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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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Chechen web site shut down in Sweden
After many complaints from Russia, the Swedish authorities closed up on 5 May, Kavkazcenter.com, a Chechen separatist Web site that allegedly encouraged terrorism. The police arrived at PRQ Web hosting company in Stockholm with a search warrant and confiscated two servers. The Finish owner of the servers, Mikael Storsjo, told Swedish news agency TT that […]
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Role of the developing countries in WSIS process
A special panel discussed the role of the developing countries in the WSIS panel at this year conference Computers, Freedom and Privacy 2006 (CFP 2006) that took place in Washington DC between 2-5 May. The participants tried to identify what was the place of the developing countries in shaping the future of the Internet in […]
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Public debate on draft anti-terror act in Denmark
On May 10 2006, a public hearing was held in the Danish Parliament on a new proposal for an anti-terror act including surveillance measures. The proposed law may increase camera surveillance, obliges carriers to store passenger data for one year and introduces new measures for the intelligence service. According to the proposal, the intelligence service […]
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EDRI-gram – Number 4.8, 26 April 2006
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EU report recommends open access to publicly funded scientific research
The EU report drafted by economists from Toulouse University and the Free University of Brussels on the economic and technical evolution of scientific publishing in Europe, published on 31 March 2006, recommends public access to scientific research funded by the European taxpayer. The report proposes the development of a European policy that would allow researchers […]
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European Data Protection Supervisor presents annual report
European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) 2005 annual report was presented on the 19 April . As stated by the report, following the first year of setting up the new independent authority on protecting personal data and privacy, 2005 was a year of consolidation confirming its main activities: supervision, consultation and cooperation. The authority increased its […]
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Debate on the revision of Swiss copyright law
On April 6, the Swiss copyright office launched a discussion on the proposal for the revision of the copyright law in Switzerland at its media event in Berne. The Swiss copyright office presented a pocket guide as well as a website and commented on the most important changes. The primary goal of the copyright revision […]
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Hamburg court rules against forum providers
The first-instance court of Hamburg gave its final ruling on the liability of forum comments, stating that moderators of internet forums are liable for content posted on their sites. Initially, the legislation held forum providers liable for illegal content they had knowledge about and there was no obligation for them to search for such content. […]
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Access to Knowledge in the digital world
From 21 June to 23 June, Yale Law School hosted the first international “Access to Knowledge” (A2K) conference. Following two workshops on the same theme held in 2005 in Geneva and London, the aim of this conference was to “come up with a new analytic framework for analysing the possibly distortive effects of public policies […]
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German music industry wants new powers
Representatives of the German music industry asked for new powers in order to obtain, without court order, personal information about alleged file-sharers from Internet Service Providers. In a recent event held in Munich by the Institute of Copyright and Media Law, representatives of the rights holder associations claimed that this change would improve the fight […]
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OECD focuses on global cooperation in tackling spam
A new recommendation on the cross-border co-operation in the enforcement of laws against spam was adopted by the OECD Council session on 13 April 2006, completing the Anti-spam toolkit promoted by OECD since 2004. The recommendation admits that there is not single solution for tackling the spam issues and the international cooperation is the key […]
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EU pays for surveillance and control technologies
“Arming Big Brother”, a new report by Transnational Institute (TNI) and Statewatch, reveals the army industry lobbying has led to creating a new European security-industrial complex. According to this report, EU is preparing to spend to €1 billion per year on new “research” into surveillance and control technologies. Following the demands made in 2003 by […]
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