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Private Copying Levy: EDRi's analysis
The issue of the private copying levy that is imposed in some EU Member States has been discussed at EU level for years. So far, it has been impossible to find a solution. The debate is also part of the wider discussion on copyright and its adaptation to the digital age. The private copying levy […]
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If we assume the earth is flat – how much does data protection cost?
First we had the US administration influencing the European Commission’s drafting of privacy legislation, then we had the lobbying onslaught and the “lobbyplag” scandal. Now, we have absurd and misleading “studies” that make wild assumptions in order to come to outlandish conclusions regarding the “cost” of data protection. In the most recent example, the European […]
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SIF Unconference: Enforcement through "self-"Regulation – who ever thought this was a good idea?
Last week, European Digital Rights attended the second annual Stockholm Internet Forum which focused on two main themes: Internet Freedom and Security and Internet Freedom and Development. A novelty this year were the Unconference sessions. The Unconference organised by EDRi set itself the task of establishing an initial set of basic criteria for assessing the […]
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EU privacy reform: What you can do now
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EU Datenschutzreform: Was wir jetzt tun können | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.10_EU_Datenschutzreform_Was_wir_jetzt_tun_koennen?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130526] The data protection reform has entered the “hot” phase. More than 4000 amendments have been tabled in the European Parliament and MEPs are now trying to find compromises in order to vote on the Albrecht report before the summer […]
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TTIP – a brief victory of hope over experience
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [TTIP – ein flüchtiger Sieg der Hoffnung über die Erfahrung | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.10_TTIP_ein_fluechtiger_Sieg_der_Hoffnung_ueber_die_Erfahrung?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130526] The European Commission this week started providing some insight into its plans for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) – in an event in the European Parliament organised by Dutch Liberal MEP, Marietje Schaake and […]
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Protests against the Net Neutrality violation in Germany
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Proteste gegen die Verletzung der Netzneutralität in Deutschland | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.10_Proteste_gegen_die_Verletzung_der_Netzneutralitaet_in_Deutschland?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130530] Internet activists in Germany demanded a free and open Internet on 16 May 2013, protesting in front of the annual general assembly of major German ISP Deutsche Telekom (DT). They criticized the company’s plans to slow down internet […]
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Complaints against Irish DPA's lack of action against Facebook
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Beschwerden über die Untätigkeit der irischen Datenschutzbehörde in Sachen Facebook | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.10_Beschwerden_ueber_die_Untaetigkeit_der_irischen_Datenschutzbehoerde_in_Sachen_Facebook?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130530] Ireland’s data protection authority, ODPC, seems to be deaf to citizens’ complaints against Facebook. According to the non-profit association “Europe versus Facebook”, during the last two years, there have been about 1 000 complaints against Facebook […]
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Apple’s privacy policy breaches German data protection laws
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Apples Datenschutzpolitik verstößt gegen deutsches Recht | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.10_Apples_Datenschutzpolitik_verstoesst_gegen_deutsches_Recht?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130530] The Berlin Regional Court ruled on 7 May 2013 that 8 of Apple’s privacy policy clauses are infringing the German data protection laws and asked the company to rectify them. The case was brought to court by the German consumer […]
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Russia ratifies CoE Convention 108 on data protection
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Russland ratifiziert die Datenschutz-Konvention 108 des Europarats | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.10_Russland_ratifiziert_die_Datenschutz-Konvention_108_des_Europarats?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130530] The Russian Federation strengthened its commitment to the protection of personal data by ratifying, on 15 May 2013, the Council of Europe (CoE) Convention for the protection of individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data, also known […]
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Germany: Google must remove autocomplete harmful searches if notified
On 14 May 2013, the German Federal Court ruled that Google auto-complete feature may, under certain circumstances, constitute an infringement of the personality right, under the German Civil Code and the German Basic Law. Since April 2009, Google has introduced an “autocomplete” feature integrated into the search engine, which automatically brings forth suggestions, as word […]
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ENDitorial: European Privacy Association – good, bad or simply misunderstood?
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Die European Privacy Association – gut, böse oder einfach nur falsch verstanden? | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.10_ENDitorial_Die_European_Privacy_Association?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130530] The European Privacy Association, after being caught out for failing to respect the rules of the European Transparency Register, has issued a defence of its actions. An article published by IDG News Service […]
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Neelie Kroes responds: Old mantras and political uncertainty for net neutrality in Europe
Last month, BEUC and EDRi sent a joint call for action to Vice-President Kroes in order to demand a stronger protection of network neutrality in Europe. We called on the Commission to put an end to the current experimentation by certain European access providers with blocking, filtering and throttling of services which are extremely harmful […]
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