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Article European Court of Human Rights: secret surveillance in Poland violates citizens’ privacy rights According to the precedent judgment announced today by the European Court of Human Rights, the operational-control regime, the retention of communications data, and the secret-surveillance regime under the Anti-Terrorism Act in Poland violate the right to privacy. The activists from Poland’s… Text
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Article Panoptykon Foundation challenges the data retention regime in Poland: Telecom companies requested to delete activists’ data Panoptykon Foundation supports activists and attorney-at-law Artur Kula to demand four biggest telecom companies in Poland to delete data stored for the purpose of law enforcement in the last 12 months. They want to challenge the current unlawful data retention regime in Poland. Text
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Article Successful advocacy: the government declares no further extension of data retention obligation Data retention obligation will not be further extended in Polish law on electronic communication. However, the current, unlawful scope of telecommunication data retention remains unchanged. Our advocacy effort proved successful. Text
Article Polish law on “protecting the freedoms of social media users” will do exactly the opposite Polish government’s proposal for a new law on “protecting free speech of social media users” introduces data retention, a new, questionable definition of “unlawful content”, and an oversight body (Free Speech Council) that is likely to be politically compromised. In this context, “Surveillance and… Text
Article IGF 2020: Aiming for AI explainability: lessons from the field. Summary of the session AI systems will soon determine our rights and freedoms, shape our economic situation and physical wellbeing, affect market behaviour and natural environment. With the hype for ‘problem-solving’ AI, claims for (more) accountability in this field are gaining urgency. Summary of the IGF 2020 session:… Text
Report New report: To track or not to track? Towards privacy-friendly and sustainable online advertising Our new report: To Track or Not to Track? Towards Privacy-friendly and Sustainable Online Advertising shows that it’s actually possible to reform the ad tech industry without bankrupting online publishers. But in order to make that happen, EU policymakers must create a regulatory push by enforcing… Text
Article New Ad Tech class action: Oracle and Salesforce taken to court in the Netherlands Dutch Foundation The Privacy Collective has sued tech giants Oracle and Salesforce for their online advertising practices. In the Netherlands alone, these two companies are processing millions of people’s data in a manner that is not GDPR compliant. Panoptykon stands with The Privacy Collective in… Text
Article Our response in the EU consultations on the Digital Services Act In our submission to the DSA consultation, we propose a set of measures aimed at addresing the troubling societal and individual costs generated by business models of large online platforms. Text
Article Webinar “Privacy & Tracing Apps – Why Standards Matter” Katarzyna Szymielewicz participated in the Webinar “Privacy & Tracing Apps – Why Standards Matter” organized by Alexandra Geese (MEP). Recording now available via YouTube. Text
Article New report: Who (really) targets you? Facebook in Polish election campaigns Do Polish political parties microtarget voters? What is the role of Facebook? How to regulate (political) advertising? Read our new report — Who (really) targets you? Facebook in Polish election campaigns. Text
Report Black-Boxed Politics: Opacity is a Choice in AI Systems By Agata Foryciarz, Daniel Leufer and Katarzyna S Text
Article 10 Reasons Why Online Advertising is Broken The online advertising economy is not a win-win situation, despite what the ad industry claims. Here are 10 reasons why. Text