committed to digital rights and freedoms in a connected world.
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Press Release: Rights must not be abandoned in trade negotiations
Internet users are not being properly involved or even heard by trade negotiators. This has to change. European Digital Rights (EDRi) has joined forces with an international coalition of experts, scholars, groups representing Internet users, consumers and businesses to make this change happen. We are calling for reform of trade negotiations in order to protect […]
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Romanian cybersecurity law reloaded
In January last year, the Romanian Constitutional Court declared the cybersecurity law unconstitutional in its entirety. Details of the content of the law and the (lack of) transparency of the decision-making process have been previously covered on the EDRi website (for reference see here and here). This year, a new cybersecurity law proposal has been […]
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Holland and India prohibit zero-rating: the first of many?
The principle of net neutrality requires that internet access providers carry data without discrimination on the basis of origin, destination or type of data. Net neutrality prohibits telecoms operators from blocking or degrading content applications or services. From a telecom operator’s perspective, the goal is to move away from the “any-to-any” principle that is a […]
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MTE v. Hungary: the ECtHR rules again on intermediary liability
On 2 February 2016, the Fourth Section of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) came back in judging on the matter of intermediary liability. In ‘MTE and Index v. Hungary’, the ECtHR held that freedom of expression as recognised in Article 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights was violated. The court had […]
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David Kaye calls on companies to defend freedom of expression
The United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur David Kaye on freedom of opinion and expression is conducting a project on the “responsibilities of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector to protect and promote freedom of expression in the digital age”. The UN Special Rapporteur made a call for input to help him identify actors with […]
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Press release: TiSA negotiations: the European Parliament’s strong position
On 3 February 2016, the European Parliament gave its opinion to the European Commission on what to do and what not to do with regard to the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA). The European Commission is in charge of conducting the negotiations on behalf of the European Union. At the end of the negotiation process, […]
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EDRi co-hosts the Privacy Camp, 26 January 2016
In the run up to CPDP conference in Brussels, civil society groups met at the fifth annual Privacy Camp to exchange views and develop new strategies. This year’s conference took place under the title “The Multiple Ways of (De/Self)-Regulation: What is at stake for Human Rights?” and included various panels and speakers from around the […]
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What’s behind the shield? Unspinning the “privacy shield” spin
If there is a deal, why was nothing published? It is standard practice from the European Commission. When an agreement is reached, the Commission launches a press release, but not the actual agreement. In this way, the Commission can control the amount of information available to journalists and the general public. It then launches the […]
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TiSA resolution: what are you going to do about it?
The Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) is bizarrely and sadly not subject to the same public debate as other “trade” agreements, such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) or the recently concluded Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). While some do not find TiSA as “sexy”, it still contains provisions that should deserve all your attention. […]
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European Commission defence of European rights sinks in an unsafe harbour
Following the decision of the European Court of Justice to overturn the EU/US “Safe Harbor” Agreement last year, EU/US negotiations have been ongoing to reach a new deal, which would facilitate transfer of data across the Atlantic. Having failed to reach an agreement before 1 February, the European Commission today announced plans to back down […]
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Why is Safe Harbour II such a challenge?
It seems baffling to many outside the Brussels bubble – and certainly our friends across the Atlantic – that reaching a revised Safe Harbour deal has proved so difficult. Part of the problem is Europe. The United States was able to negotiate a questionable deal with the EU to gain access to financial transaction data […]
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EDRi’s work in 2015
Information technology has a revolutionary impact on our society. It has boosted freedom of communication and democracy but has also led to new approaches to surveillance and is increasingly used to impose restrictions on fundamental rights. In the past year, we worked hard to ensure that your rights and freedoms in the online environment are […]
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