Results for node/ACTA

July 2, 2014 · Blogs

Flawed Dutch government study on ISDS

On 25 July the Dutch government published a study “The Impact of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) in the TTIP“, requested by the Dutch Parliament. The study is flawed. A first reading reveals the following problems: It does not mention that it is nearly impossible to withdraw from trade agreements. Any mistake in the ISDS procedure […]

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December 17, 2014 · Blogs

European Digital Rights needs your support!

Dear friends and followers, dear EDRi-gram readers, Your digital rights are what drives our work and our enthusiasm. You are why we do what we do. The decisions made in Brussels in the coming months and years – on data protection, data retention, privatised law enforcement, net neutrality, encryption, trade deals – will shape our […]

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May 11, 2015 · Blogs

Digital rights at re:publica 2015

The re:publica 2015, one of the biggest digital culture conferences in the world, took place on 5-7 May in Berlin, Germany. Many EDRi members and observers contributed to this year’s event motto “Finding Europe”. We have therefore collected the most exciting talks from our network: Internet censorship around Europe since ACTA (in English) Joe McNamee […]

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May 2, 2016 · Blogs | Information democracy | Digital rights in trade agreements | Transparency

BREAKING: TTIP leaks confirm dangers for digital rights

Today, Greenpeace has unveiled documents on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), including the telecommunications chapter and EU’s Tactical State of Play of March 2016. The leaks show an ideological drive towards deregulation and law enforcement by private companies , said Joe McNamee, Executive Director of European Digital Rights (EDRi). This would sweep away […]

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September 7, 2016 · Blogs

What digital rights are at imminent risk? All of them.

Our civil rights in the digital environment are based on our rights to protect our personal security and data, our right to communicate freely, and our right for any restrictions to be necessary, predictable and proportionate. Every one of these rights is now under imminent threat.

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October 30, 2016 · Blogs

CETA signature ignores Agreement’s flaws

On 30 October 2016, Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) will be signed between Canada and the European Union. The text includes special rights for corporations, new obligations on so-called “intellectual property rights” and measures which create significant risks for citizens’ fundamental rights, most notably with regard to privacy and data protection.

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November 2, 2016 · Blogs

Follow the money – following some positive paths

In the EDRi-gram on 19 October, we reported on the draft “guiding principles” for a “follow the money approach” for online intellectual property right (IPR) infringements. The “guiding principles” were finalised in a meeting on 22 October. Having been very critical of the draft – and still fundamentally opposed in principle to privatised law enforcement […]

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November 15, 2017 · Blogs

Member in the Spotlight: Panoptykon Foundation

The Panoptykon Foundation is the only organisation in Poland that monitors state agencies and corporations that collect massive amounts of data, and has been doing so since 2009. The organisation carries out investigations, monitors the legislative process, makes legal interventions and inspire public debate.

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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 19, 2018 · Campaigns | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online

#CensorshipMachine – How will the decision be taken?

The European Union (EU) is currently reforming its copyright legislation. In September 2016, the European Commission proposed its controversial draft for the new Copyright Directive that includes de facto mandatory upload filters (Article 13). This is how the process to approve this “censorship machine” will advance, from the Commission’s proposal until the adoption of the […]

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April 4, 2018 · Blogs | Information democracy | Open internet and inclusive technology | Privacy and data protection

15 years of digital rights achievements

In 2018, EDRi turned 15! The entire network is proud to celebrate this anniversary and its digital rights victories.

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April 4, 2018 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Online tracking industry / AdTech | Platform regulation | Privacy and confidentiality

ISOC BG: Big speeds, Big Brother, big Bulgarian activism

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

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