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EDRi is the biggest European network defending rights and freedoms online. We work to to challenge private and state actors who abuse their power to control or manipulate the public. We do so by advocating for robust and enforced laws, informing and mobilising people, promoting a healthy and accountable technology market, and building a movement of organisations and individuals committed to digital rights and freedoms in a connected world.
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CryptoParty in Brussels
The protection of personal data is a trending topic – not only on the political scene in Brussels but also as a result of CryptoParties, which have become a decentralised global movement in past months. Protecting our data, information and privacy is of vital importance, particularly on the internet. We always try to ensure adequate […]
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Online piracy is not to be blamed for the drop in music revenues
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Online-Piraterie nicht schuld an rückläufigen Musikumsätzen | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.6_Online-Piraterie_nicht_schuld_an_ruecklaeufigen_Musikumsaetzen?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130327] As continuously argued by different IT specialists, digital freedom activists and organisations during the last few years, online piracy does not affect music industry revenues, as it is shown by a new research performed by The Institute for Prospective Technological […]
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Is Facebook applying censorship?
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Betreibt Facebook Zensur? | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.6_Betreibt_Facebook_Zensur?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130327] On 18 March 2013, the German radio presenter Jürgen Domian accused Facebook of censorship after some of his posts in which he had made some remarks about the new Pope, were deleted without warning by the social network. Domian said he believed Facebook […]
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ENDitorial: Germany sees a "septimana horribilis" in Net politics
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Eine Woche des Schreckens für die deutsche Netzpolitik | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.6_ENDitorial_Eine_Woche_des_Schreckens_fuer_die_deutsche_Netzpolitik?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130327] In Germany, political developments in the last week have been perceived as a frustrating defeat by the “Internet community”, as three legislative measures that had been heavily criticised (and ridiculed) have progressed in the Parliament. On 20 […]
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Parliament Legal Affairs Committee adopts improved position on privacy legislation
The European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) has adopted its Opinion on the Data Protection Regulation. Even though the adopted text has fatal flaws, it represents a significant improvement compared with the Opinions adopted in other committees. Despite the avalanche of lobbying by a section of industry, business associations, “SME associations” funded by big business, […]
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Parliament Legal Affairs Committee adopts improved position on privacy legislation
The European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) has adopted its Opinion on the Data Protection Regulation. Even though the adopted text has fatal flaws, it represents a significant improvement compared with the Opinions adopted in other committees. Despite the avalanche of lobbying by a section of industry, business associations, “SME associations” funded by big business, […]
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EDRi at its 10th anniversary
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EDRi’s zehnter Geburtstag | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.5_EDRis_zehnter_Geburtstag?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130319] EDRi celebrated the 10th anniversary with its friends and supporters on 2 March 2013 with music from DJ MEP Ehrenhauser & friends and DJs pEtEr Withoutfield, Tasmo & Cpt Pudding /Blogrebellen with Creative Commons sound only. On the 4th of March 2013, EDRi […]
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France slowly advances towards net neutrality?
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Macht Frankreich Fortschritte in Richtung Netzneutralität? | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.5_Macht_Frankreich_Fortschritte_in_Richtung_Netzneutralitaet?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130319] During an intergovernmental seminar on digital policy on 28 February 2013, French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault announced the preparation for 2014 of a law “on the protection of digital rights and freedoms” which seemed to bring some improvements in online […]
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Ukrainian online editor beaten up for critical articles
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Ukraine: Online-Redakteur wegen kritischer Artikel angegriffen | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.5_Ukraine_Online-Redakteur_wegen_kritischer_Artikel_angegriffen?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130319] On 5 March 2013, Taras Chornoivan, chief editor for the Ukrainian news website Tarasova Pravd, ended up in hospital with serious injuries after having been attacked and beaten by three unidentified men. According to Chornoivan’s declarations, the attack was probably […]
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Article 29 WP takes the next step in its Google investigation
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Artikel 29 Gruppe setzt nächsten Ermittlungsschritt in Sachen Google | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.5_Artikel_29_Gruppe_setzt_naechsten_Ermittlungsschritt_in_Sachen_Google?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130319] In October 2012, Article 29 Working Party (representing the data protection authorities (DPAs) of the EU member states) made recommendations to Google to solve certain deficiencies regarding its privacy policy. Now the group believes that the company […]
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Hadopi wants to turn to privatised enforcement measures
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Hadopi für eine Privatisierung der Rechtsdurchsetzung | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.5_Hadopi_fuer_eine_Privatisierung_der_Rechtsdurchsetzung?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130319] The French anti-piracy authority Hadopi has produced a new report on how to fight illegal streaming and downloading of copyrighted material. This is probably an attempt of ensuring its future as, since its installation in 2009, the authority has not […]
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Total transparency on ACTA and TAFTA documents
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ACTA und TAFTA: Absolute Transparenz ist gefragt | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.5_ACTA_und_TAFTA_Absolute_Transparenz_ist_gefragt?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130319] In a letter sent to the president of the European Parliament, Linus Nordberg, a Swedish advocate, developer for Tor and representative of the EDRi-member Association for Digital Liberties from Sweden (Föreningen för digitala fri- och rättigheter – DFRI) asks […]
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