Results for ai act

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.

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February 2, 2022 · Blogs | EDRi-gram | Highlights | Information democracy | Open internet and inclusive technology | Privacy and data protection

EDRi-gram, 2 February 2022

In this edition of the EDRi-gram, we dive into the secret negotiations about Europol's reform that would enable mass surveillance of people and discriminatory predictive policing. We also take a peek at the European Parliament's approval of a rights-respecting Digital Services Act and its proposal to ban the use of sensitive personal data for online ads.

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May 28, 2025 · Blogs | EDRi-gram | Highlights | Information democracy | Open internet and inclusive technology | Privacy and data protection

EDRi-gram, 28 May 2025

What has the EDRis network been up to over the past two weeks? Find out the latest digital rights news in our bi-weekly newsletter. In this edition: Reopening the GDPR is a threat to our rights, 6 years of fighting censorship by Meta in Poland, & more!

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November 17, 2021 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

Why chat control is so dangerous

Fighting the dissemination of child sexual abuse material, the EU Commission is considering dangerous measures: the automated search of content on mobile phones and computers. See answers to the key questions regarding „chat control“ in Netzpolitik's overview.

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January 27, 2023

Workshop: Digital participation and digital rights in the European public space: a focus on youth.

This session brings together perspectives on citizens' digital participation, with a specific focus on young people and digital rights in the European public deliberation forum.  

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November 20, 2024 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Online tracking industry / AdTech | Surveillance and data retention

Promises unkept: The EU-US Data Privacy Framework under fire

A decade after Snowden’s revelations — and despite the public outrage they sparked — surveillance and mass data collection continue under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF), despite persistent privacy concerns. This shift reflects a reorientation of EU priorities toward economic and geopolitical interests, risking compromises on privacy and data protection.

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June 11, 2025

Age Verification and the Future of Adult Content Regulation webinar

Join the Digital Intimacy Coalition for a timely and crucial conversation on the future of adult content regulation. This webinar brings together three experts from the worlds of law, tech policy, and porn production to unpack the complex consequences of current and proposed age verification mandates

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April 8, 2021

Stockholm Internet Forum

Stockholm Internet Forum (SIF) is the forum advancing a free, open, and secure internet as a driver of global development. This is an arena for exchanging knowledge and ideas, and the place to forge new partnerships within civil society, private sector, academia, donors, and government. SIF is hosted by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).

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October 5, 2023 · Document pools | Privacy and data protection | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

CSA Regulation Document Pool

This document pool contains updates and resources on the EU's proposed 'Regulation laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse' (CSA Regulation)

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March 6, 2024 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards

The privacy saga with Norwegian Social Service continues

We promised you an update to Janne Cecilie Thorenfeldt’s case taking the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) on the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Since EDRi member Elektronisk Forpost Norge (EFN) reported about the massive GDPR violations of the Service, here is what happened.

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October 15, 2020 · Open letters | Privacy and data protection | Alternatives to dominant digital services

Consumer and citizen groups continue to have serious concerns about Google Fitbit takeover

Regulators investigating Google’s takeover of Fitbit are reportedly seeking commitments from Google to allow them to clear this deal. It is widely recognised that this takeover raises serious competition and privacy concerns and risks harming citizens and consumers in several markets including wearables, advertising and digital health.

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March 31, 2025

The future of public values in the algorithmic society

Organised by AlgoSoc, this two-day international conference brings together scholars, policymakers, regulators, and civil society advocates to discuss the evolving role of public values in the design, deployment, and governance of AI, algorithms, and digital infrastructures. Moving beyond technology-centric narratives, the conference explores how social, political and institutional contexts shape our responses to algorithmic systems — and how public values must adapt in an age of automation.

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