Hi all, I hope you are well this morning. I am writing to share with you *a draft open letter and public statement* in response to the *ISS World Europe Conference* happening next month. ISS World Europe Conference is a surveillance industry conference trading in and *normalising spyware*, with *NSO Group as a main sponsor* this year. You can find out more details in the links below. If you would be interested in signing the letter, please let us know *before EOD tomorrow 27 May*. All the best, Brian -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [EDRi-members] Open letter to cancel the ISS Europe Conference in Prague Date: Thu, 21 May 2026 17:32:58 +0200 From: Aljosa Ajanovic <aljosa.ajanovic@edri.org> To: edri-members@mailman.edri.org Dear EDRis, We wanted to share with you a *draft open letter and statement prepared by EDRi and some allies* in light of the upcoming *ISS World Europe Conference* taking place next month in Prague, as part of our KISS Campaign. ISS World Europe is a closed-door surveillance industry conference where governments, police agencies and private companies meet to market and trade spyware, phone-hacking tools, and mass surveillance technologies. For the past several years, the main sponsor has been the infamous *NSO Group*, alongside many other problematic companies that sponsor or participate in the event. We are calling on the Czech government *to cancel this event and stop the normalisation of spyware* across Europe. You can find the open statement here: https://kdrive.infomaniak.com/app/share/2834903/e28e70af-6785-4050-a882-0674... And a shorter version - which will be the letter sent to the Czech Government - here: https://kdrive.infomaniak.com/app/share/2834903/afce48b2-59e8-413e-927f-1542... At this point, the documents have already gone through several rounds of feedback already, but let us know if you spot any major issues or red flags. Feel free to let us know by answering to this email if you would like EDRi to sign, and your organisation to co-sign, before *_next Wednesday 27 May, EOB. _* Hoping you will join this letter and help us amplify it in your networks once it is public. All the best, Chloé and Aljosa -- Aljosa Ajanovic Andelic (he/him) Policy Advisor Phone: +34 665 535 031 EDRi working days are Monday-Thursday www.edri.org <https://www.edri.org> | PGP: 0D52 2E7C 890B 02F4 5831 3EDB 41A4 E260 9190 2B32 EDRi logo <https://edri.org>
