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May 12, 2011 · Blogs

Virtual Schengen documents released by EU Council

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Neues zur “Virtuellen Schengen Grenze” | http://www.unwatched.org/20110513_Neues_zur_Virtuellen_Schengen_Grenze] The Council of the European Union has released the controversial presentation on a “virtual Schengen border” – the proposal to create a “Chinese wall” around the Internet in Europe. The proposal was discussed by the Council in February. The documents were […]

May 4, 2011 · Blogs

EDRi-gram – Number 9.9, 4 May 2011

May 4, 2011 · Blogs

Don't use "crispy" on the Turkish Internet!

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Sag niemals “knusprig” im türkischen Internet! | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.9_Sag_niemals_knusprig_im_tuerkischen_Internet] The Turkish Telecommunication Communication Presidency (TIB) has reached an unprecedented level of censorship by recently banning 138 words and terms from the Internet, many of which being simple, every-day words. On 28 April 2011, TIB sent a notification to all […]

May 4, 2011 · Blogs

French Digital Council with no representative from Internet users

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Frankreichs Internet-Rat ohne Konsumentenvertreter | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.9_Franzoesischer_Internetrat_ohne_Vertretung_der_Internetnutzer] On 27 April 2011, French President Nicolas Sarkozy officially installed the National Digital Council (Conseil national du numérique – CNN) which is to advise the French government on digital issues. Among the 18 personalities belonging to the newly established body, there is […]

April 20, 2011 · Blogs

EDRi-gram – Number 9.8, 20 April 2011

April 20, 2011 · Blogs

European Commission's Net Neutrality report

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Bericht der Europäischen Kommission zur Netzneutralität | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.8_Bericht_der_EU-Kommission_zur_Netzneutralitaet] The European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes presented on 19 April 2011 its report on net neutrality, which brings nothing significant to the table, except strengthening the “wait and see” approach already presented at the Net Neutrality Summit […]

April 20, 2011 · Blogs

French Parliament issues a positive report on Net Neutrality

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Französisches Parlament veröffentlicht erfreulichen Bericht zur Netzneutralität | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.8_Franzoesisches_Parlament_veroeffentlicht_positiven_Bericht_zur_Netzneutralitaet] Last week, a trans-partisan/cross party parliamentary mission set up by the Economic Affairs committee of the French National Assembly released a report on Net Neutrality. After working on the report for more than five months and conducting dozens of […]

April 17, 2011 · Blogs

EDRi evaluation of data retention shows it has significant costs but no benefits

In advance of the European Commission the publication of its long overdue evaluation report on the Data Retention Directive, EDRi has published its own “shadow report”. This Directive currently requires long-term indiscriminate storage of records of every electronic communication of every person in the European Union. European Digital Rights (EDRi), concludes in a parallel ‘shadow […]

April 6, 2011 · Blogs

EDRi-gram – Number 9.7, 6 April 2011

April 6, 2011 · Blogs

German Internet blocking law to be withdrawn

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Deutsches Netzsperren-Gesetz wird aufgehoben | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.7_Deutsche_Netzsperren_werden_aufgehoben] On 5 April 2011, Germany’s governing conservative and liberal parties agreed in a coalition committee meeting that the disputed law on Internet blocking of child abuse material (Zugangserschwerungsgesetz, ZugErschwG, “Access Impediment Act”) will be dropped. The law had been enacted by the […]

March 23, 2011 · Blogs

French ISPs explain why blocking is wrong

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Französische ISPs erklären was an Netzsperren falsch ist | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.6_Frankreich_ISPs_erklaeren_was_an_Netzsperren_falsch_ist] The French ISPs are being brought to court by ARJEL (the French online gambling regulation authority) in its attempt to obtain the blocking of access to the foreign online betting site 5Dimes. On 17 March 2011, the court […]

March 23, 2011 · Blogs

Net Neutrality debate kicks off in UK as ISPs propose transparency code

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Netzneutralität: Britische ISPs empfehlen Transparenzkodex | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.6_Netzneutralitaetsdebatte_im_Vereinigten_K%C3%B6nigreich] Minister Ed Vaizey met with Internet service providers, Internet platforms and citizen groups including the EDRi-member Open Rights Group on 16 March 2011 to discuss network discrimination. The positive outcome is that Tim Berners-Lee, who was at the meeting, will work […]