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March 27, 2020 · Open letters | Privacy and data protection | Cross border access to data | Freedom of expression online | Privacy and confidentiality

Open letter: Civil society urges Member States to respect the principles of the law in Terrorist Content Online Regulation

On 27 March 2020, European Digital Rights (EDRi) and 12 of its member organisations sent an open letter to representatives of Member States in the Council of the EU. In the letter, we voice our deep concern over the proposed legislation on the regulation of terrorist content online and what we view as serious potential threats to fundamental rights of privacy, freedom of expression, etc.

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September 17, 2014 · Blogs

Public Oversight and The Rule of Law

Between 15th-19th of September, in the week leading up the first year anniversary of the 13 Necessary and Proportionate Principles, EDRi, the EFF and the coalition behind the Principles will be conducting a Week of Action explaining some of the key guiding principles for surveillance law reform. Every day, we’ll take on a different part […]

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September 27, 2006

Privacy protection does not hold back the fight against terrorism

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) In a press conference on 18 September, Peter Hustinx, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) expressed the opinion that terrorism fighting legislation must observe data protection rights. The EDPS has advised EU bodies on relevant and very controversial data protection issues like the transfer of PNR-data, the […]

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October 24, 2024 · Blogs | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics | Data protection standards | Inclusive technologies | Platform regulation | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

EDRi and members take EU decision-makers through 20 years of digital policy

This September, EDRi, Access Now and ARTICLE 19 took Parliamentarians through a rollercoaster ride of all things digital policy in the European Union. From the early internet and initial experiments in platform regulation, through more recent regulatory innovations, and finally to questions of security and surveillance, we shared a digital rights perspective of the good, the bad and the ugly of digital policy in the EU.

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April 15, 2020 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics | Surveillance and data retention

COVID-Tech: Emergency responses to COVID-19 must not extend beyond the crisis

In EDRi's new series on COVID-19, we will explore the critical principles for protecting fundamental rights while curtailing the spread of the virus, as outlined in the EDRi network's statement on the virus. Each post in this series will tackle a specific issue at the intersection of digital rights and the global pandemic in order to explore broader questions about how to protect fundamental rights in a time of crisis.

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June 14, 2023 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Surveillance and data retention

Snowden revelations: ten years on

Ten years ago, the first revelations about US mass surveillance were published in the UK and USA. The revelations swiftly widened to encompass details about the role of the UK’s GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters) in the global gathering of vast amounts of communications data.

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October 11, 2006

SWIFT found in breach of Belgian laws

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A report issued by the Belgian Government on the very discussed SWIFT case of transfer of financial transaction data to the U.S. Government, concluded that SWIFT breached the Belgian law. The Belgian Commission responsible with the first report on the case stated: “The Commission is of the […]

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October 20, 2005

Google changes privacy policy

Google is offering more detailed information about how it collects and uses personal data of internet users. Since 14 October Google has expanded its privacy policy outlining more details but little change in substance. Some key issues, such as how long personal data are kept, are not answered by the new privacy policy. The new […]

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March 20, 2024 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Freedom of expression online | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

European Court of Human Rights confirms: weakening of encryption can violate the human right to privacy

In a milestone judgment - Podchasov v. Russia - the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that weakening of encryption can lead to general and indiscriminate surveillance of the communications of all users and violates the human right to privacy.

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December 11, 2024 · Blogs | Open letters | Privacy and data protection

Shedding light: We address the flawed Going Dark Report

The “High Level Group on Access to Data for Effective Law Enforcement”, a.k.a. HLG Going Dark, presented its final report and recommendations for an agenda of maximal access to personal data. In an open letter we warn of the dangers and propose a better policy alternative.

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November 3, 2005

Big Brother Awards presented in 4 countries

The sixth edition of Swiss Big Brother Awards ceremony was held in Zurich’s Rote Fabrik on 29 October 2005. The Swiss jury received 100 nominations in four categories: government, business, workplace and the special life-time achievement award. The financial services branch of Swiss Post, Postfinance, was awarded the business award for the illegal transfer of […]

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November 5, 2008

Internet giants gather for freedom of speech – Global Network Initiative

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Microsoft, Yahoo! and Google confirmed on 28 October 2008 having signed up for the Global Network Initiative (GNI), an organisation aimed at preserving free speech on the Internet. GNI members are bound to challenge governments against requests for disclosure of private data if they consider the requests […]

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