Tag: EU
What happened with the CLOUD Act (and what comes next)
The poorly drafted CLOUD Act doesn’t have adequate privacy protections for people in the U.S. or other countries. What do we do now?
What the EU is getting wrong about the Internet of Things
There is no better time than right now to question the world that is being built around us, and as civil society, it is our duty to ask the hard questions, and make sure innovators have good answers before they proceed.
Europe is consulting stakeholders on cross-border access to e-evidence. Here’s what we told them.
The European Commission will soon introduce legislation on cross-border access to electronic evidence. That legislation must protect human rights.
EU: European Parliament must vote to stop surveillance equipment going to rights-abusing governments
European Parliament adopts strong position on surveillance export controls to protect human rights
Access Now condemns U.S. plan to repeal Net Neutrality rules
Repealing the rules would make the U.S. a global outlier on innovation and free expression.
In vote on ePrivacy, European Parliament confirms mandate to move reform forward
The Parliament chose to support users’ rights and now has a solid mandate to continue working on the ePrivacy Regulation.
Will the EU Parliament protect your rights in “ePrivacy” reform? You have a week to take action
Here’s the status of the reform process in Europe, and what you can do to ensure your rights are protected.
Access Now testimony before EESC on “Exchanging and Protecting Personal Data in a Globalized World”
When data travels, protection should travel with it. Easier said than done; in reality legal protections don’t travel with us, let alone our personal data.
Case study: Denmark and the failure of EU export controls
Denmark’s decision shows what’s rotten in the state of EU export controls.