Sweden Passes Law Allowing Police to Hack People’s Computers Drew Wilson | March 4, 2020 Sweden has recently passed a law that allows police to hack into people’s computers. Digital rights advocates are not thrilled with the development.
Tinder Faces GDPR Probe Following Personal Information Revelations Drew Wilson | February 11, 2020 Do dating services properly handle your personal information? That’s a big question GDPR regulators are trying to answer as they probe Tinder.
GDPR Proves Success After Reported Security Incidences Tops 160,000 Drew Wilson | February 1, 2020 European regulators have received reports over over 160,000 security incidences. It’s yet more proof that the GDPR laws are working.
Digital Rights Organizations Push for User Rights in Article 17 Drew Wilson | January 20, 2020 Europe is holding hearings about the implementation of Article 17 (censorship machines). Digital rights organizations are pushing for rights.
Constitutional Court Declares Austrian Hacking Law Unconstitutional Drew Wilson | December 26, 2019 An Austrian law that allowed police to upload malicious software to targets computers has been declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court.
EDRI Warns France Against Adoption of the Avia Hate Speech Law Drew Wilson | December 7, 2019 The Avia Law in France has received a lot of criticism. EDRI has gotten the chance to weigh in, saying that they, too, disapprove of the law.
UK Data Breach Notifications Quadruple Under GDPR Laws Drew Wilson | June 1, 2019 The roaring success of Europe’s GDPR laws is continuing to pay dividends to users. Breach notifications in the UK have quadrupled.
Day 8 of Article 13 Passage: EU Rejects Germany’s Blanket License Idea Drew Wilson | April 3, 2019 Germany has said that it will create a blanket license for the Internet. Unfortunately, EU officials have quickly struck that down, demanding filters.
EU Commission Retracts Attack Piece on European’s Drew Wilson | February 20, 2019 The EU Commission attacked European’s as mobs and examples of fake “activism”. Now, they have retracted that article saying that their attack is being misunderstood.
Digital Rights Advocates Slam Latest Version of Article 11 and Article 13 Drew Wilson | February 14, 2019 After the passage of Europe’s article 11 and article 13, digital rights advocates have slammed the directive, saying it is the worst version yet.
