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November 29, 2017 · Blogs | Privacy and surveillance | Privacy and confidentiality | Profiling practices | Surveillance and data retention

e-Privacy: What happened and what happens next

With the vote on the mandate for trilogues in the European Parliament Plenary session of 26 October 2017, the European Parliament confirmed its strong position on e-Privacy for the following inter-institutional negotiations, also called trilogues.

January 28, 2019 · Blogs | Privacy and surveillance | Online tracking industry / AdTech | Privacy and confidentiality

Period tracker apps – where does your data end up?

More and more women use a period tracker: an app that keeps track of your menstrual cycle. However, these apps do not always treat the intimate data that you share with them carefully. An app that notifies you when to expect your period or when you are fertile can be useful, for example to predict […]

November 29, 2017 · Blogs | Information democracy and participation | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

Is anti-plagiarism software legal under EU Copyright legislation?

Are anti-plagiarism technologies compatible with copyright law? Surprisingly, this might not be the case. Anti-plagiarism technology involves machine comparison of works such as diploma theses with pre-existing publications. This activity constitutes a use that is covered by copyright. Since no explicit limitation or exception of authors’ and publishers’ exclusive rights authorises providers and users of […]

December 11, 2025 · Blogs | Privacy and surveillance | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

How Danes je nov dan helped stop dangerous spyware in Slovenia

EDRi affiliate Danes je nov dan launched a multi-faceted campaign in response to a government proposal that would allow the Slovene Intelligence and Security Agency (SOVA) to use invasive spyware and mass surveillance tools under the guise of “national security”. By combining a satirical online tool with targeted advocacy towards lawmakers, their efforts helped generate critical pressure needed to stop the legislation from being adopted.

January 15, 2020 · Blogs | Privacy and surveillance | Surveillance and data retention

ECtHR demands explanations on Polish intelligence agency surveillance

December 18, 2020 · Blogs | Just and open internet and technologies | Privacy and surveillance | Online tracking industry / AdTech | Platform regulation | Surveillance and data retention | Transparency

The EU’s attempt to regulate Big Tech: What it brings and what is missing

This week, the European Commission has proposed two long-awaited pieces of digital legislation, the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act. Despite a number of good provisions, there are also major shortcomings which must be addressed to guarantee the protection of digital rights.

February 19, 2019 · Op-eds | Information democracy and participation | Just and open internet and technologies | Privacy and surveillance | Biometrics | Data protection standards | Freedom of expression online | Platform regulation | Surveillance and data retention

EDRi’s Press Review 2018

During the past year, our work to defend citizens’ rights and freedoms online has gained an impressive visibility – we counted more than three hundred mentions! – in European and international media. Below, you can find our press review 2018. JANUARY 01/01 EU i linedans mellem desinformation og censur (Mandag Morgen)10/01 Does Software Piracy Hurt Sales? […]

September 28, 2022 · Blogs | Privacy and surveillance | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

Does Google accuse you of child abuse? Impossible! Right?

The legislator in Europe is working on a proposal that could force companies to scan all messages we exchange for child sexual abuse material. The goal is noble but it can very easily go wrong. And if things go wrong, you might suddenly be accused of sexually abusing children.

April 16, 2025 · Blogs | Privacy and surveillance | Data protection standards | Surveillance and data retention

Ljubljana’s municipal surveillance: Where trust trumps data

During a Ljubljana municipal council debate on CCTV transparency, several concerning points were raised regarding the Slovenian capital's network of over 500 surveillance cameras and the methods employed to assess their effectiveness in preventing crime. The discussion revealed that the entire system relies heavily on trust in the authorities, without any substantial data to support the cameras' effectiveness or a clear rationale for their widespread deployment.

February 12, 2019 · Blogs | Information democracy and participation | Just and open internet and technologies | Privacy and surveillance | Disinformation and electoral interference | Platform regulation | Surveillance and data retention

EDRi welcomes new Senior Policy Advisor

European Digital Rights is proud to announce that Jan Penfrat (né Weisensee) has joined the Brussels office as the team’s new Senior Policy Advisor. In the past, Jan was a freelance technology reporter at the German IT magazine Golem.de where he covered internet regulation, IT security and open source software. He holds Master’s degrees from […]

September 21, 2021 · Document pools | Information democracy and participation | Just and open internet and technologies | Alternatives to dominant digital services | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics | Digital sustainability | Equal access to the internet | Freedom of expression online | Inclusive technologies | Profiling practices | Surveillance and data retention | Transparency

Digital Dignity Document Pool

Digital technologies can have a profound effect on our societies, but sufficient attention is rarely given to how certain applications differentiate between, target and experiment on communities at the margins. This document pool gathers resources for those that are interested in learning about and contesting the harms to dignity and equality that arise from uses of technology and data.

December 4, 2023 · Open letters | Privacy and surveillance | Biometrics | Cross border access to data | Data protection standards | Surveillance and data retention

Civil society calls for an end to the expansion of EU’s EURODAC database

Civil society is calling for an end to the expansion of EURODAC, the EU database for the registration of asylum-seekers. EURODAC is being transformed into an expansive, violent surveillance tool that will treat people seeking protection as crime suspects.