An eventful and successful year: that was 2024 in network policy.

Education , Government Spyware , Privacy and Data Protection , Digital Euro - Right to Cash , eID , Face Recognition , Internal , IT-Security , AI , Net Neutrality , Platform Regulation , Rule of Law , Transparency/Open Government , Surveillance , UN-Cybercrime-Convention , Whistleblowing

This was 2023 from a digital rights perspective: We look back on an eventful year.

Government Spyware , Chat Control , Privacy and Data Protection , Digital Euro - Right to Cash , eID , Net Neutrality , Platform Regulation , PNR , Transparency/Open Government , Surveillance , UN-Cybercrime-Convention , Data Retention , Whistleblowing

The new Austrian whistleblower protection bill leaves much to be desired. A recent press briefing held by Transparency International, Forum Informationsfreiheit and epicenter.works offered context and explained the bill’s considerable shortcomings and omissions. On 1st February the bill was debated…

Whistleblowing

At the start of the trial against security adviser Julian Hessenthaler, who played a key role in the making of the so-called Ibiza video1, 18 Austrian and international human rights organisations express their concern that his excessive criminal prosecution could – intentionally – have a deterring…

Privacy and Data Protection , Surveillance , Whistleblowing

Press mentions on this topic

Title Date Publication Publication details Type of publication Mentioned
04/14/2025 PULS24 Television yes
04/14/2025 PULS4 Television yes
04/12/2025 Ö1 Mittagsjournal Radio yes
04/12/2025 Ö1 Help Radio yes
04/12/2025 ORF Help Web yes
04/11/2025 Tiroler Tageszeitung S. 2 Print yes
04/10/2025 Tiroler Tageszeitung S. 10 Print yes
04/10/2025 Kleine Zeitung S. 7 Print yes
04/09/2025 Salzburger Nachrichten S. 3 Print yes
04/09/2025 meinbezirk.at Web yes

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05/08/2024 arstechnica.com Web no
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02/15/2024 EURACTIV.com Web no
02/12/2024 bnnbreaking.com Web no
02/12/2024 derstandard.at Web no
01/26/2024 krone.at Web no
01/25/2024 ORF Web no
01/18/2024 Netzpolitik.org Web no
01/09/2024 Netzpolitik.org Web no
01/05/2024 derstandard.at Web no