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Top Belgian Court to Submit 10 Questions to the CJEU On Privacy Related Legislation

October 24, 2019 • by Camille Van Durme, Belgian League of Human Rights

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.
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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
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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Rights Groups Sue Dutch State for Profiling Citizens

February 21, 2018 • by Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten

The Dutch government has been using a risk profiling system that collects and analyzes citizens' data on a massive scale, all without their knowledge.
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Polish Government Puts NGOs Under Surveillance

August 31, 2017 • by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

Liberties member the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights and the Helsinki Committee in Poland expressed their utmost concern over the government's surveillance of non-governmental organizations.
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Privacy and Data Protection: Here's What Liberties Is Doing to Protect You

July 26, 2017 • by LibertiesEU

We constantly share information and leave traces of ourselves online. And while the benefits are unquestionable, so too are the risks. Here's what Liberties is doing to improve the protection of our privacy.
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- data protection
- privacy
- internet
- EU
- surveillance
NGOs Tell EU & Member States to Reassess Surveillance Tech Exports

July 24, 2017 • by Antonella Napolitano, Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

Following the alarming evidence that EU-made electronic surveillance equipment is still being exported to authoritarian countries around the world, an international network of NGOs urges the EU to comply with its human rights obligations.
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NGOs: No More Surveillance Technologies for Authoritarian Governments!

July 14, 2017 • by Ilaria Giacomi, Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

The export of surveillance equipment is becoming big business for Italian and international companies - business that puts activists and journalists working under authoritarian regimes in harm's way.
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- Italy
- surveillance
- NGOs
Hacking Legislation Must Be Amended, Privacy Groups Tell Italian Lawmakers

June 07, 2017 • by Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

A new bill currently under consideration in Parliament includes regulations on government-sponsored hacking, but watchdogs say the language needs changing to protect citizens' right to privacy.
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- privacy
- Italy
- surveillance
- hacking

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