European Digital Rights (EDRi)

On 21 October 2026, we celebrate the Global Encryption Day!

CPDP (“Computers, Privacy and Data Protection”) is a non-profit platform founded in 2007 by research groups at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, the Université de Namur, and Tilburg University, later joined by INRIA and the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems…

What has the EDRi network been up to over the past few weeks?

The EU’s Tech Sovereignty Package is supposed to jump-start Europe’s “sovereign AI” ambitions.

A sweeping change to Austria's administrative law would let authorities issue binding decisions using AI systems with no human ever reviewing the outcome.

A new report by ARTICLE 19 examines how the European Union is presiding over the most significant expansion of border surveillance in its history.

The Portuguese digital rights organisation and EDRi member D3 announces that it has brought four class actions lawsuits against Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube over the use of addictive design practices.

On 16 September, the European Commission presented the KIDS ACT, its plan for making online experiences safer for young people.

Over the past months, the European Commission's Digital Omnibus on Data has turned into a wider discussion about how much protection the data – and with it, the rights – of people in the EU should receive in the name of AI, innovation and competitiveness.

We’re excited to welcome you to #PrivacyCamp26 on 13 October, 2026 online and at La Tricoterie, Brussels.

What has the EDRi network been up to over the past few weeks?

Freedom not Fear (fnf) is an annual self-organised conference on privacy and digital rights.

At least 14 people in Serbia have been targeted with spyware since the beginning of 2026, according to new findings by EDRi member SHARE Foundation.

On 17 June, the European Parliament approved the new deportation law (called the “Return” Regulation) which aims to track undocumented people down and deport them from the EU in large numbers.

The ePrivacy framework limits commercial tracking and state access to communications.

An EU legislative proposal for a social media ban will be presented at the State of the European Union (SOTEU) annual address, but the tools which are pitched as “ready” and “privacy-preserving” fail on both counts.

The United States government has designated the Italian non-profit organisation Autistici/Inventati as a "Specially Designated Global Terrorist" for providing digital infrastructure to supposedly “violent far-left militants.”

EDRi member SHARE Foundation has confirmed that at least 14 people in Serbia were targeted with advanced spyware since the beginning of 2026 – the largest documented wave of such surveillance in the country to date.

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted on a derogation of the EU’s ePrivacy Directive for the third time in 4 months.

The European Commission is currently finalising negotiations with the Trump administration to conclude an “Enhanced Border Security Partnership” (EBSP) Framework Agreement allowing border control authorities to screen travellers against biometric databases

Privacy Camp hosts its 14th edition on 13 October 2026, in Brussels and online.

What has the EDRi network been up to over the past few weeks?

EDRi responded to the European Commission’s consultation on the Digital Fitness Check, emphasising the importance of the rights-based digital framework developed over the years.

The French Administrative Supreme Court ruled in favour of La Quadrature du Net, French Data Network (FDN), Franciliens.net and Fédération FDN by recognising that the Hadopi law’s surveillance system that aims to combat illegal files sharing breaches fund…

In November 2025, the European Commission presented the Digital Omnibus as a simplification package for EU digital rules.

Third reform in six years allocates €3 billion to controversial EU policing agency with the capacities to place everyone under surveillance.

Oxfam Ireland is hosting the Digital Rights and Equality Symposium on 21 October 2026 at O’Reilly Hall, University College Dublin.