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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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EDRI-gram – Number 4.19, 11 October 2006
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New EU-US interim deal on Passenger Name Record
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The previous agreement adopted in 2004 on EU-US personal data sharing was annulled by the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg in May 2006, invoking the wrong legal basis. After a series of negotiations between UE and US a new interim agreement was concluded on 6 October […]
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The European Parliament ready to vote on EPLA
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) will be the subject of a motion for a resolution in the European Parliament, after a compromise was made and filed by the three big groups of MEPs (EPP-ED, PES and ALDE). The three groups drafted a motion that ” urges […]
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The broadcast treaty stalled by WIPO General Assembly
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has decided that the very controversial proposed treaty on the protection of broadcasting organizations, including cablecasting organizations, must be approved by two more meetings before being put for discussion in a diplomatic conference established to take place […]
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Filesharing and digital evidence case in Sweden
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Andreas Bawer was accused in 2005 of sharing a film, called Hip Hip Hora, breaching the Swedish Penal Code. He was found guilty in the Swedish Court of First Instance, (Västmanlands Tingrätt) in December 2005. However, in a recent decision on 2 October 2006 of the Swedish […]
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SWIFT found in breach of Belgian laws
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A report issued by the Belgian Government on the very discussed SWIFT case of transfer of financial transaction data to the U.S. Government, concluded that SWIFT breached the Belgian law. The Belgian Commission responsible with the first report on the case stated: “The Commission is of the […]
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European e-voting machines cracked by Dutch group
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The voting computers used to cast 90% of the votes in Netherlands were cracked by a Dutch Group called “Wij vertrouwen stemcomputers niet” (We do not trust voting computers). In a live public show on 4 October 2006 on the Dutch television channel Nederland 1, the group […]
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Open Letter against the revision of the Swiss copyright law
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) At the end of September 2006, a new initiative, called kunstfreiheit.ch (freedom of art) was launched in Switzerland. It is basically an open letter to the Swiss Minister of Justice and the Swiss parliamentarians calling attention to the fact that the reform/expansion of copyright, which is currently […]
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Digital Restriction Management – drm.info
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) On 3 October 2006, the first Anti-DRM day, a new collaborative information platform about the potential dangers of Digital Restriction Management (DRM) was launched. The DRM.info was initiated by the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) and is supported by a group of organisations and authors. The main […]
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ENDitorial : PNR & Institutional Mechanisms of Privacy Protection
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A small detail on the EU-US agreement over the transfer of air passenger name records (PNR), and a non-related statement by US president George W. Bush, taken together give a nice highlight on the institutional mechanisms of privacy protection. EU Commissioner Frattini told the press on 6 […]
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Global Freedom of Information Survey
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Privacy International released on 20 September 2006 a comprehensive review of Freedom of Information (FOI) Laws and practices in nearly 70 countries around the world, including almost 40 countries from Europe Titled “Freedom of Information Around the World 2006 Global Survey of Access to Government Information Laws”, […]
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Microsoft Vista gets criticism before its launching in Europe
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Vista, the new operating system developed by Microsoft, has received vivid criticism from European officials and possible competitors regarding the new features that might take advantage of the Microsoft position in the market. Two major software companies, Symantec and Adobe, have complained to EU regarding certain electronic […]
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