CPDP Panel Photo: Isabelle Pérignon isabelle (European Commission), Linn Høgåsen (Forbrukerrådet), Felix H. (Mastodon) and Vid Logar (independent expert)
Article Panoptykon at CPDP 2026: Fair, sovereign and authentically personalised. A benchmark for digital services made in Europe Panoptykon will be present at the CPDP conference in Brussels this season with a panel on digital fairness and consumer empowerment. Panoptykon’s president Katarzyna Szymielewicz will lead the discussion featuring DG Justice and Norwegian Consumer Council. Text
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Report ‘Democracy on Wiretap’ Report Spyware today is one of the most significant threats to democracy, human rights, and cybersecurity in the European Union and worldwide. Text
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Article DSA vs. Reality: Are children safer online? What needs to be done to make social media a safer space for people of all ages? Text
Article GDPR – no major changes in Panoptykon From May 25th the new General Data Protection Regulation will come fully into force. From Panoptykon’s point of view it is a change for the better. The GDPR is the outcome of the legislative process which we were engaged in from the very beginning (already when the European Commission announced the… Text
Article Social media and how to reclaim your privacy With the recent revelations of the invasion of users' privacy and misuse of personal data from the likes of companies such as Facebook, it is inevitable that we, the consumers, are worried. And since these activities seem to be a trend lately, we absolutely should be. A majority of people use… Text
Report Digital propaganda or 'normal' political polarization? Case study of political debate on Polish Twitter We are right to be worried about the polarization of public debate, the rise of populism and digital propaganda. It also goes without saying that social media have a growing impact on our politics and society. However, one should be cautious not to confuse observations with explanations. Text
Article Monologue of the Algorithm: how Facebook turns users data into its profit. Video explained Does Facebook identify and manipulate your feelings? Is it able to recognize your personality type, habits, interests, political views, level of income? Does it use all the information in order to reach you with personalized ads or sponsored content? You bet! Text
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Article Big Data for Big Impact – but not only a positive one Technology has changed and keeps dramatically changing our everyday life by transforming the human species to advanced networked societies. To celebrate this digital revolution, 17 May is dedicated to the “World Telecommunication and Information Society Day” (WTISD-17). Text
Article The Ever-expanding National Security State in Europe: the Case of Poland by Luigi LIMONE (*) Text
Article Open letter to the European Commision Panoptykon Foundation co-signed the open letter to the European Commision, regarding the situation in Poland, in which we express our concern with the legislative changes in Poland, that began with undermining with the legitimacy of the Constitutional Tribunal, but went much further,… Text
Article CPDP 2017 Videos from the Computers, Privacy & Data Protection 2017: The Age of the Intelligent Machines are already available (featuring Katarzyna Szymielewicz, the Panoptykon Foundation president). Text