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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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Infringement procedure against UK for lack of privacy protection
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Übergriffsverfahren gegen GB wegen Mängel beim Datenschutz | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1375] On 14 April 2009, Viviane Reding, the European Union’s Commissioner for Information Society and Media, reasserted the intention of the European Commission to take action if EU Member States failed to ensure the right of the citizens to control […]
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EDRi supports a petition for Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EDRi unterstützt eine Petition für nichtkommerzielle Interessensgruppen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1376] > On 15 April 2009 EDRi signed, together with other 50 organisations representing the civil society from around the world, the Global Civil Society Statement in support of Petition for a Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group (NCSG) at ICANN. The petition […]
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Dutch Government on data retention
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Die Niederländische Regierung und die Vorratsdatenspeicherung | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1377] The answers of the Dutch Government to the additional set of questions sent by the Dutch Senate about the implementation of the Data Retention Directive reveal some interesting opinions. At the end of 2008 the Dutch Senate held a hearing […]
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Creative Commons licences launched in Czech Republic
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Creative Commons in der Tschechischen Republik eingeführt | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1378] Macedonian: [Лиценците Криејтив комонс во Република Чешка | http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/content/view/1432/4/lang,mk/] The localized version of the Creative Commons licences was launched on 15 April in the Czech Republic, which has become the fifty-second jurisdiction worldwide to offer localized Creative Commons licenses. […]
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Are anonymous electronic services to be prohibited by the EC?
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Sollen anonyme elektronische Dienste von der Europäischen Kommission verboten werden? | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1379] This article is also available in: Macedonian: [Европската комисија ќе ги забрани… | http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/content/view/1434/4/lang,mk/] Having in view the data retention law requirements and the fact that data retention can be avoided by the use of anonymous […]
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ENDitorial: Why "Olivennes Bill" wouldn't work in Italy
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Warum „Olivennes Gesetz“ in Italien nicht funktionieren würde | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1380] “Olivennes Bill” (named after the French lobbyist who proposed it, also known as Hadopi law or 3 strikes law) on copyright protection has been blocked by the French Parliament a couple of days ago (but there is […]
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The Pirate Bay founders considered guilty by the first Swedish court
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Die Gründer von Pirate Bay vom Ersten Schwedischen Gerichtshof für schuldig befunden | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1371] Macedonian: [Шведскиот суд ги прогласи за виновни… | http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/content/view/1428/4/lang,mk/] The verdict of the Swedish court in The Pirate Bay (TBP) trial was given on 17 April 2009 with the four defendants, Fredrik Neij, Gottfrid […]
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Extended copyright term for sound recordings pushed back
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Verlängerte Urheberrechtsfrist für Tonaufnahmen abgelehnt | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1358] The proposal for the extension of the copyright terms for sound recordings was rejected on 27 March 2009 by COREPER, which has the task to negotiate a consensus before the EU Council of Ministers takes votes. To the great disappointment of […]
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Behavioural targeting at the European Consumer Summit
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Behavioural Targeting am Europäischen Verbrauchergipfel | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1359] The European Commission Directorate – General for Health & Consumers organized the European Consumer Summit on “Consumer Trust in the Digital Market Place” held in Brussels on 1 and 2 April, 2009. The agenda featured policy workshops on ‘Consumer challenges and […]
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Second PrivacyOS Conference
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Zweite PrivacyOS Konferenz | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1360] Meetings between researchers from universities with representatives from industry, data protection authorities, standardizers from W3C and ISO and NGOs to discuss privacy challenges and develop privacy infrastructures represent the idea behind the European Privacy Open Space. The second PrivacyOS event was held in […]
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Phorm – under scrutiny at the European level
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [http://www.unwatched.org/node/1361horm: Überprüfung auf Europäischer Ebene| ] On the event on 31 March 2009, the European Commissioner for consumers, Meglena Kuneva, warned on the transparency in the online environment: “We must establish the principles of transparency, clear language, opt-in or opt-out options that are meaningful and easy to use. […]
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ISPs asked to block child porn sites on the Internet
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ISPs werden aufgefordert, Kinderpornografieseiten im Internet zu sperren | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1362] In Germany, based on the initiative of the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ), the government has had discussions for several months now on how to block child pornography sites hosted on servers […]
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