Results for node/retention

November 21, 2007

Data Protection Act infringed by UK Foreign Office

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Following an investigation into the online visa application system for UK, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) ruled on 13 November 2007 that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) was in breach of the Data Protection Act, having failed to properly protect visa applications made over the Internet […]

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May 27, 2020 · On the ground | Privacy and data protection | Freedom of expression online | Surveillance and data retention

German Constitutional Court stops mass surveillance abroad

The German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) has so far been able to spy on foreign citizens abroad en masse and without cause—even on sensitive groups such as journalists.

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June 16, 2021 · Blogs | Press mentions | Information democracy | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics | Surveillance and data retention

Workplace, public space: workers organising in the age of facial recognition

‘Surveillance capitalism’ is increasingly threatening workers’ collective action and the human right to public protest.

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July 12, 2021 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Surveillance and data retention

It’s official. Your private communications can (and will) be spied on

On 6 July, the European Parliament adopted in a final vote the derogation to the main piece of EU legislation protecting privacy, the ePrivacy Directive, to allow Big Tech to scan your emails, messages and other online communications.

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December 6, 2006

EDPS warns against EU endangering data protection principles

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), Peter Hustinx, has issued a second opinion, following the one issued on 19 December 2005 on the Proposal of the Commission for a Council Framework Decision on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial co-operation […]

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November 21, 2007

DNA tests approved by French Constitutional council

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) In a decision published on 15 November 2007, the French Constitutional council approved 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. However, it has further restricted […]

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April 20, 2023 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Surveillance and data retention

Spyware is only the tip of the iceberg: we need to protect journalists from all forms of surveillance

The EDRi network published amendments and recommendations for the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) proposal calling for comprehensive protection for journalists, journalistic sources and human defenders against surveillance measures.

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April 11, 2012

UK: Home Office plans new surveillance measures

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [UK: Innenministerium plant neue Überwachungsmaßnahmen | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.7_UK_Innenministerium_plant_neue_Ueberwachungsmassnahmen] The Communication Capabilities Development Programme (CCDP) proposed by UK coalition, meant to extend the police’s access to individuals’ email and social media traffic data, is facing strong criticism from the opposition and civil liberties campaigners. CCDP is likely to be part […]

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April 3, 2024 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Biometrics | Surveillance and data retention

Mandatory fingerprints on IDs will be up for re-negotiation

On 21 March 2024, the European Court of Justice ruled the European Union (EU) regulation that enacts fingerprint IDs to be invalid for formal reasons. The principle of mandatory fingerprint collection was declared to be compliant with fundamental rights. However, the court has required a new regulation to be adopted on a different legal basis, opening up opportunities to ultimately overturn the fingerprint obligation.

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April 10, 2013 · Blogs

Self-regulation: Irish police database – “some sort of social media”

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Selbstregulierung: Irische Polizeidatenbank – quasi ein “soziales Netzwerk” | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.7_Selbstregulierung_Irische_Polizeidatenbank_quasi_ein_soziales_Netzwerk?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130410] Alan Shatter, the Irish Minister of Justice, has demanded an end to the abuse of the PULSE police database. In a sharply worded speech to the Association of Garda [Irish police] Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) conference, he said […]

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December 6, 2006

France – Using Social Security number to identify medical records

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A new amendment proposed by the French Minister of Health Xavier Betrand is considering using the National Identification Record (NIR) as the identifier of a patient in the health sector. NIR is a unique number of every person in France, included in the national registry of natural […]

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December 6, 2006

Article 29 Working Party expressed its opinion in the SWIFT case

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) On 21-22 November 2006, an opinion was adopted by the Privacy Commissioners represented by Article 29 Working Group ruling against the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) for having transferred transaction details to the US. The Privacy Commissioners wanted to point out again that fighting terrorism […]

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