Results for node/retention

February 14, 2007

European Central Bank found accountable in the SWIFT case

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) On 1 February, Peter Hustinx, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) gave his opinion on the role of the European Central Bank (ECB) in the SWIFT case, considering the bank as accountable along with SWIFT for failing compliance with the European privacy laws in the secret US […]

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June 5, 2013 · Blogs

Will the new data protection rules be even weaker than the old ones?

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Wird das neue Datenschutzgesetz schlechter als das alte? | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.11_Wird_das_neue_Datenschutzgesetz_schlechter_als_das_alte?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130605] The draft regulation on data protection proposed by the European Commission in January 2012 is being debated by MEPs to decide on de direction of the vote to be taken in the civil liberties committee, possibly at the […]

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November 16, 2022 · Blogs | Campaigns | Privacy and data protection | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

Chat Control – A good day for privacy

The Austrian parliament voted in its EU committee to adopt a resolution that has a binding effect on the position of the Austrian government not to agree to the proposal for the controversial child sexual abuse regulation, if it is not brought in line with fundamental rights.

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July 2, 2003

Finnish plans to lower privacy protection employees

On 26 June, the Finnish Ministry of Labour released a draft new version of the law protecting privacy at the workplace. The proposal would make it legal to read employees’ email under certain circumstances. It also contains new regulations on camera surveillance (allowed as long as a single employee is not singled out) and drug […]

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June 14, 2012

Open letter to Christofer Fjellner MEP

Swedish text below Dear Mr Fjellner, I am writing to you with regard to your recent blog post on ACTA. First of all thank you for providing a clarification after you tabled an amendment for the International Trade Committee vote next week calling for ACTA to be ratified. We are heartened to read that you […]

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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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June 29, 2011

Low level of protection for minor's privacy on social networks

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Soziale Netzwerke: Mangelnder Datenschutz für Kinder | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.13_Soziale_Netzwerke_Mangelnder_Datenschutz_fuer_Kinder?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110708] Most social networks fail to provide an appropriate level of protection for minors’ privacy says a report recently published by the European Commission on the implementation of “Safer Social Networking Principles for the EU”, a self-regulatory agreement brokered by the […]

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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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February 14, 2007

Bulgaria fails to protect citizen's personal data

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A recent report made public by the Bulgarian National Audit Office about the activity of the Commission for Personal Data Protection (CPDP) in Bulgaria in the period 1 January 2003 – 31 December 2005 shows that CPDP has failed in achieving its main purpose – to protect […]

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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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