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Civil society joint statement: Europe’s (digital) borders must fall

4 Dec 2023

Civil society is calling for an end to the expansion of EURODAC, the EU database for the registration of asxylum-seekers. EURODAC is being transformed into an expansive, violent surveillance tool that will treat people seeking protection as crime suspects.

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Civil society joint statement: Europe’s (digital) borders must fall
4 Dec 2023
Civil society joint statement: Europe’s (digital) borders must fall
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Belarus Internet Governance Forum: no civil society dialogue from behind bars

29 Nov 2023
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Belarus Internet Governance Forum: no civil society dialogue from behind bars
Tech Policy Press ↗
29 Nov 2023
Belarus Internet Governance Forum: no civil society dialogue from behind bars
Image: AI's human rights impact

Open letter: Council of the E.U. risks failing human rights in the AI Act 

28 Nov 2023

Ahead of the next AI Act trilogue, the we urge the Council of the European Union to effectively regulate the use of AI systems by law enforcement, migration control and national security authorities throughout Europe.

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Open letter: Council of the E.U. risks failing human rights in the AI Act 
28 Nov 2023
Open letter: Council of the E.U. risks failing human rights in the AI Act 
Armenia spyware victims: Pegasus hacking in war

Kritičari vlasti u Srbiji navodno meta špijunskog napada

28 Nov 2023
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Kritičari vlasti u Srbiji navodno meta špijunskog napada
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28 Nov 2023
Kritičari vlasti u Srbiji navodno meta špijunskog napada
Hacking Meduza: Pegasus spyware used to target Putin’s critic

Critics of Serbia’s government targeted with ‘military-grade spyware’

28 Nov 2023
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Critics of Serbia’s government targeted with ‘military-grade spyware’
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28 Nov 2023
Critics of Serbia’s government targeted with ‘military-grade spyware’
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Spyware abuses travel to Serbia for first time

28 Nov 2023
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Spyware abuses travel to Serbia for first time
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28 Nov 2023
Spyware abuses travel to Serbia for first time
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Spyware in Serbia: civil society under attack

28 Nov 2023

Access Now and our partners have discovered that civil society in Serbia have been targeted with invasive spyware technology. Here’s what we know.

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Spyware in Serbia: civil society under attack
28 Nov 2023
Spyware in Serbia: civil society under attack
Watermark and generative AI

La falta de acuerdo en la Unión Europea pone en peligro la regulación de la inteligencia artificial

14 Nov 2023
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La falta de acuerdo en la Unión Europea pone en peligro la regulación de la inteligencia artificial
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14 Nov 2023
La falta de acuerdo en la Unión Europea pone en peligro la regulación de la inteligencia artificial
Mapping the risks of emerging biometric and AI technology

AI Act’s proposals and counterproposals, Cyber Resilience Act’s path set

11 Nov 2023
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AI Act’s proposals and counterproposals, Cyber Resilience Act’s path set
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11 Nov 2023
AI Act’s proposals and counterproposals, Cyber Resilience Act’s path set
EU terrorist content regulation

Let the courts decide: civil society takes on EU’s dangerous terrorist content regulation 

9 Nov 2023

The coalition filed a complaint against the French decree implementing the EU regulation on addressing the dissemination of terrorist content.

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Let the courts decide: civil society takes on EU’s dangerous terrorist content regulation 
9 Nov 2023
Let the courts decide: civil society takes on EU’s dangerous terrorist content regulation