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July 30, 2008 · Blogs

EDRi receives a 15Keuros donation from XS4ALL and its customers

In the beginning of May 2008, a critical network error caused an Internet blackout for a great number of people in the Netherlands. The problem, by some said to be the biggest in internet history in Holland, caused over a hundred thousand DSL lines to be disconnected for up to four days, among them many […]

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November 16, 2022 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Data protection standards | Inclusive technologies | Surveillance and data retention

People working in the Czech media do not trust technology companies, they are also con­cerned about artificial intelligence decision-making

These findings come as a result of a survey conducted in the summer of 2022 as part of the Promoting human rights in the digital era project. The digital legal organisation and an EDRi member in the Czech Republic IuRe (Iuridicum Remedium) also took part.

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July 30, 2008

Serbian Telecom Agency publishes Internet traffic interception rules

Serbia’s Republic Agency for Telecommunications (RATEL) published on 21 July 2008 a document of Instructions for Technical Requirements for Subsystems, Devices, Hardware and Installation of Internet Networks. The document explains the technical requirements for authorized monitoring of some telecom services and provides a list of obligations for the telecom operators. According with the present text, […]

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September 20, 2016 · Blogs

EU is now giving Google new monopolies

Originally published on The European Sting There is a lot of noise in the press and among lobbyists about an alleged hostility of the EU towards big American internet companies. Reality is more nuanced and more surprising – the policies appear to be hell-bent on giving Google new monopolies, to the detriment of European citizens […]

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November 15, 2017 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Platform regulation | Surveillance and data retention

Who defends the victims of mass surveillance? Tech companies could

Two clocks are ticking for US tech companies in the power centers of the modern world. In Washington, lawmakers are working to reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Section 702 before it expires on 31 December 2017. Section 702 is the main legal basis for US mass surveillance, including the programs and techniques that […]

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December 19, 2012 · Blogs

Export Controls for Digital Weapons

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Exportbeschränkungen für digitale Waffen | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.24_Exportbeschraenkungen_fuer_digitale_Waffen?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20121219] While the European Governments often praise the positive role the Internet can have on the society in helping empower people and promoting freedom of information and expression, European mass surveillance and censorship software is being exported under their watch. Some governments not […]

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September 22, 2021 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Biometrics | Surveillance and data retention

Biometric ‘permission to travel’ scheme in Borders Bill will affect tens of millions of people

The attack on the asylum system proposed by the UK government in the Nationality and Borders Bill has provoked outrage. However, the Bill also includes proposals to introduce an electronic 'permission to travel' scheme that would involve gathering biometric and other data from tens of millions of people. The UK Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) is conducting legislative scrutiny on the Bill. EDRi's member Statewatch submitted written observations to the inquiry last week.

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October 6, 2015 · Blogs

Fifteen years late, Safe Harbor hits the rocks

Today, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) confirmed what the European Commission has been denying for the past fifteen years – the “Safe Harbor” agreement on transferring data to the United States is invalid. “Safe Harbor was flawed in principle and flawed in practice” said Joe McNamee, Executive Director of European Digital […]

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April 16, 2025 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Profiling practices | Surveillance and data retention

Avoiding regulation of biometric surveillance and loyalty applications: The 20th Big Brother Awards took place in the Czech Republic

For the twentieth time, the Czech organization and EDRi member IuRe (Iuridicum Remedium) awarded prizes to the greatest snoopers.

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February 23, 2011

Polish civil society stirs up debate on Internet freedom

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Polnische Zivilgesellschaft treibt Diskussion über die Freiheit des Internets voran | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.4_Debatte_zu_Internetfreiheit_in_Polen] The Polish chapter in the European debate on whether Internet blocking can be conceived as a measure in fighting the dissemination of child abuse images has finally been opened. This is due to the quite successful […]

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October 6, 2015 · Blogs

Finland: New surveillance law threatens fundamental rights

Finnish EDRi member Electronic Frontier Finland (Effi) is gravely concerned over a draft law on Internet surveillance. The bill that the country’s current government is in the process of preparing will grant the military and the Finnish Security Intelligence Service (Supo) the authority to conduct electronic mass surveillance for military and civilian intelligence purposes. On […]

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January 28, 2019 · On the ground | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Privacy and confidentiality

noyb files eight strategic complaints on “right to access”

A test by EDRi member noyb, a European non-profit organisation for privacy enforcement, shows structural violations of most streaming services. In more than ten test cases noyb was able to identify violations of Article 15 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in many shapes and forms by companies like Amazon, Apple, DAZN, Spotify or […]

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