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Call Centers or Contact Tracing Apps: Belgium's Unenviable Choice

The Belgium League of Human Rights (LDH), Liga voor Mensenrechten and the International federation for Human Rights (FIDH) have raised concerns about the contact tracking system being implemented by the federal government in the context of the pandemic.

Belgium , Digital privacy , database
May 14, 2020 • Belgian League of Human Rights
Joint Letter: Hungarian Government Decision To Limit GPDR Disproportionate and Unjustified

Liberties, the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union, and Access Now recommend that the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ask the EU Commission to launch an infringement procedure against Hungary.

Digital privacy , GDPR , #humanrightsundercorona
May 13, 2020 • LibertiesEU
Copyright Guidelines Need to Protect Users' Fundamental Rights

Liberties has submitted its opinion on the basic safeguards and principles for the implementation of the Copyright Directive to ensure free speech and privacy for users.

copyright , Commission , Digital privacy , Free Speech , #PolicyPapers , Advisory
May 13, 2020 • LibertiesEU
Our Freedoms Must be Guaranteed Under Measures to Fight Coronavirus

Health services are being stretched and tech solutions seem to be a good way to keep us safe from coronavirus, but we don't have to accept all limits to our freedom.

Spain , Digital privacy
April 23, 2020 • Rights International Spain
Joint civil society statement: States use of digital surveillance technologies to fight pandemic must respect human rights

The COVID-19 pandemic is a global public health emergency that requires a coordinated and large-scale response by governments worldwide.

Digital privacy
April 02, 2020 • LibertiesEU
Rights Organizations Warn about Unlawful Data Exploitation in Popular Apps

Liberties is leading a second outreach on the GDPR violations adtech industry is committing. Based on new evidence, Liberties members and partners are urging national data protection authorities to stop rights violations.

Digital privacy , FixAdTech , digital rights , data protection
March 04, 2020 • LibertiesEU
Digital Censorship in Spain: Closing Websites by Decree

The Royal Decree-Law 14/2019 of 31 October could limit online freedoms in Spain and is another regulation approved in reaction to a very specific situation, without a comprehensive analysis of all the areas it will affect.

Spain , Digital privacy
February 27, 2020 • Rights International Spain
Rights Violations: German Authorities Still Examining Asylum Seekers' Phones

A new study examines the data carrier evaluation of refugees by German authorities. The result: refugees are subject to second-class data protection.

refugees , Germany , Digital privacy
February 21, 2020 • Society for Civil Rights
Facial Recognition Surveillance Treats Everyone Like Suspects

Privacy is a fundamental right that belongs to each and every one of us. Governments aren’t allowed to violate it whenever it pleases them. If the authorities want to spy on someone, they should need to get permission to do so.

Digital privacy , mass surveillance , facial recognition , Artificial Intelligence
February 19, 2020 • LibertiesEU
EU Commission Embraces Remote Facial Recognition?

The latest version of the European Commission's white paper on AI does not specify a temporary ban on remote facial recognition.

Digital privacy , mass surveillance , Artificial Intelligence , European Commission
February 19, 2020 • LibertiesEU
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