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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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Software-hardware bundling not accepted in France
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Frankreich: Verknüpfung von Hard- und Software nicht zulässig | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.3_Frankreich_Verknuepfung_von_Hard_und_Software_nicht_zulaessig?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120221] The giant Lenovo computer hardware manufacturer that sold computers with Windows OS included suffered a defeat in a French court of Aix-en-Provence in a case introduced by a French customer. This is another case in a long line […]
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UK: 3 million checks on criminal records in 2011
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Großbritannien: 3 Millionen Datensätze aus Polizeidatenbank abgefragt | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.3_Grossbritannien_3_Millionen_Datensaetze_aus_Polizeidatenbank_abgefragt?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120221] UK Privacy campaign group Big Brother Watch has recently revealed that almost 3 million Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks were carried out in England and Wales in 2011 by almost 4000 registered bodies. The figures basically say that 1 […]
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RFID – a dangerous fashion trend highlighted on German streets by FoeBuD
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [RFID – FoeBuD entdeckt gefährlichen Modetrend auf Deutschlands Straßen | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.3_RFID_FoeBuD_entdeckt_gefaehrlichen_Modetrend_auf_Deutschlands_Strassen?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120221] On 11 January 2012, EDRi member FoeBuD staged an event on a shopping street in Bielefeld, Germany, to raise awareness about RFID tags (“spy chips”) in clothing. FoeBuD played an important role in putting this issue on […]
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Irish ISP puts its customers' personal data at risk
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Irischer ISP setzt die persönlichen Daten seiner Kunden aufs Spiel | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.3_Irischer_ISP_setzt_die_persoenlichen_Daten_seiner_Kunden_aufs_Spiel?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120221] Personal data of more than 6 800 current and former customers of Eircom’s (biggest Irish ISP) mobile divisions may be at risk after three unencrypted laptops have been stolen, two from the company offices in Parkwest […]
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ENDitorial: EU DP Regulation Proposal: The French CNIL defends its turf
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: EU-Entwurf zur Datenschutzverordnung – Französische Datenschutzbehörde CNIL verteidigt ihr Revier | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.3_ENDitorial_EU-Entwurf_zur_Datenschutzverordnung_Franzoesische_Datenschutzbehoerde_CNIL_verteidigt_ihr_Revier?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120221] The French CNIL was one of the first national Data Protection Authority (DPA) to react to the publication, by the European Commission, of its Data Protection Framework Proposal on 25 January 2012. In a very […]
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10 European Commission myths about ACTA
1. This is only about large-scale infringements a. Criminal sanctions There is no minimum-level of infringement that could be criminalised by ACTA. It requires parties to, at least, criminalise infringements which are for direct economic advantage, direct commercial advantage, indirect economic advantage, indirect commercial advantage or “aiding and abetting” such an offence. In the absence […]
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ACTA Survival Guide for Website Owners
In order to counter the spreading misinformation, we are providing a how-to with short explanations regarding different practical problems related to ACTA. This guide looks at the risks that ACTA creates for websites, particularly e-commerce sites. To stay online, a website owner just needs to make sure that their site contains nothing which might cause […]
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DRM
Digital Rights Management (DRM) is, in simple terms, any technology that is built into an electronic product or service with the aim of limiting its range of uses after purchase. It is designed to prevent consumers from using digital technology in ways that do not correspond to the business agenda of a content provider or […]
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ACTA fact sheet
Recently, we have seen many rumours and half-truths about ACTA being circulated by campaigners on all sides. And, as the European Commission’s “fact sheet” 10 Myths about ACTA shows, there are also still a lot of misunderstandings. Many decision makers and citizens seem not yet to be aware of ACTA’s serious implications. In the following, […]
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Geolocation censorship to be applied by Twitter
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Twitter führt länderspezifische Zensur ein | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.2_Twitter_fuehrt_laenderspezifische_Zensur_ein] Twitter announced on 21 January 2012, on its official blog, its intention to introduce geolocation censorship, meaning that certain tweets will be censored in some countries based on different criteria according to the respective countries’ legal framework. Although a year ago […]
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Belgian Big Brother Awards 2012
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Belgien: Big Brother Awards 2012 | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.2_Belgien_Big_Brother_Awards_2012] Big Brother is everywhere! Numerous institutions, individuals and organizations do not comply with privacy rules and regulations. The Flemish “Liga voor Mensenrechten”, an EDRi member and the Wallonian “Ligue des droits de l’hommes” joined forces in their fight against today’s “Big […]
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ENDitorial: EDRi's initial comments on the Data Protection Regulation
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Erste EDRi-Stellungnahme zur Datenschutzverordnung | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.2_ENDitorial_Erste_EDRi-Stellungnahme_zur_Datenschutzverordnung] EDRi welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for a new data protection Regulation. Europe needs a comprehensive reform in order to ensure the protection of its citizens’ personal data and privacy, while enhancing legal certainty and competitiveness in a single digital market. […]
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