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algorithmwatch.org
Infrastructure or Intrusion? Europe’s Conflicted Data Center Expansion
Open call to apply for AlgorithmWatch’s reporting fellowship on AI and power
New Data Access rules are here – but will they work in practice?
Biometric anti-queer hostility in Hungary: Petition calls on EU Commission to fully ban face recognition
Scams and Shadow Workers: A Black Market is Selling European Accounts for AI Training
Algorithmic discrimination: New reporting form to collect cases
“Risks come not just from technology” – Input to the EU on systemic risks and the DSA
Spanish National Police Halts Veripol, Its Flagship AI To Detect False Reports
Algorithmic Policing: When Predicting Means Presuming Guilty
Automating Injustice: “Predictive” policing in Germany
bigbrotherwatch.org.uk
Campaigners reveal “Skyrocketing” increase in police facial recognition searches of passport and immigration databases
Your photo on a police facial recognition database
The Telegraph – Conservative politicians demand investigation into Government spy unit
BBC – Anti-knife crime activist misidentified by facial recognition
The Standard – Think digital IDs seem harmless? This is why you’re wrong
The i Paper – New “error-riddled” AI tool to be used by the Home Office
The Guardian – Big Brother concerns over new online safety laws
LabourList – ‘Labour can’t ignore the Online Safety Act’s harms ‒ it must act to fix them’
The Telegraph – Secretive government unit monitoring “two-tier policing” criticism, damning evidence reveals
LBC – When cameras take over policing, innocent people pay the price
Metropolitan Police plan to double their use of live facial recognition technology
Metro – Met Police to double facial recognition deployments despite privacy concerns
bitsoffreedom.nl
Annual report 2024: the last year when we were reliant on American tech?
Our dependence on Big Tech is no coincidence
Call to the Dutch government: prioritize the democratic rule of law, our freedom, security and digital autonomy
WhatsApp will start showing ads, switch to Signal
Stop Big Tech’s illusion of choice
Online platforms continue to use manipulative design regardless of legislation
We would like to introduce: Zarlasht Zia
Pushing back against datafication of our bodies
Home visits from the police are not just a problem for the activist
Yes! The current system of online advertising has been ruled illegal
Only social algorithms in the social domain
We are not at the mercy of Big Tech
blog.lukaszolejnik.com
Wave of seed Phrase theft via malicious Firefox browser extensions
Playing with Model Context Protocol and local Large Language Models for privacy engineering
Online inference with LLMs is a security and privacy risk
Prompt Injection and Mode Drift in Qwen3 - a security analysis
Google won’t kill third-party cookies after all
Blockchain and data protection (GDPR)
Reducing fingerprinting risk of Accept-Language browser header
Fixing web browser history leaks
Web Privacy Then and Now - 10 years after my Ph.D.
Pseudonymisation - the critical and the most exciting thing in data protection
Bypassing State app censorship or blockades with PWAs
Filling social media with indistinguishable AI-bots is illegal with EU AI Act
craphound.com
Nimby and the D-Hoppers CONCLUSION
Nimby and the D-Hoppers
Why I don’t like AI art
There were always enshittifiers
With Great Power Came No Responsibility: How Enshittification Conquered the 21st Century and How We Can Overthrow It
Picks and Shovels virtual launch with Yanis Varoufakis and David Moscrop, presented by Jacobin
MLMs are the mirror-world version of community organizing
Announcing the Picks and Shovels book tour
Canada shouldn’t retaliate with US tariffs
The Weight of a Feather (The Weight of a Heart)
Enshittification isn’t caused by venture capital
Picks and Shovels Chapter One
digitalnisvobody.cz
Konec rozpoznávání tváří na Letišti Václava Havla? Mělo k němu dojít už před půl rokem
Automatizované rozpoznávání tváří „konečně“ v Evropě
Vnitro chce rozpoznávat tváře bez patřičných pravidel a kontroly. Vyzýváme Senát k zamítnutí návrhu
Rodina a digisvět: registrujte se na seminář či rodičovské setkání
7 let s GDPR. Jak bylo a co čekat?
Pomocí soudů čistíme zdravotní registry od dat, které v nich nemají co dělat. Přidejte se
TZ: Plošné uchovávání dat o elektronické komunikaci v Česku je nelegální, uznal soud
Dvacáté Ceny Velkého bratra se blíží
TZ: Základní služby musí být dostupné offline. V dopise to žádají stovky evropských organizací a vědců
Hotovost a off-line opět trendem v médiích
edri.org
#PrivacyCamp25: The draft programme is out now
One year of the AI Act: What’s the political and legal landscape now?
Civil society files joint DSA complaint against X for targeting people with ads using their sensitive personal data
#PrivacyCamp25: Registrations open and call for sessions deadline!
