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March 23, 2022 · Blogs | Information democracy | Disinformation and electoral interference | Transparency

Not everything is allowed in politics: Upcoming political advertising legislation must introduce limits

In November 2021, the European Commission launched a proposal for a regulation on the transparency and targeting of political advertising. The document will place harmonised rules for more transparency of political advertising to facilitate the sector’s internal market. Now, it is the European Parliament’s turn, specifically the IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) Committee to lead the legislative process.

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April 20, 2022

Stopping SLAPPs: legal threats to media freedom and what the UK should do to prevent them

Organised by the Foreign Policy Centre and ARTICLE 19, this event will bring together affected journalists, media defence lawyers and civil society to explore both the impact of SLAPPs as well as ideas for potential solutions.

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April 25, 2022 · Blogs | Highlights | Press releases | Information democracy | Open internet and inclusive technology | Privacy and data protection | Platform regulation | Privacy and confidentiality

EU negotiators approve good DSA, but more work is needed to build a better internet

Friday night’s political agreement on the Digital Services Act (DSA) is a good first step towards protecting people’s rights on the internet and to some extent limiting the immense power that Big Tech companies have over people and democracies.

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July 5, 2022 · Blogs | Highlights | Press releases | Open internet and inclusive technology | Inclusive technologies | Online tracking industry / AdTech | Platform regulation

The DSA should pave the way for systemic change

Today, 5 July, is a victorious day for human rights online as we embark on the next stage in our journey – real alternatives to the currently dominant surveillance business model. The European Parliament’s approval of the Digital Services Act (DSA) will bring many opportunities to limit the huge power Big Tech companies like Google, Meta (Facebook) and Amazon have over people and democracies. However, this regulation is only the first step in ensuring people’s rights online are protected, more work is needed for a better internet. Now, it is imperative that we see strong enforcement by regulatory authorities that will ensure the high human rights standards the new rules promise.

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February 1, 2023 · Blogs | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online | Online tracking industry / AdTech | Platform regulation

European Parliament approves a timid online political advertising proposal

Tomorrow, 2 February, the European Parliament will vote on the regulation on the transparency and targeting of political advertising proposal in plenary. Although this regulation intended to restrict the use of personal data to target online political advertisements, important proposals to tackle the root causes of data-driven vote manipulation were watered down during the discussion in the Parliament.

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April 13, 2023 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Privacy and confidentiality

Signal’s Meredith Whittaker voices EDRi’s concerns with the CSA Regulation

Meredith Whittaker, the President of the Signal Foundation, delivered the closing keynote speech at EDRi’s 20th-anniversary celebration in March 2023. The tech professional focused on the “recent spate of regulatory proposals and misguided tech fixes [like the EU’s Child Sexual Abuse Regulation] that offer false and surveillant solutions to complex social problems – solutions that always seem to lump the right to privacy in with malfeasance, and offer to address bad actions by eliminating privacy.”

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April 19, 2023 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Privacy and confidentiality | Profiling practices

Police cameras won Big Brother Awards in Czechia

EDRi member in the Czech Republic Iuridicum Remedium handed out its anti-prizes for the eighteenth time in March 2023. 2022 was exceptional: one of the "awardees" came for the award, and the others had to express themselves under the pressure from the media.

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May 9, 2023 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

PEGA Committee does not go all the way on spyware regulation

On 8 May 2023, the Committee of Inquiry of the European Parliament investigating the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware (PEGA) adopted its final report and recommendation, after 14 months of hearings, studies and fact-finding missions.

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May 31, 2023 · Blogs | Online tracking industry / AdTech | Platform regulation

Will the European Union allow politicians to use your personal data for political advertising?

A leak by POLITICO revealed that the European Commission presented three scenarios on how the Political ads regulation will impact the processing of special categories of personal data such as sexual orientation, religion or mental health.

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June 14, 2023 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Surveillance and data retention

Snowden revelations: ten years on

Ten years ago, the first revelations about US mass surveillance were published in the UK and USA. The revelations swiftly widened to encompass details about the role of the UK’s GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters) in the global gathering of vast amounts of communications data.

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June 28, 2023 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards

Guarding health data privacy in Europe: The limits and challenges of current regulations

The GDPR demonstrates the capacity of the European Union to prioritise data protection and privacy. The collection and use of health data by private corporations makes privacy protections critically important. Taken together, the provided policy recommendations here create comprehensive steps forward.

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August 2, 2023 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Alternatives to dominant digital services

Regulating Big Tech in Europe with the Digital Services Act & Digital Markets Act

The EU’s latest flagship laws Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA) are in force, the regulatory structure is (slowly) being set up, the first Big Tech companies are suing in court, and the European Commission throws a party (yes, really). But what does this mean for people in their role as platform users and what’s coming next?

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