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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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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 […]
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Implementation of the SWIFT agreement under review
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Umsetzung des SWIFT-Abkommens auf dem Prüfstand | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.8_Implementierung_des_SWIFT-Abkommens_wird_geprueft] A review prepared by the EU delegation of the joint review team on the implementation of the SWIFT (TFTP) agreement concluded that “all of the relevant elements of the Agreement have been implemented in accordance with its provisions, including the […]
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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 […]
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Dutch government announces measures against downloading
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Niederlande: Regierung kündigt Maßnahmen gegen illegale Downloads an | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.8_Niederlande_Regierung_Ma%C3%9Fnahmen_gegen_illegale_Downloads] On 11 April 2011, the Dutch government published its copyright policy plans for the coming years. The plans include restricting the currently existing private copying exception and the possibility to block access to websites facilitating copyright infringement. EDRi-member […]
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Italian court found Google responsible for search suggestions to users
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Italienisches Gericht macht Google für Suchvorschläge haftbar | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.8_Italienisches_Gericht_macht_Google_fuer_Suchvorschlaege_haftbar] On 31 March 2011, an Italian court of Milan ruled that Google was responsible for its Google Suggest, the “autocomplete” function that suggests words and characters to complete a partial search for its users. The case was brought to […]
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Privatised enforcement Series C: The law according to the Advocate General
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Serie: Privatisierung der Online Strafverfolgung – Teil C | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.8_Privatisierung_der_Online-Strafverfolgung_Teil_C] The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice recently published his views with regard to the Scarlet/Sabam case C-70/10 in the European Court of Justice. This is a crucial case with regard to privatised enforcement, as it […]
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ENDitorial:CoE: A New Notion of Media. For Better or For Worse?
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Europarat – Eine neue Begriffsbestimmung für Medien | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.8_ENDitorial_Europarat] The fourth meeting of the Council of Europe (CoE) Committee of experts on new media (MC-NM) was held on 28-29 March 2011 in Strasbourg, with two main points on its agenda. The first one was a discussion on […]
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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 […]
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RFID Privacy Impact Assessment Framework formally adopted
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [RFID – Neue Datenschutzregeln formell verabschiedet | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.7_PIA_fuer_RFID-Anwendungen_verabschiedet] The Privacy Impact Assessment Framework for RFID applications (RFID PIA) was officially signed by European Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes, representatives of the RFID industry, the chairman of the Article 29 Working Party, Jacob Kohnstamm, and the Executive Director of […]
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Website blocking and suspension discussions in the UK
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Diskussion um Netzsperren im Vereinigten Königreich | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.7_Diskussion_um_Netzsperren_im_Vereinigten_Koenigreich] UK Minister Ed Vaizey is involved in discussions for private blocking schemes to prevent access to copyright infringing websites. This follows the delays in implementing the Digital Economy Act. It is believed by the EDRi-member Open Rights Group and others […]
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Big Brother Awards Germany 2011
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Big Brother Awards Deutschland 2011 | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.7_Big_Brother_Awards_Deutschland_2011] The eleventh German Big Brother Awards were bestowed on Friday 1 April 2011 in Bielefeld, Germany. Organized by EDRi member FoeBuD, the ceremony featured eight negative awards in various categories. In the “Communication” category, Facebook was one winner for “systematically poking […]
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Privatised online enforcement series: B. Is "self-regulation" worse than useless?
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Serie: Privatisierung der Online Strafverfolgung – Teil B | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.7_Privatisierung_der_Online_Strafverfolgung_Ist_die_Selbst-Regulierung_mehr_als_nutzlos] Much of the policy with regard to “self-regulation” in the context of illegal online content is developed on the basis that anything that industry can do to help fight crime is automatically a good thing. The assumption is […]
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