Association for Technology and Internet (ApTI) - the Romanian digital rights organisation.
Romania
Joined November 2011
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ApTI Romania retweeted
Mark Zuckerberg’s overhaul of Meta’s content moderation policies has little to do with protecting free speech.
The shift and its timing appear to be an attempt to carer to specific political interests - rather than a commitment to free expression.
article19.org/resources/meta…
ApTI Romania retweeted
We are concerned about mounting indications of coordinated foreign online influence operation targeting ongoing Romanian elections, especially on TikTok.
The @EU_Commission took action under the #DigitalServicesAct issuing to TikTok.
ApTI Romania retweeted
At #Bibliopublica conference organized by @AnbprR at the National Library of Romania, I enjoyed the roundtable discussion on "Regulating Digital Content - From the European Union to Practical Application in Romania." with @ActiveWatchRo @ApTI_ro @avocatnetro @MediawiseS
ApTI Romania retweeted
🥳WIN: @EU_EDPB heard civil society's voices to stand up for people's right to have control over their data.
@POLITICOEurope reports: EDPB opposed #Meta's plan to charge for privacy. #PayorOkay
@itxasdo explains why privacy is not for sale for @euronews: euronews.com/next/2024/04/15…
ALT European privacy chiefs oppose Meta plan to make users pay for ad-free version by Clothilde Goujard·58 minutes ago·2 minutes read Actions The pan-European group of privacy regulators today decided that very large online platforms like Meta should not be able to force users to pay in exchange for not having their data used for targeted ads, according to two people with direct knowledge of the decision.
ApTI Romania retweeted
Via @POLITICOEurope / @clothildegouj: #GDPR #BREAKING:
@EU_EDPB takes the view that "large online platforms" like @Meta cannot rely on a "pay or okay" system to get "freely given" consent. [Details to follow]
First @NOYBeu statement: noyb.eu/en/statement-edpb-pa…
ApTI Romania retweeted
🎉 Victory for digital rights! A Polish court rules that Meta can’t censor content arbitrarily.
The court has obliged Meta to restore the blocked content & publicly apologise to the Civil Society Drug Policy Initiative.
Read more from @panoptykon: edri.org/our-work/win-agains…
ApTI Romania retweeted
🚨Apple has sent threat notifications to iPhone users in 92 countries informing them they "are being targeted by a mercenary spyware attack"
If you're a member of civil society + received an alert, you can request forensic support using our Get Help form👇securitylab.amnesty.org/late…
ApTI Romania retweeted
Consistently with the secretive approach followed throughout the process, the Council of Europe has decided to keep the text of the #AI Convention secret until the Committee of Ministers decides otherwise. So here is the text.
linkedin.com/posts/luca-bert…
ApTI Romania retweeted
Un nou articol despre Inteligență Artificială de la @ApTI_ro despre discriminare algoritmică și automatizată:
"Dacă inteligența artificială e atât de deșteaptă, de ce se comportă precum un arbitru corupt?"
apti.ro/inteligenta-artifici…
ApTI Romania retweeted
📨Open Letter: 28 NGOs urge EU DPAs to reject "Pay or Okay"
🚨The @EU_EDPB will soon decide about the future of free consent. Following a request by national DPAs, it will issue an opinion on Meta's use of "Pay or Okay"
Thread 👇
noyb.eu/en/28-ngos-urge-eu-d…
ApTI Romania retweeted
The undersigned 28 NGOs (like Wikimedia Europe, Homo Digitalis and Bits of Freedom) therefore urge the EDPB and all national data protection authorities to strongly oppose ‘Pay or Okay’ in order to prevent the creation of a significant loophole in the GDPR.
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ApTI Romania retweeted
The Dutch, Norwegian and Hamburg data protection authorities (DPAs) have now requested an EDPB opinion on this approach, which will determine the future of free consent online.
If ‘Pay or Okay’ is legitimised for Meta, the approach will spread like a wildfire.
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ApTI Romania retweeted
We signed this letter along with 20 others, including:
@article19org @ApTI_ro @chaosupdates @DrzavljanD @direitosdig @dfri_se @DRIalerts @digiges_ch @EFF @Homo_Digitalis_ @itpof @mnemonicorg @politiscopeEU @superrrnetwork
Read it here: bit.ly/3U3idPQ
ApTI Romania retweeted
Despre inteligență artificială și drepturile omului, material de @ApTI_ro Află mai multe aici apti.ro/oer-inteligenta-arti…
ApTI Romania retweeted
Ce este și ce nu este inteligența artificială? Sau ce poate fi? Și cum afectează drepturile omului?
@ApTI_ro are o noua serie de materiale care să ne ajute să înțelegem mai bine tehnologiile IA. apti.ro/inteligenta-artifici…
ApTI Romania retweeted
EDRi is looking for a Head of Policy.
👀We're looking for a professional with at least 6 years of experience to join the management team & shape policy strategy & EDRi’s advocacy plans.
💰€ 5 515,69 gross monthly + other benefits
Apply by 14 January: edri.org/take-action/careers…
ALT EDRi is looking for its Head of Policy (permanenet position). Apply by 14 January.
ApTI Romania retweeted
While EU officials & MEPs have spent the last 20 hours continuously negotiating prohibitions under the AI Act, lo & behold the Court of Justice of the EU deciding that there is already a prohibition on individual automated decision-making based on personal data in the #GDPR 🤭1/
#ECJ: #GDPR opposes two #personaldata processing practices by credit information agencies @schufa #scoring 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo…
ApTI Romania retweeted
Cum stau aceste aplicații populare de chat la capitolul confidențialitate și securitate?
@ApTI_ro le-a comparat în infograficul de mai jos, parte din seria de materiale despre criptarea end-to-end:
apti.ro/content/criptarea-en…
