Tag: European Commission
Italy to Revoke Export License for Cyber Surveillance Company
Europe’s e-Privacy Regulation must level the playing field — for the users
Our testimony before the European Parliament on the proposed e-Privacy Regulation clarifies that the rules must not only meet but exceed the protections under the GDPR.
Don’t miss RightsCon Brussels on March 29-31 2017
It’s not too late to join us for the best RightsCon Summit to date.
Chronicle of an EU e-Privacy Foretold: What the different drafts for reform tell us
We hope the troubling tale told by draft proposals for e-Privacy reform does not portend doom for the right to privacy.
Mixed messages: crypto and other closed-door conversations in the EU
Here’s we’ve learned so far about EU plans for encryption and other digital security measures.
Access Now notifies European Commission that Belgium’s plan for PNR system breaches EU law
Belgium’s proposed PNR plan is disproportionate, risks harming rights, and would violate European law.
EDRi and Access Now withdraw from EU Commission discussions
The European Commission has announced an ill-considered “code of conduct” for countering hate speech online.
Smart Borders – The Little Package that couldn’t protect your rights
EU unveils its digital strategy for the next five years: a crippled unicorn
On May 6, the European Union’s Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, Günther Oettinger, and the Vice President for the Digital Single Market, Andrus Ansip, presented the EU Commission’s strategic plan to establish the Digital Single Market, or DSM.
Commissioners hearings: The many faces of Digital in the new European Commission
On October 22nd, twenty-seven new European Commissioners selected by President-Elect Jean-Claude Juncker are set to be confirmed by the European Parliament. In the 5 years ahead, a certain number of these incoming Commissioners will have a huge influence on digital rights and security issues that impact the lives of European citizens and, indirectly, the rest of the world.