House hunters are unlawfully screened by police before they hear if they may rent living accommodation, a practice that one minister is pushing to legalize.

Accidently, a Rotterdam civil servant published on the Internet the private information of 15,000 present inhabitants and 10,000 former inhabitants, including names, addresses and citizen service numbers (BSN) from...

The file on each vehicle contains its registration number, the place and date it passed through a monitored area, and a picture of the car and its driver.

Saunas can't make use of security cameras in rooms where guests are walking in their birthday suits, warns the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP). The AP sent a letter to several saunas following complaints....

A Romanian man went to the European Court of Human Rights after he was dismissed from his job for using work instant messenger for personal conversations. The court found in Bărbulescu v. Romania that employers have...

Negotiations on a key transatlantic data-transfer agreement have entered their final week, as US and EU officials work out critical points to ensure the safety of European citizens' data. Although talks have been...

A new act on police action fails to fulfill its intended purpose and instead expands surveillance powers and restricts citizens' rights to privacy and legal recourse.

The neo-Nazi website "White media" has published some of Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka's emails. They relate to coalition negotiations and the presidential campaign, but mainly focus on migration. The release...

Watch a former NSA expert turned whistleblower reveal the truth about mass surveillance to UK government.

Minors have the right to privacy, which includes the prohibition of arbitrary interference with their mail. The Czech Post did not respect this rule and minors thus faced discrimination by age. The right to privacy,...