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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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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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Commission to examine DRM venture Microsoft/Time Warner
The European Commission has decided today, 25 August 2004, to examine in depth the joint acquisition by Microsoft and TimeWarner of ContentGuard. This company, formerly owned by Xerox, is a world market leader in so-called Digital Rights Management technology. It has developed the Extensible Rights Markup Language (XrML). Microsoft has eyed the company for a […]
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New US demands on European postal services
According to a publication in the Austrian e-zine Futurezone the USA have demanded extensive advance information from European postal services about packages before they are being shipped to the United States. The US border control system US-VISIT is already being fed with data about airline passengers before they enter the territory, but must now be […]
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UK Information commissioner criticises ID-card
In an interview with The Times newspaper on 16 August, the UK Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, has warned against the danger of ‘sleepwalking into a surveillance society’, as a result of ID cards and other plans. Mr Thomas said he was also uneasy about plans for a population register and a database of every child. […]
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Call for nominations Swiss Big Brother Awards
On 31 August the deadline closes for nominations for the Swiss Big Brother Awards. The organising committee has already received over 100 nominations and will publish a selection at the end of September 2004. The 5th annual Swiss ceremony of the Big Brother Awards will take place on 16 October in the city of Emmen. […]
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EU prepares ban on banknote forgery software
According to an article in the UK newspaper The Observer, computer and software manufacturers in Europe are to be forced to introduce new security measures to make it impossible for their products to be used to copy banknotes. The move, to be drafted into European Union legislation before the end of the year, is presented […]
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