Tag: Data Protection

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International Data Privacy Day: We remind the European Council of our rights

Today we celebrated the 33rd International Data Privacy Day by reminding members of the Council of the E.U. representatives of their obligation to protect the rights of European citizens. We sent a letter, signed by several European and International NGOs, outlining the importance of the rights to privacy and data protection and urging them to reach a conclusion on the General Data Protection Regulation without any further delay.

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28 January 2014

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Verizon report bolsters calls to reform metadata protections

This week Verizon became the first multinational telco to release a Transparency Report on law enforcement requests.…

24 January 2014

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Telcos claim innocence in Ukraine’s threatening text messages

Just as new laws outlawing public assembly go into effect, Ukrainian security forces are accused of threatening protesters through targeted phone text messages.…

23 January 2014

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EP Inquiry presents its “plan for the future” to protect EU citizens against mass-surveillance

On February 9th, the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties (LIBE) presented its long-awaited draft report on the impact of mass surveillance programmes on the rights of European citizens. …

22 January 2014

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Supervision without a Supervisor: EU data protection watchdog in danger

Last Thursday, Europe’s top privacy watchdogs stepped down at the conclusion of their terms. This week, the European Commission has yet to name a successor for its most important privacy posts. At a time when the European Union is actively considering landmark privacy legislation and simultaneously responding to the Snowden mass surveillance revelations, this is at best a shocking oversight and at worst a deliberate attempt to undermine Europeans’ privacy rights.…

20 January 2014

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Review Group’s privacy recommendations for non-U.S. persons lack teeth

Last month the President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies released their report and recommendations on reform of U.S. surveillance programs. The criticisms in the report, and the detailed nature of the more than 46 recommendations, underscore how much the NSA’s current mass surveillance programs violate the fundamental privacy rights of people around the world.
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9 January 2014

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LIBE Series 14 and 15: Conclusions of the European Parliament on mass-surveillance programs – Part 2

In the 14th and 15th hearings held by the committee for Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), Commissioner Viviane Reding, the Brazilian Parliamentary Inquiry Committee and Glenn Greenwald delivered important testimonies before the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). MEPs then presented the second part of their conclusions and working documents, the result of the thirteen inquiry meetings on the mass-surveillance programmes which aim to catalogue their recommendations aimed at preventing further violations of fundamental rights.
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20 December 2013

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NSA hacks internet company data centers

The NSA is eavesdropping on the private cables running between the Google and Yahoo data centers where all user data is held. Under a program codenamed MUSCULAR the NSA is going right in, without permission from the companies or the courts.…

1 November 2013

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Investors hear call for digital sustainability

Investors taking note that government spying “threatens the foundation” of many technology companies’ business models. …

1 November 2013

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European Parliament vote on Privacy Regulation: major losses obscure other gains

At 18:30 this evening in Strasbourg, the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee (LIBE) held a critical vote on the long-awaited Data Protection Regulation. The outcome of the vote sends a clear message that the Parliament is unprepared to put in…

21 October 2013

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LIBE Series 5: The “policy of empty seats” shakes Members of European Parliament

During the 5th hearing of Civil Liberties (LIBE) committee inquiry on massive electronic surveillance held on October 3rd, members of the European Parliament have condemned the “deplorable conduct” of the British Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) after their chief Sir Iain Lobban declined the invitation to collaborate to the investigations.
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7 October 2013

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LIBE Series 1 and 2: The European Parliament launches its investigation on extensive spying programs

On September 5th, the LIBE Committee held the first of a series of hearings as part of the inquiry on “Electronic Mass Surveillance of EU Citizen”s established on July 10 by the Libe Committee. The purpose of this inquiry is to investigate into the NSA and other surveillance programmes, and examine whether those programmes are compatible with EU law. …

13 September 2013

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