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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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French file EDVIGE revised after huge civil society mobilization
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Following a very strong opposing movement, the decree allowing the creation of EDVIGE file has been abandoned by the French Government, but it will be replaced by a modified project called now EDVIRSP. On 1 July 2008, the French Government had announced a project creating a huge […]
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House of the German Pirate Party spokesman raided by Police
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The Bavarian Police searched the house of the German Pirate Party spokesman on the 11 September 2008, searching for information on some leaked plans regarding a Skype wire tap project, that were published by the Party. The Pirate Party published some documents received from an anonymous whistleblower […]
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European Competition Commissioner: We investigate Google-Yahoo deal
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Google announced in June that it had struck a deal with Yahoo, so it would sell ads on Yahoo website in return for a share of the profits. The EU anti-competition authorities confirms that they are investigating the deal between the two majors in the online advertising. […]
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ENDitorial: A stupid law and a perverse "criminal" sentence
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) ”There is no censorship in Italy, but…” “Censorship” was abolished and outlawed in Italy sixtytwo years ago. Freedom of the press and of personal opinion is not only established by the Constitution, but also deeply rooted in custom and in all perceptions of civil society. There are, […]
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EDRI-gram – Number 6.17, 10 September 2008
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The telecom package debated by the European Parliament
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The European Parliament (EP) discussed on 2 September 2008 the draft directives to reform the EU framework on electronic communications (telecom package). Besides the debates on the telecom issues, the MEPs have discussed the role of the ISPs in combating Intellectual Property Rights violations and the modifications […]
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Death of website publisher shows deterioration of media freedom in Russia
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Russian and Ingush human rights organizations, as well as OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe), are asking for an investigation into the circumstances of the murder of Magomed Yevloyev, the publisher of ingushetiya.ru, an independent news website in Ingushetia region. Yevloyev was a strong critic […]
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French law on 'graduate response' opposed by ISOC Europe
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The European Chapters Coordinating Council of the Internet Society (ISOC-ECC) issued a press release on 5 September 2008 expressing its opposition against the “graduated response” proposed by the so-called HADOPI law presented to the French Council of Ministers in June 2008. The same arguments were also submitted […]
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UK Watchdog asks the European Commission to adopt security breach law
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) UK consumer watchdog, the National Consumer Council (NCC), together with other consumer groups want the European Commission to force companies to publicly admit when they lose customer data. A data breach notification law would make companies keep data more securely. “What we’re asking for is when the […]
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Effi's e-voting 'shadow report'
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Electronic Frontier Finland’s (Effi’s) ‘shadow report’ on the Finnish e-voting pilot has been translated into English and is available now on Electronic Frontier Finland web pages. The original Finnish version was published on 19 June 2008. The English version has been updated to include commentary on the […]
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Launching Creative Commons Romania
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) On 2 September 2008, EDRi-member Association for Technology and Internet – APTI Romania organized an event to announce the availability of the localized Creative Commons (CC) licences. The event was organized with the help of the Center for Independent Journalism and HI-Q band and gathered users of […]
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Two Danes found innocent of illegal downloading in a Wi-Fi theft case
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) On 5 September 2008, a Danish court decided that two woman that had been taken to court for illegally sharing music by Antipiratgruppen, anti-piracy affiliates, were innocent. The two women claimed they had not been the authors of the infringement, having been subject to WiFi theft. Antipiratgruppen […]
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