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The #PaperBagSociety challenge

The #PaperBagSociety is a social media challenge part of the #ReclaimYourFace campaign that invites everyone to share online the impact of living life with a paperbag on the head. With it, we aim to raise awareness of how ridiculous is to avoid facial recognition technologies in public spaces and why we need to build an alternative future, free from biometric mass surveillance.

October 28, 2021 · Blogs | Press mentions | Privacy and data protection | Biometrics | Surveillance and data retention

MEPs poised to vote blank cheque for Europol using AI tools

This week, MEPs recognised the dangers of certain uses of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in criminal justice. A strong majority rallied around the landmark AI in criminal matters report by the European Parliament's Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) committee, which opposes AI that 'predicts' criminal behaviour and calls for a ban on biometric surveillance.

February 28, 2023 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Alternatives to dominant digital services | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics

2023: Important consultations for your Digital Rights!

Public consultations are an opportunity to influence future legislation at an early stage, in the European Union and beyond. They are your opportunity to help shaping a brighter future for digital rights, such as your right to a private life, data protection, or your freedom of opinion and expression.

October 24, 2018 · Blogs | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online | Platform regulation | Surveillance and data retention

EU’s flawed arguments on terrorist content give big tech more power

On 12 September 2018, the European Commission proposed yet another attempt to empower the same big tech companies it claims are already too powerful: a draft Regulation on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online. The proposal encourages private companies to delete or disable access to “terrorist content”.

January 16, 2020 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics

2020: Important consultations for your Digital Rights!

Public consultations are an opportunity to influence future legislation at an early stage, in the European Union and beyond. They are your opportunity to help shaping a brighter future for digital rights, such as your right to a private life, data protection, or your freedom of opinion and expression.

June 2, 2021 · Blogs | Information democracy | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics | Surveillance and data retention

Challenge against Clearview AI in Europe

This legal challenge relates to complaints filed with 5 European data protection authorities against Clearview AI, Inc. ("Clearview"), a facial recognition technology company building a gigantic database of faces.

September 26, 2023 · Blogs | Press mentions | Privacy and data protection | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

Are we about to lose the last pillar of our digital security?

Breaking encryption and criminalising its use will not resolve the deep societal issues we are facing. Instead, governments should protect and promote the very tool that ensures our digital security.

Stalked by your digital doppelganger?

In this fourth installment of EDRi’s facial recognition and fundamental rights series, we explore what could happen if facial recognition collides with data-hungry business models and 24/7 surveillance.

Human Rights Court sets limits on right to monitor employees

On 5 September 2017, the Grand Chamber of the European Court for Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on the Bărbulescu v. Romania case. It found that there was a breach of the right to family life and correspondence (Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights), as claimed by Mr Bărbulescu. Mr Bărbulescu was fired […]

October 10, 2022 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

Johansson’s address to MEPs shows why the CSA law will fail the children meant to benefit from it

On 10 October 2022, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, addresses the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties (LIBE) Committee about the proposed EU Child Sexual Abuse Regulation (2022/0155). The address follows months of criticism from civil liberties groups, data protection authorities and even governments due to the risks it poses to everyone’s privacy, security and free expression online.

When the police’s IT-systems are not in order, everyone loses

Without the trust of citizens, the police cannot do their job properly. That is why it is important that the police are extremely careful with citizens' data. But an analysis by EDRi member Bits of Freedom shows that of all 36 'mission critical' systems of the police, not one complies with the rules on privacy and information security.

June 23, 2025 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Cross border access to data | Surveillance and data retention

The EU must stop the digitalisation of the deportation regime and withdraw the new Return Regulation

The European Commission’s new legislative proposal for a deportation regulation fuels detention, criminalisation, and digital surveillance. The #ProtectNotSurveil coalition is demanding the end of the deportation regime and for the Commission to withdraw its proposal.

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The #PaperBagSociety challenge

MEPs poised to vote blank cheque for Europol using AI tools

2023: Important consultations for your Digital Rights!

EU’s flawed arguments on terrorist content give big tech more power

2020: Important consultations for your Digital Rights!

Challenge against Clearview AI in Europe

Are we about to lose the last pillar of our digital security?

Stalked by your digital doppelganger?

Human Rights Court sets limits on right to monitor employees

Johansson’s address to MEPs shows why the CSA law will fail the children meant to benefit from it

When the police’s IT-systems are not in order, everyone loses

The EU must stop the digitalisation of the deportation regime and withdraw the new Return Regulation