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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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Denmark: Government postpones the data retention law evaluation
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Dänemark: Regierung verschiebt Evaluierung des VDS-Gesetzes | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.3_Daenemark_Regierung_verschiebt_Evaluierung_des_VDS-Gesetzes?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130224] In the coming months, the Danish Parliament will conduct an evaluation and revision of the Danish data retention law which implements directive 2006/24/EC. The review process has been postponed twice on earlier occasions (2010 and 2012), and the Danish government […]
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Human rights orgs ask OECD to investigate surveillance companies
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Überwachungsfirmen: Menschenrechtsorganisationen fordern OECD-Untersuchung | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.3_Ueberwachungsfirmen_Menschenrechtsorganisationen_fordern_OECD-Untersuchung?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130224] In the beginning of February 2013 several human rights organisations, including Privacy International, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Bahrain Watch and Reporters without Borders, filed formal complaints against surveillance software firms Gamma International […]
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Big Brother Awards 2013 Bulgaria
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Bulgarien: Big Brother Awards 2013 | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.3_Bulgarien_Big_Brother_Awards_2012?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130224] EDRi member ISOC Bulgaria and the Access to Information Program organized the Big Brother Awards for 2012. This year the “winners” are the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria – for lack of action in changing the way special […]
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ENDitorial: Licences for Europe and fight club… only one rule
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Europäische Lizenzen und der Fight Club … es gibt nur eine Regel | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.3_ENDitorial_Europaeische_Lizenzen_und_der_Fight_Club?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130224] There was a moment in November 2012 when even the most cynical observers of the European Commission were hopeful of an effective reform of copyright. Commissioner Barnier gave a speech where he demonstrated […]
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Recommended Action: support your privacy rights
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Mitmachen: Setz Dich für Deine Rechte ein! | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.3_Mitmachen?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130224] EDRi together with other civil rights and data protection organisations launched on 5 February 2013 the European campaign portal Privacycampaign.eu in support of better protection for European citizens’ rights to privacy and data protection. “This is our one opportunity […]
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Ancillary copyright law under discussion in Germany
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Deutschland: Debatte um Leistungsschutzrecht | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.3_Deutschland_Debatte_um_Leistungsschutzrecht?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130224] The Judiciary Committee of the German Bundestag held on 30 January 2013 an expert hearing on the proposed “Leistungsschutzrecht” (LRS, known also as “ancillary copyright”) law for news publishers which will require search engines and others to ask permission from news publishers […]
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Lobby groups take CTRL+V of data protection proposal
From Wired to the New York Times, every news platform has been reporting about the massive lobbying efforts against the data protection reform over the past few months. Vice-President of the EU Commission Viviane Reding has stated in the Telegraph that the proposed rules were subject to the most aggressive lobbying she has ever witnessed. […]
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Fight back on data protection: Launch of European privacy campaign
Thirty six civil rights and data protection organsations have just launched the European campaign portal www.privacycampaign.eu in support of better protection for European citizens’ rights to privacy and data protection. “This is our one opportunity to develop a strong legal framework, building trust and removing unnecessary red tape for business. We need a framework that […]
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Consumer protection MEPs recommend bureaucracy and destruction of privacy rights
Following the recent vote, the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) of the European Parliament has just published a final version of its “Opinion” (pdf) on the European Commission’s proposal for a General Data Protection Regulation. The text was adopted with a small majority, underlining how controversial the dossier is. While the Committee proposes […]
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CEO Coalition – the blind leading the bland
After a year of working group meetings, the “CEO Coalition to make the Internet a better place for kids” produces its final documents on 4 February. The outcome of the project is a set of voluntary guidelines divided into five broad headings, ranging from “reporting tools” to “notice and takedown,” It is intended that this […]
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Copyright
The European Union has been repeatedly having discussions for the past twelve years on how to cherish, develop and protect creation in the digital environment. So far, discussions have focussed on enforcement of pre-existing legal norms and the extent to which internet providers should police and even punish their customers. Despite all of these efforts, […]
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Finnish copyright law might be changed following crowdsourcing support
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Finnland: Volksbegehren könnte bald neues Urheberrecht erwirken | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.2_Finnland_Volksbegehren_koennte_bald_neues_Urheberrecht_erwirken?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130207] People may be able to influence the fate of the copyright legislation in Finland due to a recent modification of the national Constitution allowing citizens to make legislative proposals for the Parliament. The Finnish Constitution says that a private […]
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