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Internal , Privacy and Data Protection , Net Neutrality , Government Spyware

This week, the final round of negotiations of the so called “UN Cybercrime Convention” has started. The content of the treaty seriously alarms us as a human rights NGO, so we once again travelled to New York to stop a potential agreement on this dangerous draft.

UN-Cybercrime-Convention , IT-Security , Privacy and Data Protection

For months, the Ministry of the Interior and the Office for the Protection of the Constitution have been calling for more options for monitoring messenger services such as Signal, Whatsapp, Telegram etc. By now, several supreme courts have categorised the interception of encrypted communication as a…

Government Spyware , Surveillance , Privacy and Data Protection

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

This letter on the European Health Data Space and the ELGA opt-out (Elektronische Gesundheitsakte – electronic health record) was sent to: Austrian Chancellor Nehammer, Vice-Chancellor Kogler, Minister of health Rauch, State Secretary for Digitization Tursky, the Austrian parliamentary party whip,…

Privacy and Data Protection

One single app to rent a hotel room, prove your age, your educational, financial or health certificates, or to access digital public and private services? Sounds convenient? Well, it is. But if done wrong, it will be equally easy for corporations, authorities or even bad actors to create highly…

Privacy and Data Protection , eID , Surveillance

The GDPR is five years old! This is well worth a drum roll because it marks the anniversary of a fairly uniform data protection standard in Europe. It is a Regulation and as such applicable in EU member states without the need for transposition into national law. And while its so-called “opening…

Privacy and Data Protection

The rapid speed at which digital technologies are becoming increasingly connected and penetrate all areas of life also requires constant adaptation of legal regulations. This development also extends to the fighting of crime. Despite existing regulations at the regional level (for example, the…

Government Spyware , Data Retention , Privacy and Data Protection , Surveillance , UN-Cybercrime-Convention

In a press conference held today, the European Commission has initiated the end of privacy and confidentiality of communications on the internet in Europe. The proposed new legislation would require hosting and messenger providers to search the content of their users for potentially illegal content…

Privacy and Data Protection

The European Union is about to redefine the ecodesign criteria for products in several legislative proposals, including the Sustainable Product Initiative, the Circular Electronics Initiative, and the Right to Repair. These proposals aim at extending the usage time of hardware and facilitating…

Privacy and Data Protection

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12/12/2024 Netzpolitik.org Web yes
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12/12/2024 contexte.com Web yes
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12/12/2024 derstandard.at Web yes
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