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January 13, 2021 · EDRi-gram | On the ground | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

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.

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November 16, 2011

US court allows access to world-wide Twitter accounts data

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [US-Gericht verlangt weltweiten Zugriff auf Twitter Benutzerdaten | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.22_US_Gericht_verlangt_weltweit_Zugriff_auf_Twitter_Benutzerdaten?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111116] A US judge decided on 10 November 2011 that Twitter had to release to the US authorities data on the Twitter accounts of people involved in WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange case investigated by the US Justice Department. The Twitter […]

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October 31, 2012

CETA: EU ditches criminal sanctions…. almost

In documents seen by EDRi, the current Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union made a proposal at the beginning of October to delete the criminal sanctions section of the proposed EU/Canada Free Trade Agreement. Following initially positive responses from the Member States, it has now been provisionally agreed that the deletion of […]

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September 30, 2020 · On the ground | Privacy and data protection | Biometrics | Surveillance and data retention

LQDN fights to protect French citizens from biometric mass surveillance

In August, La Quadrature du Net (LQDN) filed a complaint before the Conseil d’État (France’s highest administrative court) against provisions of the French code of criminal procedure which authorise the use of facial recognition to identify people registered in a criminal record police file – called “TAJ” for “Traitement des antécédents judiciaires” – by the police.

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June 18, 2008

UK MPs report: A Surveillance Society?

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A report of the Home Affairs Committee shows concerns that Britain might be in danger of becoming a Big Brother type of state and calls on the UK ministers to take the necessary measures to provide safeguards and minimize the amount of the citizen’s information collected and […]

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September 28, 2017 · Blogs | Information democracy | Data protection standards | Freedom of expression online | Surveillance and data retention

Commission’s position on tackling illegal content online is contradictory and dangerous for free speech

Today, on 28 September, the European Commission published its long-awaited Communication “Tackling Illegal Content Online”. This follows a leaked copy we previously analysed. The document puts virtually all its focus on internet companies monitoring online communications, in order to remove content that they decide might be illegal. It presents few safeguards for free speech, and […]

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June 21, 2006

UK DNA database shared with other countries

The UK Home Office has admitted that DNA stored in the UK National DNA Database has been shared with other countries. UK has today one of the largest law enforcement DNA database with profiles from 3.5 million people, including 500 000 children under 16 years old. The database was established in 1995. Privacy concerns regarding […]

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June 20, 2007

Update on a Council Framework Decision on the protection of personal data

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The Council of the European Union disscused again in its Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting on 12-13 June 2007 the Council Framework Decision on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial co-operation in criminal matters, without making any clear steps […]

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January 14, 2009

ENDitorial: Everyone can eavesdrop in Macedonia

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Eavesdropping devices that are being sold through adverts are mostly used by pupils for cheating at their school exams, and by men who doubt their wives’ fidelity. “Hey, let’s meet, we should not discuss this over the phone.” This sentence has long been used among friends, colleagues […]

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November 7, 2012

Increased Internet surveillance in Russia

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Zunehmende Überwachung des Internets in Russland | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.21_Zunehmende_Ueberwachung_des_Internets_in_Russland?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20121107] Several normative acts that have entered into force or are being prepared in Russia bring forth an increased state surveillance over the Internet and a blacklist of blocked websites and internet addresses. In spite of strong criticism, the Russian Duma […]

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September 27, 2023 · Open letters | Privacy and data protection | Freedom of expression online | Surveillance and data retention

Open Letter: European Parliament must protect journalists and ban spyware in the European Media Freedom Act

As the European Parliament gets set to vote on the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) next week, 80 civil society and journalists’ associations are calling on Members of European Parliament (MEPs) to ensure meaningful protection for journalists in the regulation by including a total ban on spyware.

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October 3, 2017 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

Battle lines drawn between citizens and internet giants in EU e-Privacy Regulation

On 2 October, the European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) and the Industry Research and Energy Committee (ITRE) voted on the e-Privacy Regulation, the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) voted on 28 September. These votes will feed into the final decision to be taken by the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice […]

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