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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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Four strikes law returns to Belgium
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Belgien: Four-Strikes kommen zurück | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.5_Four_Strikes_Gesetz_in_Belgien] After the proposition of a Belgian version of the French three strikes law was left aside due to the withdrawal from the political life of the deputy that proposed it in 2010, a new proposal was tabled on 27 January 2011 by […]
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Sustainable Models for Creativity in the Digital Age
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Nachhaltige Modelle für Kreative im Digitalen Zeitalter | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.5_Nachhaltige_Modelle_fuer_Kreative_im_digitalen_Zeitalter] Each year, the Free Culture Forum (FCF) brings together key organisations and active voices in the sphere of free/libre culture. It responds to the need for an international arena to facilitate the coordination of a global framework for action […]
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Portuguese Government uses "honeypots" to deter copyright infringers
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Portugiesische Regierung nutzt “Honeypots” zur Abschreckung von Urheberrechtsverletzern | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.5_Portugiesische_Regierung_nutzt_Honeypots] In an attempt to scare alleged illegal downloaders, the Portuguese Ministry of Culture, through the General Inspection of Cultural Activities (IGAC), in collaboration with the Portuguese Phonographic Association (AFP), has decided to start using a so-called “honeypot”. “Honeypots” […]
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ENDitorial: Net child abuse: Member States fiercely defend their right to do nothing
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Kindesmissbrauch im Internet – Mitgliedsstaaten verteidigen verbissen ihr Recht auf Untätigkeit | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.5_ENDitorial_Mitgliedsstaaten_verteidigen_ihr_Recht_auf_Untaetigkeit] The first Council Working Group meeting on the proposed European Directive on Child Exploitation produced near unanimity among the Member States that their right to do nothing must be defended. As a result, the […]
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Final call for petition on government use of citizens' biometrics
This article is also available in: Macedonian: [Последен повик за петиција за владина.. | http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/mk/vesti/edri/1894-posleden-povik-za-peticija-za-vladinata-upotreba-na-biometriski-podatoci-na-gragjanite] Deutsch: [Petition gegen die Nutzung biometrischer Daten durch den Staat | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.5_Petition_gegen_Nutzung_biometrischer_Daten] By means of a petition, the international Alliance ‘Hands off biometrics’ will urge the Council of Europe to start an investigation on the collection and storage of biometric […]
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Four Big Brother Awards for heavyweight Dutch privacy violations
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Vier Big Brother Awards für grobe Verstöße gegen den niederländischen Datenschutz | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.5_Big_Brother_Awards_Niederlande] The biggest Dutch privacy violations of 2010 have been awarded a Big Brother Award on 9 March 2011 in Amsterdam. At the ceremonies, organized by EDRi-member Bits of Freedom, an independent jury selected four ‘lucky’ […]
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Vot orientativ asupra Raportului Angelilli
PDF version: http://www.edri.org/files/compromise_ro.pdf Parliament text: http://www.edri.org/files/libe_vote.pdf Vot orientativ asupra Raportului Angelilli Rezumat al poziţiei de compromis asupra blocării site-urilor web, adoptată în cadrul Parlamentului European În data de 14 februarie, Comisia pentru libertăţi civile din Parlamentul European a adoptat un text de compromis ca răspuns faţă de propunerea Comisiei Europene privind blocarea de site-uri web […]
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VOTO DI ORIENTAMENTO SUL RAPPORTO ANGELILLI
PDF version: http://www.edri.org/files/compromise_it.pdf Parliament text: http://www.edri.org/files/libe_vote.pdf VOTO DI ORIENTAMENTO SUL RAPPORTO ANGELILLI Sommario del Compromesso sul blocco dei siti web Il 14 febbraio, la Commissione LIBE del Parlamento Europeo ha adottato un testo di compromesso in risposta alla proposta della Commissione Europea relativa al blocco di internet (articolo 21, considerando 13). Guidato dalla leadership del […]
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Hug your MEP
The European Parliament needs support in negotiations on web blocking On 14 February, the Civil Liberties Committee adopted a text on Internet blocking. While not perfect, this text rejected populism and focussed squarely on child protection and a harmonised approach to respect for fundamental rights. The Committee’s approach is now being opposed by almost all […]
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ORIENTERINGSOMRÖSTNING FÖR ANGELILLIRAPPORTEN
PDF version: http://www.edri.org/files/compromise_se.pdf Parliament text: http://www.edri.org/files/libe_vote.pdf ORIENTERINGSOMRÖSTNING FÖR ANGELILLIRAPPORTEN Sammanfattning av Parlamentets Kompromiss gällande Blockning Den 14 februari antog utskottet för Medborgerliga fri- och rättigheter samt rättsliga och inrikes frågor (LIBE) från Europaparlamentet en kompromisstext som svar till Europakommisionens förslag om Internetblockning (Artikel 21 och skäl 13). Under ledarskapet av rapportör Roberta Angelilli (EPP, Italien) […]
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VOTE D'ORIENTATION SUR LE RAPPORT ANGELILLI
Version PDF: http://www.edri.org/files/compromise_fr.pdf Text du Parlement: http://www.edri.org/files/libe_vote.pdf (Anglais) VOTE D’ORIENTATION SUR LE RAPPORT ANGELILLI Résumé du Compromis sur le Blocage Le 14 Février, la commission des libertés civiles (LIBE) du Parlement Européen a adopté un texte de compromis en réponse à la proposition de la Commission Européenne sur le blocage des sites Internet (Article 21 […]
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Voto de Orientação sobre o Relatório Angelilli
PDF Version: http://www.edri.org/files/compromise_pt.pdf Parliament text: http://www.edri.org/files/libe_vote.pdf (English) Voto de Orientação sobre o Relatório Angelilli Resumo do compromisso parlamentar sobre bloqueio Em 14 de Fevereiro, a Comissão de Liberdades Civis (LIBE) do Parlamento Europeu adoptou um texto de compromisso respondendo à proposta da Comissão Europeia sobre bloqueio Internet (Artigo 21 e Recital 13). Sob a liderança […]
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