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Austria Proposes Censorship Law to Ban Anonymous Online Comments

April 25, 2019 • by LibertiesEU

The draft law is intended to tackle hateful comments on online forums, but digital rights advocates and opposition politicians call it a direct attack on fundamental rights and the freedom of the internet.
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- privacy
- internet
- digital rights
- hate speech
- free speech
- censorship
- online
Privacy Win! Data Retention Law to Be Overhauled in Estonia

January 04, 2019 • by Estonian Human Rights Centre

After long-time pressure from the Estonian Human Rights Centre and others, the Estonian Ministry of Justice has drafted a proposal to amend the provisions of the Electronic Communications Act that require the retention of mass communications metadata.
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- privacy
- data retention
- CJEU
- Estonia
Romania May Be Using GDPR to Intimidate Journalists

November 27, 2018 • by Dollores Benezic, The Association for the Defense of Human Rights in Romania – the Helsinki Committee

The Romanian data protection authority has sent questions to journalists who authored an article on a corruption case, and has asked for information which could reveal the article’s sources.
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See Through the Chaos and Fake Danger

November 13, 2018 • by LibertiesEU

Authoritarians will create chaos and a constant sense of danger as an excuse to enact new laws, each one limiting your freedoms and civil liberties more than the last. They will disguise them as being for your protection, but they aren't.
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Facial Recognition Surveillance a Threat to Law-Abiding Citizens

September 21, 2018 • by Jonathan Day, LibertiesEU

The use of facial recognition surveillance is becoming widespread across Europe, and those who stand to lose the most are law-abiding citizens, not criminals.
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- privacy
- Germany
- big brother
- surveillance
- UK
- Berlin
- facial recognition
Dutch City Accidentally Leaks Personal Data 2,000 Citizens

August 28, 2018 • by Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten

The incident is yet another example of how the Dutch government is careless with its citizens' personal data.
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Dutch Privacy Watchdog Levies 48,000-Euro Fine on Bank

August 20, 2018 • by Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten

A Dutch privacy watchdog has fined Theodoor Gilissen Bankiers for violating privacy legislation.
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Shutdown Risk Profiling System, Groups Tell Dutch Government

August 07, 2018 • by Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten

The largest trade union of the Netherlands, FNV, joins a coalition of civil society organizations and individuals who are demanding the Dutch government put a stop to SyRI, a risk profile system.
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Dutch Tax Authority Violates Law by Processing Personal ID Numbers

August 06, 2018 • by Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten

The Tax and Customs Administration has no legal basis to use the citizen service number in the VAT identification number of self-employed persons. This practice must be stopped as soon as possible.
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New Round in Privacy Fight Between Dutch Railways and Passenger

July 25, 2018 • by Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten

A train passenger has submitted an enforcement request to the Dutch Data Protection Authority, because he argues that Dutch Railways (NS) violates the privacy of train passengers.
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