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algorithmwatch.org
The EU Spends Big on Border Tech — But Has No Idea What It Gets
Border Surveillance on the Move to Enforce Restrictive Measures
(When) Will AI Improve Women’s Health?
The AI Revolution Comes With the Exploitation of Gig Workers
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
bigbrotherwatch.org.uk
HUGE NEWS about live facial recognition
Rights and equalities groups condemn Police Scotland’s decision to continue introduction of live facial recognition surveillance
The Guardian – The Met’s use of facial recognition is unlawful, regulator says
EHRC Intervenes in Landmark Facial Recognition Case
Big Brother Watch responds to reports that the UK has dropped its demand for access to Apple users’ encrypted data
BBC – Wrongly accused of being a fraudster at a shop using facial recognition
“This doesn’t seem LEGAL”
Big Brother Watch leads joint letter to Met Commissioner on the use of live facial recognition at Notting Hill Carnival
The Register – Minority Report-style policing tool “deeply chilling”, campaigners say
The Guardian – Don’t use facial recognition at Notting Hill carnival, rights groups tell police
Your passport photo = police mugshot
City A.M. – Notting Hill Carnival: The Met is writing its own rules for live facial recognition
bitsoffreedom.nl
Press release: Bits of Freedom initiates summary proceedings against Meta in run-up to national elections
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
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
Enshittification (episode 500!)
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
digitalnisvobody.cz
Narušit šifrovanou komunikaci chce tentokrát Dánsko. Pomůže Česko zablokovat návrh?
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
edri.org
Denmark wants to break the Council deadlock on the CSA Regulation, but are they genuinely trying?
16 countries burned Poland’s bridges on the CSA Regulation: What now?
EDRi Annual Report 2024: Reinforcing digital rights and justice in uncertain times
CSA Regulation Document Pool
Public consultation on ”retention of data by service providers for criminal proceedings”. Answering guide for civil society organisations and individu[...]
#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
eff.org
Join Your Fellow Digital Rights Supporters for the EFF Awards on September 10!
Podcast Episode: Protecting Privacy in Your Brain
Fourth Amendment Victory: Michigan Supreme Court Reins in Digital Device Fishing Expeditions
Victory! Pen-Link's Police Tools Are Not Secret
Victory! Ninth Circuit Limits Intrusive DMCA Subpoenas
From Book Bans to Internet Bans: Wyoming Lets Parents Control the Whole State’s Access to The Internet
New Documents Show First Trump DOJ Worked With Congress to Amend Section 230
President Trump’s War on “Woke AI” Is a Civil Liberties Nightmare
🫥 Spotify Face Scans Are Just the Beginning | EFFector 37.10
Torture Victim’s Landmark Hacking Lawsuit Against Spyware Maker Can Proceed, Judge Rules
Podcast Episode: Separating AI Hope from AI Hype
Fake Clinics Quietly Edit Their Websites After Being Called Out on HIPAA Claims
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
EPIC Urges Colorado Lawmakers to Retain Protections for Coloradans in Landmark AI Law
EPIC and Many Other Civil Society Groups Oppose Stalkerware Executive’s Attempt to Escape Accountability from FTC Order
Sanity Prevails: Second Circuit Rules that Section 230 Doesn’t Protect Technology Company That Created “Defeat Devices” to Enable Clean Air Act Violat[...]
EPIC Joins Coalition to Urge the FTC to Investigate Grok “Spicy” Image Generator
Sixth Circuit Upholds FCC Data Breach Notification Rules
DC Circuit Affirms FCC Privacy Authorities in Location Data Action Against Sprint/T-Mobile
UPDATE: States Secure Injunction Against HHS Medicaid Data Sharing with DHS
Progressive Grocer: Grocery Technology Blamed for Price Gouging
PRIMETIMER: Experts ring alarm bells as YouTube rolls ‘creepy’ AI-age verification tool in the US
The Travel: U.S. Government To Investigate The TSA For Forcing Americans To Submit To Unconstitutional Rule That Goes Against Their Rights
irozhlas.cz-jancibulka
Nezletilí si mohou na Alza.cz koupit alkohol, věk ověří jen vyskakovací okno. ‚Nedostatečné,’ tvrdí inspekce
Statistický úřad zveřejnil kandidátní listiny. Ve sněmovních volbách se utká 26 uskupení
Digitalizační projekt za bezmála miliardu korun čelí kritice. ‚Hrozí kolaps‘ přípravy zákonů, varují úřady
Smyšlené oběti holokaustu a Ježíš z krevet. Facebook zaplavují příspěvky generované umělou inteligencí
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
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
Privacy International's submission on discrimination and the right to privacy
Privacy International's submission on Artificial Intelligence in counter-terrorism
Privacy International issues complaint to the UK regulator regarding the deployment of two algorithms for immigration purposes suspected of failing to[...]
PI alerts regulator about the use of algorithms by the UK Government and their impact on migrants
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
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. Condemns NYPD False Facial Recognition Arrest Of Innocent Black Man
A People's Handbook of Surveillance
S.T.O.P. Condemns Court Decision Granting DOGE Sweeping Surveillance Power
S.T.O.P. Condemns Adams’ NYCHA Surveillance Through Public Broadband
S.T.O.P., Morgan State University Release ‘People’s Handbook’ of NYC Surveillance
Do you have 3 minutes to make history?
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
themarkup.org
data journalism,
non-profit
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?
Turnitin charged colleges vastly different amounts to detect plagarism
State AI regulations safe after Senate strips moratorium from ‘big, beautiful bill’
uoou.gov.cz
Úřad pro ochranu osobních údajů (státní instituce)
Novým předsedou Úřadu je opět Mgr. Jiří Kaucký
Zahájena registrace na Privacy Days Praha 2025
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