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Who protects us from the police?
“The police keeps everything, about everyone, indefinitely. That is against the law,” an article by Follow the Money (FTM) headlined last month. It is one of many examples of the police disobeying the law. And, as FTM’s research shows, the police doesn’t do this by accident, but knowingly. A clear account of institutional arrogance.
NEW REPORT: Internet freedom classified as free in the Netherlands
Global internet freedom declined for the 14th consecutive year as conditions deteriorated in 27 countries and improved in 18 others, according to Freedom on the Net 2024: The Struggle for Trust Online. The report released on October 16, 2024 by Freedom House found that internet freedom in the Netherlands is free. It was the first time the country was covered by the index, with Bits of Freedom as its report author.
Victory! Dutch government does not support EU proposal undermining encryption
The Netherlands will not approve a European legislative proposal that would undermine the confidentiality of communications, partly because, according to the Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD), it poses too great a risk to our digital security. That’s fantastic news—for now, at least.
Telegram: a criminal service?
On August 24, Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested in France in connection with an ongoing investigation into child abuse material, drug
trafficking, fraud and ransomware. We are getting a lot of questions on the subject and are listing a few of our concerns.
Digital Services Act: an update
The Digital Services Act has been in effect for a while now: time to review.
Tech and Society summit – October 1st
Together with 39 European civil society organizations, we are organizing the “Tech and Society Summit” in Brussels on October 1.
Annual Report 2023: an eventful year
2023 was voor ons weer een bewogen jaar, waarin veel veranderingen, waar we zo hard voor hebben gepleit, zijn doorgevoerd. Het jaar stond onder meer in het teken van de nieuwe Europese rechten voor platformgebruikers, maar we hebben ook hard gewerkt aan het beïnvloeden van de AI-wetgeving, het beperken van overheidssurveillance en -censuur en het uitvoeren van eigen technisch onderzoek naar digitale misstanden. We vertellen je er graag meer over in ons jaarverslag. Eén ding is zeker: ons werk zit er nog lang niet op.
The importance of the judiciary
When both the legislative and the executive fail, the solution obviously is not to weaken the judiciary. By attempting to do so, the government basically says it will not be held accountable. A strong signal, as if we needed one, that in the coming years citizens might find themselves in desperate need of the court.
A privacy win! LinkedIn restricts ad targeting after our complaint
Good news: LinkedIn has abolished the targeting of ads based on users’ personally sensitive data on its platform! The platform did this after we complained about it in February.
Meta’s new AI plan: what will this mean for you?
Recently, Meta (company of Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp) announced that it wants to use posts and images from users to train AI models. What those AI models are supposed to do, and what your Facebook and Instagram posts have to do with it, remains rather vague. That’s why we urge you to object to the use of your posts; we’ll explain how.
Controversial CSAM proposal: do what’s needed now
The European legislators must drop the controversial CSAM-bill and really put the interests of children and young people first.
Coming soon: A civil society summit on tech, society, and the environment
We are excited to announce that together with EDRi and other civil society organisations we will be co-hosting the “Tech and Society Summit” this fall, 1 October 2024. This event aims to foster dialogue and debate between civil society and recently elected EU decision-makers, focusing on the intersection of technology, society, and the environment.
Monthly update on human rights & tech: March 2024
The Dutch government continues to struggle with algorithms, a DSA awareness campaign and more: a quick read through the most interesting developments at the intersection of human rights and technology from the Netherlands.
Overview of user rights Digital Services Act
We published a fact sheet listing the most important user rights in the Digital Services Act.
Monthly update on human rights & tech: February 2024
Internet freedom advocates, European media corporation takes on Big Tech ad kings, and the Dutch registry goes Canadian: a quick read through the most interesting developments at the intersection of human rights and technology from the Netherlands.