Inclusive technologies

March 10, 2021 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Data protection standards

At a glance: Does the EU Digital Services Act protect freedom of expression?

The Digital Services Act is in many ways an ambitious piece of legislation that seeks to make ‘Big Tech’ accountable to public authorities through new significant transparency and due diligence obligations. It also contains many provisions that could help protect users’ fundamental rights. Whether it will be successful at protecting freedom of expression from undue restrictions or reining in the power of Big Tech rather than cementing it, is, however, questionable. EDRi's member ARTICLE 19 share its first thoughts on why.

February 10, 2021 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Profiling practices

We want more than “symbolic” gestures in response to discriminatory algorithms

In an escalating scandal over child benefits, over 26.000 families were wrongly accused of fraud by the Dutch tax authority. Families were forced to repay tens of thousands of euros, resulting in unemployment, divorces, and families losing their homes. EDRi member Bits of Freedom reveals the discriminatory algorithms used by the authority and urges the government to ban their use and develop legislation on Artificial Intelligence.

February 10, 2021 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI)

#PrivacyCamp21: Event Summary

The theme of the 9th edition of Privacy Camp was "Digital rights for change: Reclaiming infrastructures, repairing the future" and included thirteen sessions on a variety of topics. The event was attended by 250 people. If you missed the event or want a reminder of what happened in the session, find the session summaries below.

December 9, 2020 · Open internet and inclusive technology | Alternatives to dominant digital services

German Corona tracing app available without Google services

A handful of Free Software developers today achieved what official bodies have been missing for months: They have made available the German Corona Warn App for tracing Covid-19 risk contacts in a version that is completely free of dependencies on Google and available in F-Droid, the Free Software app store.

December 7, 2020 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Inclusive technologies

Envisioning a Decolonised Digital Rights Field – and Charting Next Steps

This week, a group of 30 participants, working on issues of racial, social and economic justice, digital rights, and in philanthropy, came together to not only collectively imagine just that, but also to identify the building blocks for a process that might help us get there.

November 25, 2020 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Inclusive technologies

How (not) to set up a public warning system

What is the best way to alert people about catastrophes? Germany went with proprietary apps which caused the recent warning day ("Warntag") to become an official failure. EDRi member Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) analysed the situation and found more robust solutions that respect user rights.

October 28, 2020 · On the ground | Open internet and inclusive technology | Alternatives to dominant digital services

EU Open Source Policy: good analysis, missing concrete next steps

EDRi's member, Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE), calls upon the Commission to present and implement concrete measures and activities in the coming weeks and months, regarding its Open Source Strategy.

September 11, 2020 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Freedom of expression online

The new and improved EDRi-gram

The EDRi-gram that you know and love has received a facelift! Welcome to EDRi-gram 2.0. We know that change can be hard but we hope that you are as excited as we are to take the newsletter and EDRi’s efforts to the next level.

September 10, 2020 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Freedom of expression online

Digital Services Act: what we learned about tackling the power of digital platforms

A year into EDRi’s policy and advocacy efforts to improve the DSA, we take stock of our efforts in mapping challenges and successes in enabling positive change.

July 8, 2020 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Inclusive technologies

Digital rights for all

In this article we set out the background to EDRis’ work on anti-discrimination in the digital age. Here we take the first step to explore anti-discrimination as a digital rights issue, and then, what can EDRi do about it? The project is motivated by the need to recognise how oppression, discrimination and inequality impact the enjoyment of digital rights, and to live up to our commitment to uphold the digital rights of all.

April 1, 2020 · Press releases | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards

Press Release: EDRi calls for fundamental rights-based responses to COVID-19

February 26, 2020 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics | Inclusive technologies | Profiling practices | Surveillance and data retention

Immigration, iris-scanning and iBorderCTRL

Technologies like automated decision-making, biometrics, and unpiloted drones are increasingly controlling migration and affecting millions of people on the move. This second blog post in our series on AI and migration highlights some of these uses, to show the very real impacts on people’s lives, exacerbated by a lack of meaningful governance and oversight mechanisms […]