Tag: European Parliament
Civil society to EU: don’t derail the Digital Services Act
The European Parliament must block suggestions to the EU Digital Services Act being negotiated that jeopardise human rights-centric platform governance.
EU takes minimal steps to regulate harmful AI systems, must go further to protect fundamental rights
The European Commission just launched its Regulation on a European approach for Artificial Intelligence. Unfortunately, the new proposal falls short of meeting the minimum requirements needed to safeguard human rights in the EU.
Looking tough, but hampering rights: civil society organisations say no to online Terrorism Regulation
Access Now, European Digital Rights (EDRi), Civil Liberties Union for Europe, and 58 other civil society organisations are urgently calling on Members of the European Parliament to reject the proposed Terrorism Regulation on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online.
Terrorist Content Regulation: the fight for fundamental rights isn’t over
Ahead of a meeting of shadow rapporteurs in the trilogue discussions on the EU Terrorist Content Regulation, we provide recommendations to ensure the final text remains in line with human rights standards.
European Parliament shows (again) its stance on Artificial Intelligence
The ongoing work on this topic signals both an awareness of the issues to be addressed and a commitment to address them. We hope to see regulatory initiatives turn “Trustworthy AI” into more than a slogan.
EU member states are watering down spyware regulation
Some EU member states are attempting to block curbs on the export of surveillance equipment to abusive regimes, threatening human rights around the world.
The European Parliament is fighting to strengthen the rules for surveillance trade
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.
Civil society coalition calls for stronger EU export controls of surveillance technologies with clear exemptions for security research
The coalition urges stronger safeguards for human rights in export control, as well as clear exemptions to protect security research.
End the Privacy Shield: Access Now urges the European Commission to suspend Privacy Shield due to changes in US policies
Our letter asks for suspension of the Privacy Shield agreement in light of developments in the United States that cast new doubt on its capacity for protecting Europeans’ rights.