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October 17, 2019 · Blogs | Privacy and surveillance | 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 and participation | 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 | Open letters | Privacy and surveillance | 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 surveillance | 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 29, 2026 · Blogs | Privacy and surveillance

Surveillance in times of insecurity: a wicked and stupid strategy

Sweden has been grappling with crime-related challenges in the past years. The difficulty to address violent crimes in cities notably has triggered extensive legislative reforms to increase surveillance and repression, including that of children. Tougher criminal penalties, widespread videosurveillance, mass electronic monitoring and government hacking are just a few examples illustrating the Swedish government’s attempt to counter public safety threats.

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October 23, 2019 · Blogs | Information democracy and participation | Privacy and surveillance | 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 and participation | 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 | Privacy and surveillance | 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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July 6, 2022 · Blogs | Privacy and surveillance | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

Challenging the use of GPS tags to monitor asylum seekers in the UK

The latest rollout of GPS tags to monitor migrants is another step in creating a 'hostile environment' for asylum seekers in the UK. 

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February 1, 2023 · Blogs | Privacy and surveillance | Privacy and confidentiality | Profiling practices | Surveillance and data retention

The UK will treat online images of immigrants crossing the Channel as a criminal offence

On 17 January, the United Kingdom (UK) government announced that online platforms will have to proactively remove images of immigrants crossing the Channel in small boats under a new amendment to be tabled to the Online Safety Bill. The announcement, intended to bolster the UK’s hostile immigration policy, has been met with concern among the British public and charities working with people on the move.

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June 3, 2024 · Blogs | Campaigns | Open letters | Privacy and surveillance | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

Open letter: The dangers of the May 2024 Council of the EU compromise proposal on EU CSAM

EDRi has signed the Global Encryption Coalition open letter in response to news of the Belgian Presidency’s latest compromise proposal, dated May 2024, on the Regulation on Child Sexual Abuse (CSA).

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February 10, 2021 · Blogs | EDRi-gram | Privacy and surveillance | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

Wiretapping children’s private communications: Four sets of fundamental rights problems for children (and everyone else)

On 27 July 2020, the European Commission published a Communication on an EU strategy for a more effective fight against child sexual abuse material (CSAM). As a long-term proposal is expected to be released by this summer, we review some of the fundamental rights issues posed by the initiatives that push for the scan of all private communications.

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