The Romanian Data Protection Authority (DPA) has recently announced the first three fines applied in Romania as a result of the enforcement of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). On 27 June 2019, a Romanian bank was fined approximately 130 000 euro (613 912 RON) for revealing too much personal information such as the national identification number and the postal address of the payment issuers to the payment recipients. According to the Romanian DPA, 337 042 individuals were affected between February and December 2018. The Romanian DPA based their decision on Article 5 (1) c) of the GDPR on data minimisation, and also mentioned Recital 78. Inadequate technical and or
5G telecoms networks could render obsolete the “lawful interception” techniques that police is traditionally using, unless the European Union and national governments take action. This was revealed in internal EU documents obtained by EDRi member Statewatch, that has published a new analysis explaining the issues and calling for a public debate. “It is unsurprising that EU officials are concerned about the possible loss of telephone-tapping powers,” said Chris Jones, a researcher at Statewatch. “However, the very same technologies they are worried about will give law enforcement and security agencies disturbing possibilities for accessing data on individuals in order to track their a
Our digital information ecosystem fails to deliver the communications landscape needed to sustain our democracies. In a problem analysis, EDRi member Bits of Freedom introduces and disentangles some of the key concepts and issues surrounding the dominant role of platforms and the resulting harms to our freedom of expression. Freedom of expression is a human right enshrined in law. It includes the right to seek, receive and impart information and ideas, without undue interference or fear of retaliation. It is indispensable for both the development of individuals as well as for the protection and advancement of our democratic societies. It is essential for holding those in power to ac