May 4, 2011

Privatised enforcement series D: Anatomy of a self-regulation proposal

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Serie: Privatisierung der Online-Strafverfolgung – Teil D | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.9_Privatisierung_der_Online_Strafverfolgung_Teil_D] How does it happen that an industry or a sector of industry signs up “voluntarily” to arbitrarily punish their consumers and to restrict freedom of speech? One of the most interesting and telling examples is the ongoing “public/private dialogue […]

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June 5, 2019 · Blogs | Information democracy | Privacy and data protection | Platform regulation | Transparency

Facebook and Google asked to appoint representatives in Serbia

Three months before the new Serbian Law on Personal Data Protection becomes applicable, EDRi member SHARE Foundation asked 20 data companies from around the world – including Google and Facebook – to appoint representatives in Serbia as required by the new law. This is crucial for providing Serbian citizens and competent authorities with a contact […]

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March 9, 2016 · Blogs

Italy, net neutrality law proposal under consideration

On 8 July 2014, Italian MP Stefano Quintarelli submitted a law proposal which covers net neutrality, despite never mentioning those words. The draft law represents a positive input for network neutrality in Italy. This article explains why. Art. 3(1) of the proposed text (“Limitations to the management for traffic”) foresees that “ISPs (Internet Service Providers) […]

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June 15, 2011

European Commission consults with civil society on data retention

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Vorratsdatenspeicherung: Europäische Kommission berät sich mit Zivilgesellschaft | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.12_Vorratsdatenspeicherung_Kommission_beraet_mit_Zivilgesellschaft?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110623] Last week, the European Commission held the first of its series of consultation meetings with different groups of stakeholders on the revision of the infamous Data Retention Directive. The first meeting was with the “civil society”, including representatives of […]

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June 15, 2011

European Commission consultation on IPR enforcement

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Konsultationsverfahren zum EU-Urheberrecht | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.12_Konsultationsverfahren_zum_EU_Urheberrecht?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110623] Last week, the European Commission organised an open consultation on “Directive 2004/48/EC on the enforcement of intellectual property rights: Challenges posed by the digital environment”. The meeting opened with initial presentations from Jonathan Faull, Director General of the Internal Market Directorate General of […]

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January 5, 2021

European Data Protection Day 2021 – Transborder Transfers

The event will explore the challenges of international data transfer from the perspective of the General Data Protection Regulation and the Convention 108.

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October 29, 2019 · Blogs | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online

Hate speech online: Lessons for protecting free expression

On 21 October, David Kaye – UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression – released the preliminary findings of his sixth report on information and communication technology. They include tangible suggestions to internet companies and states whose current efforts to control hate speech online are […]

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July 17, 2013 · Blogs

Unanimous JURI vote on Collective Rights Management directive

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EP-Rechtsausschuss: Einstimmige Entscheidung zur kollektiven Rechteverwertung | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.14_EP-Rechtsausschuss_Einstimmige_Entscheidung_zur_kollektiven_Rechteverwertung?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130717] The proposal from the European Commission for a Directive on collective management and related rights and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online uses in the internal market (hereafter Collective Rights Management Directive) was a good start to […]

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April 12, 2006

Article 29 asks for safeguards on data retention

Article 29 Data Protection Working Party has adopted its opinion on data retention directive as adopted by the Council on 21 February 2006, pointing out major criticism to the adoption and to the present text agreed by the Parliament. The Working Party recalls its previous concerns and reservations expressed in its last Opinion 113 of […]

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September 7, 2011

EU privacy watchdog still displeased with online behavioural advertising

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Verhaltensorientierte Online-Werbung: EU-Datenschützer weiterhin unzufrieden | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.17_Verhaltensorientierte_Online_Werbung_EU-Datenschuetzer_unzufrieden?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110907] In a letter sent to IAB Europe and European Advertising Standards Alliance (EASA), Article 29 Working Party (WP) made some observations regarding the self-regulatory framework for online behavioural advertising. The WP considers that the companies having signed the self-regulatory code may […]

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October 5, 2011

Belgian court: Two ISPs must block access to The Pirate Bay

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Belgien: Zwei Provider müssen Zugang zu The Pirate Bay sperren | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.19_Belgien_Zwei_Provider_muessen_Zugang_zu_The_Pirate_Bay_sperren?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111011] In the case introduced in 2010 by the Belgian Anti-Piracy Foundation (BAF) against two ISPs, Belgacom and Telenet, the Belgian Court of Appeal of Antwerp decided on 26 September 2011 the two providers had to block […]

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September 26, 2012

Facebook gives up its face recognition feature in EU

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Facebook gibt Gesichtserkennungsfunktion in Europa auf | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.18_%20Facebook_gibt_Gesichtserkennungsfunktion_in_Europa_auf?pk_campaign=twun&pk_kwd=20121008] Following pressure from Data Protection offices in EU, Facebook has decided to give up the controversial face recognition feature in EU. The feature used by Facebook was taking information given by users when tagging friends’ faces in photo, with the […]

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