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September 21, 2021 · Blogs | Publications | Open internet and inclusive technology | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Inclusive technologies

Booklet: If AI is the problem, is debiasing the solution?

The development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) in all areas of public life have raised many concerns about the harmful consequences on society, in particular the impact on marginalised communities. EDRi's latest report "Beyond Debiasing: Regulating AI and its Inequalities", authored by Agathe Balayn and Dr. Seda Gürses,* argues that policymakers must tackle the root causes of the power imbalances caused by the pervasive use of AI systems. In promoting technical ‘debiasing’ as the main solution to AI driven structural inequality, we risk vastly underestimating the scale of the social, economic and political problems AI systems can inflict.

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February 15, 2024

Digital rights virtual law clinic: litigation application

The first DFF digital rights virtual drop-in law clinic is taking place in March and April 2024. The clinic will host sixteen sessions during which you will have the opportunity to interact with digital rights strategic litigation experts from across Europe.

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

PEGA hearing about spyware and ePrivacy

Following the public revelations of the widespread use of Pegasus and other spyware, the European Parliament formed the Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware (PEGA) in March 2022.

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February 3, 2025

DRAPAC Series: human rights responsibilities and challenges for tech companies operating in authoritarian countries

Across the Asia region, an explosion in internet use in recent decades has coincided with a rise in authoritarianism in several countries. Many global tech companies have enthusiastically pursued users in Asian markets, often without careful assessment of the human rights challenges involved when operating under authoritarian regimes. In some countries, tech companies face legal and policy demands to cooperate directly in human rights abuses.

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April 13, 2023 · Blogs | Campaigns | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Privacy and confidentiality

Internal market MEPs wrestle with how to fix Commission’s CSAR proposal

The European Union’s proposed CSA Regulation (Regulation laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse) is one of the most controversial and misguided European internet laws that we at EDRi have seen. Whilst aiming to protect children, this proposed law from the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, would obliterate privacy, security and free expression for everyone online.

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March 17, 2022 · Blogs | Highlights | Open letters | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

Open letter: Protecting digital rights and freedoms in the Legislation to effectively tackle child abuse

EDRi is one of 52 civil society organisations jointly raising our voices to the European Commission to demand that the proposed EU Regulation on child sexual abuse complies with EU fundamental rights and freedoms. You can still add your voice now!

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October 6, 2020 · Highlights | Press releases | Privacy and data protection | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

Press release: The data retention regimes of France, United Kingdom and Belgium are illegal says CJEU

Note: This quick reaction is based on the Court’s press release. A more thorough analysis of the judgement will be published later this week.

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April 12, 2022 · Blogs | Highlights | Open letters | Privacy and data protection | Platform regulation

A new crisis response mechanism for the DSA

EDRi is one of 38 civil society organisations jointly raising our voices to the DSA negotiators to stop negotiating outside their respective mandates and respect the democratic process of the EU. We demand concrete improvements necessary for the Crisis Response Mechanism (CRM) to respect international human rights law and prevent the future abuse of those emergency powers. Add your voice now!

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November 15, 2021 · Blogs | Highlights | Information democracy | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics | Surveillance and data retention

EDRi urges Portugal government to oppose proposed video surveillance law

EDRi member and Reclaim Your Face lead organisation D3 (Defesa Dos Direitos Digitais) are raising awareness of how the Portuguese government’s new proposed video surveillance and facial recognition law – which Ministers are trying to rush through the Parliament - amounts to illiberal biometric mass surveillance. It also endangers the very foundations of democracy on which the Republic of Portugal rests.

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October 9, 2024 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Biometrics | Profiling practices | Surveillance and data retention

Surveilling Europe’s edges: when digitalisation means dehumanisation

In May 2024, Access Now’s Caterina Rodelli travelled across Greece to meet with local civil society organisations supporting migrant people and monitoring human rights violations, and to see first-hand how and where surveillance technologies are deployed at Europe’s borders. In the first of a three-part blog series reflecting on what she saw, Caterina explains how, all too often, digitalising borders dehumanises the people trying to cross them.

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September 22, 2021 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Equal access to the internet

Website blocking: No copyright liability for DNS services!

EDRi's member Society for Civil Rights (GFF) supports the independent DNS resolver Quad9 in a court case against an interim injunction ordering Quad9 to set up network blocks. The blocking of entire websites is a threat to freedom of information on the internet. Technologically neutral service providers must not bear the costs and risks of enforcing claims for copyright infringements for which they are neither involved in nor aware of.

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August 3, 2021 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Surveillance and data retention

EDRi submits response to the European Commission AI adoption consultation

Today, 3rd of August 2021, European Digital Rights (EDRi) submitted its response to the European Commission’s adoption consultation on the Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA).

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