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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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The Digital Economy Act brought to court by two UK ISPs
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Zwei britische ISPs bringen Digital Economy Act vor Gericht | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2062] The two big UK ISPs, BT and TalkTalk, have asked the High Court to carry out a judicial review of the most controversial aspects of the Digital Economy Act, in order to establish whether it is in […]
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Belgium ISPs are not obliged to block The Pirate Bay
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Belgische ISPs müssen The Pirate Bay nicht sperren | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2063] Two Belgian ISPs have won their court battle against an anti-piracy group which had demanded that they block the access to The Pirate Bay. On 9 July 2010, the Antwerp Commercial Court rejected the blocking demands made by […]
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Blocking of innocent websites by O2 Ireland
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [O2 Ireland sperrt harmlose Webseiten | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2064] The Irish mobile operator O2 has acknowledged accidentally blocking the image hosting website IMGUR through its system for blocking alleged child abuse material. There appears to have been no indication that there was, in fact, any illegal material hosted on that […]
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Facebook faces serious fines in Germany
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Auf Facebook warten in Deutschland hohe Geldstrafen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2065] The Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information John Caspar has launched legal proceedings against the operator of the social network Facebook for illegally accessing and saving personal data of people who don’t use the respective social […]
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Yahoo is not bound to give personal data to Belgian authorities
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Yahoo muss belgischen Behörden keine personenbezogenen Daten übergeben | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2066] The Belgian Court of Appeal of Gand ruled on 30 June 2010 that Yahoo was not obliged to hand over personal data of its users to the Belgian authorities, in a case where the first instance had issued […]
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ENDitorial: French biometric passport: case still pending after 2 years
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Beschwerde gegen französische Biometrie-Pässe nach 2 Jahren immer noch anhängig | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2067] It took more than two years after the complaint against the French biometric passport was filed to have the conclusions of the “public rapporteur” publicly presented at the Conseil d’Etat (French highest administrative Court), on […]
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FAQ 2.0 on SWIFT Agreement
Frequently Asked Questions on the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program / “SWIFT” Agreement European Digital Rights has prepared a “frequently asked questions” document to explain the changes between the SWIFT agreement previously rejected by the European Parliament and the current text under discussion. Q: Does the agreement meet the criteria set by Parliament in its resolutions […]
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ACTA – new criminal sanctions for non-commercial copyright uses?
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ACTA – Neue Sanktionen für die nicht-gewerbliche Nutzung von Urheberrechten? | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2033] A new round of negotiations on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is in progress until 1 July 2010 at Luzern, Switzerland between 11 parties including the EU. A document leaked from the EU Presidency dated 7 […]
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EP calls for a clear legal framework for the Internet of Things
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europa-Parlament für klaren gesetzlichen Rahmen für das Internet der Dinge | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2034] In a resolution on the Internet of Things, adopted on 15 June 2010, the European Parliament (EP) welcomes the communication of the Commission on the topic and in principle endorses the broad outlines of the action […]
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Article 29 WP issues opinion on cookies in the new ePrivacy Directive
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Artikel 29 Datenschutzgruppe zu Cookies in der neuen ePrivacy-Richtlinie | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2035] The Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (WP) representing the European data protection authorities published on 24 June an opinion clarifying the application of the data protection rules in online behavioural advertising, with a focus on the […]
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Increased pressure on Turkey to stop Internet blocking
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Netzsperren: Zunehmender Druck auf die Türkei | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2036] As Turkey continues its ban on Google’s YouTube and other services, it attracts more and more criticism. After Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul himself has taken position against its own government in this matter, it is now OSCE turn to react. […]
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Iceland – first steps for a new media haven
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Island: Erste Schritte zu einem neuen Medienhafen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2037] Iceland’s Parliament has recently accepted a proposal by Icelandic Modern Media Initiative (IMMI) asking the Icelandic Government to find “ways to strengthen freedoms of expression and information freedom in Iceland, (and provide) strong protections for sources and whistleblowers.” The […]
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