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Chiara Manfredini

Chiara Manfredini

EU Policy Associate

Chiara is an EU Policy Associate at Access Now. Her work focuses on the right to privacy and data protection.

She holds an LLM Master’s degree in International Law from Amsterdam Vrije Universiteit, specializing in technology and human rights, and a Bachelor’s degree in European Law from the University of Maastricht. She wrote her Master’s thesis on the impact of technologies used for migration management. She recently attended the School for Human Rights Defenders at the Global Campus of Human Rights in Venice.

Previously, Chiara did an internship with Access Now and worked for a Brazilian NGO, the United Nations Student Association, an Italian law firm, and a start-up incubator.

Israel’s Adequacy

One year later: NGOs renew pressure over EU-Israel data adequacy

24 Jun 2025

EU urged to reconsider Israel’s data adequacy due to new laws, human rights violations in Gaza, and failure to meet GDPR and CJEU standards.

Press Release
One year later: NGOs renew pressure over EU-Israel data adequacy
24 Jun 2025
One year later: NGOs renew pressure over EU-Israel data adequacy
GDPR

Access Now to EU: protect rights, make the GDPR enforceable

20 May 2025

Access Now demands action on the proposed General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Procedural Regulation, ahead of its final trilogue.

Press Release
Access Now to EU: protect rights, make the GDPR enforceable
20 May 2025
Access Now to EU: protect rights, make the GDPR enforceable
Israel’s Adequacy

Now or never: strengthen GDPR Procedural Rules to hold Big Tech accountable 

13 Feb 2025

The development of the proposed GDPR Procedural Regulation represents a missed opportunity to address enforcement challenges.

Press Release
Now or never: strengthen GDPR Procedural Rules to hold Big Tech accountable 
13 Feb 2025
Now or never: strengthen GDPR Procedural Rules to hold Big Tech accountable 
6-years-GDPR

Six years of the GDPR: Priced out of privacy

18 Nov 2024
Publication
Six years of the GDPR: Priced out of privacy
18 Nov 2024
Six years of the GDPR: Priced out of privacy
6-years-GDPR

Six years of the GDPR: we won’t pay for our right to data protection 

18 Nov 2024

Access Now’s new report, Six years of the GDPR: priced out of privacy, presents recommendations for the EU to address the incompatibility of “pay or consent” models with fundamental rights.

Press Release
Six years of the GDPR: we won’t pay for our right to data protection 
18 Nov 2024
Six years of the GDPR: we won’t pay for our right to data protection 
Israel’s Adequacy

Position paper: GDPR enforcement done right

8 May 2024

EDRi and Access Now have co-drafted a position paper on the EU Proposal for additional procedural rules concerning the General Data Protection Regulation.

Publication
Position paper: GDPR enforcement done right
8 May 2024
Position paper: GDPR enforcement done right
EU-Israel data transfer

EU-Israel data transfer adequacy greenlit again: NGOs call for scrutiny over red flags

22 Apr 2024

Access Now and other organisations are calling on the European Commission to scrutinise its decision to re-confirm the data transfer adequacy with Israel.

Press Release
EU-Israel data transfer adequacy greenlit again: NGOs call for scrutiny over red flags
22 Apr 2024
EU-Israel data transfer adequacy greenlit again: NGOs call for scrutiny over red flags
European Media Freedom Act

Open letter to the European Data Protection Board: Oppose “Pay or Consent models”  

7 Mar 2024

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) must confirm the incompatibility of “Pay or Consent” models with fundamental rights.

Press Release
Open letter to the European Data Protection Board: Oppose “Pay or Consent models”  
7 Mar 2024
Open letter to the European Data Protection Board: Oppose “Pay or Consent models”  
EU-Israel data transfer

GDPR enforcement: European Parliament must guarantee procedural rights to ensure people’s data protection

15 Feb 2024

European Parliament’s Procedural Harmonisation Regulation is a step forward for people’s rights by establishing harmonised procedural standards.

Press Release
GDPR enforcement: European Parliament must guarantee procedural rights to ensure people’s data protection
15 Feb 2024
GDPR enforcement: European Parliament must guarantee procedural rights to ensure people’s data protection

The EU must hold VLOPs accountable

20 Dec 2023
Press Release
The EU must hold VLOPs accountable
20 Dec 2023
The EU must hold VLOPs accountable