NEWS 01.12.2022

WMO Report: Rivers worldwide were at their lowest level in 2021

The World Meteorological Organization has warned of low water levels in rivers worldwide. Water levels in 2021 would have been below the historical average in many regions.

NEWS 24.11.2022

ECJ declares Bulgarian data retention unlawful

The ECJ has now also found the Bulgarian regulations on data retention to be unlawful. In the past, it had repeatedly declared data retention to be inadmissible.

NEWS 16.11.2022

Privacy fine: Google to pay nearly $392 million

Google has been collecting location data from its users, even though they had objected to it. Now the company has reached a settlement with 40 US states.

NEWS 03.11.2022

Former UN Special Rapporteur calls for ban on spyware

David Kaye has warned of the risks to fundamental and human rights posed by spyware. He called for a ban before the Pegasus inquiry committee in the EU Parliament.

NEWS 28.10.2022

USA: Facebook and TikTok Allow Advertisements With Incorrect Information

TikTok and Facebook did not detect ads in some cases with incorrect information about the upcoming midterm elections in the USA. The NGO Global Witness calls on the platforms to take more action against disinformation.

NEWS 21.10.2022

Malta: Perpetrator sentenced to 40 years in prison for murder of journalist

In the murder case of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, two perpetrators have now been sentenced to 40 years in prison. They had surprisingly pled guilty.

NEWS 14.10.2022

Netherlands: Webcam surveillance in home office illegal

A Dutchman was fired because he did not want to be permanently monitored via camera in his home office. A court has now ruled that the termination was unlawful.

NEWS 06.10.2022

200 environmental activists killed worldwide in 2021

Last year, environmental activists worldwide were murdered for their work. Indigenous people are victims of deadly attacks more often than average.

NEWS 05.10.2022

Iran: ongoing protests, deaths and mistreatment

Iran’s rulers have been using violence and threats to counter protests, which have been going on for 12 days. More and more people are being killed, journalists are being imprisoned, and access to the Internet is being restricted again and again.

NEWS 22.09.2022

2.7 billion people have no Internet access

Although more and more people are online, the rate of growth is not as great as it was at the height of the pandemic. The goal of bringing the entire world population online by 2030 is in jeopardy.