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A User Guide to Data Protection in the European Union – Your Rights and How to Exercise Them

2 Jul 2018 •

Your Rights and How to Exercise Them – A guide by Access Now.

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A User Guide to Data Protection in the European Union – Your Rights and How to Exercise Them
2 Jul 2018
A User Guide to Data Protection in the European Union – Your Rights and How to Exercise Them
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Know your rights: How to protect your data with the GDPR

2 Jul 2018 •

This guide provides a step-by-step explanation of each of your rights under the GDPR and simple steps for putting those rights into action.

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Know your rights: How to protect your data with the GDPR
2 Jul 2018
Know your rights: How to protect your data with the GDPR
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FAQ: what you should know about Facebook’s latest privacy crisis, and what you can do about it

13 Jun 2018 •

We’re asking Facebook some questions, and giving you some answers.

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FAQ: what you should know about Facebook’s latest privacy crisis, and what you can do about it
13 Jun 2018
FAQ: what you should know about Facebook’s latest privacy crisis, and what you can do about it
NSO Group human rights

EU: States push to relax rules on exporting surveillance technology to human rights abusers

11 Jun 2018 •

Nine European Union member states are attempting to block curbs on the export of surveillance equipment to abusive regimes.

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EU: States push to relax rules on exporting surveillance technology to human rights abusers
11 Jun 2018
EU: States push to relax rules on exporting surveillance technology to human rights abusers
NSO Group human rights

European-made FinSpy malware is being used to target critics in Turkey

14 May 2018 •

Today, we are releasing a report detailing the extensive deployment of FinFisher malware against activists in Turkey and beyond.

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European-made FinSpy malware is being used to target critics in Turkey
14 May 2018
European-made FinSpy malware is being used to target critics in Turkey
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Artificial Intelligence: What role for the European Union?

9 May 2018 •

In the global race for leadership on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Europe can be a champion on human rights.

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Artificial Intelligence: What role for the European Union?
9 May 2018
Artificial Intelligence: What role for the European Union?
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EU “fake news” strategy needs to be based on real evidence, not assumptions

26 Apr 2018 •

We urge the European Commission not to rush into taking binding measures regarding “fake news” or “online disinformation” but rather, to take the expertise of civil liberties and digital rights experts into account.

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EU “fake news” strategy needs to be based on real evidence, not assumptions
26 Apr 2018
EU “fake news” strategy needs to be based on real evidence, not assumptions
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What happened with the CLOUD Act (and what comes next)

27 Mar 2018 •

The poorly drafted CLOUD Act doesn’t have adequate privacy protections for people in the U.S. or other countries. What do we do now?

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What happened with the CLOUD Act (and what comes next)
27 Mar 2018
What happened with the CLOUD Act (and what comes next)
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What the EU is getting wrong about the Internet of Things

12 Feb 2018 •

There is no better time than right now to question the world that is being built around us, and as civil society, it is our duty to ask the hard questions, and make sure innovators have good answers before they proceed.

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What the EU is getting wrong about the Internet of Things
12 Feb 2018
What the EU is getting wrong about the Internet of Things
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Europe is consulting stakeholders on cross-border access to e-evidence. Here’s what we told them.

24 Jan 2018 •

The European Commission will soon introduce legislation on cross-border access to electronic evidence. That legislation must protect human rights.

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Europe is consulting stakeholders on cross-border access to e-evidence. Here’s what we told them.
24 Jan 2018
Europe is consulting stakeholders on cross-border access to e-evidence. Here’s what we told them.
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