In this joint open letter, 146 civil society organizations and 28 independent experts worldwide call on states to implement an immediate moratorium on the sale, transfer and use of surveillance…
The civil rights NGO epicenter.works protested in front of the A1 Telekom Austria Group’s building yesterday to raise awareness of the involvement of the partially state-owned company in the…
Today, the European Parliament votes on the interinstitutional compromise text on the regulation(s) on the EU Digital COVID Certificate (EU DCC, also known as the Digital Green Certificate and…
Policy Brief for the Trialogue Negotiations on EU Digital COVID Certificate (EU DCC, also known as the Digital Green Certificate and the European Green Pass) by Liberties.eu and epicenter.works.
Zusammen mit 179 Organisationen und Einzelpersonen aus 55 Ländern veröffentlichen wir heute einen offenen Brief in dem wir ein weltweites Verbot von biometrischen Erkennungstechnologien, die eine…
Today the European Commission has published guidelines for the implementation of the Copyright Directive which undermines users’ protections. Upload filters (aka censorshipmachines) operated and…
Even though its effects are very visible, the ePrivacy Directive is hardly known to the wider public. Cookie consent dialogues, familiar to every web user, are often associated with GDPR and…
Despite being one of Austria's most powerful institutions, the Federal Agency for State Protection and Counterterrorism (abbreviated BVT in German) does not enjoy a good reputation. Numerous past…