July 1, 2009

'Right to the silence of the chips' in the new EC Communication

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [„Recht auf das Schweigen der Chips“ in der neuen Mitteilung der EC | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1452] A new communication from the European Commission to the other European bodies on the RFID (radio-frequency identification) titled “Internet of Things – An action plan for Europe” was made public on 18 June 2009. […]

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January 28, 2015 · Blogs

Icing on the cake: Romanian cybersecurity law unconstitutional

A cake: The Romanian cybersecurity law was declared unconstitutional on 21 January 2015. As previously reported in the EDRi-gram, EDRi member ApTI, together with 14 other NGOs filed an amicus curiae brief which provided the arguments against the constitutionality of this law. Icing on the cake- The Constitutional Court’s reasoning states that the cybersecurity law […]

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June 1, 2011

Finland: Blocking of domestic websites ruled illegal

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Finnland: Sperre heimischer Webseiten rechtswidrig | http://bit.ly/iDS9mr] The Helsinki Administrative Court has ruled that domestic websites may not be placed on the secret blocking blacklist maintained by the police. This is the latest turn in a long legal fight by Finnish activist Matti Nikki, whose website lapsiporno.info (translates […]

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February 2, 2006

Commission refuses to do an impact assessment on the data retention

In a public answer to a written question by Charlotte Cederschiöld (PPE-DE) on timeframe of the impact assessment of the Data Retention Directive, the European Commission has stated that such an assessment will not take place because ” it will not provide any added value”. The European Parliament has adopted on 14 December 2005 a […]

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January 17, 2007

EDRI signs the Joint Statement for SCCR 1st Special Session

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights’ (SCCR) Special Session is taking place right now at Geneva. The meeting (and another in June 2007) aims to fix the proposed Broadcast Treaty so that it could be ratified by the end of this year in a diplomatic conference. […]

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January 9, 2024

Data Protection Day

The Council of Europe (CoE), CPDP and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) invite you to register for the CPDP - Data Protection Day, which will take place on 25th January 2024 at “Les Halles de Schaerbeek”, Brussels, Belgium.

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November 17, 2021 · Blogs | On the ground | Privacy and data protection | Transparency

Noyb files another complaint against Amazon Europe – black box algorithm discriminates customers

The e-commerce giant offers customers the possibility to pay for products later via "Monthly Invoicing". A customer was automatically rejected from using this payment method without Amazon giving any reasons why. When Amazon’s customer service could not provide any further information, the customer submitted an access request under Article 15 GDPR in order to find out why he was rejected – but the company still refused to provide any information.

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June 30, 2021 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Inclusive technologies

Five reasons to claim victory on the EU Digital COVID Certificate

On 8 June 2021, the European Parliament voted on the interinstitutional compromise text on the regulation(s) on the EU Digital COVID Certificate (EU DCC, also known as the Digital Green Certificate and the European Green Pass). The proposed legislation regulates the “framework for the issuance, verification and acceptance of interoperable certificates on vaccination, testing and recovery” with aim of facilitating free movement during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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June 27, 2023 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Privacy and confidentiality

Online Safety Bill insecure: international organisations, academics and cyber experts urge UK government to protect encrypted messaging

EDRi, Open Rights Group and over 80 civil society organisations, academics and cyber experts from 23 countries have written to the UK government to raise the alarm about proposed powers in the Online Safety Bill.

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June 1, 2023 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Equal access to the internet | Inclusive technologies

Commission launches internet fee consultation full of biased questions

The European Commission has launched an “exploratory questionnaire” about telecom corporations wishing to levy an internet fee from online content providers. EDRi’s response outlines why that’s a ludicrous idea, a threat to net neutrality, and bad news for all internet users.

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April 20, 2022 · Blogs | Data protection standards | Privacy and confidentiality

UK High Court rules blanket seizure of asylum seekers’ phones breached Article 8 ECHR

On 25 March 2022, the UK High Court ruled that the Home Office acted unlawfully and breached human rights and data protection laws by operating a secret, blanket policy of seizing, retaining and extracting data from the mobile phones of asylum seekers arriving by small boat to UK shores between April and November 2020.

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June 16, 2021 · Blogs | Publications | Privacy and data protection | Online tracking industry / AdTech | Platform regulation | Surveillance and data retention

How online ads discriminate

The risks and harms that are associated with hyper-targeted online ads have been widely documented. Yet, the same amount of attention has not been shown to the many ways in which harms and risks of online advertising are unequally distributed, and how targeted online advertising can have discriminatory effects. This is the focus of EDRi’s newly launched report.

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