Tag: European Parliament
Civil society coalition calls for stronger EU export controls of surveillance technologies with clear exemptions for security research
The coalition urges stronger safeguards for human rights in export control, as well as clear exemptions to protect security research.
End the Privacy Shield: Access Now urges the European Commission to suspend Privacy Shield due to changes in US policies
Our letter asks for suspension of the Privacy Shield agreement in light of developments in the United States that cast new doubt on its capacity for protecting Europeans’ rights.
The UK Parliament shows disregard for digital rights by approving Snooper’s Charter
The UK has codified and expanded mass government surveillance, making people less free and less safe.
EU ministers are targeting encryption. We need to know more.
Encryption is under threat in the European Union.
EU Parliament tells Commission Privacy Shield is likely illegal
The European Parliament has confirmed that the “Privacy Shield” data-transfer agreement is flawed. We call upon the European Commission to address those flaws.
E.U. and U.S. reach deal on new Safe Harbor data-transfer arrangement
The European Commission has announced a new agreement to allow companies like Facebook to transfer users’ data between the E.U. and U.S. It’s not clear whether this “E.U.-U.S. Privacy Shield” — formerly the “Safe Harbor” agreement — will protect privacy and withstand legal scrutiny or challenge.
We (probably) know where you’ll be next summer
The EU wants to create databases of information about everyone flying into, out of, or across Europe—no matter where you’re from or why you’re travelling.
European Parliament approves new rules for data protection in the EU
The European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee has approved the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a text that solidifies the EU’s leadership in developing user-centric data protection rules.
European Parliament seeks surveillance reform, asks member states to drop charges against Snowden
Today, the European Parliament adopted the second report on the implementation of a “European Digital Habeas Corpus” examining the state of play of surveillance programmes. The non-binding report finds that there hasn’t been sufficient action taken to reform surveillance practices that affect individual rights. It also criticises the establishment of new surveillance measures in a large number of EU countries. Finally, the report calls for member states to drop charges against Edward Snowden and grant him whistleblower protection.
