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December 22, 2011

US lobbying against draft Data Protection Regulation

Right at the end of the inter-service consultation process in the European Commission (the almost final step before a legislative proposal is launched), the United States Department of Commerce launched a significant lobbying campaign against the leaked draft proposal for a Data Protection Regulation. The campaign included high-level phone calls from senior figures in the […]

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December 11, 2012 · Blogs

"Voluntary enforcement" vs legal restrictions – what rules apply?

Sometimes, watching the Commission make up its mind on a controversial topic is like watching a sports match. One of these topics is the question of whether it is legal for governments to encourage internet service providers (ISPs) to restrict fundamental rights “voluntarily” or whether they would need a legal basis. The European Home Affairs […]

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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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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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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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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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February 23, 2011

EESC condemns body scanners as a breach of fundamental rights

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EWSA missbilligt Körperscanner als Verstoß gegen die Grundrechte | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.4_EWSA_verurteilt_Nacktscanner] On 16 February 2011, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) issued its opinion on the use of body scanners in EU airports. The EESC has opposed the eventual adoption of any measures that would introduce body scanners […]

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August 30, 2006

European bodies discuss the SWIFT case

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) SWIFT has recently confirmed that it had succeeded in putting some restrictions to the US Treasury’s programme of transferring transactional data from them. However, the activities of the company since 2001 are still under investigation by several European bodies. The US Treasury’s programme has been operating, without […]

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August 29, 2007

US law threatens non-US citizens' privacy rights

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act proposed by the US Administration was passed by the US Congress on 4 August 2007 allowing US intelligence services to intercept electronic communications between US, but also non-US citizens, if the communication passes across US-based networks, without needing a court order. A […]

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