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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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Digital Single Market: Will citizens be at the centre of the Commission’s plans?
PRESS RELEASE. The European Commission is expected to publish its Digital Single Market (DSM) strategy tomorrow, 6 May. Based on our analysis of the leaked drafts (Draft Communication and Evidence Note), the strategy is likely to include a number of points that raise concerns regarding, inter alia: Privatised law enforcement We have concerns regarding Commissions’ plans […]
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Open letter on intermediary liability protections in the digital single market
You can download the letter here (pdf). Open letter on intermediary liability protections in the digital single market April 27, 2015 Mr Andrus Ansip Vice-President, Digital Single Market European Commission Berlaymont 1049 Brussels Open letter on intermediary liability protections in the digital single market Dear Vice-President Ansip, As the European Commission (EC) considers action on intermediary […]
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Big Brother Awards Germany 2015
On 17 April 2015, EDRi member Digitalcourage held its annual Big Brother Awards gala in Bielefeld, Germany. Just two days earlier, politicians in Berlin had provided a very poignant context when the German Justice Minister Heiko Maas’ “grand coalition” had published “guidelines” for a draft bill to reintroduce telecommunications data retention in Germany. At the […]
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Hungarian data retention case: ORG, PI & scholars file amicus briefs
EDRi member Open Rights Group (ORG), Privacy International and a group of internationally acknowledged experts filed amicus curiae briefs with the Hungarian Constitutional Court. The case has been brought by the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU) against two major service providers, in an attempt to force the Hungarian Constitutional Court to repeal the Hungarian Electronic […]
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Net Neutrality: Save The Internet relaunch
On 23 March 2015, the “trialogue” discussions between the Council of the European Union, the European Commission and the European Parliament on the “Telecommunications Single Market Regulation”, began. The negotiations cover proposals on net neutrality. To ensure that citizens’ concerns about the future of the open Internet are heard by the decision-makers involved in the […]
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Legal Affairs Committee: ISDS and IPR must be excluded from TTIP
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) resolution in the European Parliament is coming to a conclusion. 16 April 2015 was the deadline for European Parliament committees to submit their opinions to the leading committee, the International Trade committee (INTA). EDRi-gram previously reported about the positive vote of the Civil Liberties Justice and Home Affairs […]
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French surveillance bill pushed ahead despite massive criticism
On 19 March 2015, France proposed a new bill that would allow intelligence services to collect vast amounts of data, to tap phones and emails without permission from judges. The scope of application of the draft bill is extremely broad and covers the following ill-defined areas: National independence, territorial integrity and national defence Foreign policy […]
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New Danish PNR system will rival the EU PNR Directive
For the second time in the parliamentary year 2014-15, the Danish government has made a legislative proposal for increased access to Passenger Name Records (PNR). The draft law, currently in public consultation, also sheds new light on the use of PNR data by Danish customs authorities. So far, the PNR discussion in Europe has mainly […]
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Non-US Twitter accounts now subject to EU Data Protection rules
On 17 April 2015, Twitter revised its privacy policy, explaining that it will change the location of processing of the account information of users outside the United States. On its website Twitter announced that the services for non-US users are now provided by its subsidiary based in Dublin, Ireland. Therefore, these accounts will no more […]
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Italy: Anti-terrorism decree to strengthen government surveillance
On 15 April 2015, the Italian Senate adopted a Government decree concerning, among other issues, “urgent measures to combat terrorism” (DDL 2893/R), as amended by the Parliament on its first reading on 31 March. Before the vote in the Parliament, the government decided to exclude from the voting list the most controversial amendment on preventive […]
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Citizens’ groups from around the world call on EC to defend privacy
The institutions of the European Union are completing a reform of Europe’s Data Protection framework. Recognising the huge significance of the reform, the European Commission made an unequivocal promise when it launched the process. As an “absolute red line”, the level of protection of individuals’ data would not fall below existing levels. However, leaks show […]
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Net Neutrality: document pool II
On 4 March 2015, the Presidency of the Council of the European Union received the mandate from the Member States to start negotiations with the EU Parliament and the Commission on the “Telecommunications Single Market Regulation”, which includes provisions on net neutrality. The trialogue discussions between the three institutions officially started on 23 March 2015. […]
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