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ECJ ruling

The clock is ticking for mandatory fingerprints in ID cards

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has invalidated the obligation to include fingerprints in ID cards for procedural reasons. That is a success. But we would have wished for the court to nullify mandatory fingerprinting for a…

Picture of an ID card on a smartphone, which lays on top of a passport.

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EU initiative

Digitalising travel documents

The EU Commission wants to store ID data on smartphones in the future and introduce contactless border controls with biometrics. This could affect all travelers in the future. We intervene.

A person can be seen on the screen of a video camera. They are standing in front of a protest banner, armed with a megaphone.

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StopScanningMe

Protest against chat control

We protested against the EU Commission's mass surveillance plans with the German alliance "ChatkontrolleSTOPPEN!" at the Interior Ministers' Conference in Berlin.

Three people are walking towards the camera. In the right of the picture there is a sign indicating the Court of Justice of the European Union.

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#NoFingerprintIDs

Dark red robes and piercing questions

Never before have we been so close to an end to mandatory fingerprint IDs. A report of our hearing before the Court of Justice of the European Union.

Eva Kaili, surrounded by news headlines.

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Kaili corruption scandal

Investigate involvement in chat control!

Eva Kaili, major proponent of chat control, has been arrested. Help us demand thorough investigations and the suspension of the legislative process on chat control.

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Kurz erklärt

Internetzensur umgehen (DE, EN, RU, UK)

Unzensiertes Internet ist wichtig für die Zivilgesellschaft. Deshalb erklären wir, wie Sie Internet-Zensur umgehen können. Auf Deutsch, Englisch, Russisch und Ukrainisch.

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#NoFingerprintIDs

Fingerprint obligation to be reviewed by European Court of Justice

Stage victory: The Administrative Court of Wiesbaden (Hesse, Germany) has followed our arguments and raised doubts that the obligation for fingerprints in ID documents is lawful. The case has now been referred to the European…

Pictogram of an ID card. On the bottom riht corner there is no-fingerprint sign.

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No fingerprint IDs!

Since August 2021, it is mandatory in all of the EU to have fingerprints stored on our ID cards. Digitalcourage has filed a lawsuit against it.

Rena Tangens mit einem Demo-Schild: „Macht der Digitalkonzerne brechen!“

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History, Struggles, Stories

40 Years of German Privacy Movement

Why is there such a great awareness for data protection in Germany? What are the reasons for this? And why do we – as Digitalcourage – stand up for privacy? Rena Tangens about her personal motivation and the history of the privacy…

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Will Trade Civil Rights For Lentil Pottage: The “Tell Us All About You” Knowledge Society

Is it just a luxury problem to worry about surveillance? Why do people give up their basic liberties for a lentil dish?

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Fingerprinting for ID cards – what can be done? #NoFingerprintIDs

As of August 2, 2021, all new German ID cards will require citizens to provide two fingerprints upon application. This mandatory measure is not only unnecessary but disrespectful to all citizens. Act now!

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Blanket data retention: biased study by the EU Commission

The EU Commission has hired a consulting company to conduct a study on mass retention of telephone and internet data. What we know of the contract makes us suspect that study will be biased.

Ein Demowagen mit einem Transparent (Stoppt den Überwachungswahn)

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ePrivacy: Private data retention through the back door

The coucil of the EU is currently planning to abuse the upcoming ePrivacy regulation to facilitate blanket data retention. For this purpose, the judgement of the CJEU is deliberately misinterpreted.

Ein Smartphone mit blauem Bildschirm, darauf ein weißes Schloss. Rechts daneben die Silhouette einer Person auf ein Blatt Papier gemalt. Daneben steht: „Are you safe?“, auf der rechten Seite: „Protect our privacy!“.

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European Data Protection Day: Six organisations call for better privacy in communications!

The ePrivacy regulation aims to protect privacy in electronic communications. But lobby groups are sabotaging it and the Council of the EU is delaying its adoption. Six organisations from several European countries are calling for…

Geplanter Bereich für die präventive automatische Gesichtsanalyse mit Datenvergleich.

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Police Laws in Saxony: Czech, Polish and German Criticism on Plans for Facial Recognition in the Border Region

Together with our Czech partner organisation IURE and the Polish Panoptykon Foundation, we strongly criticize the planned preventive automatic facial recognition in the border region of the German federal state of Saxony, the…