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The Do’s and Döners of Democracy: Speechbag - Episode 6

​You can find great things in Germany. Cars, kebabs, democracy. Privacy is a pretty big deal too. Can Germany make privacy a big deal for the rest of Europe?

Germany , right to privacy , Artificial Intelligence , technology
July 02, 2020 • LibertiesEU
Germany Assumes EU Presidency at Critical Juncture for Our Rights and Democracy

Germany gets to set the upcoming agenda for the EU Council, and we have a number of things we’d like them to work on in order to build a stronger, more democratic European community.

Germany , right to privacy , Artificial Intelligence , shrinking space , #PolicyPapers , PolicyPapers , Advisory
July 02, 2020 • LibertiesEU
How Much Is Your Privacy Worth?

Being tracked everywhere you go — creepy or necessary?

right to privacy , #humanrightsundercorona
June 15, 2020 • LibertiesEU
Liberties Network Launches Campaign to Get Impact Analyses of Covid-19 Tracing Apps in 9 EU Countries

Liberties members in 9 EU countries filed Freedom of Information requests to their national authorities regarding the new contact-tracing, symptom-tracking and quarantine-enforcing applications introduced to control the spread of Covid-19.

right to privacy , #humanrightsundercorona , digital rights , Digital privacy , #trackthetrackers
June 08, 2020 • LibertiesEU
Here's How We Use Our Rights to Get Our Freedoms Back After Corona

Many of us are OK with letting the government pause our freedoms temporarily, so long as this helps to stop the spread of coronavirus. But human rights also give us the tools to get our liberties back as soon as restrictions are no longer needed.

health , state of emergency , right to privacy , Hungary , Italy , freedom of assembly
March 30, 2020 • LibertiesEU
Top Belgian Court to Submit 10 Questions to the CJEU On Privacy Related Legislation

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.

Belgium , right to privacy , Data , Surveillance , data collection
October 24, 2019 • Belgian League of Human Rights
Italy to Store Phone & Web Data for 6 Years - a Grave Threat to Privacy

Italy's new data retention law authorises the storage of phone and web data for up to 6 years, far beyond the timeframe allowed under the previous regulation.

data retention , right to privacy , Italy , Cild
November 20, 2017 • Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights
Businesses Must Respect Rights: Romania ECHR Case Strengthens Workers' Privacy Rights

Romania violated Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights by allowing a worker to be fired for using company internet for personal communication.

ECHR , European Court of Human Rights , Romania , right to privacy
September 15, 2017 • The Association for the Defense of Human Rights in Romania – the Helsinki Committee
Polish Police Target Opposition Politicians and NGO Activists

According to media reports, during recent anti-government demonstrations against judicial reforms in Poland, the police reportedly mounted surveillance of an opposition politician and two NGO activists. The Helsinki...

police , right to privacy , freedom of speech
August 11, 2017 • Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights
Facebook Photo of Two Young Lithuanian Men Kissing Reaches ECtHR

The two young men who shared a kiss on Facebook and became targets for hate speech did not receive any help from Lithuanian law enforcement officials - now their case has reached Strasbourg.

Lithuania , discrimination , right to privacy , ECtHR , LGBT
July 28, 2017 • Human Rights Monitoring Institute
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