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The EU AI Act proposal: a timeline

12 Jul 2022

A summary of our proposed amendments to the draft EU AI Act and a timeline of our related commentary and recommendations.

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The EU AI Act proposal: a timeline
12 Jul 2022
The EU AI Act proposal: a timeline
Save GDPR

Four years of slow enforcement: a new EU law will save the GDPR

12 Jul 2022

Access Now’s new report explains how the European Commission can save the GDPR — by introducing a supporting legislative act to bolster its application.

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Four years of slow enforcement: a new EU law will save the GDPR
12 Jul 2022
Four years of slow enforcement: a new EU law will save the GDPR
ITFlows artificial intelligence

The EU AI Act: How to (truly) protect people on the move

12 May 2022

The EU AI Act is supposed to protect the rights of everyone impacted by AI systems. But it ignores the systems impacting people on the move. Here are three steps policymakers can take to fix that problem.

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The EU AI Act: How to (truly) protect people on the move
12 May 2022
The EU AI Act: How to (truly) protect people on the move
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The best and the worst in 2022: data protection laws across the world

27 Jan 2022

On Data Protection Day, Access Now reviews the countries with some of the best and worst data protection laws in 2022.

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The best and the worst in 2022: data protection laws across the world
27 Jan 2022
The best and the worst in 2022: data protection laws across the world
European Ombudsman surveillance

It’s time for the European Commission to dismantle disinformation

23 Nov 2021

Access Now, Liberties, and EDRi are calling on the European Commission to effectively minimize the negative impact of disinformation sweeping Europe.

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It’s time for the European Commission to dismantle disinformation
23 Nov 2021
It’s time for the European Commission to dismantle disinformation
The EU must hold VLOPs accountable

Where the EU’s DSA is heading — and where it needs to go

27 Oct 2021

We look at the EU’s introduction of the DSA, how the negotiations have progressed, and where we need to go from here to safeguard human rights. 

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Where the EU’s DSA is heading — and where it needs to go
27 Oct 2021
Where the EU’s DSA is heading — and where it needs to go
European Ombudsman surveillance

EU facilitates surveillance: Access Now, PI demand an investigation

18 Oct 2021

Access Now is calling on  the European Ombudsman to open an inquiry into EU institutions’ failure to respect human rights when transferring surveillance tools abroad.

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EU facilitates surveillance: Access Now, PI demand an investigation
18 Oct 2021
EU facilitates surveillance: Access Now, PI demand an investigation
European Ombudsman surveillance

Was Passenger Name Record data exploited to kidnap Belarusian journalist? Access Now calls for EU investigation

6 Oct 2021

Access Now is still waiting for a sufficient outcome to whether passenger data disclosure aided the grounding of Ryanair flight FR4978 carrying journalist Raman Pratasevich and Sofia Sapega.

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Was Passenger Name Record data exploited to kidnap Belarusian journalist? Access Now calls for EU investigation
6 Oct 2021
Was Passenger Name Record data exploited to kidnap Belarusian journalist? Access Now calls for EU investigation
The EU must hold VLOPs accountable

Civil society to EU: don’t derail the Digital Services Act

29 Sep 2021

The European Parliament must block suggestions to the EU Digital Services Act being negotiated that jeopardise human rights-centric platform governance.

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Civil society to EU: don’t derail the Digital Services Act
29 Sep 2021
Civil society to EU: don’t derail the Digital Services Act

Ireland fails to enforce EU law against Big Tech

13 Sep 2021
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Ireland fails to enforce EU law against Big Tech
13 Sep 2021
Ireland fails to enforce EU law against Big Tech