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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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Turkey: Internet censorship is getting harsher
The law proposal and its justification which have been presented to the Presidency of the Turkish Parliament for the approval by the Justice and Development Party about the change in “The regulation of internet-based broadcasting and the struggle with crimes that are committed via these broadcasting” is a threatening text in many ways. The motion, […]
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UK ISP Filtering causes collateral damages
UK ISPs have started to implement a default filter for adult content online following the government’s endeavours which met success in 2013, under the pretext of protecting children from pornographic content. Unfortunately, UK ISPs have started to comply with the government’s requests. The default filter implies that all Internet providers need to opt-in in order […]
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European Parliament’s draft report condemns US & UK intelligence services’ mass surveillance
Edward Snowden, the former US intelligence agency contractor who has revealed NSA documents showing mass surveillance programmes like Prism operated by America’s NSA intelligence agency and Tempora by the UK’s GCHQ, is to give testimony in front of the European Parliament (EP). It is not yet known when this will take place and the conditions […]
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Google was fined by French and Spanish Data Protection Authorities
On 19 December 2013, Google was fined by the AEPD – Spanish Data Protection Authority (DPA) with 900 000 Euro for breaching the Spanish data protection provisions. Later on, on 3 January 2014, Google was given the maximum 150 000 Euro fine by CNIL (the French Data Protection Authority) ‘s Sanctions Committee for non-compliance with […]
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European Commission wants to know if web browsing should be illegal
The European Commission has launched a consultation on the future of European copyright policy. The responses provided to the questionnaire must be submitted by 5 February 2014 and will be used as a justification for future proposals from the Commission – if citizens do not have their say, the results will be a weakening of […]
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Net neutrality campaign SaveTheInternet.eu
A broad coalition of civil rights organisations launched SaveTheInternet.eu, a campaign to protect Net neutrality in Europe. A recent proposal from the European Commission would restrict freedom of speech on the Internet, increase prices and stifle online innovation unless urgent action is taken. Citizens can now contact their Parliamentarians in the European Parliament’s Industry Committee […]
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AT&T’s “sponsored data” – a toll-road to nowhere
On 6 January, the US fixed and mobile operator AT&T announced a “service” allowing online services (such as search engines, social media, etc) to pay (“sponsor”) the data costs of end-users. Currently, people often have to pay for data that they download from the internet, whereas AT&T’s programme would allow certain services to be provided […]
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Digital Rights Sessions at 30c3
Over the next few days, the 30th edition of the Chaos Communication Congress will take place in Hamburg. If you are there, you can drop by our EDRi assembly located on the first floor in Garderobe 2 (beta map). We have teamed up with the EFF and NoisySquare for this joint assembly which will be […]
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Human rights and privatised law enforcement
This paper looks at the way in which the privatisation of law enforcement in the digital environment is eroding fundamental rights. This process is happening in a way that is undermining much of the societal value of digital technologies. Worse still, it is putting long-standing international law principles regarding fundamental rights and the rule of […]
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France: Real-time interception of e-communications by security forces
The “loi de programmation militaire (LPM)”, the “military programming law”, was adopted on 10 December 2013 by the French Senate after having been approved in first reading by the Parliament. This law enables the French secret services to intercept any electronic communication, under the direct authorisation of Prime Minister or the President. All is not […]
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EU Data protection regulation stalled again
On 6 December 2013, the EU justice ministers took again a step back in adopting the EU Data Protection Regulation. The day was considered by EU commissioner for justice, Viviane Reding as a disappointing one for data privacy. What was this time? “The ministers did not want to make hasty decisions,” Lithuanian Justice Minister Juozas […]
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Romania: re-criminalising defamation?
In a totally unexpected move, the Romanian Parliament has decided to re-criminalise libel and insult offences, that were repealed in 2006. Although the Parliament was supposed to discuss something else – an old bill from 2011 that proposed the repeal of a single article of the Criminal Code, namely Article 74/1 – the bill was […]
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