June 2, 2021 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards

noyb aims to end “cookie banner terror” and issues more than 500 GDPR complaint

EDRi's member noyb.eu sent over 500 draft complaints to companies who use unlawful cookie banners - making it the largest wave of complaints since the GDPR came into force. "Some companies are clearly trying everything to make privacy a hassle for users, when they have a duty to make it as simple as possible."

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October 20, 2021 · Blogs | Highlights | Publications | Privacy and data protection | Cross border access to data | Privacy and confidentiality

Stories reveal profound flaws in the “e-Evidence Regulation”

The Regulation on cross border access to data by law enforcement (so-called “e-Evidence” Regulation) threatens to put the rights of journalists, lawyers, doctors, social workers and individuals in general at great risk. EDRi and 13 civil rights organisations have just launched four scenarios that clearly depict how our future could enfold if the Regulation is approved.

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June 9, 2022 · Blogs | Open letters | Open internet and inclusive technology | Equal access to the internet

The European Commission threatens to undermine the core values of the free and open internet

On 8 June, 34 civil society organisations from 17 countries published a joint statement to raise their concerns with Commissioner Magreth Vestager’s and Commissioner Thierry Breton’s public statement to alter the regulatory framework underpinning the free and open internet.

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May 24, 2022 · Blogs | Highlights | Open letters | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

The voices of human rights defenders affected by the Pegasus spyware must be heard

EDRi and 22 civil society organisations urge the established European Parliament’s Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware to ensure that the systematic targetting of human rights defenders with these technologies is fully examined by the Committee, and that the voices of human rights defenders affected are heard.

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September 24, 2021 · Blogs | Open letters | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Platform regulation | Privacy and confidentiality

Final push needed for a strong ePrivacy Regulation

Today EDRi and 17 civil rights organisations reiterate our support for the much-needed efforts to upgrade Europe’s ePrivacy legislation.

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June 10, 2020 · EDRi-gram

EDRi-gram 18.11, 10 June 2020

"The EU must move beyond technical fixes for the complex problems posed by AI. Instead, the upcoming AI regulation must determine the legal limits, impermissible uses or "red-lines" for AI applications. This is a necessary step for a people-centered, fundamental rights-based AI"

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September 8, 2021 · Blogs | On the ground | Privacy and data protection | Inclusive technologies | Privacy and confidentiality

EU: €5 million for new wiretapping technologies

The European Commission has made €5 million available for research projects that aim to help law enforcement authorities maintain the ability to intercept telecommunications – something which is threatened by the adoption of new technologies such as 5G networks and “edge computing”.

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March 27, 2023

Summer Academy For Global Privacy Law 2023

The Brussels Privacy Hub is proud to announce its 2023 Summer Academy for Global Privacy Law, after 7 years of successful editions.

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April 1, 2020 · EDRi-gram

EDRi-gram 18.6, 1 April 2020

"EDRi supports necessary, proportionate measures, fully in line with national and international human rights and data protection and privacy legislation, taken in order to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic"

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February 1, 2024

European Festival of Journalism and Media Literacy

We live in a world where information is in abundance, but accurate news is not always easy to find… Voices emerges to bring citizens, journalists, and media professionals closer to each other, wanting to celebrate the pivotal roles journalism and the informed public play in societies while fostering critical thinking around disinformation.

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September 20, 2023

Disinformation Congress

By bringing together leading experts, scholars, journalists, policymakers, and practitioners in the field, the Congress seeks to create a platform for robust discussions, critical analysis, and the exchange of ideas.

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September 5, 2023

Imposter Syndrome in Activism: How Do We Cope? The Wellbeing Monthly Workshops Series

This session is part of The Wellbeing Monthly, a monthly virtual workshop will be led by diverse mental health professionals, and will focus on psychoeducation and coping mechanisms on diverse topics including anxiety and fear, guilt and survivors guilt, defeat and hopelessness, trauma, and burnout and stress.

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