Privacy - EU

• EU court rules against Facebook class action January 25, 2018
• MEPs votes on e-Privacy October 20, 2017
• European court halts retention, bulk transfer of passenger data July 26, 2017
• MEPs back end-to-end encryption for all citizens June 20, 2017
• New e-Privacy rules need improvements to help build trust March 9, 2017
• Recklessly unclear Terrorism Directive creates significant risks for citizens’ security February 16, 2017
• Despite large opposition, CETA limps forward in the European Parliament January 24, 2017
• The Bulgarian EU Council presidency and the latest assault on ePrivacy February 7, 2018
• CJUE decision: member states may not impose a general data retention obligation December 21, 2016
• European Parliament – fighting terrorism with closed-door secrecy February 7, 2018
• Privacy chiefs wary of lagging EU states on new data rules February 7, 2018
• Austria privacy chief to head EU data protection group February 7, 2018
• e-Privacy proposal undermined by EU Member States January 10, 2018
• End of the privacy debate in the European Parliament: overview December 21, 2017
• EU Member States plan to ignore EU Court data retention rulings November 29, 2017
• Surveillance laws fall far short of fundamental rights standards October 31, 2017
• The European Commission struggles to find a position on encryption October 31, 2017
• EU Parliament backs e-privacy talks October 26, 2017
• European Court Adviser Says Local Regulators Can Enforce Privacy Laws Against Facebook October 25, 2017
• Euro-parliamentarians say a clear “no” to the anti-privacy lobby October 19, 2017
• Extending the use of eID to online platforms – risks to privacy? October 18, 2017
• Cross-border access to data has to respect human rights principles September 20, 2017
• Cross-border access to data: EDRi delivers international NGO position to Council of Europe September 18, 2017
• How the GDPR will disrupt Google and Facebook August 31, 2017
• Antitrust regulators raise the issue of tech giants' monopoly over customer's online data August 28, 2017
• Norway introduces forced biometric authentication July 26, 2017
• PNR: EU Court rules that draft EU/Canada air passenger data deal is unacceptable July 26, 2017
• Google right to be forgotten spat returns to Europe’s top court July 20, 2017
• Turkey: Court backs MP over intelligence service human rights complaint July 19, 2017
• Total information awareness for law enforcement, no data protection July 12, 2017
• Are we on the right track for a strong e-Privacy Regulation? June 28, 2017
• EU Parliament Releases Draft Report on ePrivacy Directive June 19, 2017
• Draft report on ePrivacy regulation proposal June 19, 2017
• European privacy officials push for answers on status of U.S. privacy June 13, 2017
• European privacy authorities issue opinion on the ePrivacy regulation June 13, 2017
• EU judges may be asked to rule on legality of UK surveillance powers June 5, 2017
• EU fines Facebook 110 million euros over WhatsApp deal May 19, 2017
• EU data protection watchdogs support stronger ePrivacy legislation May 3, 2017
• EDPS calls for strong and smart new rules to protect confidentiality of communications April 24, 2017
• Europe’s ePrivacy Regulation must level the playing field — for the users April 13, 2017
• The European Parliament adopts another resolution critical of the Privacy Shield April 6, 2017
• European Parliament Adopts Resolution on Big Data March 24, 2017
• Unclear Terrorism Directive creates significant risks for citizens’ security February 16, 2017
• Citizens’ rights undermined by flawed CETA deal February 15, 2017
• e-Privacy Regulation: Good intentions but a lot of work to do January 25, 2017
• A look at the proposal for the ePrivacy Regulation January 19, 2017
• ePrivacy: Commission's weak proposal forecasts harsh debates January 12, 2017
• e-Privacy proposal – Commission leaves the European Parliament with lots of work to do January 10, 2017
• Digital Single Market – Stronger privacy rules for electronic communications January 10, 2017
• Commission proposes high level of privacy rules for all electronic communications and updates data protection rules for EU institutions January 10, 2017
• Fitness wristbands violate European law November 3, 2016
• CJEU says dynamic IP addresses are private October 31, 2016
• CETA signature ignores Agreement’s flaws October 30, 2016
• Assessing the impact of data protection: DPO-EDPS meeting in Alicante October 28, 2016
• From personality to property: data protection needs competition and consumer protection law October 25, 2016
• Privacy Camp 2017: Call for submissions October 24, 2016
• Artificial Intelligence predicts outcome of human rights cases October 24, 2016
