Civil rights and liberties extend beyond borders: Germany’s highest Constitutional Court declares that the Federal Intelligence Service’s practice of worldwide mass surveillance is unconstitutional.

​We all want the freedom to go about our daily lives without being spied on.

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.

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

After an appeal by LDH against the transposition of the EU Directive on passenger name records, the Belgian Constitutional Court has decided to submit 10 prejudicial questions to the CJEU, reflecting the concerns raised by privacy advocates.

Last year, the EU Commission proposed making fingerprints on national identity cards mandatory.

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights will hear a legal challenge to the UK government’s bulk surveillance powers. The case is being brought by Liberty, Privacy International, Amnesty International...

BfV, Germany's domestic intelligence agency, will increase monitoring of the far-right opposition party Alternative for Germany (AfD) for suspected extremism. The Berlin government aims to avoid the spread of radical...

In the British town of Kent, local police gave up on the use of a computer software intended to predict where and when crimes would occur. Kent Police were the first to introduce the solution to the UK, back in 2013....

A new study on legal safeguards against bulk surveillance regimes urges for more judicial oversight in protecting civil rights. The study by technology thinktank Stiftung Neue Verantwortung argues that the recent...