Privacy and confidentiality
Privacy is a crucial element of our personal security, enabling free speech and democratic participation. The absolute and fundamental human right to privacy guarantees people respect for their private life and freedom from snooping and unlawful interference. It gives everyone the freedom to be themselves, to express and develop their opinions and ideas with dignity, and to practice their religion, as well as giving journalists and civil society the ability to report on violations of rights by states or businesses. Without sufficient privacy, people’s private interactions are exposed, which can be used to target or discriminate against them.
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ISOC BG: Big speeds, Big Brother, big Bulgarian activism
In this blogpost published on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of EDRi we present our member ISOC Bulgaria.
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FIPR: Advocacy against the ‘Database State’
In this blogpost published on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of EDRi we present our member FiPR.
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Digitale Gesellschaft: Fighting for digitals rights in Germany
Our German member Digitale Gesellschaft was founded in 2010. The organisation's main goals are digital rights advocacy and effective campaigns. In this blogpost we present their work to defend digital rights in Germany.
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SHARE Foundation: Sharing Serbian successes
In this blogpost published on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of EDRi we present our member SHARE Foundation. SHARE Foundation is a Serbian non-profit organisation founded in 2012, with the goal to fight for the public interest in every critical battle affecting digital rights.
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AptiRo, EFN & Alternatif Bilisim: Digital rights around Europe
In this blogpost published on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of EDRi we present our members AptiRO (Romania), EFN (Norway) and Alternatif Bilism (Turkey)
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IT Pol: Activism made it to the museum
In 2005, Danish EDRi member IT-Political Association of Denmark (IT-Pol) successfully advocated for a resolution (B-103) for open standards in IT systems used by the government, which the Parliament adopted unanimously.
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ePrivacy reform: Open letter to EU member states
Today, 27 March 2018, EDRi, together with other civil society organisations, sent an open letter to all attachés working on the ePrivacy reform for the permanent representation of EU Member States in Brussels. Open letter to European member states on the ePrivacy reform 27 March 2018 Dear Minister, Dear Member of the WP TELE, We, […]
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EU Council indecision on ePrivacy is bad for Europe
In 2017, the United States National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), which is part of the Department of Commerce, warned of the “chill on discourse and economic activity” caused by privacy and security fears.
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EU Commission’s Recommendation: Let’s put internet giants in charge of censoring Europe
On 1 March 2018, the European Commission proposed a "Recommendation" on the surveillance and filtering of the internet by online companies.
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The Bulgarian EU Council presidency & the latest assault on ePrivacy
In January 2018, the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) picked up where the Estonian Presidency left off on the ePrivacy Regulation. It issued two examinations of the last Estonian “compromise” proposal and asked national delegations for guidance on some issues. Together, the documents cover most of the key points of […]
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ENDitorial: Living as if being at an airport
The internet is starting to look more and more like an airport. Not only because of the ubiquitous surveillance, but also in the way that advertising is trying to steal our attention. Should we start working on a right to not be addressed?
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UN Security Council mandates worldwide air traveller profiling
In the name of “preventing, detecting and investigating terrorist offenses and related travel”, all United Nations (UN) Member States should develop systems for processing and analysing Passenger Name Record (PNR), Advance Passenger Information (API) and “fingerprints, photographs, facial recognition, and other relevant identifying biometric data”, according to a UN Security Council resolution (no. 2396) on […]
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