• Corporate-sponsored privacy confusion in the EU on trade and data protection October 12, 2016
• Swiss endorse new surveillance powers September 26, 2016
• Encryption backdoors weaken security says UK’s new European Commissioner September 13, 2016
• European Court Opinion: Canada PNR deal cannot be signed September 8, 2016
• France and Germany ask EC to draft a backdoor law for encryption September 7, 2016
• New documents reveal Europol’s plans to increase surveillance August 24, 2016
• New documents reveal Europol’s plans to increase surveillance August 24, 2016
• France and Germany: Fighting terrorism by weakening encryption August 24, 2016
• Massive lobby against personal communications security has started July 27, 2016
• Privacy Shield still presents a number of concerns, DPAs say July 26, 2016
• Encryption backdoors appear on EU data chief’s ban wishlist July 25, 2016
• European Court confirms: Strict safeguards essential for data retention July 19, 2016
• Privacy Shield: more robust and sustainable solution needed May 30, 2016
• General Data Protection Regulation just published May 4, 2016
• Ad-blocker blocking websites must ask for permission before probing your browser April 24, 2016
• Data protection reform - Parliament approves new rules fit for the digital era April 14, 2016
• EU internet freedom programme endangered by Commission February 11, 2016
• Civil society open letter on EU-US data transfer February 10, 2016
• EDRi co-hosts the Privacy Camp February 5, 2016
• EU-US data transfers will not be blocked by DPAs February 3, 2016
• What’s behind the Privacy Shield? February 3, 2016
• EU Cybersecurity Directive finalised January 21, 2016
• At what age should teenagers pass the 'digital age of consent'? December 22, 2015
• General Data Protection Regulation final version December 21, 2015
• Will the European Parliament ask Court whether ISDS is legal? December 16, 2015
• EU agrees draft text of pan-European data privacy rules December 16, 2015
• European Parliament adopts surveillance resolution aimed at mass surveillance and prompting progress on Safe Harbor 2.0 November 11, 2015
• European Commission guidelines after Safe Harbor invalidation November 11, 2015
• Prior notice of personal data sharing between public authorities is required October 30, 2015
• Data protection legislation of a Member State may be applied to a foreign company October 29, 2015
• European Parliament resolution to award asylum protection for Snowden October 29, 2015
• EU Commissioner announces further guidance on the impact of the Safe Harbor ruling October 28, 2015
• EDPS recommendations for the police and justice sectors October 28, 2015
• Civil society leaders call for robust legal framework October 28, 2015
• EU-US agree "in principle" on new Safe Harbor framework October 26, 2015
• After FOI request, EPIC obtains secret "Umbrella Agreement" from the EU Commission October 23, 2015
• Article 29 Working Party statement on the Safe Harbor case October 16, 2015
• EU ministers reach agreement on Data Protection Directive for the police and criminal justice sector October 9, 2015
• Safe Harbor annulled by the European Court of Justice October 6, 2015
• EU asks public opinion on geo-blocking September 24, 2015
• Advocate General Bot opinion on Max Schrems case September 23, 2015
• EU-US data-sharing agreement to be analyzed by EU court September 22, 2015
• The new EDPS Ethics Board September 18, 2015
• EU-US Umbrella agreement could open US courts to EU litigants September 17, 2015
• MEPs adopt report to help boost Europe's drones industry September 17, 2015
• European Commission statement on national data retention laws September 16, 2015
• EDPS opinion on Towards a new digital ethics September 11, 2015
• Data Protection Tool September 11, 2015
• Parliament calls for stricter controls over surveillance tech exports September 9, 2015
• EU-US Umbrella agreement September 9, 2015
• Statement by EU Commissioner Věra Jourová on the finalisation of the EU-US negotiations on the data protection "Umbrella Agreement" September 9, 2015
• Report on ‘Human rights and technology: the impact of intrusion and surveillance systems on human rights in third countries’ September 7, 2015
• Google challenges French order on the right to be forgotten July 30, 2015
• Status update on data retention in the EU following the CJEU ruling (April 2015) July 29, 2015
• Google tells its publisher partners to comply with EU cookie directive July 28, 2015
• EDPS criticises air passenger bill July 27, 2015
• EU Parliament adopts proposal on airline passengers data sharing July 17, 2015
• EDPS annual report 2014 July 2, 2015
• EDRi asks the European Commission to investigate illegal data retention laws in the EU July 2, 2015
