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May 4, 2022 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics

Civil society reacts to European Parliament AI Act draft Report

This joint statement evaluates how far the IMCO-LIBE draft Report on the EU’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, released 20th April 2022, addresses civil society's recommendations. We call on Members of the European Parliament to support amendments that centre people affected by AI systems, prevent harm in the use of AI systems, and offer comprehensive protection for fundamental rights in the AI Act.

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April 20, 2022 · Blogs | Campaigns | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics

How can you influence the AI Act in order to ban biometric mass surveillance across Europe?

The EU is currently negotiating the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act. This future law offers the chance to effectively ban biometric mass surveillance. This article aims to offer an overview of how the EU negotiates its laws and the key AI Act moments in which people can make their voices heard.

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November 29, 2023 · Open letters | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics

Civil society statement: Council risks failing human rights in the AI Act

In the run up to EU AI Act trilogue negotiation, 16 civil society organisations are urging representatives of the Council of the European Union to effectively regulate the use of AI systems by law enforcement, migration control and national security authorities in the legislation.

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May 9, 2022 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics | Surveillance and data retention

Regulating Migration Tech: How the EU’s AI Act can better protect people on the move

As the European Union amends the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) exploring the impact of AI systems on marginalised communities is vital. AI systems are increasingly developed, tested and deployed to judge and control migrants and people on the move in harmful ways. How can the AI Act prevent this?

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May 9, 2023 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics

Will MEPs ban Biometric Mass Surveillance in key EU AI Act vote?

The EDRi network and partners have advocated for the EU to ban biometric mass surveillance for over three years through the Reclaim Your Face campaign. On May 11, their call may turn into reality as Members of the European Parliament’s internal markets (IMCO) and civil liberties (LIBE) Committees vote on the AI Act.

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May 28, 2025 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics

Croatia in preparation for AI Law: Activists warn of risks to rights and call for safeguards going beyond EU AI Act

EDRi affiliate Politiscope recently hosted an event in Croatia for journalists and activists to discuss human rights impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI), raise awareness about AI related harms, and to influence future national policy to incorporate safeguards for people’s rights.

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July 9, 2025 · Open letters | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI)

Open letter: European Commission must champion the AI Act amidst simplification pressure

52 civil society organisations, experts and academics have written to the European Commission to express their concerns about growing pressure to suspend or delay the implementation and enforcement of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act. Instead of unraveling the EU rulebook, which includes hard-won legal protections for people, the Commission should focus on the full implementation and proper enforcement of its rules, like the AI Act.

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April 19, 2023 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI)

Civil society urges European Parliament to protect people’s rights in the AI Act

In the run up to the AI Act vote in the European Parliament, civil society organisations call on the European Parliament to prioritise fundamental rights and protect people affected by artificial intelligence systems.

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May 25, 2022 · Blogs | Highlights | Press mentions | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics | Data protection standards | Profiling practices

The AI Act: EU’s chance to regulate harmful border technologies

The AI Act will be the first regional mechanism of its kind in the world, but it needs a serious update to meaningfully address the profileration of harmful technologies tested and deployed at Europe’s borders.

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May 10, 2022 · Blogs | Open letters | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics

Will the European Parliament stand up for our rights by prohibiting biometric mass surveillance in the AI Act?

On 10 May, EDRi and 52 organisations wrote to the Members of the European Parliament to ask them to ban the remote use of these technologies in publicly accessible spaces to protect all the places where we exercise our rights and come together as communities from becoming sites of mass surveillance where we are all treated as suspects.

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April 25, 2023 · Blogs | Press mentions | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Profiling practices | Surveillance and data retention

As AI Act vote nears, the EU needs to draw a red line on racist surveillance

The EU Artificial Intelligence Act, commonly known as the AI Act, is the first of its kind. Not only will it be a landmark as the first binding legislation on AI in the world – it is also one of the first tech-focused laws to meaningfully address how technologies perpetuate structural racism.

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September 7, 2023 · Open letters | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI)

EU legislators must close dangerous loophole and protect human rights in the AI Act

Over 115 civil society organisations are calling on EU legislators to remove a major loophole in the high-risk classification process of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act and maintain a high level of protection for people’s rights in the legislation.

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