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Future of MySQL investigated by the European Commission
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Die Europäische Kommission untersucht die Zukunft von MySQL| http://www.unwatched.org/node/1630] The acquisition of Sun Microsystems by Oracle is investigated by the European Commission for its potential anti-competition effects, including the future role of MySQL as an open source database software owned by Oracle. The debate between opponents and supporters […]
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EDPS worries about extended powers of agency running EC databases
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Datenschutzbeauftragter sorgt sich um erweiterte Befugnisse der Agentur, die Datenbanken der Kommission betreibt| http://www.unwatched.org/node/1631] Although not opposed to the creation by the European Commission of a security agency that would be in charge of EU visa and asylum databases, EDPS Peter Hustinx issued an opinion on 7 December […]
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The new Swedish anti-piracy law stirs things for file sharers
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Das neue schwedische Anti-Piraterie-Gesetz stiftet Unruhe unter Filesharern| http://www.unwatched.org/node/1632] As already foreseen this summer, the Swedish recording industry is using the new anti-piracy IPRED law to chase filesharers. On 7 December 2009, the Swedish branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) filed a suit with […]
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Italy: The Anopticon project – putting surveillance back in its place
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Italien: Das Anopticon Projekt – wie Überwachung in seine Schranken gewiesen wird| http://www.unwatched.org/node/1633] Nowadays, CCTVs are the practical implementation of the “Panopticon”, theorised in 1791 by Jeremy Bentham as the “ideal prison”, one that keeps people in place by using their natural fear of being surveilled. The Anopticon […]
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ENDitorial: What the conquistadores can teach us about ACTA
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Was uns Konquistadoren über ACTA lehren| http://www.unwatched.org/node/1634] When the conquistadores arrived in the Americas, historians tell us that the viruses that they carried caused devastation among the indigenous populations. For the European invaders, who had been subject to the viruses for longer, the illnesses, while still sometimes […]
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Call for Nominations opened
AEDH (European Association for the Defence of Human rights) and EDRI (European Digital Rights) launch the first edition of the European Civil Society Data Protection Award (ECSDPA). The prize aims at rewarding positive initiatives contributing to the visibility and effectiveness of right to privacy and to the protection of personal data in Europe. The ECSDPA […]
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L’Appel a nominations est ouvert
L’AEDH (Association Européenne pour la defense des Droits de l’Homme) et EDRI (European Digital Rights) lancent la première édition du Prix européen de la société civile pour la protection des données personnelles (ECSDPA – European Civil Society Data Protection Award). Le prix vise à récompenser des initiatives positives contribuant à la visibilité et à l’effectivité […]
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AEDH-EDRI European Civil Society Data Protection Award (ECSDPA)
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Jury
The Jury is composed by 10 European members. It includes: – 2 representatives from AEDH, including AEDH President – 2 representatives from EDRI, including EDRI President – 3 renowned academics in the field, including two from LSTS/VUB – The winner of the previous year (1 representative of BEUC for the first edition) – 1 representative […]
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Press releases
Press releases (in chronological order):
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Presentation
The European Civil Society Data Protection Award (ECSDPA) is a joint initiative launched in 2010 by AEDH (European Association for the Defence of Human rights) and EDRI (European Digital Rights), with the support of LSTS/VUB (the Law Science Technology & Society Research Group of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel) and deBuren (The Flemish- Dutch House for […]
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Full call in PDF format
You may download the entire call for theAEDH-EDRI European Civil Society Data Protection Award in a PDF format (86 KB)
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