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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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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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Brussels update: fox and geese
Playing the old Viking game of fox and geese, that seems to have been the guiding principle for EU Member States and Commission President José Manuel Durão Barroso when they put together the group of people who will head the Brussels executive branch for the next five years. In some cases, the future Commissioners embody […]
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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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Call for participation: data retention and copyright
The deadline is nearing for two important consultation rounds from the European Commission, on mandatory data retention and on copyright. European Digital Rights is working hard on a thorough answer on the EU plans for mandatory retention of all internet and telephony traffic data. The document will be made publicly available on the EDRI website, […]
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Subscribe to EDRI-gram
European Digital Rights produces a bi-weekly newsletter about digital civil rights in Europe. EDRI-gram is produced by members of European Digital Rights. !!Subscribe to the English language EDRI-gram newsletter Email Address: !!EDRI privacy policy The email address you provide will only be used to send you the newsletter or enable you to participate in the […]
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Belgian Internet users under surveillance
According to a press article published on 15 April 2004 in the Belgian daily boulevard paper ‘La Dernière Heure’, the Ministry of the Interior in Belgium will test new telecom interception hardware and software on the fiberlink used by ADSL broadband users in Belgium. The test will be done by the CTIF (under the federal […]
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EDRI-gram in other languages
EDRI-gram is available in German, a few days after the English edition. The translation is done by Andreas Krisch from the EDRI-member VIBE!AT – Austrian Association for Internet Users. Translations are available for all 2006 editions at http://www.unwatched.org/ (Parts of) EDRI-gram are also available in Macedonian, a few days after the English edition. The contents […]
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