5/7 On Friday at 8:45, find EDRi’s @npub127ks...8d7f at the panel: “The World Is Watching – Us Lawyers?” This session will explore the role of lawyers in granting access to justice, necessary limits of surveillance and imposed duties in the interest of preserving the rule of law. 🔗 More info:

CPDP Conference 2026

The World Is Watching – Us Lawyers? - CPDP Conference 2026

1/7 The EU's leading interdisciplinary forum for legal, regulatory and academic debates on technological development and the digital society is happening now @npub1l7hd...pwl6 📍 Come visit our booth and discover more about our work. And don’t forget to save the date for some key sessions! ⤵️

1/2 🇸🇪 Today, the Swedish Parliament is voting on a dangerous bill that expands the scope of sx work criminalisation to online platforms and third-parties facilitating sex work 🚨 Not only will this make sx workers less safe by pushing them into more dangerous environments, it also massively effects their #DigitalRights. Together, European Sex Workers Rights' Alliance and Red Umbrella Sweden are calling on the Swedish Parliament to reject this misguided proposal ➡️ https://www.eswalliance.org/open_letter_sweden_must_reject_the_expansion_of_sex_work_criminalisation_protect_rights_not_repression

Members of European Parliament vote on the Europol reform report tomorrow. 🗳️ The #ProtectNotSurveil position paper explains why MEPs should VOTE AGAINST! ❌

European Digital Rights (EDRi)

Protect Not Surveil position paper: Stop Europol’s expanding digital surveillance against migrants! - European Digital Rights (EDRi)

The Protect Not Surveil coalition published its position paper on the newest Europol reform today. The Europol reform must be rejected.

🚨 EDRi and 107 civil society organisations, academics, companies, trade and other experts have expressed grave concerns about the proposals to reopen the General Data Protection Regulation #GDPR 📩 Today, we collectively sent a letter to the European Commission, calling on them to protect people’s rights and dignity in a data-driven world by: ❌ rejecting any reopening of the GDPR ✊🏾 reaffirming the GDPR as the cornerstone of EU’s digital law. Read the open letter ⤵️

European Digital Rights (EDRi)

Reopening the GDPR is a threat - European Digital Rights (EDRi)

We are calling on the EU Commission to protect people’s rights and dignity in a data-driven world by reaffirming the GDPR.

The European Parliament votes on its report about the planned expansion of surveillance powers for #Europol on Tuesday. * It fails to protect migrants or reduce border deaths. * Is a power grab by Europol. * It criminalises migrants and solidarity organisers. We call on MEPs to vote against!

EU AI | Protect Not Surveil

#ProtectNotSurveil

European Parliament LIBE committee votes on the #Europol report next week. MEPs 👏 must 👏 vote 👏 against! 🐎 It is a Trojan horse for surveillance disguised as „anti-smuggling“ 💰 It would expand the budget for a problematic agency The EU must take responsibility for forcing migrants into life-threatening situations, change its hostile border & migration policies, and reject the expansion of Europol’s digital surveillance powers. Share the #ProtectNotSurveil paper now:

EU AI | Protect Not Surveil

Habemus #EDRigram 💨 ⚖️ EDRi member @npub1jv7p...y0tn wins #DataRetention dispute in the Czech Republic 💬 We challenge techno-solutionist narratives in #DigitalSurveillance 📝 How #DigitalTrade is the new frontline in the fight for our rights Read about this and more in the latest edition: ⤵️

European Digital Rights (EDRi)

EDRi-gram, 7 May 2025 - European Digital Rights (EDRi)

What has the EDRis network been up to over the past two weeks? Find out the latest digital rights news in our bi-weekly newsletter.

🚨 Hungary’s new #BiometricSurveillance laws violate the EU #AIAct 🚨 The expansion of the use of #FacialRecognition technology in Hungary is incredibly concerning. The government plans to use it to track and identify people attending banned protests, such as #BudapestPride, and for minor infractions. The EU must act urgently to protect our #FundamentalRights ✊🏽 Read our full analysis with @npub1gqyj...gvf8, Hungarian Civil Liberties Union, and Civil Liberties Union for Europe ⤵️

European Digital Rights (EDRi)

Hungary’s new biometric surveillance laws violate the AI Act - European Digital Rights (EDRi)

Such use of this technology risks discouraging people from exercising their fundamental rights undermining their trust in democracy.

📅 On 13 May, EDRi’s Head of Policy @npub1x733...mg0r Jakubowska will join the Politico AI & Tech Summit as a speaker in the panel “Innovation and regulation: Striking the sweet spot?”. 👉🏾 Ella will discuss the future of AI governance alongside Kilian Gross, Dariusz Standerski, and Jan Wittrodt. 🔗 Apply to attend in person or register to watch it online here:

AI & Tech Summit 2025 – POLITICO