Article Discrimination in datafied world Data-driven technologies are not neutral. A decision to collect, analyse and process specific kind of information is structured and motivated by social, economic and political factors. Those data operations may not only violate the right to privacy but also lead to discrimination and oppression of socially marginalised communities. Discriminatory data processes and algorithms are a massive challenge for the modern human rights movement that requires non-standard solutions. The report “Between Anti-discrimination and Data” – tries to shed light on this problem from the perspective of European civil society organisations. 10.07.2018 Text
Article Panoptykon files complaints against Google and IAB Europe On the International Data Protection Day, 28 January 2019, Panoptykon Foundation filed complaints against Google and IAB Europe under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to the Polish Data Protection Authority (DPA). The complaints are related to the functioning of online behavioural advertising (OBA) ecosystem. 28.01.2019 Text
other Comments on European Board for Digital Services and European Commission Report on Systemic Risks and Mitigations under the Digital Services Act European Board for Digital Services and European Commission Report on Systemic Risks and Mitigations under the Digital Services Act.Comments of the Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) and Panoptykon Foundation. 07.04.2025
other Open Letter on the Hungarian Bill Entitled “Transparency of Public Life” On 13 May, 2025, a member of Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party, submitted a new bill entitled the Transparency of Public Life, which would enable the government to target, defund and dissolve any organisation it designates as “a threat to Hungarian sovereignty”. 22.05.2025
other Time to Build a Dynamic, Resilient, and Sovereign Technology Ecosystem in Europe. Joint Statement to the EU Presidency As Europe’s digital leaders gather in Gdańsk for the 2025 EU Digital Summit, civil society organisations across the continent welcome the opportunity for Europe to lay the foundations of a digital ecosystem that is open, sovereign, resilient, and contributes to Europe’s prospe 18.06.2025