EDRi-gram, 10 July 2025
New research shows online platforms use manipulative design to influence users towards harmful choices
A missed opportunity for enforcement: what the final GDPR Procedural Regulation could cost us
Open letter: European Commission must champion the AI Act amidst simplification pressure
Undermining the GDPR through ‘simplification’: EDRi pushes back against dangerous deregulation
#PrivacyCamp25: Call for Sessions open
EDRi-gram, 25 June 2025
Joint civil society response to the Commission’s call for evidence: Impact assessment on data retention by service providers for criminal proceedings
eff.org
EFF to Court: Chatbot Output Can Reflect Human Expression
No Walled Gardens. No Gilded Cages.
Blocking Access to Harmful Content Will Not Protect Children Online, No Matter How Many Times UK Politicians Say So
EFF at the Las Vegas Security Conferences
Digital Rights Are Everyone’s Business, and Yours Can Join the Fight!
Data Brokers Are Ignoring Privacy Law. We Deserve Better.
No, the UK’s Online Safety Act Doesn’t Make Children Safer Online
TechEd Collab: Building Community in Arizona Around Tech Awareness
Amazon Ring Is Back in the Mass Surveillance Game | EFFector 37.9
Podcast Episode: Smashing the Tech Oligarchy
Ryanair’s CFAA Claim Against Booking.com Has Nothing To Do with Actual Hacking
You Went to a Drag Show—Now the State of Florida Wants Your Name
en.panoptykon.org
6 years in court fighting against arbitrary censorship. What about user empowerment promised by the DSA?
Panoptykon Foundation challenges the data retention regime in Poland: Telecom companies requested to delete activists’ data
New privacy policy
European Court of Human Rights: secret surveillance in Poland violates citizens’ privacy rights
Win against Facebook. Giant not allowed to censor content at will
Algorithms of Trauma 2. How Facebook Feeds on Your Fears
Anxious about your health? Facebook won’t let you forget
Polish Senate calls Pegasus illegal and demands scrutiny over secret services
Scroll more, sleep less. A Black Mirror-inspired truck in Warsaw advertises a disturbing social network... that doesn’t exist
One Act to Rule Them All
epic.org
Biometric Update: Clash over TSA biometric expansion heats up as privacy bill derailed in senate
The Record: Jury ‘sends a message’ on app privacy in ruling against Meta
Thmey Thmey: Facing outcry over data breach, Facebook again overhauls privacy settings
Californians Deserve Better than Newsom’s ‘DOGE but Better’
PYMNTS: Senate Subcommittee Tries to Revive Push For a Federal Privacy Law
Biometric Update: There’s a national reckoning in the US on data brokers and digital rights
Ars Technica: YouTube’s selfie collection, AI age checks are concerning, privacy experts say
Broadband Breakfast: Experts Warn Congress of ‘Surveillance Pricing’ Fueled by Lax Privacy Laws
Project Dystopia: How a Little-Known Non-Profit Has New Orleans Considering Mass, Real-Time Facial Recognition Surveillance
Lake County News: Officials warn of Lake County residents’ information being given to Immigration and Customs Enforcement
irozhlas.cz-jancibulka
Hráči Call of Duty čelí hackerům. Útoky v prostředí starších online her budou přibývat
Najdete chybu ve stavebním řízení? Můžete si říct o odměnu. Místní rozvoj spouští bug bounty
Vnitro roky vyvíjí systém za téměř miliardu. Před plným startem už ho plánuje za stovky milionů předělat
Pomáhá vám při seznamování AI? Aplikace sbírají citlivé údaje, nesdělujte jim všechno, radí Antivirus
Infostealery v akci: Jak hackeři kradou hesla a jak si ochránit počítač?
‚Kam to bude?‘ ptá se umělá inteligence. V některých obcích řeší dopravní chudobu inovativně
Nelegální bitcoin, co to je? Zkusit vyprat největší kryptoměnu na světě je extrémně obtížné
Zprávy na sociálních sítích nemusí být soukromé. Není od věci používat přezdívku, radí Antivirus
Za slevy zaplatíte ztrátou soukromí. Obchodníci sbírají údaje o vašich nákupech a poloze, varuje Antivirus
Obchodní řetězce trápí úniky dat zákazníků, popisuje Antivirus. Jak bezpečně nakupovat online?
Bez adres a jmen. Poslanci navrhují z plánovaného eTuristy vyškrtnout sledování ubytovaných lidí
Za nápis na mikině roční vyšetřování. Bylo příliš intenzivní, mělo skončit dříve, shodují se experti
laquadrature.net
French Administrative Supreme Court illegitimately buries the debate over internet censorship law
Predictive Policing in France: Against opacity and discrimination, the need for a ban
Algorithmic videosurveillance is spreading in Europe, let’s fight back together!
Simplification’ law: stop the data center boom!
