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September 10, 2020 · On the ground | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online | Platform regulation | Surveillance and data retention | Transparency

First Analysis of the Austrian Anti-Hate Speech Law (NetDG/KoPlG)

On September 3rd the Austrian government released a legislative package to tackle online hate speech. Besides a comprehensive justice reform, the package also contains a bill that creates new obligations for online platforms to remove illegal user-generated content. This article offers a first analysis of the so called Kommunikationsplattformen-Gesetz (KoPl-G) and the many similarities it has to the German Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz (NetzDG).

April 1, 2020 · Press releases | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Inclusive technologies

Press Release: EDRi calls for fundamental rights-based responses to COVID-19

February 7, 2023 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Cross border access to data | Surveillance and data retention

e-Evidence compromise blows a hole in fundamental rights safeguards

In December 2022, the Council and the European Parliament agreed on a final compromise text on the so-called ‘e-Evidence’ proposals. With major concessions given to the Member States’ position, the results of these trilogues negotiations are of bad omen for people’s rights and freedoms.

September 7, 2022 · Blogs | Highlights | Position papers | Privacy and data protection | Biometrics | Cross border access to data | Surveillance and data retention

Position Paper: New EU law amplifies risks of state over-reach and mass surveillance

The EDRi network published its position paper on the proposed Regulation on automated data exchange for police cooperation (“Prüm II”). The European Commission’s Prüm II proposal fails to put in place vital safeguards designed to protect all of us from state overreach and authoritarian mass surveillance practices. In the worst case scenario, we may no longer be able to walk freely on our streets as the new law would treat large parts of the population as a criminal before proven otherwise.

April 1, 2020 · On the ground | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics | Surveillance and data retention

Facial recognition: Homo Digitalis calls on Greek DPA to speak up

In the spring of 2019, the Hellenic Police signed a €4 million contract with Intracom Telecom, a global telecommunication systems and solutions vendor, for a smart policing project. Seventy five percent of the project is funded by the Internal Security Fund (ISF) 2014-2020 of the European Commission.

March 1, 2023 · Blogs | Campaigns | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Surveillance and data retention

European Commission must have greater ambition in combating sexual violence

Last year, the European Commission made a far-reaching proposal to protect children against sexual violence. But a study by Delft University shows that there is a lot wrong with the substantiation of the proposal.

September 10, 2020 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Freedom of expression online | Inclusive technologies | Online tracking industry / AdTech | Surveillance and data retention

Digital Services Act: what we learned about tackling the power of digital platforms

A year into EDRi’s policy and advocacy efforts to improve the DSA, we take stock of our efforts in mapping challenges and successes in enabling positive change.

November 12, 2020 · Campaigns | Highlights | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics | Surveillance and data retention | Transparency

Campaign “Reclaim Your Face” calls for a Ban on Biometric Mass Surveillance

Civil society across Europe launches the “Reclaim Your Face” campaign, demanding that local and national authorities  listen to their communities about the serious risks of using facial recognition and other biometric technologies in public spaces. The newly formed coalition calls to ban biometric mass surveillance, in reaction to the rapid and secretive roll out of invasive and unlawful technologies by police forces and local authorities in many European countries.

November 17, 2021 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Online tracking industry / AdTech | Platform regulation | Surveillance and data retention

Platform Regulation: Key takeways from Haugen’s hearing

On 8 November 2021, Frances Haugen, the Facebook whistleblower, participated in a hearing of the European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO). While her testimony brought extremely important insights into Facebook’s opaque operations, it also showed that Haugen’s thinking of what the digital world in Europe should look like is influenced by her expertise in data science rather than public policy, as well as by her professional experience working with Silicon Valley’s centralised mega-platforms.

December 14, 2022 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Privacy and confidentiality | Profiling practices | Surveillance and data retention

Update: UK’s Online Safety Bill heralds a trio of surveillance

The UK’s Online Safety Bill was back in the Westminster Parliament in December It had been stalled for five months whilst the new British government made a few changes. A Parliamentary debate on Monday (5 December 2022) revealed the shift in policy direction for the first time. It’s a relatively small change with big implications. Read more about the changes.

October 21, 2020 · Blogs | Campaigns | Highlights | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics | Surveillance and data retention

Attention EU regulators: we need more than AI “ethics” to keep us safe

In this post, Access Now and European Digital Rights (EDRi) analyse recent developments in the EU AI debate and explain why we need a bold, bright-line approach that prioritises our fundamental rights.

January 10, 2018 · Blogs

2018: Important consultations for your Digital Rights!

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