The EU needs to develop a coherent and comprehensive digital freedom strategy. Brian Pellot writes
Post-Prism leaks, where does the EU stand on digital freedom?
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Spain’s Google privacy case “an interference with the freedom of expression”
Should search engines be forced to block results that link to newspaper articles? No, the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice said earlier today, deciding Google need not block “legal and legitimate information that has entered the public domain”. Brian Pellot writes
Free expression guidelines a crucial opportunity for EU
As the European Commission opens a consultation on its planned freedom of expression guidelines, Index on Censorship is publishing a public note setting out what it sees as the key principles that must underpin such guidelines.
US needs to protect whistleblowers and journalists
Index on Censorship calls upon the US government to uphold the First Amendment. Whistleblowers such as Edward Snowden — as well as journalists reporting on the Prism scandal, who have come under fire — should be protected under the first amendment, not criminalised.
Mass surveillance threatens freedom of expression
Index on Censorship calls on the UK government to clarify the extent and legality of the alleged surveillance by GCHQ.
Index policy paper: Is the EU heading in the right direction on digital freedom?
While in principle the EU supports freedom of expression, it has often put more emphasis on digital competitiveness and has been slow to prioritise and protect digital freedom, Brian Pellot, digital policy advisor at Index on Censorship writes in this policy paper
All Out: Downloading is a choice
Gay rights campaigners should be wary of calling for censorship of a “sexual purity” app, says Sean Gallagher
What Your Cell Phone Data Actually Looks Like—and How It Might Be Used Against You
From Pacific Standard: There’s no reason to believe that the government is listening in on all of our phone calls, simply because the task is absurdly vast.
Freedom Online Conference 2013
The third annual Freedom Online Conference is taking place in Tunis. Government and business representatives, civil society, academics and net activists are discussing how freedom of expression on the Internet is helping to promote social, cultural and economic development worldwide. Mike Harris collects the highlights
Blind dissident Chen Guangcheng to leave New York University amid claims of Chinese government pressure
Chen Guangcheng will leave his position at New York University at the end of this month, and has claimed that his departure is tied to pressure from Chinese authorities on the university. Sara Yasin reports
Petitions, letters, and press releases from Index on Censorship