Itxaso Dominguez

Policy Advisor at EDRi (npub1w4r…8cxz) (she/her)  Digital rights (all of them and for all)  Also Critical IR
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Last Notes

2025-11-24 10:04:05 CET

We @npub1w4r…8cxz wrote a very short op-ed walking through what the #DigitalOmnibus (in terms of both substance and process) means for people’s everyday digital life (and thus rights) and why the moment deserves attention. https://www.context.news/digital-rights/opinion/europe-is-dismantling-its-digital-rights-from-within?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=lin-taylor-context

2025-11-14 10:18:48 CET

I wrote a piece trying to explain why the Digital Omnibus isn’t a technical clean-up. It shapes how you use your phone, how your information is handled, and how private your communications stay. The proposal removes safeguards millions rely on for safety and wellbeing. The article attempts to show what changes, why it matters, and real examples to make clear this debate is about people’s rights, not alarmism. https://edri.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Why-Digital-Omnibus-puts-GDPR-ePrivacy-at-risk.pdf

2024-11-26 11:25:41 CET

Thrilled by the Italian DPA fine on Glovo for violating GDPR and Labour Law. Kudos to the investigative team whose reverse engineering set a new standard for accountability. This case shows the power of intersectional digital rights advocacy, protecting workers and vulnerable groups from data-driven exploitation. It’s a call to hold companies accountable EU-wide and beyond, fighting discriminatory systems and championing justice for all. https://algorithmwatch.org/en/glovo-tracking-riders-location-infringements/

2024-11-18 20:53:13 CET

I attended the EDPB event on #PayorOkay models and left deeply concerned. The discussion lacked acknowledgment of data protection as a fundamental right and ignored clear GDPR principles making the model unlawful. Instead, it conflated ads with core services, sidelining fairness and rights. Surveillance ads harm individuals and society, yet their ‘value’ is overstated. We must reclaim the debate: data protection is key to human dignity and a rights-respecting digital future.

2024-11-03 11:25:33 CET

French Interior Minister recently said that ‘the rule of law is neither intangible nor sacred.’ Made in the context of immigration, this remark signals a troubling readiness to compromise democratic principles to address oversimplified threats. This erosion of legal safeguards is mirrored in corporate lobbying, where ‘competitiveness’ is used to argue against regulatory constraints. This rhetoric risks reframing the rule of law as expendable, ignoring its essential role in protecting rights.

2024-10-28 17:12:52 CET

Tech giants that European institutions rely on for public services disregard fundamental rights in the EU and push for impunity. Worse, they’re complicit in HR violations globally—especially through cloud computing in places like Palestine, violating UN Guiding Principles on B&HR. They also silence employees who speak out. How long should we keep pretending rights violations abroad don’t threaten/arent related with our freedoms? https://www.seattletimes.com/business/microsoft-fires-employees-who-organized-vigil-for-palestinians-killed-in-gaza/

2024-10-24 17:03:02 CEST

Co-authored an analysis with @npub1qda…wevs on European Commission’s Digital Fairness Fitness Check for @npub1w4r…8cxz
This is a pivotal moment for the future of (part of) ePrivacy and adtech regulation. Deceptive designs, invasive tracking, and exploitative practices harm fundamental rights daily. We need:
❌End to tracking
❌Ban on manipulative features & deceptive designs
🔹Only legitimate, proportionate processing of communication data
✅ Transparent, user-controlled personalisation
https://edri.org/our-work/unpacking-digital-fairness-what-europe-must-do-now-to-end-the-tech-industrys-most-nefarious-tactics/