Tagarchief: EDRi

Alarm over leaked EU-US plans to weaken encryption

Statewatch published an article on leaked notes from a meeting between senior EU and US officials that reveal alarming plans to undermine encryption and create a de facto “access by design” for law enforcement agencies (LEAs). The leak reveals that … Lees verder

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Privacy Camp conference 2023

Tomorrow the Privacy Camp conference takes place in Brussels with interesting panels and workshops, on amongst others: Digital police partout, justice nulle part / Digital police everywhere, justice nowhere (Sarah Chander, EDRi) Contesting AI & data practices. Practical approaches to … Lees verder

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DSA and DMA adopted

On 5 July European Parliament held the final vote on the new Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA), following a deal reached between Parliament and Council.   More information: Europe: Parliament: Press release European Parliament, 5 July 2022. Commission: … Lees verder

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Europol scandal? EDRi and surveilance in the EU

According to dataprotection organisation EDRi the efforts of the European data protection watchdog to hold Europol accountable for its illegal data practices are torpedoed by European Parliament and the Council of Member States, read EDRi’s article of 31 January, that … Lees verder

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After many warnings… EDPS orders Europol to erase data concerning individuals with no established link to a criminal activity

Europol is already for some time under scrutiny of the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), but apparently Europol has not listened. On 10 January EDPS ordered Europol to erase data concerning individuals with no established link to a criminal activity, … Lees verder

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European fundamental rights pretensions and sour reality

Europe has great pretensions when it comes to fundamental rights, but unfortunately the reality is different. This can be seen in the European approach (especially Commission and Council) to the USA’s abusive practices in the area of Citizenship-Based Taxation and … Lees verder

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Ziekmakende bureaucratie

Voormalig ombudsman van Amsterdam, Arre Zuurmond, sprak op twitter wijze woorden over de bureaucratie waarmee burgers worden geconfronteerd. Met onder meer: Vermeiren leert ons dat we in een gekmakende samenleving zitten. We stellen teveel eisen aan alles, we maken steeds … Lees verder

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Big Brother judgment ECHR

On 25 May the European Court of Human Rights delivered important judgments on electronic mass surveillance (or bulk interception): Big Brother Watch and Others v. the United Kingdom, nos. 58170/13 etc (judgment). Centrum för rättvisa v. Sweden, no. 35252/08 (judgment). … Lees verder

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Strict requirements for law enforcement access to electronic communications metadata | ECJ

On 2 March the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ or CJEU) delivered a judgment [1] in a new Estonian case on data retention obligations for electronic communications services. From the press release: Access, for purposes in the … Lees verder

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Vaccination, immunity certificates, and the permanent pandemic | Privacy International

Privacy International has published the article “Anytime and anywhere”: Vaccination, immunity certificates, and the permanent pandemic on the site of EDRi [*]. Their key findings: Until everyone has access to an effective vaccine, any system requiring a passport for entry … Lees verder

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