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Council of Europe insists on right of reply
The Council of Europe (46 member states) has issued a hotly debated recommendation on the right of reply on 15 December 2004. “Governments of the member states should examine and, if necessary, introduce in their domestic law or practice a right of reply or any other equivalent remedy, which allows a rapid correction of incorrect […]
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Freedom of information law in German Parliament
The German Parliament (Bundestag) has completed the first reading of a new freedom of information law on 17 December 2004. Germany and Switzerland are the only 2 major Western European member states of the Council of Europe without such a law on accessibility of governmental acts and decision making. Within the EU, only Cyprus, Malta […]
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First fines for Dutch spammers
For the first time since the spam-ban went into force in the Netherlands (19 May 2004) the Dutch regulatory authority OPTA has fined Dutch spammers. One spammer is accused of having sent 4 spam-runs and now faces a fine of 42.500 euro. Two of his spams advertised a CD-ROM with invoice-software, another one was directly […]
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Council of Europe outlines e-governance strategy
The Council of Europe has adopted a recommendation on e-governance on 15 December 2004. The Council recommends that member states “Work together with the appropriate international, national, regional and local stakeholders, to develop a shared vision of e-governance that upholds human rights, democracy and the rule of law.” Member states should use e-governance to strengthen […]
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EU Court confirms Commission's decision against Microsoft
The EU Court of First Instance has entirely dismissed Microsoft’s objections to a set of sanctions against the software giant by the EU Commission. The Court rules that the Commission’s decision does not “cause serious and irreparable damage” to Microsoft. Microsoft requested an interim measure from the Court that would hold up the Commission’s decision […]
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Best wishes
European Digital Rights wishes all readers a courageous and fruitful new year. Looking back at 2004, we have to conclude fear is a bad source of legislative inspiration. Hopefully in 2005 the balance between security and privacy, between business interests and personal freedom can be maintained by a truly blind Lady Justice. Thanks to another […]
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130.000 prepaid GSMs disconnected in Switzerland
On 30 November 2004 the Swiss mobile operator Swisscom has disconnected aproximately 130.000 unregistered users of prepaid mobile phones. On 23 June 2004 a new measure was adopted by the Swiss Bundesrat (Council of ministers) that required the operators (besides Swisscom also Orange and Sunrise) to start registering the personal details of all buyers, including […]
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EU Report: Member States lazy to protect data
The European Commission has adopted, on 7 December 2004, its annual report on the implementation of the EU electronic communications regulatory package. The report states that 20 of the EU’s present 25 Member States have notified the Commission that they have adopted primary legislation transposing the package, which became law in 2002. The Commission has […]
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Successful access to information claim in Bulgaria
In Bulgaria, proponents of open source and open standards have booked a remarkable legal victory. On 7 December 2004 the Supreme Administrative Court ruled against the minister of state administration, Dimitar Kalchev. Two members of parliament and the foundation ‘Access to Information Program’ had demanded access to the 2002 agreement between Microsoft and the Bulgarian […]
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EU model for proper privacy notification
The Article 29 Working Party of data protection authorities in the EU has developed an interesting and useful model for a standard EU privacy notice, consisting of a short, a condensed and a full legal notice. Under the European Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC data subjects must be informed of their rights to data protection. The […]
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