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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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Violent video games – a hot topic on the European agenda
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Starting from a violent video game seen in Italy by Commissioner Frattini, a new hot topic has started to be heavily discussed by European Union bodies and Member States. Although the self-regulation measures are already in place for some years, a new approach is pushed by the […]
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Wiretapping scandal in Greece ends with record fine
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) As a result of the scandal related to the wiretapping of phone conversations of several Greek officials, including Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis, during the period August 2004 – March 2005, Vodafone was fined by the Greek privacy committee for not having protected its network against hacking activities. […]
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Promotion of open standards in Poland
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) On 14 December 2006 a Coalition for Open Standards was established by a large group of IT companies and organizations in Poland with a view to promote open technological standards. The coalition aims at taking measures to ensure freedom of choice for IT solutions for Polish citizens […]
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EUCD Best Practice Guide published
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A network of European civil society experts, including several EDRI members, published in December 2006 a Best Practice guide for countries implementing the EU copyright directive. The guide aims at legislators and advocates of a balanced copyright framework in countries hoping to join the EU in the […]
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Biometric scanning is being tested in Heathrow Airport
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A biometric scanning system called miSense started to be used as a trial on December 2006 at Heathrow Airport, as part of the International Air Transport Association’s Simplifying Passenger Travel Programme. The system allows passengers to scan their passport and right index finger, creating an electronic key […]
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UK government reacts to campaign opt out of central medical database
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) English health minister Lord Warner has reacted to TheBigOptOut.org, a campaign that mobilises citizens to opt out from a proposed national medical database. He is offering patients an opt-out from one part of the new system – a synopsis for emergency care, which contains things like your […]
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ENDitorial: AVMS Directive : TV or not TV – that is the question
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The discussions on the new Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMS) are continuing unabated within the European Union’s institutions. With regards to Internet media, the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament are moving in the same direction. The question is how far. The new Directive […]
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Article 29 Working Party expressed its opinion in the SWIFT case
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) On 21-22 November 2006, an opinion was adopted by the Privacy Commissioners represented by Article 29 Working Group ruling against the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) for having transferred transaction details to the US. The Privacy Commissioners wanted to point out again that fighting terrorism […]
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Britain takes another step toward a new Bill of Rights
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The London School of Economics has commenced a project to help pave the way for strengthened constitutional rights in Britain. The initiative is to be conducted over the next two years by the School’s newly formed Policy Engagement Research Group that was founded earlier this year by […]
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EU Commission wants to push fight against spam
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The European Commission has criticized the member countries, considering that they should better implement the present legal framework and fight against spam, but also take more seriously into consideration the spyware and malicious software issues. According to the recent figures made public by Sophos, approx. 32% of […]
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France Parliament shifts to open source software
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Starting with July 2007, the computers used by the French deputies will be equipped with Linux operation system, Open Office software and Firefox browser. The project, initiated at the request of the General Assembly President, was based on a study made by Atos Origin, a technology services […]
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Campaign launched in UK to opt out of central medical database
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A campaign has been launched in the UK to get people to opt out of a government scheme to upload medical records from family doctors’ surgeries into a central health database. TheBigOptOut.org was launched in London on 29 November 2006 with support from NGOs such as Foundation […]
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