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February 7, 2024 · Blogs | EDRi-gram | Highlights | Information democracy | Open internet and inclusive technology | Privacy and data protection

EDRi-gram, 7 february 2024

In this edition of the EDRi-gram, we'll be discussing the Irish Media Regulator's proposal to implement mandatory age verification that could impact all EU Member States. This could be a dangerous move that will impact millions of people using platforms like YouTube or Instagram. Additionally, after three years of negotiations, the EU Council voted on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act last week. Our civil society AI coalition has summarised the latest updates on this landmark legislation and what's at stake.

April 2, 2025 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Biometrics | Surveillance and data retention

Surveilling Europe’s edges: when research legitimises border violence

In May 2024, EDRi member Access Now’s Caterina Rodelli travelled across Greece to meet with local civil society organisations supporting migrant people and monitoring human rights violations, and to see first-hand how and where surveillance technologies are deployed at Europe’s borders.

May 28, 2025 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology

Six years in court fighting against arbitrary censorship. What about user empowerment promised by the DSA?

Regardless of the final court judgment, this case highlights the urgent need for Poland to implement the DSA. Without its enforcement, users of the largest social media platforms — whether private individuals or CSOs — still stand little chance against the dominance of tech giants.

January 27, 2021 · Blogs | EDRi-gram | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Privacy and confidentiality

The pros and cons of moving to e-IDs

EDRi member Epicenter.works give their position on electronic identity (e-ID) in light of the continues work on e-ID in Austria. They share that as convenient as the e-ID may seem and as much it is being communicated as the logical evolution of the classic ID, caution must be exercised when it comes to creating, storing and accessing sensitive identity data. Utmost caution is required when the private sector and the state use shared infrastructures for this purpose.

ATLR and The Great Reckoning

September 27, 2023 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Biometrics | Data protection standards | Surveillance and data retention

Czech police use facial recognition system, IuRe finds out details

EDRi member Iuridicum Remedium have details on the Czech police’s illegal use of a facial recognition system. The country’s data protection authorities were not consulted in advance on the system, which is being used for biometric identification

June 5, 2024

Eurpean Data Protection Summit – Bridging individual rights and collective values in the EU and beyond

By shifting the focus to encompass both individual (not necessarily consumer-centred) rights and collective values, we can better address the multifaceted nature and significance of privacy and data protection. Recognising the significance of collective values such as societal trust, democratic participation, and social cohesion, hand in hand with equality and equity, allows us to mitigate potential negative consequences overlooked in discussions and legal frameworks focused solely on individual rights.

February 2, 2022 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

Online Safety Bill: Kill Switch for Encryption

Of the many worrying provisions contained within the draft Online Safety Bill, perhaps the most consequential is contained within Chapter 4, at clauses 63-69. This section of the Bill hands OFCOM the power to issue “Use of Technology Notices” to search engines and social media companies.

April 6, 2022 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Online tracking industry / AdTech | Platform regulation

Get your extra reading on “cookie consent” and AdTech done

On 22 February, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) made a decision regarding complaints about the Internet Advertising Bureau Europe (IAB Europe) "consent framework". This is a commonly used cookie pop-up asking for "consent" to be tracked. 

May 3, 2023 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards

New Romanian cybersecurity law in force despite heavy criticism

The Constitutional Court of Romania declared the new cybersecurity law constitutional despite criticism from civil society about the repercussions for investigative journalists,security companies, and for regular citizens.

June 10, 2024 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards

Council’s General Approach on GDPR Procedural

EDRi acknowledges the Council’s positive steps in their General Approach on the Proposal for additional procedural rules concerning the GDPR. Nevertheless, we emphasise the pressing need for enhanced legal certainty and the prevention of actions that could compromise the effectiveness of GDPR enforcement and erode trust, particularly concerning the protection of fundamental rights.

October 6, 2021 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Online tracking industry / AdTech | Platform regulation | Surveillance and data retention

Why you shouldn’t buy Facebook Ray-Ban smart glasses

Imagine that you are strolling along a tranquil beach in your swimsuit. Suddenly, a stranger walking toward you takes out their phone and starts recording you. You might work up the courage to ask how they dared to invade your privacy, and demand they delete the footage.