July 1, 2009

'Right to the silence of the chips' in the new EC Communication

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [„Recht auf das Schweigen der Chips“ in der neuen Mitteilung der EC | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1452] A new communication from the European Commission to the other European bodies on the RFID (radio-frequency identification) titled “Internet of Things – An action plan for Europe” was made public on 18 June 2009. […]

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April 24, 2013 · Blogs

CleanIT is vague and dangerous according to CleanIT-funded study

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [CleanIT laut Studie unklar und gefährlich | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.8_CleanIT-Projekt_laut_Studie_unklar_und_gefaehrlich?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130430] The University of Tilburg was requested by the Dutch National Coordinator on Counter-Terrorism and Security to comment on the fundamental rights implications of the so-called “Best Practices” that have been developed in the Clean IT project. This report commented on […]

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June 19, 2019 · On the ground | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Privacy and confidentiality

Greece: Complaint filed against breach of EU data protection law

On 30 May 2019, EDRi observer Homo Digitalis filed a complaint to the European Commission against a breach of EU data protection law by Greece. The European Commission registered the complaint under the reference number CHAP(2019)01564 on 6 June 2019, and its services will assess the complaint and provide a reply within 12 months.

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December 20, 2006

New EU recommendation includes the right of reply in the online media

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The European Parliament adopted on 12 December 2006, at its second reading, a recommendation on the protection of minors and human dignity and on the right of reply in relation to the competitiveness of the European audiovisual and online information services industry. The right of reply in […]

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May 18, 2011

ENDitorial: RFID PIA: Check against delivery

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: RFID PIA – Auf die Umsetzung kommt es an | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.10_ENDitorial_RFID_PIA_Auf_die_Umsetzung_kommt_es_an] In the context of the Hungarian Presidency of the European Council, the European Commission and the Hungarian Innovation Office jointly organised the IoT 2011 conference on the Internet of Things, earlier this week. One of the […]

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April 25, 2012

EU Parliament agrees to EU-US PNR Agreement

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europäisches Parlament stimmt PNR-Abkommen mit den USA zu | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.8_Europaeisches_Parlament_stimmt_PNR-Abkommen_mit_den_USA_zu?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120507] On 19 April 2012, MEPs decided on the controversial EU-US Agreement on the use and transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data to the US Department of Homeland Security. A motion for a resolution asking for an opinion […]

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January 28, 2015 · Blogs

Icing on the cake: Romanian cybersecurity law unconstitutional

A cake: The Romanian cybersecurity law was declared unconstitutional on 21 January 2015. As previously reported in the EDRi-gram, EDRi member ApTI, together with 14 other NGOs filed an amicus curiae brief which provided the arguments against the constitutionality of this law. Icing on the cake- The Constitutional Court’s reasoning states that the cybersecurity law […]

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April 25, 2012

Big Brother Awards Germany 2012

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Big Brother Awards Deutschland 2012 | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.8_Big_Brother_Awards_Deutschland_2012?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120507] EDRi member FoeBuD staged the twelfth German Big Brother Awards on Friday, 13 April 2012 in Bielefeld, Germany. Seven “winners” were presented, and as in most years, none of these sent a representative to receive their award. Still, the organisers suspect […]

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June 16, 2010

MEPs debating Human Rights for Internet users

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Abgeordnete diskutieren Menschenrechte für Internetuser | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2004] On 2 June 2010, the Subcommittee on Human Rights of the European Parliament (DROI) hosted a parliamentary hearing on the human rights implications of new information technologies and communications networks. Finnish Green MEP Heidi Hautala, the Chair of the Human Rights […]

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June 1, 2011

Finland: Blocking of domestic websites ruled illegal

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Finnland: Sperre heimischer Webseiten rechtswidrig | http://bit.ly/iDS9mr] The Helsinki Administrative Court has ruled that domestic websites may not be placed on the secret blocking blacklist maintained by the police. This is the latest turn in a long legal fight by Finnish activist Matti Nikki, whose website lapsiporno.info (translates […]

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January 16, 2008

European Data Protection Supervisor's opinion on RFID

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) In the context of increasing debates in the European Union over the RFID policy, Peter Hustinx, the European Data Protection Supevisor (EDPS), published on 20 December 2007 his opinion on the growing use of RFID chips in consumer products and other new applications affecting individuals. EDPS published […]

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June 30, 2010

EP calls for a clear legal framework for the Internet of Things

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europa-Parlament für klaren gesetzlichen Rahmen für das Internet der Dinge | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2034] In a resolution on the Internet of Things, adopted on 15 June 2010, the European Parliament (EP) welcomes the communication of the Commission on the topic and in principle endorses the broad outlines of the action […]

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