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December 20, 2017 · Blogs

EDRi Awards 2017

For the first time and with great solemnity, EDRi presents the first ever 4th edition of our annual awards.

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December 21, 2017 · Blogs

Have yourself happy privacy friendly holidays!

It’s (nearly) holiday time. And with holidays, there come the family’s holiday gatherings holding forth the possibility of awkward or tense moments. But fear not – it is time to take over the conversation and educate your family about digital rights!

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January 24, 2018 · Blogs | Information democracy | Transparency

You can’t uphold the law by breaking the law

The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) invited EDRi member Bits of Freedom to speak at their annual New Year’s Seminar. Hans De Zwart, Director of Bits of Freedom, talked about how the rule of law can only be defended by the European Union taking an exemplary role including by strictly adhering to […]

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January 24, 2018 · Blogs | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online | Platform regulation

CJEU hate speech case: Should Facebook process more personal data?

Austria’s Supreme Court of Justice has referred a case to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) regarding hate speech on social media platforms. The referral could have a global impact on Facebook – and ultimately on our privacy and freedom of speech.

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February 12, 2018 · Press releases

Press release: EDRi celebrates 15th anniversary

Today, EDRi turns 15! We are proud to announce the anniversary of our formal registration as an NGO – an occasion for us to reflect on the achievements of the European digital rights movement, and imagine what the next 15 years might look like.

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March 1, 2018 · Blogs | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online | Platform regulation | Privacy and confidentiality

EU Commission’s Recommendation: Let’s put internet giants in charge of censoring Europe

On 1 March 2018, the European Commission proposed a "Recommendation" on the surveillance and filtering of the internet by online companies.

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April 4, 2018 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

FIPR: Advocacy against the ‘Database State’

In this blogpost published on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of EDRi we present our member FiPR.

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April 4, 2018 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Privacy and data protection | Biometrics | Data protection standards | Privacy and confidentiality | Profiling practices | Surveillance and data retention

SHARE Foundation: Sharing Serbian successes

In this blogpost published on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of EDRi we present our member SHARE Foundation. SHARE Foundation is a Serbian non-profit organisation founded in 2012, with the goal to fight for the public interest in every critical battle affecting digital rights.

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April 18, 2018 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards

Privacy at ICANN: WHOIS winning?

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has struggled over the publication of the name, address, phone number, and email address of domain name registrants since its inception in 1998. That registry is called WHOIS.

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April 26, 2018 · Press releases | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online | Online tracking industry / AdTech

Press Release: “Fake news” strategy needs to be based on real evidence, not assumption

Today, 26 April 2018, the European Commission adopted a Communication on “tackling online disinformation”. European Digital Rights (EDRi), The Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties) and Access Now will jointly respond by issuing a joint shadow report in the coming weeks.

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May 29, 2018 · Blogs | Information democracy | Open internet and inclusive technology | Privacy and data protection

EDRi’s leadership transition: Looking back at our victories

EDRi is not one person. EDRi is not one office. EDRi is 39 organisations, mostly volunteer-run. EDRi is sweat and stress, frustration and success. Most of all, EDRi is 15 years of successes made possible by an immensely passionate network. And this network is now looking for a new Executive Director.

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June 7, 2018 · Blogs | Information democracy | Open internet and inclusive technology | Privacy and data protection

EDRi’s leadership transition: Back to the future…

Challenges to digital rights will not decrease – on the contrary, the speed with which technology is integrating into every part of our lives is making it increasingly difficult to ensure that rights and freedoms are respected from the outset.

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