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Key modifications in the Whistleblowers Directive proposal
The fact that the European Commission has drafted a proposal for a Directive for the protection of whistleblowers is welcome news. It is the result of the prolonged efforts of many activist organisations and several EU policy-makers, particularly in the European Parliament.
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Moving Parliament’s copyright discussions into the public domain
With just eleven months to go before the 2019 European elections, European citizens’ reactions to certain aspects of the Copyright Directive mean that there is more interest than ever in what decisions are being made by the European Parliament, as well as how these decisions are made.
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Your ePrivacy is nobody else’s business
The right to privacy is a fundamental right for every individual, enshrined in international human rights treaties. This right is being particularly threatened by political and economic interests, which are having a deep impact on freedom of expression, democratic participation and personal security.
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Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte: Legal challenge against Bavarian Police Act
EDRi observer Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte (GFF) is preparing a joint constitutional complaint to be brought before the German Constitutional Court against the newly passed Bavarian Police Act (PAG)
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Belgium Constitutional Court decision on the concept of incitement to terrorism
On the 15 March, the Constitutional Court of Belgium issued judgement 31/2018 on the action for the annulment of the law of 3 August 2016 containing various provisions in the fight against terrorism.
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BBA Germany 2018: Spying on employees, refugees, citizens…
The annual German Big Brother Awards gala was held by EDRi member Digitalcourage in Bielefeld on 20 April 2018.
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ENDitorial: Can design save us from content moderation?
Our communication platforms are polluted with racism, incitement to hate, terrorist propaganda and Twitter-bot armies.
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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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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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Upload filters endanger freedom of expression
There are several examples of how automated upload filters are censoring human rights activists. As it has been proven, some filters used to classify content which is “offensive”, “extremist” or simply “inadequate for minors” have ended up censoring videos which tried to denounce injustices.
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Welcoming new EDRi members: FSFE, Hermes Center, NOYB, and Xnet
We are proud to announce that the EDRi network has grown again, and we would like to warmly welcome the four new members: Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE), Hermes Center for Transparency and Digital Human Rights, NOYB, and Xnet. European Digital Rights has now 39 members in 19 countries.
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EU Member States fight to retain data retention in place despite CJEU rulings
EU Member States are still working to adopt their position on the ePrivacy Regulation proposed by the European Commission in January 2017. A number of draft compromise texts have been published by the Council Presidency before discussions in the Working Party on Telecommunications and Information Society (WP TELE).
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