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. 07.09.2026 Text
other Joint Statement: Pegasus in the European Parliament, the EU Must Act Now On 3 July 2026, a forensic analysis by the Citizen Lab revealed that Stelios Kouloglou, former Member of the European Parliament and investigative journalist, was targeted and infected with Pegasus spyware, developed by NSO Group, on or around 21 October 2022, and again on 6 a 06.07.2026
other Panoptykon Foundation’s stand on the act amending certain laws to strengthen judicial oversight of operational surveillance 30.04.2026
other Civil Society Organizations’ stand on the draft law implementing the European Media Freedom Act We wspólnej opinii organizacji nt. polskiego wdrożenia Europejskiego Aktu o Wolności Mediów podnosimy wyzwania dotyczące wykorzystania oprogramowania szpiegowskiego do inwigilacji dziennikarzy i dziennikaek. 23.01.2026
other The Panoptykon Foundation’s stand on the act amending the The Internal Security Agency and Foreign Intelligence Agency Act, as well as other legal acts 05.12.2025
Article Surveillance in Poland under scrutiny of court. Step by step changes inspired by civil society organisations The police and secret services in Poland will disclose to the court the technical means (wiretapping or other) they intend to use in their operational activity targeted at a citizen. 16.10.2025 Text
other Academics, technologists and other experts call for a key role in EU Technology Roadmap on encryption We are concerned that the foreseen framework for access to data by law enforcement authorities risks undermining the exercise of fundamental rights and our collective cybersecurity. 05.05.2025
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
