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October 20, 2021 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Surveillance and data retention

The EU Parliament Took a Stance Against AI Mass Surveillance: What are the Global Implications?

The European Parliament's resolution on artificial intelligence in criminal law and its use by the police presents an opportunity for the EU to reconsider its role in the development of such tools, their sale, or use as part of its counter-terrorism and anti-immigration policies abroad.

March 20, 2024 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Freedom of expression online | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

European Court of Human Rights confirms: weakening of encryption can violate the human right to privacy

In a milestone judgment - Podchasov v. Russia - the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that weakening of encryption can lead to general and indiscriminate surveillance of the communications of all users and violates the human right to privacy.

June 17, 2022 · Blogs | On the ground | Privacy and data protection | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

Hooray! Bits of Freedom freed the data of millions of people from the clutches of the secret services!

The Complaints Department of the Review Committee on the Intelligence and Security Services (CTIVD), the Dutch supervisor of the secret services, ruled that EDRi member Bits of Freedom is right!

Joint statement on the future of the CSA Regulation

On 1 July, EDRi and 47 civil society organisations sent a joint statement to the Hungarian Council Presidency and a number of member state permanent representatives. We call on the Council and European Parliament to demand that the European Commission withdraw the draft CSA Regulation.

Press release: EDRi network launches public initiative against biometric mass surveillance

On 7 January, the European Commission registered a new European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI), the ‘Civil society initiative for a ban on biometric mass surveillance practices’.

Technology has codified structural racism – will the EU tackle racist tech?

The EU is preparing its ‘Action Plan’ to address structural racism in Europe. With digital high on the EU’s legislative agenda, it’s time we tackle racism perpetuated by technology, writes Sarah Chander.

EDRi-gram, 1 December 2021

In this edition, we tell you how you can take your power back from Big Tech companies and help us create a democratic, fair and open internet for a just society. We are also calling on the EU to put our fundamental rights first in the Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA).

February 16, 2023 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Privacy and confidentiality | Profiling practices

TikTok’s “Focused View”: the creepy new feature aims to monetise your emotions

Ever heard of TikTok’s “Focused View”? With this new feature launched in October 2022, TikTok claims it can track your emotions to sell ads. We have our doubts if that’s even possible – but it certainly is invading your privacy to drive profits. Here is why, and what it means for users in Europe.

February 21, 2018 · Blogs | Information democracy | Alternatives to dominant digital services | Freedom of expression online | Platform regulation

Don’t make your community Facebook-dependent!

Facebook is to invest tens of millions in “community leaders” – on the condition that the community leader uses the “Facebook family of apps and services”. EDRi member Bits of Freedom argues for reducing the role of Facebook in your community.

May 25, 2022 · Blogs | On the ground | Open internet and inclusive technology | Equal access to the internet | Freedom of expression online

Belgium wants to ban Signal – a harbinger of European policy to come

Last week, the Belgian government launched a proposal that would ban Signal. What's going on?

IuRe crowdfunds to end data retention in the Czech Republic

The digital-legal organisation, EDRi member, Iuridicum Remedium is crowdfunding to take the Czech government to court to end the widespread collection of metadata from telephone and online communication of every user in the country (so-called data retention). The case willrely on a ruling by the EU Court of Justice, which declared that the large-scale collection of metadata was inadmissible, for the third time last October. Crowdfunding a legal case in the public‘s interest is an alternative to dysfunctional class actions.

In the making: The largest internet filter Europe has ever seen

European policy makers are working on the largest internet filter we’ve ever seen.

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The EU Parliament Took a Stance Against AI Mass Surveillance: What are the Global Implications?

European Court of Human Rights confirms: weakening of encryption can violate the human right to privacy

Hooray! Bits of Freedom freed the data of millions of people from the clutches of the secret services!

Joint statement on the future of the CSA Regulation

Press release: EDRi network launches public initiative against biometric mass surveillance

Technology has codified structural racism – will the EU tackle racist tech?

EDRi-gram, 1 December 2021

TikTok’s “Focused View”: the creepy new feature aims to monetise your emotions

Don’t make your community Facebook-dependent!

Belgium wants to ban Signal – a harbinger of European policy to come

IuRe crowdfunds to end data retention in the Czech Republic

In the making: The largest internet filter Europe has ever seen