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π¨ Yesterday, the European Commission announced a revamp of Frontex, EUβs border agency. The new
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π€© European Digital Rights is honoured to be a receipient of the 2026 DuckDuckGo Charitable Donati
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This is hardly simplification.It is an attempt to make the EU allegedly more βcompetitiveβ by ma
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And the text is already preparing the next deregulation round.One review can reopen core GDPR duties
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On ePrivacy, one important correction: access to our phones, browsers and other devices goes back un
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Research is another problem.βScientific researchβ is defined very broadly while getting easier r
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The Council also makes it easier to process some of our most sensitive data in AI contexts, weakens
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That means GDPR protection could effectively disappear halfway down the chain, together with peopleοΏ½
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In todayβs huge data chains and distributed internet where almost nobody (except the biggest playe
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The text does not change the definition of personal data but makes it easier for the #GDPR to stop
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The text gives AI special treatment: personal data processed βin the context of the development an
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EU governments have agreed their position on the #DigitalOmnibus on Data, and AI is at the heart of
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π It's #PrivacyCamp26 day and we're ready to welcome you! π Soon we'll kick off a
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2/2 π« The EU should not allow such a model to operate within its internal market. This is a part
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1/2 π§ IrpiMedia has just published a great investigation on Dataflow Security, an Italian exploit
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β WE SAY NO TO PALANTIR β We and 120+ organisations and unions across Europe are calling on our
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ποΈ There's still time to join us! Register before October 6 to secure your spot β‘οΈ http
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1/2 π€© #PrivacyCamp26 is right around the corner and we are excited to share the final programme w
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π€ How many βscoresβ did you get today? A bank might have assessed how βriskyβ you are to
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3/3 And who is best placed to benefit from looser rules? Not the small EU company starting from scra
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2/3 β οΈ #AI gets special treatment. The Council text would explicitly open the door to using '
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1/3 π¨ EU governments could be just days away from agreeing to a deal on the #DigitalOmnibus on Da
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5/ European Commission, we have a checklist for you if you *truly* want to ensure childrenβs digi
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4/ π οΈ We already have more proportionate tools. The EUβs #DSA provides mechanisms to address
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3/ Young people themselves say:π£οΈ βTo achieve safer digital environments, we must confront th
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2/ The #EUKidsAct was leaked: while some of the proposed measures make sense & should arguably p
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1/ π President Ursula von der Leyenβs #SOTEU announcement on age-gating and banning childrenβ
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RE: https://ciberlandia.pt/@d3/117247637388924882Age verification is having a moment in the EU. But
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Psst, you have time until 6 October to register! Sign up here β‘οΈ https://crm.edri.org/civicrm/ev
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π¨ Join us at #PrivacyCamp26 on 13 October 2026 in Brussels or online.π Across panels, interact
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4/ π» #CryptPad provides much of the same functionality &throws in free end-to-end encryption
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3/ βοΈβπ₯ You can break free from the sneaky business tactics & keep control of your file
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2/ π€ Instead of buying & then owning our software, Big Tech is pushing us into subscriptions
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1/ π September is here, for many, this looks like a big #Microsoft or #Google logo with spreadshe
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π¨ New wave of spyware attacks in Serbia target the student movement, activists, and opposition pa
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βπ½ Providing safe, secure and independent internet infrastructure is not a crime. EDRi stands i
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π Once you quit Amazon, youβll discover plenty of places where books are awaiting you: your loc
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π Reading digitally doesn't have to mean surrendering your right to privacy and losing contro
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ποΈ Holiday season has arrived in Europe, that means read-a-book season for many of you!ποΈοΏ½
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RE: https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@HennaVirkkunen/117008348161347403π€ @EUCommission wants t
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Want to know more? Read our latest explainer on why ePrivacy matters, why cookie banners are only pa
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βπ½ Together with @noybeu , @beuc , @checkmyads, Civil Liberties Union for Europe, @eff, Irish C
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πͺ On todayβs menu: a batch of banners nobody ordered πͺTake a pinch of manipulation, mix with
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4/4 Let's be clear: these excessive demands are nothing less than blackmail from the US. We'
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3/4 This is extremely worrying because:β οΈ The US has a track record of blatant disregard for hum
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2/4 This 'Enhanced Border Security Partnership' Framework Agreement would mean an automated
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1/4 π¨ The EU is set to sell our most sensitive data to the US for visa-free travel π¨ π« The
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2/2 π€© Even more good news: registrations for #PrivacyCamp26 are also now OPEN! Make sure you secu
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1/2 π It's happening - join us for #PrivacyCamp26 on Tuesday, 13 October π We're invit
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π§ Looking for a deeper dive into the digital elements of the EU's new Deportation Regulation?
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2/2 π The #GDPR requires the European Commission to keep adequacy decisions under continuous revi
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1/2 π When facts change, adequacy must be reviewed.π¨ After the US Supreme Courtβs ruling in
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π½ββοΈ This is mass age-verification, not targeted protection. Online safety can be a
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1/2 π¨ European Commission panel of experts backs indiscriminate age checks π¨ Today, the chairs
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2/2/ β Our member @fsfe successfully intervened in the case to hold #Apple accountable, where they
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1/2 π§ββοΈ Today, the Court of Justice of the EU has ruled against Apple's attempt to eva
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4/4 β οΈ Roberta Metsola and EPP MEPs should not be allowed to make a joke out of EU's democra
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3/4 β οΈ If the interim derogation is voted through, voluntary mass scanning by Big Tech platforms
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2/4 π This law would allow #BigTech companies like Microsoft and Meta to mass scan their usersβ
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1/4 π¨ Third European Parliament vote on #MassSurveillance in 4 months? Why is the Council pushing
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π½ββοΈThese revelations might be new but our concerns are long-standing: spyware is i
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1/2 π¨ On Friday, a new investigation by @citizenlab revealed that a member of the European Parlia
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