European Digital Rights

🦸🏾 How to become a #DigitalRights defender today: Do you share European Digital Rights's vision of a people-centred, democratic, digital future? Help us achieve it by considering a monthly donation: https://lnkd.in/gsJf29P ⚡️That's it! You're on your way to building a better digital future!

Have you seen EU's latest plan for #MassSurveillance & infringing on your #privacy?👀 If the #GoingDark group has its way, we will end up with: ⬆️more #DataRetention ❌#encryption backdoors 🤝state-industry in cahoots Read an overview by Statewatch➡️ https://lnkd.in/dvx5pTgE

🚨 This week, media reported about yet another Member of the European Parliament being targeted by #spyware - just two weeks before the #EuropeanElections took place. This isn't the first time EU lawmakers have been subjected to spyware attacks. In February 2024, Brussels was rocked by a major spyware scandal. Read about the Brussels spyware scandal & our call for a ban, from February 2024: https://lnkd.in/dTgr8wWD Such intrusions pose a serious threat to our #democracy. These attacks make it clear: ❌ no one is immune to intrusive #surveillance ❌ we need an EU-wide ban on spyware 🔔 MEPs being targeted by #spyware is alarming, but the alarm bells have been ringing for a long time - only to be ignored by EU decision-makers 🔕 Now, not only is the EU failing to protect its lawmakers, they’ve thrown journalists, activists & human rights defenders under the bus too. The newly elected and appointed EU lawmakers have the opportunity to champion democracy through a spyware ban ✊🏾 They have a choice - ✅ confront & act against the menace of #spyware to ensure our safety and the integrity of our democracy ❌ become the next targets of this #surveillance tech Read our op-ed, which asks: will the Brussels spyware scandal finally convince the EU to act? https://lnkd.in/g6h4fpb3

Council of Europe approved the world's first AI treaty in May, but there aren't many reasons to celebrate 🙅♀️ The treaty sought to protect #HumanRights, #democracy, & the #RuleOfLaw, but has fallen short of its goals ❌ Read more from @edri member @enablingNGOlaw ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ditr-mh5

Every day in our work, European Digital Rights challenges private and state actors who abuse their power to control or manipulate the public. Today, as #technology has weaved itself into the fabric of our lives and our societies, our mission has never been more relevant We want to build positive digital futures that centre people, the planet, and #democracy - we've put forward a manifesto that establishes our vision 🌿 ✊🏾 We demand approaches to regulating technology that are interwoven with #RuleOfLaw, #justice, the pillar of #SocialRights, and #sustainability matters. Read more about EDRi's legacy and vision from our Executive Director Claire Fernandez in The Parliament ⤵ https://lnkd.in/g6bmg7vb

Amidst skyrocketing industry lobbying and the far-right surge in Europe, civil society's agenda is key 🚨 On 1 October in Brussels, 30+ digital, social and climate justice organisations will open a dialogue with recently elected EU decision-makers at the #EUTechSociety Summit. Together, we will discuss tech's impact on democracy✊🏾, society 🌎 and the environment.🌱 ➡️ Check out the draft programme published today to learn what will drive the conversation: https://lnkd.in/g7eauDbc 💙 SOMO, EAPN - European Anti Poverty Network, European Environmental Bureau, Friends of the Earth Europe, Oxfam Intermón, Equinox: Racial Justice Initiative, Weaving Liberation, ILGA-Europe, Platform for Undocumented Migrants (PICUM), Front Line Defenders, Civil Liberties Union for Europe, Amnesty International, Access Now, European Center for Not-for-Profit Law Stichting, Privacy International, Bits of Freedom, Centre for Democracy & Technology Europe, Corporate Europe Observatory Wikimedia Europe BEUC - The European Consumer Organisation Danes je nov dan Corporate Europe Observatory, ARTICLE 19, Homo Digitalis, Open Future Foundation, Open Markets Institute, Right to Repair Europe, SHARE Fondacija, COMMUNIA, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), AI Now Institute, LobbyControl Aspiration

With her re-election as European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen laid out a mish-mash vision for the next 5 years. European Digital Rights urges lawmakers to prioritise fighting surveillance, Big Tech power and ensure tech works for people, planet and democracy. Read more about our demands: https://lnkd.in/drZ8bHGi

At European Digital Rights, we have been imagining positive digital futures ☀️ As our lives get increasingly more digitalised, we want to build a future where technology empowers people to flourish and thrive 💪🏽 How do we propose to do that? Read the blog to find out ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/d9JcG7Ar

As Members of the European Parliament are settling in groups and committee, and as Commissioners designate will get briefed, civil society is gearing up for another tough EU mandate. The continuous progression of far-right policies will make difficult any effort to achieve justice, consolidate democracy and civic space. Our way forward must lie in our ability to work beyond silos, to collectively build a world in which our digital lives are driven by care, justice and empowerment, not by the agenda of profit-seeking, surveillance, and endless consumption. This starts with civil society organisations and movements. On 1st October, we host a Tech & Society Summit to discuss our vision with EU decision-makers. More on European Digital Rights channels. Read our latest piece on Euronews: https://lnkd.in/ePbPdcjg

🤔 How can civil society and activists start to understand and contest #Europol's ever-expanding #surveillance powers, and EU's #securitisation agenda? Here's a new document pool that brings together all relevant resources 📚 Explore the docpool now⤵️ https://lnkd.in/dekX4pFn