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#3 Freedom to make mistakes: How to defend yourself from abuses
Lee este artículo en español This is the third blogpost of our series dedicated to privacy, security and freedoms. In the next weeks, we will explain how your freedoms are under threat, and what you can do to fight back. Public availability of sensitive information: What is that and how it works? In the online […]
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EDRi’s privacy for kids booklet: Your guide to the Digital Defenders
Today, we are publishing a booklet "Your guide to Digital Defenders vs. Data Intruders - Privacy for kids!", to help young people between 10-14 years to protect their privacy.
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Corporate-sponsored privacy confusion in the EU on trade and data protection
After the “Privacy shield” was adopted on 12 July 2016, the European Commission started internal discussions about whether or not to include “data flows” and “data localisation” clauses in Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and in the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA). It appears that the European Commission Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (DG […]
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#2 Freedom to have secrets: How to keep your information private
Lee este artículo en español This is the second blogpost of our series dedicated to privacy, security and freedoms. In the coming weeks, we will explain how your freedoms are under threat, and what you can do to fight back. In our previous blogpost we described “cookies” and how they help to make a profile […]
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Big Brother Awards Belgium: Facebook is the privacy villain of the year
Big Brother Awards Belgium 2016 – The Devil is in the Default On 6 October, the Belgian Big Brother Awards 2016 took place in Brussels. The negative prize for the worst privacy abuser was unanimously granted to Facebook by the professional jury. The public confirmed Facebook’s title as the ultimate privacy villain of the year – […]
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e-Privacy Directive: Frequently Asked Questions
(This article is available as well in German and French) What is the e-Privacy Directive? The e-Privacy Directive (ePD) is a Directive covering specific privacy and data protection issues in the electronic communications sector. It was adopted in 2002 and revised in 2009. The official text of the current version can be found here.
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CETA puts the protection of our privacy and personal data at risk
We are constantly sharing parts of our lives on the internet. We feel free to do this because we believe that we can still preserve some privacy and remain in control of what we share. Governments have a moral and legal duty to protect our privacy, prevent abuses and preserve a climate of trust. This […]
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Die ePrivacy-Reform: Häufig gestellte Fragen
Original version here (English) Was ist die ePrivacy-Reform? Die Datenschutzrichtlinie für elektronische Kommunikation (auch: ePrivacy-Richtlinie) ist eine Richtlinie, die sich mit bestimmten, die Privatsphäre und den Datenschutz betreffenden Themen im Bereich der elektronischen Kommunikation auseinandersetzt. Sie wurde 2002 verabschiedet und im Jahre 2009 überarbeitet. Der offizielle Wortlaut der aktuellen Version kann hier abgerufen werden. Sie […]
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#1 Freedom to be different: How to defend yourself against tracking
Lee este artículo en español This is the first blogpost of our series dedicated to privacy, security and freedoms. In the next weeks, we will explain how your freedoms are under threat, and what you can do to fight back.
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Privacy Training Center empowers you to protect your online freedom
New non-profit organisation offers privacy workshops for everyone Most people know that surfing the internet has serious privacy implications. What many don’t know is how to protect themselves, their family, colleagues and friends. Meet the Privacy Training Center in Brussels the new not-for-profit training organisation. The PTC aims to fill the knowledge gap by providing […]
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EDRi invites you to the Big Brother Awards Belgium
On 6 October, the Belgian Big Brother Awards – a negative prize for the worst privacy abuser – will take place in Brussels. There are many other such award ceremonies around the globe, many of which are being organised by EDRi’s members. EDRi is proud to be one of the partners of the Belgian event, […]
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Your privacy, security and freedom online are in danger
We carry more intimate information on the devices in our pockets and on our wrists than most personal diaries. For instance, our browsing history alone can already tell a lot about us and who we are, where we are, what we do in our free time, our fears, our political views and our relationships. Unscrupulous […]
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