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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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Answer to consultation on communications data retention
Privacy International and European Digital Rights have published their joint answer to the consultation on mandatory data retention. The Directorate Generals on Information Society and on Justice and Home Affairs from the European Commission asked for public comments on a proposed retention regime across Europe between 12 and 36 months for all traffic data generated […]
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New copyright law in Germany
Today, 9 September 2004, the German minister of Justice presented a cornerstone-paper on the so called ‘second basket’ of copyright regulations, implementing the European Copyright Directive (2001/29/EC). The cornerstone-paper defines a clear right to make private copies, even when ordered by a third party, and does not require the original to be legal, though ‘downloading […]
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Festival report Werkleitz Biennale
For its 6th edition, the Werkleitz Biennale changed location, from Tornitz/Werkleitz to the city of Halle (near Leipzig) in east Germany. The theme ‘common property’ brought together many artists and activists working in copyright-critical environments. The location, a former workers-building from 1907 in very rich Jugendstil overlooking an idyllical park, offered an excellent meetingplace for […]
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EDRI-gram – Number 2.17, 9 September 2004
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Call for action against software patents
On 24 September 2004, the European Council will probably meet to rubber-stamp the ‘political agreement’ achieved on 18 May 2004 on the highly controversial software patents directive (2002/0047 COM-COD) The Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII) is appealing to the ministers of economical affairs and on national parliaments to undo their previous approval. They […]
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Article 29 Working Party criticises biometrics in visas
The Article 29 Working Party (all the EU Data Protection Authorities) has released an opinion on the inclusion of biometrics in visa and residence permits for third country nationals. The EU is planning to introduce biometric identifiers in visa and residence permits and to establish a information system on visas (VIS). The visa and permits […]
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Conference report 'freedom of the media online'
On 27 and 28 August 2004, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Mr Miklos Haraszti, organised a conference on ‘freedom of the media online’ in the Amsterdam city hall. Two panels focussed on the problematic definition of harmful content and self-regulation. Yaman Akdeniz (director of the UK NGO Cyberrights), Sandy Starr (editor of […]
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Recommended reading: Open Source
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington DC put together a rather large chart providing information on the number and type of Open Source (OS) software policies and legislation considered by national, regional or local governments around the world. It looks at whether the policy or legislation mandated the use of OS, […]
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E-government and privacy in Denmark
“We are currently renegotiating the open society”, Gus Hosein from Privacy International stated at a conference on E-government and the protection of personal data in the Danish Parliament on Tuesday 7 September. The vision of the Danish e-government initiative is one in which personal data are increasingly floating across traditional institutional borders, without paying much […]
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EDRI-gram – Number 2.16, 25 August 2004
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board
The EDRI-board is made up of 3 members. You may reach the board via e-mail at Andreas Krisch Verein für Internet-Benutzer Österreichs (VIBE!AT) – Austria Katarzyna Szymielewicz Panoptykon – Poland Ot Van Daalen Bits of Freedom – Netherlands
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credits
European Digital Rights wishes to thank: The Open Society Institute for co-funding the bi-weekly newsletter EDRI-gram since January 2003 and for having co-funding the Brussels Office from November 2003 to November 2004 and for funding the redesign of this website in August 2004; Floatleft for having created the design for this EDRI website and implementing […]
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