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July 3, 2013 · Blogs

The Washington Statement – In support of data protection

Privacy advocates from North America and Europe met last week in Washington, DC to participate in the Computers, Freedom & Privacy (CFP) conference 2013 and to discuss transatlantic cooperation on privacy and data protection issues. The debates focused on the NSA leaks, the European data protection reform and the upcoming negotiations on the EU-US free […]

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September 25, 2013 · Blogs

“Our Data, Our Lives”: The 2013 Public Voice Conference in Warsaw

Like most digital rights or information technologies conferences held since Edward Snowden’s revelations early June, the PRISM scandal and the NSA surveillance program were intensively discussed at the 2013 Public Voice Conference. The conference was held on 24 September 2013 in Warsaw, Poland, in conjunction with the 35th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners on 25-26 September. As […]

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July 2, 2014 · Blogs

We are not accusing the German minister of interior of lying

On 30 June 2014, Germany’s Minister of the Interior Thomas de Maizière announced an initiative to help move forward the proposal for a General Data Protection Regulation. EDRi applauds this “initiative”, which comes after Germany has worked assiduously to stop progress in the Council. According to internal Council documents obtained by the Spiegel in December […]

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July 18, 2014 · Blogs

EDRi’s response to the ISDS consultation

The European Commission’s public “consultation” on investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement (TTIP) drew over 100 000 responses by its deadline 13 July. To help people respond the consultation EDRi published an answering guide and an online form. Our lobbycharter website also explains briefly the principal problems of ISDS. […]

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September 15, 2014 · Blogs

FNF 2014: Brussels privacy advocates summit to tackle surveillance, censorship, net discrimination

Between 26 and 29 September, the annual Freedom not Fear (FNF) conference and barcamp will take place in Brussels. As every year, the action days are challenging the false dichotomy that better security comes at a price: the abandonment of our privacy rights. On Friday evening, the event will be kicked off with a keynote […]

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March 25, 2015 · Blogs

In Germany, Data Retention refuses to die

The debate is intensifying in Germany on whether telecommunications data retention should be reintroduced. At the centre of the controversy is Sigmar Gabriel, the leader of the Social Democrats (SPD, the smaller party in Germany’s “grand coalition” government since 2013), and consequently a government minister for the economy and chancellor Angela Merkel’s deputy. Gabriel’s role […]

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May 4, 2016 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Digital rights in trade agreements | Transparency

EU Trade Secrets Directive: A sad day for the freedom of expression

On 14 April, the European Parliament adopted the deeply flawed EU Trade Secrets Directive. This is a sad state of affairs, that does not reflect well on the quality of the EU legislature, both on process and on substance. On process, it started with Commission-sponsored research that was deeply flawed and misleading. At no point […]

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September 20, 2016 · Blogs

TiSA leaks set alarm bells ringing

Read this in German. Despite the rumours and assertions by several Member States that Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is dead, the fight for safeguarding citizens’ rights and freedoms via so-called “trade agreements” is far from over. Now it is time to address the threat from the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA). Just days […]

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January 25, 2017 · Blogs

From EDRi to the World in 2016

Now more than ever civil society needs to stand together to fight against challenges to the protection of personal data, to our privacy, freedom of expression and access to knowledge. In the discussions about defending our online rights and freedoms, all voices must be heard. In 2016, EDRi increased its international activity to help spread […]

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March 24, 2014 · Blogs

We Promise : Driving Democracy in the Digital Age

Press briefing & panel discussion in the European Parliament, 1 April at 2pm, Room PHS 0A50 In the course of the current legislature, the European Parliament took important steps towards improved civil rights and a more democratic European Union. It listened to citizens when rejecting ACTA, it passed several Resolutions supporting net neutrality, it listened […]

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April 1, 2014 · Blogs

Launch of WePromise.eu: Helping voters to win the European Parliament elections

Press release – Brussels, April 1st. The We Promise campaign was formally launched today in the European Parliament. Parliamentarians from across the political divide joined forces with European Digital Rights to support the campaign. Paweł Zalewski MEP (EPP) opened the event with an introductory video message. He highlighted the importance of adapting copyright to the […]

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December 7, 2015 · Document pools

TiSA Resolution: document pool

Last update: 4 February 2016. The European Parliament is planning to adopt a non-legislative resolution on the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA). The TiSA Resolution will be a political statement from the Parliament. This means that the European Commission, which is in charge of negotiating this trade agreement on behalf of the European Union (EU) […]

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