« Simplification » Bill: a denial of democracy to impose giant data centers in France
All-out mobilization against the French “war-on-drugs” law
AI Action Summit: Accelerating, whatever the cost
Launch of the Hiatus Coalition, to Resist AI and its World
Justice finally finds Briefcam unlawful
We’re leaving Twitter…
privacyinternational.org
Revealed: “Skyrocketing” scale of UK police's Secret Facial Recognition Searches of Passport and Immigration Databases
Why Privacy Matters in Schools
Why Privacy Matters to Workers
Why Privacy Matters to Sports Fans
Why Privacy Matters to People with Disabilities
Why Privacy Matters to Migrants and People on the Move
Why Privacy Matters to Protestors
Update: Our case against UK Government's secret surveillance orders to be heard in 2026
Do early steps into agentic AI respect our needs for privacy and security?
Meta and Yandex break security to save their business model
publicknowledge.org
NGO,
US-based
Emerging Tech 2025
New Public Knowledge Paper Outlines How To Design a Digital Regulator To Enhance Competition, Protect Consumers
Public Knowledge Responds To Mark Meador’s FTC Confirmation
Building a Better Big Tech Mouse Trap: Designing the Digital Platform Commission
The Mysterious Case of the Chair of the F(icticious) C(haos) C(lub)
Privileged Conversations | April 2025
Slowing BEAD to Speed Up Satellites: Evaluating Trade-Offs in Rural Connectivity
The People’s Party | April 3
The Fight for Digital Inclusion: Digital Navigators Push for Funding Connectivity
Public Knowledge Condemns Trump’s Lawless Attack on FTC Independence
stopspying.org
S.T.O.P., Surveillance Technology Oversight Project,
ngo, usa-based
S.T.O.P., Morgan State University Release ‘People’s Handbook’ of NYC Surveillance
S.T.O.P. Condemns Trump AI Action Plan as ‘Big Tech Bailout’
S.T.O.P. Condemns Adams’ Citizen Crowdsourced Surveillance Partnership
Anti-Surveillance Summer 2025 Reading!
Summer 2025 Intern Newsletter
S.T.O.P. Condemns NYPD ‘Cartoon Cop’ Drones
S.T.O.P. Condemns Trump Database Tracking U.S. Citizens
S.T.O.P. Condemns ICE Real-Time Facial Recognition App
Major win for NY gov transparency!
S.T.O.P. Condemns Adams’ Protest Mask Ban
S.T.O.P. Condemns Escalating Federal, Police Surveillance Of LA Protests
Abortion surveillance on the road
themarkup.org
data journalism,
non-profit
How California sent residents’ personal health data to LinkedIn
Kids should avoid AI companion bots—under force of law, assessment says
After Markup investigation, LinkedIn and Google face lawsuit alleging improper access to health data
The Markup named Sigma Award finalist
Congress moves to cut off states' AI regulations
The NYC Algorithm Deciding Which Families Are Under Watch for Child Abuse
House bill targets loopholes that let car insurance companies charge more in Black neighborhoods
This is how you stop data trackers from sucking up your health data
We caught 4 more states sharing personal health data with Big Tech
California police are illegally sharing license plate data with ICE and Border Patrol
House lawmakers demand answers from California health exchange on sending data to LinkedIn
California colleges spend millions to catch plagiarism and AI. Is the faulty tech worth it?
uoou.gov.cz
Úřad pro ochranu osobních údajů (státní instituce)
Senát zvolil kandidáta na nového předsedu Úřadu pro ochranu osobních údajů
Cílené úpravy GDPR: EDPB & EDPS vítají zjednodušení povinností při vedení záznamů o činnostech zpracování a žádají další vyjasnění
Cílené úpravy GDPR: EDPB & EDPS vítají zjednodušení povinností při vedení záznamů o činnostech zpracování a žádají další vyjasnění
EDPB zveřejňuje Pokyny k předávání údajů orgánům třetích zemí a školicí materiály SPE o umělé inteligenci (AI) a ochraně údajů
EDPB zveřejňuje Pokyny k předávání údajů orgánům třetích zemí a školicí materiály SPE o umělé inteligenci (AI) a ochraně údajů
Seminář ke kamerovým systémům ve školách zaznamenal rekord v historii Úřadu. Přihlásilo se 900 účastníků
Seminář ke kamerovým systémům ve školách zaznamenal rekord v historii Úřadu. Přihlásilo se 900 účastníků
25 let chráníme vaše soukromí – Úřad pro ochranu osobních údajů slaví čtvrtstoletí své existence
25 let chráníme vaše soukromí – Úřad pro ochranu osobních údajů slaví čtvrtstoletí své existence
GDPR chrání osobní údaje už 7 let
V Praze proběhla bilaterální jednání s delegací předsedkyně slovenského Úradu na ochranu osobných údajov
V Praze probíhají bilaterální jednání s delegací předsedkyně slovenského Úradu na ochranu osobných údajov