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May 16, 2018 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Surveillance and data retention

New Dutch law for intelligence services challenged in court

On 21 March 2018, the Dutch voted in an advisory referendum on the new Intelligence and Security Services Act. A majority of Dutch citizens voted against the law in its current form – a clear signal that the law is in urgent need of reconsideration. EDRi member Bits of Freedom has been fighting against important parts of this law since the first draft in 2015, so the outcome of the referendum comes as a positive news.

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January 12, 2022 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Alternatives to dominant digital services | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics

2022: Important consultations for your Digital Rights!

Public consultations are an opportunity to influence future legislation at an early stage, in the European Union and beyond. They are your opportunity to help shaping a brighter future for digital rights, such as your right to a private life, data protection, or your freedom of opinion and expression.

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May 16, 2018 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

Bavarians protest against vastly extended police powers

A large anti-surveillance rally took place in Munich on 10 May 2018. 30 000 protesters showed their dismay about the Bavarian plans to reform the law on the tasks of the state’s police. Even the organisers were surprised by the scale of the demonstration – they had expected fewer than 10 000 people.

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March 10, 2021 · Blogs | EDRi-gram | Information democracy | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Data protection standards | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

Google’s FLoC Is a Terrible Idea

Google is leading the charge to replace third-party cookies with a new suite of technologies to target ads on the Web. And some of its proposals show that it hasn’t learned the right lessons from the ongoing backlash to the surveillance business model. In this post, EDRi's member Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will focus on one of those proposals, Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC), which is perhaps the most ambitious—and potentially the most harmful. 

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October 28, 2020 · On the ground | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Privacy and confidentiality | Profiling practices | Surveillance and data retention | Transparency

UK data regulator takes enforcement action to rein in data brokers’ use of people’s personal data

In a landmark decision that shines a light on widespread data protection failings by the entire data broker industry, the ICO has today taken enforcement action against Experian, based in part on a complaint Privacy International made in 2018.

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October 17, 2019 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Freedom of expression online | Surveillance and data retention

Trilogues on terrorist content: Upload or re-upload filters? Eachy peachy.

On 17 October 2019, the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union (EU) and the European Commission started closed-door negotiations, trilogues, with a view to reaching an early agreement on the Regulation on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online. The European Parliament improved the text proposed by the European Commission by addressing its […]

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October 16, 2025 · Blogs | Information democracy | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics | Surveillance and data retention

The Commission must uphold the AI Act and fundamental freedoms in Hungary

ECNL, Liberties and the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union called on the EU to protect Pecs Pride participants from AI surveillance.

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October 4, 2021 · Blogs | Highlights | Open letters | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics | Surveillance and data retention

EDRi and 41 human rights organisations call on the European Parliament to reject amendments to AI and criminal law report

EDRi and 41 human rights organisations* call on the members of the European Parliament to vote against the new amendments, which enable discriminatory predictive policing and biometric mass surveillance.

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July 10, 2024 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

Council of Europe approves AI Convention, but not many reasons to celebrate

EDRi-member ECNL is not rejoicing at the adoption of Council of Europe’s AI Convention because of the significant flaws in the final text

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October 23, 2019 · Blogs | Information democracy | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Cross border access to data | Disinformation and electoral interference | Surveillance and data retention | Transparency

EU Commissioners candidates spoke: State of play for digital rights

On 1 November 2019, the new College of European Commissioners – comprising 27 representatives (one from each EU Member State), rather than the usual 28, thanks to Brexit – are scheduled to take their seats for the next five years, led by incoming President-elect, Ursula von der Leyen.

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April 7, 2021 · Blogs | Campaigns | Information democracy | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics | Surveillance and data retention

Evidence shows a European future that is dystopian: #ReclaimYourFace now to protect your city

The latest evidence shows that biometric mass surveillance is rapidly being developed and deployed in Europe without a proper legal basis or respect for our agency as self-determined and autonomous individuals. No one is safe, as our most sensitive data like our faces, eyes, skin, palm veins, and fingerprints are being tracked, traced and analysed on social media, in the park, on the bus, or at work.

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March 23, 2022 · Blogs | On the ground | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics | Surveillance and data retention

Italian DPA fines Clearview AI for illegally monitoring and processing biometric data of Italian citizens

On 9 March 2022, the Italian Data Protection Authority fined the US-based facial recognition company Clearview AI EUR 20 million after finding that the company monitored and processed biometric data of individuals on Italian territory without a legal basis. The fine is the highest expected according to the General Data Protection Regulation, and it was motivated by a complaint sent by the Hermes Centre in May 2021 in a joint action with EDRi members Privacy International, noyb, and Homo Digitalis—in addition to complaints sent by some individuals and to a series of investigations launched in the wake of the 2020 revelations of Clearview AI business practices.

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