November 8, 2006

Recommanded Reading

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A Report on the Surveillance Society: For the Information Commissioner by the Surveillance Studies Network, 2006 http://ico.crl.uk.com/files/Surveillance%20society%20full%20report%20final.pdf

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March 13, 2013 · Blogs

Article 29 WP takes the next step in its Google investigation

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Artikel 29 Gruppe setzt nächsten Ermittlungsschritt in Sachen Google | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.5_Artikel_29_Gruppe_setzt_naechsten_Ermittlungsschritt_in_Sachen_Google?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130319] In October 2012, Article 29 Working Party (representing the data protection authorities (DPAs) of the EU member states) made recommendations to Google to solve certain deficiencies regarding its privacy policy. Now the group believes that the company […]

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November 19, 2008

Data breach notification – different opinions in EU bodies ?

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The amendments adopted on 24 September 2008 by the European Parliament (EP) on the ePrivacy Directive includ the obligation of information society services providers to notify personal date related security breaches to the national authorities. However, a recent proposal of the European Commission seems to put the […]

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March 14, 2012

Spanish DPA asks ECJ on right to be forgotten

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Recht auf Vergessen: Spanische Datenschutzbehörde wendet sich an EuGH | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.5_Recht_auf_Vergessen_Spanische_Datenschutzbehoerde_wendet_sich_an_EuGH] While Spain’s National Court, Audiencia Nacional de Espana (AN) has asked the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to clarify jurisdiction issues in cases involving individual privacy complaints against Google and search engines in general, Spain’s Data Protection […]

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December 9, 2020 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Online tracking industry / AdTech | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

Benefiting whom? An overview of companies profiting from “digital welfare”

Could private companies be the only ones really profiting from digital welfare? This overview from EDRi member Privacy International looks at the big players.

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April 22, 2021 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Online tracking industry / AdTech | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

Luca contact tracing app: CCC calls for an immediate moratorium

A dubious business model, defective software, irregularities in the awarding of contracts: EDRi member, Chaos Computer Club (CCC) demands an immediate end to federal funding for the “Luca” contact tracing app.

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January 19, 2022 · Blogs | Campaigns | Privacy and data protection | Online tracking industry / AdTech | Platform regulation | Surveillance and data retention

People ask MEPs: Take the opportunity, end surveillance ads!

Thousands of people are asking the EU Parliament to end online surveillance advertising , ahead of the DSA (Digital Services Act) vote in the plenary on Thursday, 20 January 2022. EDRi is part of the movement mobilising people, together with individual organisations in the PeopleVsBigTech group and beyond.

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November 21, 2005

General disappointment in WSIS-host Tunisia

As host country of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), Tunisia has not lived up to the optimistic expectations of some UN officials, but in stead exceeded the worst expectations of civil society. Many individuals searched their souls whether to attend the Summit or not. But the promise of a Citizens Summit, dedicated […]

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November 19, 2008

The EDPS' opinion on the US-EU data exchange agreement

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) On 11 November 2008, Peter Hustinx, the European Union’s Data Protection Supervisor, gave some comments to the report published on 26 June 2008 by EU-US High Level Contact Group (HLCG) on information sharing between US-EU on privacy and personal data protection. According to Hustinx, a greater sharing […]

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January 13, 2016 · Blogs

Dutch government says no to weakening encryption

The Dutch government will, “at this time”, “not adopt restrictive legislative measures against the development, availability and use of encryption within the Netherlands.” This statement was posted by the Dutch government in a letter to the Dutch parliament on 4 January 2016. This is clearly position to be applauded. In the letter, the government recognises […]

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May 13, 2020 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics | Surveillance and data retention

Ban biometric mass surveillance!

44 civil society organisations call for a ban on biometric mass surveillance in EDRi's new paper, "Ban Biometric Mass Surveillance: A set of fundamental rights demands for the European Commission and EU Member States"

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November 7, 2007

EDRI supports PI's comments on Google-Doubleclick merger

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) European Digital Rights Initiative (EDRI) is supporting the letter Privacy International (PI) sent on 5 November 2007 asking the head of the European Commission DG Competition, Commissioner Kroes, to take the merger of Google-Doubleclick to the next phase. PI argues that the merger could have serious implications […]

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