• AFET Committee adopts its Report on Human rights and technology July 1, 2015
• EDRi's document pool on the General Data Protection Regulation June 25, 2015
• Data protection reform on track for adoption in 2015 June 24, 2015
• Data protection Eurobarometer 2015 June 24, 2015
• Privacy groups criticize latest EU data protection proposals June 16, 2015
• TTIP and Digital Rights: the Booklet June 8, 2015
• EU Data Protection reform enters final discussion stage May 24, 2015
• Second Internet Privacy Engineering Network (IPEN) Workshop May 22, 2015
• La Quadrature du Net warns that the European Commission must protect fundamental rights in the digital age May 18, 2015
• EDPS keynote speech on recent developments in data protection May 11, 2015
• EU & US close to complete negociation in data protection May 9, 2015
• Facebook criticizes European privacy regulators April 29, 2015
• Emergency call system mandatory for new cars in EU April 29, 2015
• Access comments the EU revised proposal on airline passenger data sharing April 21, 2015
• Citizens’ groups from around the world call on EC to defend privacy April 21, 2015
• Leaked Digital Single Market strategy addresses copyright and geo-blocking, e-privacy and the role of ISPs April 20, 2015
• Data protection and privacy must be excluded from TTIP April 8, 2015
• EU does not plan a new data retention law March 17, 2015
• Leaked documents reveal governments' efforts to weaken EU data protection proposed regulation March 11, 2015
• Revelations on Safe Harbour violations go to hearing at EU Court March 11, 2015
• Leaked documents show European data protection reform is badly broken March 4, 2015
• National governments punch holes in EU data protection bill March 3, 2015
• Intra-EU flights to be included in passenger data checks February 26, 2015
• Scottish plans for central identity database spark privacy criticism February 25, 2015
• Hidden cameras legitimate journalism tool, court says February 25, 2015
• Facebook’s privacy policy breaches European law, report finds February 23, 2015
• Parliament votes to push forward its agenda EU-PNR February 13, 2015
• ISDS – one month after the results of the public consultation February 11, 2015
• MEPs vote a resolution on airline passenger bill February 11, 2015
• TTIP: a peek into the negotiations February 9, 2015
• EU data protection authorities investigate Facebook's new privacy policy February 4, 2015
• Passenger tracking in the EU will be as invasive as it is in the US January 30, 2015
• Europe calls for swift passage of law to collect flight passengers’ data January 28, 2015
• Vice-President Ansip and Commissioner Jourová: Concluding the EU Data Protection Reform is essential for the Digital Single Market January 28, 2015
• EU wants internet firms to hand over encryption keys January 22, 2015
• Calls for ISPs to filter content could be illegal, EU council documents suggest January 21, 2015
• The latest proposals from Council undermines protection from profiling January 14, 2015
• EDRi comments on the legal service opinion on CJEU data retention ruling January 14, 2015
• Paris attack prompts calls for greater security powers January 11, 2015
• Leaked European Parliament legal study on data retention January 9, 2015
• EU negotiating texts in TTIP January 7, 2015
• Open Letter: Proposed trade secrets directive risks EU free speech December 18, 2014
• Article 29 joint statement on European values December 13, 2014
• Households who use CCTV cameras violate data protection law December 12, 2014
• Two MEPs voted againts closed sessions on Safe Harbour December 11, 2014
• Article 29 working document on surveillance, electronic communications and national security December 10, 2014
• European commissioner wants an agreement on PNR December 9, 2014
• Article 29 guidelines on Google vs Spain case December 4, 2014
• EU proposal for automated car emergency calls addresses privacy concerns December 4, 2014
• EU-Canada agreement on PNR referred to the CJEU December 3, 2014
• Article 29 working document on contractual clauses December 3, 2014
• Meet the EU’s new privacy watchdogs November 28, 2014
• Guidelines on the implementation of Google vs Spain decision November 26, 2014
• EU approves Facebook's takeover of WhatsApp October 3, 2014
• Giving European citizens the data protection rules they deserve September 22, 2014
• The right to be forgotten and the EU data protection reform: Why we must see through a distorted debate and adopt strong new rules soon September 22, 2014
• FNF 2014: Brussels privacy advocates summit to tackle surveillance, censorship, net discrimination September 15, 2014
• Open letter to Google’s Advisory Council on the “right to be forgotten” September 10, 2014