November 8, 2006

Privacy Commissioners act together

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) At the 28th annual Conference of Data Protection and Information Commissioners held on 2-3 November in London, privacy commissioners from ten countries adopted common policies related to the international issue of increased citizen surveillance. The document adopted by the commissioners, titled “Communicating Data Protection and Making It […]

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October 24, 2007

Update on DNA and biometrics in French immigration law

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) With its final vote on 23 October 2007, the French Parliament confirmed the introduction of DNA testing in the new immigration law to prove family links for foreign candidates applying for a more than 3 months visa on family regrouping grounds. The only recourse could now be […]

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February 20, 2025 · Blogs | Position papers | Privacy and data protection | Biometrics | Cross border access to data | Surveillance and data retention

Protect Not Surveil position paper: Stop Europol’s expanding digital surveillance against migrants!

EDRi and the Protect Not Surveil coalition published position paper today to call for the rejection of the Europol reform. The proposed legislation would expand Europol’s surveillance powers, put lives at risk, and criminalise migrants and solidarity organisers.

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April 24, 2019 · On the ground | Privacy and data protection | Surveillance and data retention

Strategic litigation against civil rights violations in police laws

Almost every German state has expanded or is preparing to expand police powers. The police authorities are now more often allowed to interfere with civil rights, even before a specific danger has been identified. They are also given new means to conduct secret surveillance online. EDRi member Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte (GFF, Society for Civil Rights) […]

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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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