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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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WordPress.com blocked in Turkey
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Turkey blocked the access to all the blogs hosted at wordpress.com on 17 August 2007, after a Turkish court decided on this action by agreing with a law firm hired by Adnan Oktar, that claimed that several blogs on the wordpress platform were publishing allegedly defamatory and […]
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US law threatens non-US citizens' privacy rights
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act proposed by the US Administration was passed by the US Congress on 4 August 2007 allowing US intelligence services to intercept electronic communications between US, but also non-US citizens, if the communication passes across US-based networks, without needing a court order. A […]
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Allofmp3.com director acquitted by Moscow Court
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Denis Kvasov, head of Mediaservices, owner of music website Allofmp3.com was acquitted by a Moscow court after having been brought to trial by entertainment companies EMI Group Plc, NBC Universal and Time Warner Inc. for copyright offences. On 15 August 2007, district judge Yekaterina Sharapova ruled that […]
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Operation Pedopriest: Italian censorship on videogames?
In the past weeks a small online videogame has been the center of much controversy in Italy, with center-right MPs explicitly asking governmental intervention in its removal, questioning once again the limits of freedom of expression in the country. Everything started when Molleindustria, a group of “artists, designers and programmers that aims at starting a […]
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DRM-free music is supported by consumers
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A new survey regarding music online conducted by Entertainment Media Research in association with the law firm Olswang showed that the DRM (Digital Rights Management) related problems are more present in UK consumers’ opinion than the music industry initially thought. The survey was made on more than […]
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French police investigated teenager for unofficial translation
A French high school student was arrested and interrogated by the police for having posted online his translation of the first three chapters of the latest Harry Potter volume, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”, only a few days after the official launching of the English version in July 2007. He was however immediately released […]
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Enough Internet voting trials says the UK Electoral Commission
On 2 August 2007, the Electoral Commission, independent body set up by the UK Parliament, recommended in its evaluation on the pilot schemes used in May 2007 elections to end electronic voting trials until the establishment of a strategy by the UK Government to modernise the electoral system and make it more secure. The Electoral […]
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Google has joined the Open Invention Network
The Open Invention Network (OIN), the Open source patent-swap body, has received Google as a new member. This means that Google has implicitly agreed not to file any patent infringement action against the Linux community. An OIN member has full access to a collection of more than 100 patents and patent applications which is attractive […]
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EDPS – Data Protection Directive should be fully implemented
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The EDPS (European Data Protection Supervisor), Peter Hustinx, issued on 25 July 2007 an opinion on the European Commission communication regarding the improved implementation of the EC Data protection directive (95/46), considering that the Directive should not be amended and asking for its full implementation before applying […]
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Search engines dealing with privacy standards
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Google has recently announced a new change in its privacy policies by reducing its cookies lifetime to just two years, but experts warn this is more a PR move than a substantial one. However, other search engines started the discussions on their privacy issues. A new post […]
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UK Government rejects the extension of the copyright term for performers
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) To the big disappointment of the music industry, the UK Government refused to promote at the EU level, the extension of the presently 50-year copyright term for performers. According to the EU rules, the copyright period for song writers and their families covers their entire lives plus […]
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Prague will anonymise RFID city cards
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Prague Deputy Mayor announced that following the presure of EDRI-member Iuridicum Remedium and the interpellation of the member of city parliament Petra Kolinska (Green Party) the city authorities decided that RFID chips in newly issued city cards will no longer contain personal data. This move is a […]
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