Results for node/retention

July 30, 2008

FRA has a long history of spying on Swedes

The Swedish National Defence Radio Establishment FRA that has made the headlines last month with its law on spying on all communication, has recently announced that it has reported a blogger to the Chancellor of Justice for distributing what they consider classified material proving the Agency was spying on Swedes starting with 1996. Henrik Alexandersson […]

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May 10, 2004

Recommended reading: privacy and biometrics

The OECD working party on information security and privacy have published a very informative but dry report about biometrics. The report analyses theory and practice of the following major biometric-based technologies: finger-scanning, hand geometry, facial recognition, iris scanning, retinal scanning, finger geometry, voice recognition and dynamic signature verification. A brief description of other, more obscure […]

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January 19, 2022 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

The EU’s own ‘Snowden Scandal’: Europol’s Data Mining

On 3 January 2022, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), which supervises the processing of personal data by the EU’s law enforcement agency, Europol, ordered Europol to delete data held in its databases on individuals with no established link to criminal activity.

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November 30, 2022 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

PEGA hearing: state hacking and spyware in Germany

On 14 November, EDRi observer Andre Meister from German digital rights newspaper netzpolitik.org, spoke at the PEGA committee's hearing in his capacity as an investigative journalist, covering state hacking for over a decade. Check out what he had to say to the PEGA committee responsible for investigating the use of the Pegasus spyware in Europe.

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July 30, 2008

Macedonia: Public outcry over new legislation for preventive surveillance

Several leading human rights NGOs from Macedonia issued a reaction to the Parliament and the Government of Republic of Macedonia on 24 June 2008, regarding the recent changes in the Law on Criminal Procedure and the Law on Interception of Communications, allowing special investigative measures (such as surveillance). The Foundation Open Society Institute – Macedonia, […]

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November 15, 2017 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Surveillance and data retention

High time: Policy makers increasingly embrace encryption

Encryption is of critical importance to our democracy and rule of law. Nevertheless, politicians frequently advocate for weakening this technology. Slowly but surely, however, policy makers seem to start embracing it.

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February 26, 2020 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Cross border access to data | Data protection standards | Surveillance and data retention

Click here to allow notifications in cross-border access to data

From a fundamental rights perspective, it’s essential that the proposal enabling cross-border access to data for criminal proceedings (“e-evidence”) includes a notification mechanism. However, this requirement of a notification seems to be out of the question for those advocating for “efficiency” of cross-border criminal investigations, even if that means abandoning the most basic procedural safeguards […]

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June 25, 2004

EDRi supports TACD Resolution on Passenger Name Records

This resolution comes from the TransAtlantic Consumer Dialogue TACD, a coalition of more than 60 consumer organizations in America and Europe. It calls the EU and US governments to suspend a recent agreement disclosing passengers’ data to US government agencies until much stronger privacy safeguards are adopted. The letter will be directly submitted to EU […]

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January 19, 2022 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Online tracking industry / AdTech | Surveillance and data retention

Don’t let Big Tech fool you: Small businesses don’t want surveillance advertising

Tracking-based advertising has become all pervasive in the digital world. Amnesty Tech's new research shows that small businesses know very well how harmful these practices are to human rights but have little alternative.

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August 2, 2006

The Schengen Information System II delayed

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Scheduled to start operating in June 2006, the Schengen Information System II (SIS II) that would allow the competent authorities in the Member States to obtain information regarding certain categories of persons and property, will be delayed, as it resulted from a meeting of ministers of the […]

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August 1, 2007

EDPS – Data Protection Directive should be fully implemented

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The EDPS (European Data Protection Supervisor), Peter Hustinx, issued on 25 July 2007 an opinion on the European Commission communication regarding the improved implementation of the EC Data protection directive (95/46), considering that the Directive should not be amended and asking for its full implementation before applying […]

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December 19, 2012 · Blogs

Companies abuse a loophole in data protection law

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Firmen nutzen Lücke im Datenschutzgesetz | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.24_Firmen_nutzen_Luecke_im_Datenschutzgesetz?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20121219] Personal data of internet users are often processed on a legal basis too weak to provide a real protection of the users’ right to privacy. On 11 December 2012, EDRi member Bits of Freedom published a report about the flaws of […]

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