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
other Civil society call and recommendations for concrete solutions to GDPR enforcement shortcomings 16.03.2022
other Submission in the consultations of the European Data Protection Board Guidelines 8/2020 on the targeting of social media users 15.10.2020
Article The right to explanation of creditworthiness assessment – first such law in Europe Thanks to Panoptykon’s initiative bank customers in Poland will have the right to receive explanation of their creditworthiness. It’s the first right of this kind in Europe and a higher standard than the one envisioned in the GDPR. 12.06.2019 Text
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 Open letter to EU member states from consumer groups, NGOs and industry representatives in support of the ePrivacy Regulation 03.12.2018
Article GDPR Today – for better data protection tomorrow Let us introduce you to GDPR Today – your online hub for staying tuned to the (real) life of EU data protection law. Every two months we will be publishing statistics showing how the GDPR is being applied across Europe. More often we will be sharing relevant news – from legal guidelines and decisions to data breaches, new codes of conduct, important business developments, and memes. 25.10.2018 Text
Article GDPR and online advertising – Panoptykon consults IAB Poland’s code of conduct We have taken part in the public consultations of the draft code of conduct which is supposed to help apply the GDPR to the internet advertising sector. The code was prepared by the Polish office of the Internet Advertising Bureau. 23.10.2018 Text
