Article New chair of the Polish DPA appointed Jan Nowak, previously a general manager at the DPA’s office and a long-term member of PiS, the ruling party, will become the new chair of the Polish Data Protection Authority. The nomination raised controversy as to whether Jan Nowak meets the legal requirements for this position. 11.04.2019 Text
other Panoptykon’s opinion to the art. 11a of the draft law implementing the DSA (dated December 13, 2024) We are concerned that the procedure proposed in the draft law for the issuance of orders preventing access to content by the President of the Office of Electronic Communications does not guarantee adequate protection of the fundamental rights of internet users, and as a result 15.01.2025
other Now or Never: Strengthen GDPR Procedural Rules to Hold Big Tech Accountable Once and for All We, the undersigned civil society organisations - based also on direct experience as complainants in cross-border GDPR cases - write to express our concern regarding the development of the proposed GDPR Procedural Regulation, which we believe represents a missed opportunity to 19.02.2025
Article 6 years in court fighting against arbitrary censorship. What about user empowerment promised by the DSA? In March 2024, the District Court in Warsaw ruled that Meta Ireland Inc. must restore the pages and content published by the Polish CSO, Civil Drug Policy Initiative (SIN), on Instagram and Facebook. 07.05.2025 Text
other Reopening the GDPR is a threat to rights, accountability, and the future of EU digital policy In a joint letter, EDRi, together with 107 civil society organisations, academics, companies, trade unions, and experts is calling on the European Commission to reject any reopening of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and to reaffirm it as a cornerstone of of the 19.05.2025
