Article Al Jazeera: US debates private and state internet surveillance Glenn Carle (Former Deputy National Intelligence Officerfor Transnational Threats at the CIA), Katarzyna Szymielewicz (President of the Panoptykon Foundation) and Robert Pritchard (Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute and Founder of The Cyber Security Expert) comment on US debates on private and state internet surveillance. Watch video (Al Jazeera) 25.05.2015 Text
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 Panoptykon Foundation and the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, and the human rights lawyer who filed the application, expect the government to change the respective legislation without further delay. 28.05.2024 Text
other Response to the notion addressed by the special investigation commission formed to explain the Pegasus use in Poland Panoptykon and Helsinki Foundation of Human Rights responded to the notion directed to us by Marcin Bosacki, MP, requiring if the two organisations directed complaints to the European Court of Human Rights regarding the use of Pegasus or similar spyware against Polish citizens 15.03.2024
Article 100 questions on surveillance to Polish authorities Have the Polish authorities been aware of the PRISM program operated by US security services and have they discovered violations of the Polish law? Is the Polish prosecution going to investigate the matter? 11.09.2013 Text
Article Polish attempt at a “transparency report” In our first attempt at a “transparency report”, we looked at what happens at the interface of Internet service providers and public authorities in Poland. Who sends requests for users' data? How many and for what purpose? What legal procedures are followed and what safeguards apply? Our pilot study includes analysis of legal provisions and collection of data from both major Internet Service Providers and public authorities. The report explains systemic problems that were identified in our research and that should be solved in order to ensure adequate standard of protection for individuals. 07.05.2014 Text
