December 19, 2012 · Blogs

EC decided: no need for more databases for law enforcement

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europäische Kommission: Keine weiteren EU-weiten Datenbanken für Strafverfolger | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.24_Europaeische_Kommission_Keine_weiteren_EU-weiten_Datenbanken_fuer_Strafverfolger?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20121219] On 7 December 2012, the European Commission issued a communication regarding information exchanges within EU, concluding that no new law enforcement databases were needed presently. This communication comes as a result of the Stockholm Programme invitation for the […]

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November 29, 2017 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

EU Member States plan to ignore EU Court data retention rulings

Documents made publicly available through EDRi member Statewatch reveal that EU Member States are exploring all possible options to keep, and in fact expand, their current data retention regimes. The general plan is based on a new concept of ”restricted data retention”, which is really blanket data retention with a new name, along with amendments […]

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December 20, 2017 · Blogs

EDRi Awards 2017

For the first time and with great solemnity, EDRi presents the first ever 4th edition of our annual awards.

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February 1, 2012

Data Protection Week 2012: CPDP and the BarCamp

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Die Datenschutzwoche 2012: Datenschutz-Konferenz und BarCamp | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.2_Die_Datenschutzwoche_2012_CPDP_und_BarCamp] The week from 22 to 26 January 2012 was rather busy for everyone involved in European data protection issues. First of all, the European Commission has launched its proposals for revision of the data protection framework. In the same week, […]

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September 24, 2014 · Blogs

Panoptykon called on MEPs to stop mass surveillance

On 11 September 2014 digital right activists and advocates around the world commemorated the anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks on the WTC as the Freedom not Fear Day. It reminded decision makers and society as a whole that “absolute security” is a fallacy that can never be achieved, even in return for giving up all […]

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March 25, 2009

European Parliament wants more transparency on ACTA

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europäisches Parlament fordert mehr Transparenz bei ACTA | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1347] The European Parliament has included in the Draft Regulation regarding public access to the European Parliament, Council and Commission documents a reference asking for more transparency in the current negotiations on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) A recital in […]

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September 27, 2006

Privacy protection does not hold back the fight against terrorism

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) In a press conference on 18 September, Peter Hustinx, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) expressed the opinion that terrorism fighting legislation must observe data protection rights. The EDPS has advised EU bodies on relevant and very controversial data protection issues like the transfer of PNR-data, the […]

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March 9, 2011

SWIFT agreement implementation not respecting data protection safeguards

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Umsetzung des SWIFT-Abkommens missachtet den Datenschutz | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.5_Implentierung_des_SWIFT-Abkommens] The “top secret” status of the implementation of the SWIFT/TFTP Agreement has irked MEPs such as Dutch member Sophie In’t Veld, who has warned the Commission and Member States that they may block other transatlantic data deals in the future. […]

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October 8, 2014 · Blogs

Summary of the Commissioners-designate hearings

Between 29 September and 7 October the hearings of the Commissioners-designate in the European Parliament took place. This is a brief summary of the six hearings when the Commissioners-designate were answering to the MEPs’ questions regarding digital rights, privacy issues and trade agreements. Guenther Oettinger (Germany) is the nominee for the Digital Economy and Society […]

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January 24, 2018 · Blogs | Information democracy | Transparency

You can’t uphold the law by breaking the law

The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) invited EDRi member Bits of Freedom to speak at their annual New Year’s Seminar. Hans De Zwart, Director of Bits of Freedom, talked about how the rule of law can only be defended by the European Union taking an exemplary role including by strictly adhering to […]

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August 25, 2004

New US demands on European postal services

According to a publication in the Austrian e-zine Futurezone the USA have demanded extensive advance information from European postal services about packages before they are being shipped to the United States. The US border control system US-VISIT is already being fed with data about airline passengers before they enter the territory, but must now be […]

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November 24, 2014 · Campaigns

STOP spying on air travellers!

STOP spying on air travellers!

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