Our Successes
As a civil society organisation, it is about being as effective as possible. Privacy First Foundation does this through a combination of (successively) research, media activation, silent diplomacy, political lobbying, actions or campaigns, public events and litigation. Since our establishment in 2008, Privacy First's successes include the following:
- Road pricing via "spy boxes" in cars on hold since 2009.
- National Electronic Patient Record (EHR) unanimously rejected by the Senate in 2011.
- Abolish the central storage of everyone's fingerprints under the Passport Act in 2011, partly due to pressure from our Passport Process.
- Due to Wob requests by Privacy First, official figures on look-alike fraud with Dutch passports and identity cards for the first time publicly. These figures showed that mandatory fingerprinting for identity cards was a completely disproportionate measure that should never have been introduced.
- Due to a lawsuit by Privacy First, motorists have not been required to enter their license plate number when parking at paid parking since 2015.
- In 2015, the Telecom retention obligation was abolished in the Netherlands by a lawsuit by Privacy First in coalition with several other organisations.
- Our referendum campaign contributed to the Dutch people voting against the so-called Sleep Act in 2018.
- Thanks in part to quiet diplomacy by Privacy First, the Review Board on Deployment of Powers (TIB) was established in 2018 to rein in secret services.
- Since 2018, Privacy First in cooperation with ECP has presented the Dutch Privacy Awards annually during the National Privacy Conference.
- Due to the coalition case with the Civil Rights Protection Platform against the System Risk Indication (SyRI), SyRI was abolished in 2020 and this verdict has since been regarded as an international leading case On risk profiling of citizens.
- Together with former winners and nominees of our Dutch Privacy Awards, Privacy First established the Privacy Coalition in 2022 to promote privacy-friendly services and products as alternatives to Big Tech.
- Throughout 2023, Privacy First conducted extensive research on the privacy aspects of the Internet of Things as part of our PrivacyWijzer project on the Internet of Things. connected cars, which allowed us to reach the general public and inspire relevant regulators.
- Partly due to critical reporting and political lobbying by Privacy First, the "banking dragnet" (Transaction Monitoring Netherlands, TMNL) was stopped in mid-2024.
- Due to support from Privacy First in a lawsuit against the so-called Personalised Approach (PGA), every PGA should henceforth count as an administrative decision subject to objection and appeal.
- Partly under pressure from a current lawsuit by Privacy First over Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR camera surveillance), the National Police has partly privacy by design implemented in the sense that car windshields will now be blinded in ANPR camera images, making occupants invisible.
None of this could have happened without the support of many volunteers and supporters, donors, funds and corporate donors, or people like you!
Become a donor to Privacy First
To carry out its day-to-day operations and litigation, Privacy First depends entirely on donations and grants.
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In the name of Stichting Privacy First, Amsterdam
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With your support you help a small team of hardworking people who diligently protect the autonomy and privacy of every Dutch citizen. We conduct thorough research, organize events, build coalitions, maintain a network of volunteers and stakeholders and influence politics. If necessary, we take legal action.
If your organisation own choices in a free environment also care, then become a corporate donor or partner and support Privacy First's mission. We are an independent foundation with the aim of preserving and promoting the right to privacy. This also fits with Corporate Social Responsibility of organisations.
Donations are used for, among other things, researching topics to provide interpretation on current developments, defining positions and lobbying on which we then publish.
Donating can easily be done via the form above. Would you rather make a direct transfer? Of course you can do so via NL95ABNA0495527521 in the name of Stichting Privacy First in Amsterdam.
Privacy First has ANBI status which allows donors to deduct their donation from income or corporate tax.
Do you have specific ideas or requirements? Please contact us: info@privacyfirst.nl
Both ordinary and periodic and corporate donations or gifts are deductible, but different conditions apply. You can read about the difference between these two types of donations or gifts at the website of the Inland Revenue.
In brief:
- If you make a gift or donation to Privacy First Foundation for at least 5 years which is recorded in a periodic donation deed (also called periodic donation agreement), you will get a portion back from the tax authorities. How much? That depends on your age and income. Calculate with this free tool your tax benefit.
- Ordinary donations are also deductible in your income tax return, but a threshold and a maximum apply. You can read more about this at the website of the Inland Revenue.
- Companies can deduct their donation in business through corporate income tax. The amount of gift deduction cannot exceed 50% of profits and must remain below €100,000. Also, the tax deduction must not make the profit negative.
Many Dutch people make donations or lay down in their will which charitable causes their assets will go after their death. If you want to leave money or assets to Privacy First, you can record this in a will. A self-written document is not officially valid. Bequests can be made in two different ways.
Inheritance
An inheritance allows you to name Privacy First as sole or joint heir. As a joint heir, Privacy First receives a percentage of the estate. The amount of the percentage is up to you. Privacy First shares the inheritance with your other heirs. Is Privacy First the sole heir then Privacy First receives the entire estate.
Bequest
A bequest is a defined portion of your estate, for example, a painting, house, securities portfolio, a fixed amount of money, or a certain percentage of your assets. This is a good option if you want to document very precisely what you want to give to Privacy First.
No inheritance tax
Privacy First pays no inheritance tax because it has ANBI status. The will determined thus fully benefits our work of Privacy First. The notary will specify what information should be included in the will.
Drawing up
Bequests to one or more charities can only be made through a will made by an official notarial document. A codicil (your own handwritten statement) is not sufficient. The notary advises on the possibilities and records the last will in a notarial deed. A will has no legal force until the testator and the notary have signed the will. Contact us to finalize the details at info@privacyfirst.nl.
